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One Week Of Rest Has RedStorm Ready For Shawnee State
By: Justin Holbrock
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A week off in the daunting Mid-South Conference is not necessarily a bad thing for the No. 19 Rio Grande RedStorm (15-7, 8-3). After an exhilarating and physically demanding 99-96 overtime win over Cumberlands last Saturday, the RedStorm resume MSC action on the road as they take on the Shawnee State Bears (8-14, 2-9) Saturday… Read More

Spellacy’s Hat Trick Leads Ohio Over Kent State
By: Hailey Hrynewich
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The ice at Bird Arena seemed to be waiting for freshman Patrick Spellacy Friday. From the very moment Spellacy stepped on the ice to the last few seconds of the game, he showed the Kent State Golden Flashes what they were in for. Scoring three goals for the Bobcats, Spellacy earned a hat trick –… Read More

Bobcat Swimmers Overcome Troubling Conditions At Xavier
By: Abbey Carnivale, Sara Nealeigh
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Ohio swimming entered the home stretch of its regular season after a brief lull, taking at least first in every event other than the 150-yard butterfly. All of the top finishes contributed to a 127-74 Bobcat victory. Contrary to the rest of its competitions, the swimming team traveled to Xavier University without the diving team…. Read More

Pitchers Hold In Game Two As Rio Splits Doubleheader
By: Brendan Margolies
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Game 1: The Bryan Lions outlasted the Rio Grande RedStorm 4-1 in the first half of their doubleheader on Friday night. Starting pitcher L.J. Rowden led his Lions, pitching a complete game with five strikeouts and only allowing a single run. The Lions got runners on base early in the sixth inning and RedStorm pitcher Michael… Read More

Report: Athens Residents Did Not Have Easy Voting Access In 2012 Elections
By: Merle Tilk
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A report by the Center for American Progress Action Fund ranked Athens County as one of the three counties in the state with the worst voter access. The Center examined six factors for each county in Ohio and compared the results with the state average to determine how easily people were able to cast their… Read More

Freshmen Make Big Impact For Ohio Women’s Basketball
By: Morgan Overbey
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Reporter Morgan Overbey caught up with some of Ohio's freshmen to talk about their relationship on and off the court. The Bobcat Sports Showcase airs every Friday on WOUB-TV at 11 p.m. Follow the show on Twitter: @BobcatShowcase

Rio Men’s Basketball Is Fresh, Set To Take On Lowly Shawnee State
By: Justin Holbrock
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A week off in the daunting Mid-South Conference is not necessarily a bad thing for the No. 19 Rio Grande RedStorm (15-7, 8-3). After an exhilarating and physically demanding 99-96 overtime win over Cumberlands last Saturday, the RedStorm resume MSC action on the road as they take on the Shawnee State Bears (8-14, 2-9) Saturday… Read More

Ohio Men’s Ultimate Starts Spring Season In North Carolina
By: Erick Starkey
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The Ohio University men's Ultimate Frisbee team begins this spring season as it heads to Charlotte, N.C., to compete in the Queen City Tune-Up where the Bobcats finished second in 2013. "The role of this tournament in our overall season goals is to set the bar for ourselves for the rest of the season," team… Read More

Ohio Men’s Basketball To Renew Rivalry With RedHawks
By: Michael Drapcho
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After its loss to Western Michigan, Ohio finds itself in a peculiar position. In their last two games, the Bobcats have quite possibly played their best and worst basketball of the season. The Bobcats’ 90-74 loss to Western Michigan, their most recent, is quite a change from their 95-90 OT victory over Toledo. Defense unraveled… Read More

Ohio Women’s Basketball: Life Beyond The Arc
By: Brad Friedman
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When the three becomes a focal point of an offense, it not only loses its novelty, but a cold shooting performance from downtown is all that stands between winning and losing. No matter how many open looks a team creates from three, a team is either feeling it, or not feeling it. Ohio University… Read More

Rowdy Student Sections Of Ohio
When the sound of high school or college students yelling and chanting resounds in a gymnasium, one thing is certain. It is game day. The idea of the "student section" has transformed over the years. The cute era in the sporting world is dead. What was once an innocent group of peers watching their team… Read More

Kasich Postpones Execution Of Death Row Inmate
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich has issued a reprieve for a condemned killer scheduled to die next month following the recent extended execution of an inmate who repeatedly gasped during the procedure. The decision delays the March 19 execution of Gregory Lott, who was sentenced to death for setting an East Cleveland man on fire in… Read More

