No. 3 Ohio State's game at Illinois on Saturday has been canceled because the Buckeyes have had a spike of COVID-19 cases this week, leaving the the Big Ten's best team precariously close to being ineligible to play for the conference title.

COLUMBUS – Ohio State coach Ryan Day has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be with the Buckeyes when they play at Illinois on Saturday.

Deni Avdija, the Israeli teenage basketball sensation, was selected by the Washington Wizards with the No. 9 pick in the NBA Draft Nov. 18. He will be the third Israeli to play in the NBA and the highest Israeli drafted.

The Ohio State University Department of Athletics announced Nov. 18 that family members of players and coaching staffs of teams competing this fall will no longer be permitted to attend sporting events.

CHICAGO (AP) — Listening in on fans' conversations during his walks home from Wrigley Field, Theo Epstein could sense their excitement as the Chicago Cubs set themselves up to capture that long-awaited World Series championship.

The Big Ten football game between No. 3 Ohio State and host Maryland on Saturday has been canceled because of an elevated number of COVID-19 cases within the Terrapins program.

Laurel School golfer Jami Morris won the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II girls state championship on Oct. 17, marking the second time in her illustrious high school career that she won a state crown.

Former Solon resident Michael Zelwin trained for the Boston Marathon before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then he trained for the Chicago Marathon and that was canceled. Finally, he trained for the New York City Marathon, and that too was canceled.

Beachwood fell to host Canfield South Range, 49-16, in a battle of unbeaten teams Oct. 24 in a Division 5, Region 17 Ohio High School Athletic Association quarterfinal playoff game.