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The reason why OSU moves on from Wright. And I’m fine with that

OSU fans should get used to having only 1 five start WR in every class. It has nothing to do with Hankton.

OSU has changed their approach to NIL spending and putting more value to spreading the love around. Spending more in the trenches for example.

I am great with the new approach.

I think the change would have occurred even if Hartline stayed.

Maybe also add this as fuel to the fire

Basketball player Kerr Kriisa has been arrested and indicted on a $2.2 million fraud scheme, the Department of Justice announced on Monday.

Kriisa -- a 6-foot-3 guard from Estonia "allegedly carried out a scheme to obtain nearly $2.2 million from multiple victims using false representations, fabricated identities, and deceptive communications," per the DOJ's news release on his arrest.

Kriisa played for Cincinnati last season and averaged 5.8 PPG and 3.0 APG before suffering a separated shoulder in February and missing the rest of the 2025-26 campaign.

Just sayin': I still don't consider poker a sport....

Over 9K players in WSOP chasing $10M top prize​

With registration now closed, the $10,000 World Series of Poker main event is underway in earnest with the fourth-largest field in its history.

The 2026 edition of professional poker's de facto world championship has 9,208 players competing for a $10 million top prize from a pool of $85.6 million, the third consecutive year for that specific first prize. The top 1,382 players will receive a payout, with $1 million payouts beginning at ninth place.

The numbers are a bit short of the 9,735 entrants to last year's tournament, as well as the record 10,112 players in 2024 and $12.1 million first prize won by Daniel Weinman in 2023. That said, the WSOP main event exceeded 9,000 players for the fourth year in a row after breaking the barrier for the first time in 2023.

"We're proud of the staying power this strong entrant number represents," World Series of Poker CEO Ty Stewart said in a statement. "The WSOP continues to draw players from around the world for poker's most prestigious event. Now, the focus turns to watching a new legend unfold."

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is back to defend his main event title after pocketing $10 million as last year's champion, his eighth WSOP bracelet. Mizrachi claimed his ninth bracelet by winning the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha championship just days before the main event began.

Michael Rossitto is the current chip leader at 770,500, with Jeff Fenster (747,000), Yannick Schumacher (738,000), Robert Gill (728,500) and Joseph Baghdadlian (705,000) all above the 700,000 threshold. Benny Glaser and Shaun Deeb, who also won their ninth bracelets at WSOP events earlier this summer, are at 193,000 chips and 368,500 chips, respectively.

"It's the one no-miss tournament of the year. If you're available and you have the 10K [buy-in], you're going to show up and play," Jack Effel, SVP of poker operations at Caesars Entertainment, which runs the event, told ESPN before the start. "You could be a professional poker player, not play any tournaments of the year, you're not going to miss the main event most likely. So with that said, I think it's going to be a great turnout as it always is."

The WSOP main event is back on ESPN platforms for the first time in over a decade. Play resumes on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.

Tigers' Justin Verlander to retire after 2026 season​

"I never wanted to retire because of a milestone, a number, or a date on the calendar. I wanted the game to tell me when it was time. Over the last several months, I've realized that time has come."...Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

Just sayin': Similar to pussy, "father time" is also undefeated.

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Amare Bynum Knew “All Along” He’d Remain at Ohio State Despite Transfer Portal Interest from Other Teams​

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In the modern age of college sports – especially in college basketball – it can never be fully assumed that an athlete will remain at one school from one year to the next.

That’s certainly been true for Ohio State basketball, as the Buckeyes have experienced significant roster turnover on an annual basis since the dawn of the transfer portal era. Ohio State’s 2026-27 roster includes only six of the 15 players who were on the team last season.

For sophomore forward Amare Bynum, however, staying at Ohio State for his second year of college basketball was never in question.
“All along I knew I was coming back. This is the school that believed in me at first, so I believe in them,” Bynum said last week.

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Bynum’s easy decision to return to Ohio State wasn’t due to a lack of options. In his first press conference of the summer, Ohio State coach Jake Diebler said other teams tried to convince Bynum to enter the portal, but Bynum and Ohio State’s other returning star, John Mobley Jr., rebuffed those efforts. As such, Bynum remains with Ohio State as one of the Buckeyes’ foundational players for the 2026-27 season.

“If John Mobley or Amare Bynum would have been in the transfer portal, like maybe some of the best players in the country, right? And there were plenty of teams that tried to push them into the transfer portal,” Diebler said on June 1. “And so them really right away saying, ‘Hey, this is where I want to be and we're building something and we want to take it to the next level,’ was awesome for us as a staff. That allowed us early on to go out and say, OK, how do we build around these two guys?”

The first player from last year’s roster to publicly announce he would remain at Ohio State for the 2026-27 season, Bynum said he had brief conversations with people close to him about “seeing what the best is out there for me,” but quickly determined after talking with Diebler that “the best for me is right here.”

“Just because of the development here, and I have such a close relationship with everybody on the team,” Bynum said of why he felt Ohio State was the best place for him.
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calibuck said:

So, does the above gold lock indicate that he's going to Notre Dame? Have they promised him a stairway to heaven?

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It's actually a scissor lift, not a stairway

No way do I see Wright and Harrison in the same class. And regardless what his father says, NIL will be a big factor. At this point, unless I know a parent was a former pro, or is a C suite exec, NIL will always be a big deal with any high 4 or 5star recruit

Jack Johnson. Solid show. I wish he played smaller venues, but he packs them in at larger ones so I can't fault the guy.

