Girls Basketball: Lindeman steps down as Jefferson coach
DELPHOS — Delphos Jefferson girls basketball coach Denise Lindeman is stepping down after five years as the Wildcats head coach and 22 years of coaching at the school.
NCAA Tournament Latest: No. 1 UNC will face Michigan State in Round 2
The Latest on the first full day of the NCAA Tournament:
Basketball fans revel in, and bet on, March Madness tournament
ATLANTIC CITY — This is the best time of the year for Mark Bawers: Day after day of uninterrupted college basketball, all of it consequential.
Cavs coach Bickerstaff says he received threats from gamblers
Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff revealed he received threats from gamblers last season and reported it to the NBA.
O-G’s White chosen as Mr. Basketball
OTTAWA – Colin White knows something about the history of the Mr. Basketball award.
Rozier’s go-ahead 3-pointer helps Heat beat Cavaliers
CLEVELAND — Terry Rozier scored nine points in the final 1:24, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 14.5 on the clock, lifting the Miami Heat to a 107-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
NFL competition committee proposes ban on hip-drop tackles, change to kickoffs
The NFL competition committee is proposing a rule to penalize so-called “hip-drop” tackles and a radical change to kickoffs to add more returns without compromising safety.
Bieber named opening-day starter for 5th consecutive season
GOODYEAR — Shane Bieber, who has shown signs of being an ace again for Cleveland following an injury-slowed 2023, will start the Guardians’ opener for the fifth straight season.
Mitchell has broken nose fixed, could be out a week
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell could miss at least another week after breaking his nose in Cleveland’s loss at Houston last weekend.
Battle and Ohio State defeat Cornell in NIT
COLUMBUS — Jamison Battle scored 17 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer from the corner with 41 seconds left, and Ohio State knocked off Cornell 88-83 on Tuesday night in the NIT.