Ohio State sophomore safety Caleb Downs has been named as a finalist for two major national awards: the 2024 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award and the Bednarik Award, presented by the Maxwell Football Club.

Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller junior quarterback Matt Ponatoski has been named Ohio Mr. Football by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. He is the 38th winner of the prestigious award and the second in a row for Archbishop Moeller. Running back Jordan Marshall won the award last year.

The National Invitation Tournament Board of Managers has announced new qualification procedures for the 2025 NIT, which include bids going to 16 "exempt" teams, as well as others that may qualify automatically as regular-season conference champions.

Major League Soccer recently announced Columbus Crew defender Steven Moreira as the 2024 MLS Defender of the Year. Moreira is the third different Crew defender to earn the honor and fourth overall honoree in club history, joining Robin Fraser (2004) and Chad Marshall (2008 and 2009).

Scoring 23 points in the first quarter and holding on to a double-figure lead for most of the game, the Hillsboro Lady Indians defeated the Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers 69-48 on Wednesday evening, as play in the Frontier Athletic Conference took place for the first time this season. 

Recaps from recent McClain, Lynchburg-Clay and Fairfield girls basketball games.

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow Thursday was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for Novembe

The Cincinnati Bengals announced that offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. has been selected as the team’s nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide.

The McClain Tigers started off the new season with a bang, defeating non-conference foe East Clinton 64-36 in Greenfield Tuesday night in front of a huge opening game crowd by both schools.

On Dec. 20, during school, the Lynchburg-Clay FFA is hosting a cornhole tournament.

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) Wednesday announced it has awarded a $250,000 SOAR Network Innovation Grant to LiFEsports – a premier model for sport-based positive youth development at The Ohio State University – to extend its “Coach Beyond” trainings to community-based sports organizations.

Recaps from recent Lynchburg-Clay, Fairfield and Whiteoak basketball games.

Playing a near-even first half against each other in the 2024-25 season opener, the Fairfield Lions broke away from their rival Lynchburg-Clay on Tuesday night, having an 18-0 run in the third frame that led to a 64-49 win.

The Cincinnati Bengals Wednesday made the following roster moves.

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee Tuesday released the following rankings for games played through Saturday, Nov. 30.