Rio’s Warmack Surpassed 1,000 Points, Landed In The Record Book
By: Justin Holbrock
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Rio Grande senior point guard Jermaine Warmack is now the 25th member in school history to reach 1,000 points as a member of the RedStorm. Warmack eclipsed 1,000 last Thursday night as he dropped 21 points in Rio’s 100-96 home loss to the No. 13 Georgetown Tigers. “It’s a great career accomplishment and he has… Read More

Softball Must Replace High-Powered Offense In 2014
By: Kaleb Carter
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Small ball will be the name of the game for the Ohio Bobcats softball team in 2014. Coming off a 2013 campaign in which the Bobcats finished in the middle of the road, going 28-29 and 9-13 in Mid-American Conference play, the Bobcats will need to find a way to manufacture runs without one of… Read More

Ohio Men’s Basketball: Battle of the Bricks this Saturday, Ohio Hosts Miami
It's time for the "Battle of the Bricks" again this Saturday when Ohio hosts rival Miami. Ohio is (16-6, 6-3) and Miami is (9-11, 5-4) going into their 192nd matchup of all-time. WOUB Sports reporter Alex Stec tells you what to expect in this preview of the game.

SportsBeat: Interview With Cody Walters, Phil Wellington
SportsBeat host Pat Moore talks with Cody Walters and Phil Wellington from the Ohio wrestling team. Walters and Wellington share their thoughts on the season so far and what to expect. Walters talks about his favorite romantic movies to watch on the bus rides, while Wellington goes through his strategy to cutting weight. Tune into… Read More

Sherlock Holmes Exhibit Opens at COSI
The game is afoot! The new Sherlock Holmes exhibit at COSI brings Victorian England to Columbus. Avid Holmes fans seem to approve of the International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes, which has been displayed in only one other museum before COSI. “We had high expectations and so far everything’s been exceeded,” said Sherry Rose-Bond, a member… Read More

Hot Sixth Inning Spurs Comeback Against Presbyterian
By: Kaleb Carter
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The Ohio Bobcats traveled south by way of Columbia, South Carolina and exploded offensively in a 9-4 victory over the Presbyterian Blue Hose in the first game of the Carolina Classic. The Bobcats went down 2-0 early after the first inning. Savannah Jo Dorsey set down the first two Presbyterian players before Alexia Cortez committed… Read More

OU Co-sponsors Free Screening Of “2001: A Space Odyssey”
By: Kathryn McFadden
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The Ohio University Graduate College, Kennedy Lecture Series, Athena Cinema and Arts for Ohio will present a free screening of the Stanley Kubrick science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The exclusive showing, which is part of the Science on Screen series funded by the Sloan Foundation, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Athena Cinema.

Ohio Opens Home Stretch With Clarion, Old Dominion
The Ohio wrestling team has struggled this season to get wins against strong opponents on the road. The Bobcats went 1-3 against Mid-American Conference competition on the road this season. But that is all in the past. Ohio will finish its regular season with five consecutive duals in the Convocation Center, where the Bobcats remain… Read More

Circleville Looking To Raise Income Tax To Pay For Street Repairs
By: Associated Press
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Circleville City Council is looking to address the street problem with changes to the local income tax laws currently in place. According to Circleville Today, council voted unanimously Tuesday to send the new tax ordinance to the voters for the May 6 primary election. The new ordinance will eliminate the commuter tax and raise the… Read More

Logan Senior Provides Example Of An Exception To OU Guaranteed Tuition Program
The Ohio University Board of Trustees is continuing with the guaranteed tuition plan, formally known as "The Ohio Guarantee Program," which they approved earlier this month. Under this plan, the total costs for each entering cohort of degree-seeking undergraduates would be set each year by the Board and remain constant for four continuous years, 12… Read More

A Look At MAC Wrestling Rankings
The Mid-American Conference announced its first poll of Feburary and its third of the season on Thursday. Six Bobcats appeared in the rankings of the top-four wrestlers at each weight class, which are decided on by MAC coaches. Heavyweight Jeremy Johnson, Phil Wellington, 197 pounds, and Tywan Claxton, 149, highlighted the poll for Ohio by… Read More

Ohio House Committee Lays Out Framework For Change In Higher Education
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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An Ohio House special committee has come up with a series of recommendations to change Ohio’s approach to higher education. That includes financial aid, class loads, apprenticeships, technical education and the state budget. For Ohio Public Radio, WKSU’s M.L. Schultze talked with one of the heads of the study committee about some of its findings.

Group Aiming For National Movement To Honor Women Of WW II
By: Associated Press
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A West Virginia group dedicated to honoring the working women of World War II wants to start a national movement. "Thanks! Plain and Simple" executive director Ann Montague says a public meeting will be held Friday afternoon at Huntington's Pullman Plaza Hotel. Millions of women worked at defense plants to supply the war effort. Their… Read More