COLUMBUS — Urban Meyer is back on familiar turf, fit and rarin’ to go as Ohio State’s new football coach. Without question, he’d like to add to the national titles and success he had at Florida — only this time with a better ending: No burnout.
Sometimes, a case that seems simple and benign is really about much more than it appears and something much deeper lurks beneath the surface. Such a case was decided this week by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals out of a matter from the western district of Wisconsin. Though it appeared to be a relatively local dispute, it had the potential to have major implications for schools like The Ohio State University.
Unlike their federal counterparts at the U.S. Supreme Court, Ohio’s seven justices work throughout the year and their schedule remains busy through the summer months. Several major cases found their way onto or off of the Ohio Supreme Court docket in the past week in major, newsworthy ways. The largest splash came from a case that found its way onto the docket at the state’s highest court, not as an appeal, but rather as an original action seeking compliance with the state’s public records law. Seeking to gather all possible information about Ohio State’s recent football transgressions, ESPN (along with other media outlets) is trying to gain access to additional emails between OSU officials about the NCAA violations.
Competition drives sport, not the other way around.There’s nothing wrong with a casual game of catch on a warm summer Sunday with friends and family … nothing wrong with a game of pepper to pass the time on a lazy late afternoon in June. Then again, there’s nothing like suiting up with the best, sharing a field with the best and playing against the best for a chance to, you got it, be the best.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — NBC retained its hold on U.S. Olympic television rights Tuesday in a four-games deal through 2020 worth about $4.4 billion, defeating rival bids from ESPN and Fox, officials with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.