Former Ohio State football transfer has hype growing around his name at his new college home at another major program​

Former Ohio State WR Mylan Graham transferred to Notre Dame back in the winter. As we get closer to fall camp, hype continues to grow toward him being a major player for the Irish in 2026.

Mylan Graham noise continues to grow after leaving Ohio State ​

Graham was a five-star recruit for the Buckeyes in 2024 alongside Jeremiah Smith. However, the two players have had very different college careers to this point. Graham transferred away from Ohio State back in the fall in search of finding playing time, and he’s likely going to find it with Notre Dame.

“The minute Graham arrived in South Bend, he began turning heads,” A to Z Sports’ Ryan Roberts wrote recently. “His quick improvements as a worker in the weight room and on the field caught the attention of those around the program. There was a clear ascension from a work ethic perspective that immediately had folks raving. Then spring practice happened, and that is where the hype train truly took off for the Notre Dame fan base.”

Graham played in four games as a true freshman but didn’t register a catch. Last season, the Indiana native played in nine games, but caught just nine passes for 93 yards. By late in the season former walk-on David Adolph had passed Graham on the depth chart and it was clear his time at Ohio State probably wasn’t going to work out.

Mylan Graham has a chance to finally get going in 2026​

It’s not because of a lack of talent, Graham has that and he’s a burner once he gets the ball in his hands. The 6-foot-1 wideout was just behind a very talented bunch in Columbus and finding playing time was going to be tough even as a junior. Graham decided to land with former Buckeye Quincy Porter at Notre Dame, and both should be contributors for the Irish in 2026.

On3’s J.D. placed Notre Dame QB CJ Carr and Graham as the No. 5 QB/WR duo in the country entering the 2026 season. That’s without Graham ever having any real protection and at a new home.

“He’s Like a Little Bowling Ball Out There”: Bruce Thornton is Already Turning Heads with the Houston Rockets​

“He’s a tank,” said Rockets assistant coach Will Dunn, who will serve as head coach of the summer league squad. “You can see it right away. He’s like a little bowling ball out there.

“He’s physical, he’s strong, he’s got a really tight handle. So when you guard him, you’ll feel it, for sure,” he continued. "And that’ll also allow him defensively to do some switching and stuff like that. A guy his size might not normally be able to, but he’s got that physicality, where it will allow him to."

While Thornton has work to do to transition his game to the NBA level, he’s confident he can make an impact as a rookie no matter how much playing time he sees.

"Me just filling in my role at a high level, doing the things they need me to do," Thornton said on draft night of how he wants to contribute for the Rockets. "Impact winning as much as I possibly can and be a great teammate in the locker room."

The Rockets will take part in the Las Vegas Summer League from July 9-19 with four games scheduled: July 10 vs. Denver Nuggets (6:30, ESPN2), July 11 vs. Toronto Raptors (9:30, Prime Video), July 14 vs. Philadelphia 76ers (4:00, Prime Video) and July 16 vs. Brooklyn Nets (4:30, ESPNU).

Thornton hopes to make a name for himself beginning in Summer League, then carry that momentum into the rest of the offseason ahead of his rookie campaign. But no matter where his NBA career goes from here, Thornton knows how blessed he is to be in the position that he's in, something he will never take for granted.

calibuck said:

So I guess an NBA career is out of the question?

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Re: Fraud involving over $500,000 generally carries severe penalties ranging from 2 to 30 years in prison, depending on whether it is prosecuted at the state or federal level. Fines can reach up to $1,000,000, with mandatory restitution for victims

Just sayin': I'll go out on a limb here and say his NBA career is (at least) on hold for betweem 2 to 30 years.

jakenick06 said:

Am I the only one that sees his length, athleticism, and frame and think his future could be maximized at OT?

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I see him more in the mold of Calais Campbell or Deforest Buckner. Massive DL that can play inside or outside on the DL

Whatever the case may be it’s wild to now see an Iowa or Wisconsin in there for an OL or RB.

Are we going to play 3 WR sets?

I have questions. Forgive this old non hip guy.

So first off they would not allow him to go to the celebration unless he signed there contract for 2.75!!!
*their
And wtf celebration?
He asked to let him celebrate with his players and they said no.
Who is they?
OU and Notre Dame offered 3... Penn State 3.1 and Ohio State 2.75!!! Slap in his face they new the other offers!!
*knew
And all of this stuff about LJ and Day... Jim started playing HIS defense after the Oregon game not LJs!!!! Once he did not agree to the 2.75 it was 10:30 at night and they told him he'd be locked out of the building at midnight. He even said if u let me come and celebrate with the players I'll just nod smile and shake hands. They said no it would take away from the celebration...
LJ, Labron James, Larrry Johnson, Long John
Silver
idiots him not coming took away!!
What does this mean?
I'm 99% sure they r who broke the story because they said he told his players the night before he was coming back not true!! You go where ur wanted PERIOD!!! I'm so angry about all
the stuff out there about him
What is the stuff?

RB07OSU said:

Let's get him on board and if all goes as planned, we don't have to worry about recruiting at QB for a long time.

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Yeah, until ‘29

RB07OSU said:

This kid is going to be a consensus 5* and an absolute monster DT for us. Still has plenty more potential to squeeze out and intangibles off the charts. Yikes he's going to be a force.

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Even amongst a state full of kids with special powers, Dayton kids are special.