Massinburg Clutch Free Throws Lift Buffalo Over Ohio
Buffalo tops Ohio 83 to 79 as Massinburg seals win with 1.8 seconds left after Carter led Ohio with 19 points and nine rebounds. Curtis added 18 and Block 11 for the Bobcats, who suffer a fifth MAC loss by five or fewer.
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Bulls
Massinburg
Ohio
Curtis
Block
Toledo
Western Michigan
Bobcats
Buffalo
Simmons
Perkins
Phillips
Cleveland
Miami
Durtis
Raheem Johnson
Conner
Caruthers
Hamilton
MAC
Jason Carter
Kenny Kaminski
Kaminski
Laster
Kadiri
McKinzie
Johnson
Congo and OU Basketball Tournaments Shaped Southeast Ohio History
Randy Heath chronicles the long arc of Ohio University’s Congo Gym and later venues shaping high school basketball in the Southeast District from 1924 through the 1960s. The piece traces gym changes, district to regional formats, class shifts, and memorable tournament runs.
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Ohio University
Bentley
Athens
OHSAA
Athens County
the Plains
Ames Bern
Canaanville
Carthage
Troy
Chauncey Dover
Rome Canaan
Shade
Waterloo
Buchtel York
Carbondale
Glouster
Greens Run
Hollister
Jacksonville-Trimble
Athens High School
Grant Gym
Portsmouth
Logan High School
Logan
Chillicothe
Yorkville
Jefferson County
Utica
Hocking
Columbus
Southeast District Board of Control
Grover Center
Bentley Hall
Grover
Convocation
South Point
Marietta
Miami Trace
Congo
Jackets benefit from Bjorkstrand addition in depth shakeup
The Columbus Blue Jackets integrate Oliver Bjorkstrand on the top line alongside Alexander Weinberg and Nick Foligno, boosting depth across all four lines. With two injuries, waivers pick Zac Dalpe, and veteran Marc-Andre Bergeron added, coach Kokalainen contends the team can stay flexible and prove opponents wrong as the trade deadline nears.
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Oliver Bjorkstrand
Kokalainen
Bjorkstrand
Cleveland
Alexander Weinberg
Nick Foligno
Brandon Saad
Blue Jackets
Saad
Sam
Gagner
Scott
Hartnell
Matt Calvert
Lukas Sedlak
Sonny Milano
Zac Dalpe
Ohio State
Minnesota
Marc-Andre Bergeron
Sheriff blotter notes account breach and gunfire sighting
Athens County Sheriff’s Office logs report a Feb 27 incident where a resident’s bank account was accessed and funds withdrawn. A 4 p.m. sighting of a possible firearm near a maroon car via a silver van at Chauncey Public Library was unverified. A 6:30 p.m. bullet hole was found in a New Marshfield kitchen wall, with bullets from an unseen distance. Feb 28 1:14 a.m. Amber Bowers was arrested in Athens for disorderly conduct by intoxication.
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Athens County Sheriff's Office
Dutch Ridge Road
Guysville
Chauncey Public Library
Converse Street
Route 691
New Marshfield
Athens
Amber Bowers
Shade
Southeast Ohio
Phelps Calls for Independent Doping Oversight and Action
Olympic great Michael Phelps urged independent governance for drug testing, saying progress has stalled after a 16 year career. He noted frustration over Russia state sponsorship, IOC conflicts, and athletes testing positive yet allowed to compete while stressing a clean, level playing field for youth and all athletes.
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Phelps
Adam Nelson
Athens
Yuriy Bilonog
Ukraine
Nelson
Atlanta
Rio
U.S
Lilly King
Yulia Efimova
Russia
Travis Tygart
Fox
Tygart
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