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ATLANTA — “Just catch it,” Jeremiah Smith thought to himself.  The Ohio State freshman receiver knew the ball was coming his way. Notre Dame was in man coverage.  “Man-on-man, I don’t lose,” Smith said later.  He didn’t lose here, either. 3Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) makes a catch against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish … Read more

Ohio State’s national championship celebrations hit a momentary bump. Following the on-field ceremony for the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over Notre Dame Monday night, head coach Ryan Day, quarterback Will Howard and linebacker Cody Simon were being driven in a golf cart from the field to the team’s postgame press conference in the bowels of Mercedes … Read more

The Cardinals’ Tommy Edman, shown during spring training this year, is on a minor-league rehabilitation assignment and could provide the Dodgers versatility in the field. (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press) After waiting until the eve of this year’s MLB trade deadline to make their first big move, the Dodgers executed a complex maneuver Monday — … Read more

MELBOURNE, Australia — Coco Gauff’s retooled forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open. The unforced errors just kept accumulating, and so did the double-faults and break points, often followed by a palm placed over her eyes or a slap to a thigh. Add it … Read more

The reactions came fast and furious when Ryan Day led Ohio State to a national championship after coming under intense scrutiny following the Buckeyes’ loss to Michigan at the end of the regular season.  Ohio State managed to hold off Notre Dame after a push in the fourth quarter for a 34-23 win on Monday … Read more

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from Ohio State’s 34-23 win over Notre Dame to win the national championship. Hero  Will Howard, the Ohio State quarterback who some Buckeyes fans wondered late in the season could win the big game, was at best under the brightest lights. He was decisive, accurate and used his legs … Read more

The emotions boiled over for Kirk Herbstreit after Ohio State won the national championship on Monday. When asked about the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over Notre Dame, the ESPN analyst, who also quarterbacked Ohio State from 1989-93 and has a son currently on the team, became emotional and wiped away tears during the network’s postgame show … Read more

Brandon McCoy, who returned from injury for St. John Bosco on Monday, tries to shoot in front of JSerra’s Brannon Martinsen, left, and Earl Bryson. (Nick Koza) Brandon McCoy Jr. was back on the court for St. John Bosco on Monday night, and that changes everything in Southern Section basketball. Sidelined since Nov. 30 when … Read more

Just call them Notre Doink!  The Fighting Irish had a chance to further cut into Ohio State’s 31-15 lead and build off their momentum in the fourth quarter but instead got stopped in the red zone. Then kicker Mitch Jeter’s 27-yard field goal attempt hit the uprights to keep Notre Dame off the board entirely. … Read more

ATLANTA — Ryan Day was a dead coach walking.  His roster, worth reportedly $20 million in Name, Image & Likeness, was wasting generational talent.  Tennessee was going to overrun fading Ohio State in its own stadium in the opening round of the expanded College Football Playoff.  Those narratives seem silly now, even preposterous. That loss … Read more