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DIVISION IV ALL-OHIO BOYS

COLUMBUS — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division IV All-Ohio high school boys basketball team, as selected by a statewide media panel: Player of the Year: Gator Nichols, Zanesville Maysville. Coach of the Year: Evan Callihan, Circleville. FIRST TEAM Jace Riccardo, Canfield, 6-7, jr., 15.5; Gator Nichols, Zanesville Maysville, 6-0 sr., 23.6; Brody Denny, Germantown Valley View, 6-2, jr., 30.0; William Peagler Jr., Kettering Alter, 6-0, fr., 18.4; Keonte Smith, Dayton Northridge, 6-5, so., 18.7; Jordan Kaminsky, Heath, 6-3, sr., 25.0; Carter Myers, Caledonia ...

DIVISION V ALL-OHIO BOYS BASKETBALL

COLUMBUS — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division V All-Ohio high school boys basketball team, as selected by a statewide media panel: Player of the Year: Jason Singleton, Columbus Academy. Coaches of the Year: Kyle Dack, Sullivan Black River; Drew Stevens, Ironton. FIRST TEAM Austin Rowe, Leavittsburg LaBrae, 6-4, sr., 19.8; Dylan Zeigler, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East, 6-3, so., 18.1; Drake Ahrens, Versailles, 6-3, sr., 16.1; Max Joiner, Cincinnati Summit Country Day, 6-5, so., 18.0; Jason Singleton, Columbus Academy, 6-4, sr., 21.3; Liam Goran, LaGrange ...

Calhoun gets six years at Cincy

East Liverpool native Jerrod Calhoun is returning to the University of Cincinnati after being named the men’s basketball coach on Tuesday. Calhoun, who will be formally introduced on Wednesday, has agreed to a six-year contract, pending board of trustees approval. He will earn $3.7 million in the first year followed by annual raises of $100,000. “It is a tremendous honor to have the opportunity to lead the Bearcats’ program — one that I know intimately as an alum and hold in the highest regard,” Calhoun said. “I am deeply grateful to John Cunningham and President ...

Marshall up next for Youngstown St. in WNIT Super 16

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State women’s basketball team has made a living in the third quarter this season. After a pair of slow starts to the second half during the Horizon League tournament two weeks ago, YSU head coach Melissa Jackson challenged her team at halftime on Tuesday night. Despite a rusty start in the first half, the Penguins answered the call, pulling away from Maryland Eastern Shore with a dominant third quarter to beat the Hawks 61-42 in the second round of the WNIT at Zidian Family Arena. “We weren’t happy with how we came out of half in the Horizon ...

Arthur Smith felt pull to Columbus

COLUMBUS — In a roundabout way, Woody Hayes could be responsible for Arthur Smith being the new offensive coordinator at Ohio State. The legendary former head coach of the Buckeyes died in 1987, but his name is on the football facility in Columbus, and one of his sayings — “You win with people” — remains a mantra for the program. The 43-year-old Smith grew up in Tennessee, played offensive line at North Carolina and has never worked in the state of Ohio since joining the coaching ranks in 2006. However, he encountered many former Buckeyes during his various jobs, ...

Managers believe they will still get ejected in robot ump era

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Cash isn’t worried that manager ejections will become a relic of baseball’s past just because robot umpires have arrived to settle some debates. “You only get two challenges, right? That can come up in the first inning,” the Tampa Bay Rays manager said. Manager tantrums at umpires have long delighted fans: the Yankees’ Billy Martin kicking and throwing dirt on Dale Scott in 1988, Cincinnati’s Lou Piniella heaving first base into right field in anger at Dutch Rennert in 1990 and the Orioles’ Earl Weaver going face to face with Bill Haller in ...