Baseball: Bobcats take bite out of Ball State
By Nick Robbe | Apr. 15, 2012It was Bark at the Park day Sunday at Bob Wren Stadium, but the offense featured more bite.
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Football: Offense shines as defense fails to deliver
By Michael Stainbrook | Apr. 15, 2012Ohio’s offense was so efficient in Saturday’s scrimmage that it could make most Arena Football League teams jealous.
Baseball: Coach: Championship success can rest on catchers' mitts
By JIM RYAN | Apr. 12, 2012Each player on a baseball team has a specific role. Some are recruited as hitters, others as consistent fielders and some to fill a void in the starting pitching rotation.
Softball: Bobcats' first Home Run Derby brings zing to weekend as MAC play continues with Zips
By Chad Lindskog | Apr. 12, 2012Despite dropping five of their last six games, the Bobcats are hoping a little mid-season fun will help cure their recent woes.
Football: Back-up signal caller vies for playing time on gridiron
By Rob Ogden | Apr. 12, 2012Unprepared for a snap during spring practice last week, Derrius Vick fumbled the ball as it hit his hands. But before anyone could react, Vick had scooped the ball off the turf and scampered 20 yards down the field before a coach’s whistle blew the play dead.
Softball: Bobcats mercy-ruled, lose to Marshall in both games of doubleheader
By Brandon Kors | Apr. 11, 2012Ohio softball coach Jodi Hermanek will have to wait until this weekend to try to take fourth place on Ohio’s all-time softball-wins list after her Bobcats were swept by Marshall in a doubleheader Wednesday.
Golf: Bobcats hope to build on past successes
By Brandon Kors | Apr. 11, 2012With few matches left before the Mid-American Conference tournament, both the men’s and women’s golf teams look to build on last weekend’s success heading into the stretch-run of the season.
Offseason matchups offers chance for team tune-ups
By Matthew McGreevy | Apr. 11, 2012Two Ohio teams will gauge their offseason progress Saturday when they take part in exhibition games to get a better grasp of their fall 2012 outlooks.
Baseball: Right fielder knocking 'em out of the park often
By JIM RYAN | Apr. 11, 2012Jensen Painter has hit more home runs this season than four entire Mid-American Conference teams and accounts for half of the Bobcats’ long balls. But neither he nor the Ohio coaching staff will call the right fielder a power hitter.
'Cats show spirit for other universities
By Christian Hoppens | Apr. 11, 2012From elite schools on the East Coast to small schools in the middle of Ohio, students at Ohio University sport apparel from different universities throughout the country.
Track & Field: Former Ohio great continues to inspire dedication, hard work
By Nicole Bersani | Apr. 10, 2012Mitch Bentley can still be found on Ohio’s Goldsberry Track more than 25 years after finishing his record-setting career with the Bobcats.
Football: Chance to move up depth chart main motivation as spring season accelerates
By Michael Stainbrook | Apr. 10, 2012As the spring practice season passes its halfway mark, the Bobcats are confident that they are on track to field a squad that is capable of replicating its success from 2011.
Baseball: Comeback 'Cats fall single run short against Buckeyes
By Nick Robbe | Apr. 10, 2012In a game that went down to the wire, the Bobcats had a couple of opportunities but couldn’t crack into the Buckeyes’ lead.
Softball: Ohio prepared for 'balanced' Marshall
By Brandon Kors | Apr. 10, 2012A win against out-of-conference foe Marshall will not help the Bobcats move out of fourth place in the Mid-American Conference East Division, but it will move coach Jodi Hermanek into sole possession of fourth place on Ohio’s all-time wins list.
For Bobcat hitters, scoring first is secondary in overall importance
By Nick Robbe | Apr. 9, 2012Scoring first can be important in the game of baseball because it can set the tone for the rest of the game. But drawing first blood is not necessarily a priority for the Bobcats.
Sports Column: Golf a game of privilege or of parity?
By Michael Stainbrook | Apr. 9, 2012The Masters has become synonymous with the phrase “a tradition unlike any other,” but part of that tradition includes a shaded past.
Football: Battle for Ohio's lead rusher yields no clear favorite
By Rob Ogden | Apr. 9, 2012Ohio may have lost its leading rusher from a year ago, but offensive coordinator Tim Albin believes that those returning might be the most talented group of running backs the coaching staff has ever seen.
Soccer: Returning players work on generating more offense
By Matthew McGreevy | Apr. 8, 2012Ohio was not an offensive threat last year—that much is understood—but now the question is whether the Bobcats can increase their production this year after graduating eight seniors.
