BEAVERCREEK — When the National Football League comes calling in April — and early projections look good — hometown prospects Kurt Coleman and Jake Ballard will have plenty of practice signing their names to those contracts.The pair of Ohio State Buckeyes (along with defensive end Thaddeus Gibson) appeared at Cardboard Heroes at the Mall at Fairfield Commons on Thursday, Feb. 4, inking their …

Brittany Johnson scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half to rally No. 8 Ohio State to an 86-82 victory over Iowa on Thursday night.

Brittany Johnson scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half to rally No. 8 Ohio State to an 86-82 victory over Iowa on Thursday night. Samantha Prahalis had 22 points and Jantel Lavender added 18 for the Buckeyes (22-3, 10-2 Big Ten).

COLUMBUS (AP) - Despite locking up 18 recruits on the first day for football signings Wednesday, much of the focus on Ohio State University’s recruiting class will be on the players who got away.

COLUMBUS (AP) - It wasn’t a memorable game for Jon Diebler ” until the very end. The Ohio State guard had misfired all night and didn’t have an assist or a rebound in 40 fruitless minutes

Marvin Fong, The PD Eighteen recruits were enough for coach Jim Tressel. Ohio State didn’t have the best recruiting year, and it also didn’t help that the Buckeyes didn’t have much success recruiting out of Cincinnati. Columbus Dispatch columnist…