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2+ hour, 5+ min ago (838+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " The lasting image of a now-complete era in the Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry is a damning one for the Wolverines, even after they spent most of the last half-decade beating and trolling the Buckeyes. The scene came at midfield of Michigan Stadium where, moments after their formal postgame pleasantries were complete, Ohio State coach Ryan Day reapproached former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore. The leader of the scarlet and gray encouraged his counterpart to push the maize and blue back up the stadium's lone tunnel and into their locker room. The Wolverines were reluctant to do so, assuming the Buckeyes would try to plant a flag on their logo after a long-awaited 27-9 win. Day reaffirmed no flag planting would take place. Behind him, Ohio State's staff made sure Day's promise was kept while much of the roster was…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (261+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " South Florida coach Brian Hartline is expected to hire Tim Beck as his offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. The hire would reconnect a pair of coaches with ties to Ohio State football. Hartline has worked with the Buckeyes" receivers since joining Urban Meyer"s staff in 2017. He was promoted to offensive coordinator this season by coach Ryan Day " a role Hartline intends to hold throughout the upcoming College Football Playoff. However, ahead of a Dec. 6 matchup with Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game, Hartline was hired as USF"s next head coach. As he balances preparing for the CFP, he"s been tasked with putting together a staff. He hopes Beck can be part of the solution. Beck is a native of Youngstown, Ohio. His coaching career started in 1988, and it has featured stops across the…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago (168+ words) Blue Bell Creameries is growing its distribution footprint to the Cincinnati and Dayton markets in spring 2026. The company produces and distributes more than 40 ice cream flavors as well as frozen ... Iconic ice cream brand expands distribution to Cincinnati market by Christian LeDuc, Cincinnati Business Courier CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - An iconic Texas-based ice cream company is expanding its operations into the Tri-State region in the new year. Blue Bell Creameries is growing its distribution footprint to the Cincinnati and Dayton markets in spring 2026. The company produces and distributes more than 40 ice cream flavors as well as frozen snacks. Blue Bell recently purchased land at 310 Homan Road in Lebanon and plans to build a 16,000-square-foot distribution center. No products will be made in the new facility. The organization produces all its ice cream at manufacturing centers in Oklahoma, Alabama and Texas....

10+ hour, 16+ min ago (1293+ words) Ohio's elected leaders have earmarked more than $16 million to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday next year " significantly more than some of the first U.S. states. And they have committed those funds over the course of five years to a commission that is outside of typical state oversight and that is spending significant amounts of money on projects that are not directly related to the country's founding, according a Center Square review. That includes more than 250 free showings of films that have some sort of Ohio connection, at an anticipated cost of about $1.4 million this fiscal year. Among the first film screenings is "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." State lawmakers created the Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial in 2022 to commemorate the founding of the United States and "the impact of Ohioans on the nation's past, present and future." The 29-person commission includes:…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago (450+ words) CINCINNATI " Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is going to play on Sunday against the Dolphins in Miami. He'll also play next week against the Cardinals and in the season finale against the Browns. It sounds like head coach Zac Taylor's job is safe following the news that he's under contract through the 2027 season. Bengals Director of Player Personnel and de-facto general manager Duke Tobin isn't going anywhere. If both of those guys aren't going anywhere and their jobs are safe, why should the franchise expose Burrow to more hits and injury risk? "Because he's a competitor and wants to play" isn't a good enough reason. If these games aren't going to have a major impact on the direction of the franchise, then sit Burrow, play your young talent and evaluate what you have on this roster. The whole world knows what…...

11+ hour, 32+ min ago (301+ words) With a few weeks to go until the College Football Playoff gets underway, the Ohio State Buckeyes are already preparing for the future. The Legend Bey saga is finally over, as the 2026 4-star dual threat athlete (running back/wide receiver) finally committed to Ohio State as part of the 2026 class. But, how he got there is slightly complicated. According to Bey himself, he had wanted to be a Buckeye all along but his parents wanted him to go to the University of Tennessee. He initially committed to Tennessee in December, but in a series of since-deleted tweets, things began to backfire. Threats for his parents to delete his social media accounts put him in a precarious position, which he eventually got out of. "Imma do my own thing," Bey wrote on Instagram. Now, he's going to the team. He's always…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago (479+ words) CINCINNATI " A Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) student says she was slapped by a masked stranger outside Ethel M. Taylor Academy in November, an incident that has her family questioning school security protocols and demanding justice. Jaria Brown, a student at the middle school, said she was walking to the entrance at the start of the school day on a Friday when four people approached her. Two were fellow students, but the other two were strangers she told us she didn't recognize. "It was 7:58. I was walking to school. Walking to the entrance," Brown said. The group attempted to attack her, mistaking her for another girl involved in a fight the previous day, according to Brown. A school resource officer tried to intervene but was overwhelmed by the attackers, the family told us. "The boy comes behind (the school resource officer). He…...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago (144+ words) Five things we learned from the May 13, ethics disclosure form filed by Sen. Tom Patton, a Strongsville Republican, about his 2024 finances. Amy Acton, the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor, has been endorsed by the Ohio Federation of Teachers. Ex-state Rep. Craig Riedel, a Republican candidate for Ohio Senate District 1, has been endorsed by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Ohio. Ken Mumper, Ohio Senate sergeant-at-arms "I can't imagine any prosecutor wasting the time to even charge that case." - Attorney General Dave Yost, when asked Tuesday about part of Senate Bill 56 that would ban people from bringing into Ohio recreational marijuana from Michigan and other states. The sweeping legislation to change the state's recreational marijuana and intoxicating hemp regulations is currently awaiting DeWine's signature, and the governor has said that he plans to sign it....

17+ hour, 6+ min ago (311+ words) Over a week has come and gone since the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship. Since then, former Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer has since had a chance to reflect on the loss and how Ryan Day should be approaching the postseason. "He said I think this is kind of what we needed," Meyer said on "The Triple Option." "You know last year, if you're a coach and I say this all the time. If you're coaching a locker room of grown ass men, I mean like older, mature guys, and that's what they had last year, that was the most mature group and you know Wolverines did it two years ago with a mature team. " Meyer said the 13-10 defeat will only fuel the Buckeyes' quest to repeat as national champions, directly comparing the loss…...

19+ hour, 3+ min ago (220+ words) The Cincinnati Reds announced their 2026 Hall of Fame class on Tuesday, and it's a doozy. Headlining it will be former manager Lou Piniella " he of the 1990 World Series Reds " as well as the likes of Brandon Phillips, Aaron Harang, and the perenially overlooked Reggie Sanders (who should have been in years ago). The Reds made the announcement on Twitter. Harang and BP were the players selected off the modern ballot, while both Lou and Reggie will go in via the veterans committee. Phillips, of course, was plucked from Cleveland after flaming out as a top prospect and immediately became one of the most electric two-way players in the sport. Across 11 years with the Reds, he was valued at 28.6 bWAR and won four Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger, made three All-Star teams, posted a 30/30 season, and even caught Jonathan Villar…...