Monday, February 18
Ohio State's winning streak over Michigan in men's basketball is over. The Buckeyes were upset in Ann Arbor, 80-70, Sunday afternoon. The Columbus Dispatch, Ann Arbor (Mich.) News, Detroit Free Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer and The Associated Press (via the Mansfield News Journal) have game recaps.
New U-M football coach Rich Rodriguez addressed the Crisler Arena crowd at halftime, much like Jim Tressel addressed a crowd at Value City Arena at halftime of an OSU-U-M game. Bob Hunter of the Dispatch has a column on the speech. The Plain Dealer has a fan on some OSU fans taking on Rodriguez.
The Akron Beacon Journal has a story on an honor Chris "Beanie" Wells won in Akron Sunday.
The Plain Dealer has a Big Ten Insider column on the Kelvin Sampson controversy at Indiana.
Finally, the OSU women's basketball team hosts Purdue in a key Big Ten showdown at VCA. The Dispatch has a story on the Buckeyes looking to get back to basics, as well as a preview of tonight's game.