6+ hour, 54+ min ago (54+ words) Ohio high school student-athletes are officially permitted to profit from name, image and likeness after a referendum proposal was approved last week by member high schools. Ohio high school student-athletes are officially permitted to profit from name, image and likeness after a referendum proposal was approved last week by member high schools....

9+ hour, 26+ min ago (439+ words) Ringing off: After speculation swirled that Usha Vance's ringless public appearances signaled marital trouble with her husband, Vice President JD Vance, a spokeswoman for the second lady told USA TODAY that she is "a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths, and forgets her ring sometimes." The Vances have three children: Ewan, 8, Vivek, 5, and Mirabel, 3. Here are five things we learned from the May 9, 2025 ethics disclosure form filed by Ohio House Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore Phil Plummer, a Dayton Republican, about his 2024 finances: 1. Besides Plummer's 2024 legislative salary of $78,598.92, last year the former Montgomery County sheriff reported receiving somewhere between $50,000 and $99,999 in retirement income from the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) and somewhere between $10,000 and $24,999 in rental income. 2. Plummer also made somewhere between $1,000 and $9,999 last year from serving as the wrestling coach…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago (1401+ words) The point of high school sports is to holistically develop student-athletes. Coaches and athletic directors speak of building life essentials like teamwork, empathy, grit and leadership through practice and gameplay. "To impact students so they can apply what they learn in athletics to post high school life, adult coaches and mentors need to value character education more than wins and losses," preaches the National Federation of State High School Associations. Is that how it works in real life, though? Youth sports " increasingly a funnel to varsity high school sports " is a $40 billion industry. And now Ohio has become the 45th state, plus the District of Columbia, to allow high school athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses, just like college students. We have so many questions about how this will affect sports, if it will drive public and private…...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago (367+ words) Today's Four Questions interviewee is Douglass coach Stanley Pritchett, whose team upset second-ranked Calhoun 12-0 in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs Friday night. The Astros were the first team to shut out Calhoun, the reigning Class 3A champion, since the 2022 state playoffs. It was a high-powered Calhoun offense that boasted the state's leader in receiving yards, Justin Beasley. Douglass avenged a 38-14 loss in the second round to Calhoun last season. Pritchett was a fullback at the University of South Carolina before a nine-year NFL career ending with the Atlanta Falcons in 2004. His Douglass teams have improved their victory total in each of his five seasons, including this one, with a 9-3 record. 1. How was your defense able to shut out one of the top passing offenses in the state? Note: Beasley had four receptions for 35 yards. Calhoun quarterback Trace Hawkins, who…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago (281+ words) Now that the 2025 elections are mostly over, the races for 2026 really heat up. And in Georgia the race for governor looms large. Democratic state Reps. Ruwa Romman and Derrick Jackson talked to journalists Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy about their campaigns on Tuesday's edition of the "Politically Georgia" podcast. Romman argues her campaign sparked the election's affordability debate. The Duluth Democrat outlines her plans for expanding Medicaid, raising the minimum wage, reforming tax credits, and pushing corporations to "pay their fair share" as Georgians struggle with rising costs. "We actually are already in the field door knocking " talking directly to voters who have been sharing with us how they have been struggling with bills going up," she says. Jackson says his military and corporate background uniquely qualify him to lead the state. On the question of affordability, Jackson says that…...

15+ hour, 33+ min ago (274+ words) The Georgia High School Association suspended 39 Gainesville football players Monday because of a fight during Friday night's playoff victory at Brunswick, but the team still plans to play its Class 5A quarterfinal game Friday at No. 1-ranked Hughes, Gainesville City Schools superintendent Jeremy Williams said in a statement Monday announcing the GHSA's ruling. The GHSA had not released details of the ruling, including the amounts of fines to both schools, before Gainesville's statement late Monday morning. The Gainesville-Brunswick game was discontinued with 1:57 left in the third quarter when the fight began. Gainesville was leading 42-0. According to video, the fight appeared to begin at midfield after a play when a Brunswick defensive player pulled the helmet off one Gainesville player, then another, and punched a Gainesville player. Players are subject to one-game sit-out penalties for fighting or leaving the bench area during…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago (1415+ words) RJ Scaringe didn't build Rivian to make just 50,000 electric vehicles per year. It's a company designed to build many times more, the CEO of the upstart EV maker told the editorial board of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week. To get there, Rivian is banking on its newest vehicle, the R2, a two-row crossover, to be a big hit. Initial manufacturing of the R2 will start in Illinois, but Scaringe said production will expand to its future factory an hour east of Atlanta when it opens, albeit years later than initially expected, in 2028. Future models, including the smaller R3 and R3X, are expected to follow. "The more people that experience an EV, it's like a one-way door," Scaringe said. "It's hard to go into an EV and then back to a (gas-powered) vehicle." He said Rivian will start customer deliveries of R2 early next year, and…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago (519+ words) High school cross country: 2025 Girls Cross Country State Championship, November 1, 2025 CLEVELAND, Ohio " The 2025 cross country season is over, and it's time to hand out awards. Here at cleveland.com, we present our annual Girls Cross Country All-Stars. This year's team is highlighted by Hathaway Brown senior Anna Prusak, the 2025 cleveland.com Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. Prusak takes up one spot on the first team. Here are the rest of the Girls Cross Country All-Stars: Hannah Jicha, Strongsville, Sr.: Jicha finished fourth at the Division I state meet, with a time of 17:53.96. It was her second straight top 10 finish (sixth last year) in her third state meet overall. Kaitlyn Reese, Avon, Sr.: Reese finishes her career as a four-time All-Ohio runner. She was fifth at the Division I state meet (17:54.48), her third year in the top 10. She was…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago (414+ words) Major League Soccer club the Columbus Crew is working to finalize a deal that would see their head coach Wilfried Nancy take up the vacant position at Scottish club Celtic. The Scottish Premiership champions have been without a permanent head coach since Brendan Rodgers resigned on October 27, with Martin O'Neill taking interim charge of the side. O'Neill oversaw a record of four wins and one defeat in his five matches, having returned to the club after coaching them from 2000 to 2005. Nancy has enjoyed a successful tenure with the Crew, winning the 2023 MLS Cup and 2024 Leagues Cup and leading the team to the final of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Columbus is in discussions with Celtic and Nancy about finalizing an agreement that would allow Nancy to leave the club early, a source briefed on the discussions said. His contract expires at…...

19+ hour, 17+ min ago (84+ words) Joel Klatt analyzed if the Michigan Wolverines could beat the Ohio State Buckeyes for the fifth year in a row to make the CFP. He broke down their strong win against the Maryland Terrapins and the Michigan mindset around 'The Game.' Joel Klatt analyzed if the Michigan Wolverines could beat the Ohio State Buckeyes for the fifth year in a row to make the CFP. He broke down their strong win against the Maryland Terrapins and the Michigan mindset around 'The Game.'...