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Sports 15 October 2025

Ohio Prep Sports Media Association High School Football Notebook – Week 8

Week 8 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books.

Sports Hillsboro Greenfield 15 October 2025

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings: Entering Week 9

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 14, 2025 (Entering Week 9)

Sports 14 October 2025

Rio men’s basketball picked atop RSC preseason poll

The University of Rio Grande was picked as the favorite in the 2025 River States Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Sports 14 October 2025

NCAA DI Administrative Committee adopts proposal to allow student-athletes, staff to bet on pro sports

The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal that would permit student-athletes and athletics department staff members to bet on professional sports. The rule change must be approved by all three NCAA divisions. Divisions II and III are expected to consider the proposal during their respective meetings at the end of October. If approved by all three divisions, the rule change will be effective Nov. 1.

Sports Hillsboro Greenfield Lynchburg-Clay Fairfield Whiteoak 14 October 2025

Highland County Sports Schedule: Oct. 13-18

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of Oct. 13-18 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change. All events listed are postseason unless otherwise noted.

Sports 14 October 2025

Columbus Crew Captain and Midfielder Darlington Nagbe announces retirement following 2025 postseason

Columbus Crew Captain and Midfielder Darlington Nagbe announced that he will retire following the Club’s competition in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Sports 14 October 2025

Repeated head impacts cause early neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes

Research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that repeated head impacts from contact sports can cause early and lasting changes in the brains of young- to middle-aged athletes. The findings show that these changes may occur years before chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) develops its hallmark disease features, which can now only be detected by examining brain tissue after death.

Sports Fairfield 13 October 2025

Fairfield volleyball shares SHAC Div. II championship with Fayetteville

Following each team gaining a win in their respective Southern Hills Athletic Conference games on Thursday evening, b

Sports Greenfield 13 October 2025

Lady Tigers lose to Westfall

GREENFIELD — It was a tough end to the regular season for the McClain varsity volleyball team after a straight set lo

Sports 13 October 2025

Cincinnati Athletics mourns the passing of UC Hall of Famer Jim Kelly Jr.

Cincinnati Athletics mourns the passing of UC Hall of Famer Jim Kelly Jr. He died surrounded by his family on Sunday night. A member of the James P. Kelly Hall of Fame, he was the Bearcats’ leading receiver from 1973-75 and served as a color analyst for Cincinnati football’s official radio broadcast for 35 years.

Sports 13 October 2025

Jim Paxson joins University of Dayton Athletics as Senior Adviser for Basketball Operations

The University of Dayton announced Friday that Flyer Hall of Famer, NBA All-Star and longtime NBA executive Jim Paxson has joined the athletic department as Senior Adviser for Basketball Operations.

Sports 13 October 2025

2028 NCAA Women’s Final Four moves to Lucas Oil Stadium

The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee recently voted to change to a larger venue for the 2028 Women's Final Four, moving the event to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The committee also voted to continue with the current preliminary-round format through the 2031 championship.