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Pro Volleyball Federation: Columbus Fury

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'Unleash the Fury': Pro Volleyball Federation introduces Columbus Fury at Nationwide Arena

Wednesday afternoon, Columbus' newest professional sports team was given a name: the Columbus Fury.
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'Unleash the Fury': Pro Volleyball Federation introduces Columbus Fury at Nationwide Arena​


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Professional volleyball is coming to Columbus in 2024. And Wednesday afternoon, the city's newest professional sports team was given a name: the Columbus Fury.

The Pro Volleyball Federation, a North American professional volleyball league scheduled to begin in February, introduced the Fury for the first time, unveiling its identity brand and logo during a press conference at the team's home venue Nationwide Arena.

The Fury will play 12 of its 24-match regular-season schedule at Nationwide Arena. Season ticket reservations for the team’s inaugural season are available at ColumbusFury.com.

"It’s exciting. It’s a little scary," Columbus Fury co-owner Jeff Gilger told The Dispatch. "One of the reasons why I did this was I wanted to, at this time in my career, learn and be exposed to something I hadn’t done before. I’ve been drinking from the fire hose of sports and entertainment and professional volleyball and learning about the sport and meeting with athletes and talking with prospective coaches… it’s been really fun. It’s been really exciting."
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Jeff and Beth Gilger were announced as the owners of the Fury in February. Jeff Gilger is a partner and chief development officer of Express Wash Concepts, the parent company of Moo Moo Express Car Wash, while also being an investor and on the board of directors at North High Brewing.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is supplying some of the funds for the Pro Volleyball Federation. His parents, Jimmy and Robin Burrow, are founding partners along with former Super Bowl champion quarterback Trent Dilfer.

With the league starting in February and lasting until May prior to the start of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Jeff Gilger said his job now turns to convincing Columbus and Ohio residents that the Columbus Fury is something to buy into.
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Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti (cOck llama)

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Big Ten hires Tony Petitti as commissioner: Former TV executive replaces Kevin Warren​

The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that it officially hired Tony Petitti as its next commissioner, as the former TV executive replaces Kevin Warren. Petitti recently served as deputy commissioner and COO of MLB after having worked in executive roles for CBS Sports and ABC Sports. Warren left the league earlier this year to become president and CEO of the Chicago Bears.

“At this important and transformational time in collegiate athletics, it is truly my great honor to be chosen by the Council of Presidents and Chancellors as the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference,” Petitti said in a statement. “I am energized to work alongside the best athletics directors, coaches, conference staff and board in the country as — together — we continue to elevate the academic and athletic experiences and resources for our 14, soon-to-be 16, world-class universities with nearly 10,000 incredible student-athletes. Thank you to the extraordinary people and places that have led me to this next challenge in my career. I am ready to get to work for the Big Ten Conference community.”

Petitti will join the Big Ten from his most recent post as president of sports and entertainment at video game holding company Activision Blizzard. He landed the position in 2020 after a lengthy stint with MLB, which began when he took the reins of MLB Network as president and chief executive officer. Pettiti oversaw the launch of the network and ran its day-to-day operations until January 2015, when he succeeded MLB commissioner Rob Manfred as the organization’s chief operating officer.

Pettiti’s career in the industry began in 1988 when he joined ABC Sports as general attorney. The 1986 Harvard Law School graduate rose through the ranks at the network before CBS Sports hired him away nine years later and named him senior vice president of business affairs and programming. In 2005, he was elevated to the position of executive vice president and served in that capacity until leaving for MLB.
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Buckeyes In The NHL

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Ohio State Alumni Stats in NHL

A list of Ohio State Alumni playing, or have played, in the National Hockey League.
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Ohio State Alumni Stats in NHL​

Player Years GMs G A Pts. +/- PIM
John Albert 2013-2014 9 1 0 1 -3 0
Tom Askey 1997-1998 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Bales 1992-1997 23 0 0 0 0 2
Matt Bartkowski 2010-2021 256 8 40 48 -12 157
Mike Blake 1981-1984 40 0 1 1 0 6
Sean Collins 2008-2012 21 2 1 3 2 12
Zac Dalpe 2010-2023 168 16 16 32 -37 38
Ryan Dzingel 2015-2022 404 87 101 188 -22 191
Corey Elkins 2009-2010 3 1 0 1 -2 0
Tanner Fritz 2017-2019 42 3 5 8 -6 10
Anthony Greco 2018-2022 2 0 0 0 -3 0
Nate Guenin 2006-2016 205 5 23 28 7 94
Dave Gust 2022-2023 4 1 0 1 -2 2
Cal Heeter 2013-2014 1 0 0 0 0
Dakota Joshua 2020-2023 118 15 17 32 -10 83
Ryan Kesler 2003-2019 1001 258 315 573 10 920
Tanner Laczynski 2020-2023 36 2 2 4 -5 2
Brian Loney 1995-1996 12 2 3 5 2 6
Jamie Macoun 1982-1999 1128 76 282 358 175 1210
Jeff Madill 1990-1991 14 4 0 4 -1 46
Dan Mandich 1982-1986 111 5 11 16 -10 303
Max McCormick 2015-2022 93 8 5 13 -14 97
Bill McKenzie 1973-1980 91 0 1 1 0 12
Éric Meloche 2001-2007 74 9 11 20 -21 36
Carson Meyer 2021-2023 26 1 2 3 -2 10
Rod Pelley 2006-2012 256 9 20 29 -22 102
Paul Pooley 1984-1986 15 0 3 3 3 0
Shane Sims 2010-2011 1 0 0 0 0 0
David Steckel 2005-2014 425 33 46 79 -14 129
Tyson Strachan 2008-2016 186 1 19 20 -42 199
R.J. Umberger 2005-2016 779 180 212 392 -64 312
Jim Witherspoon 1975-1976 2 0 0 0 -1 2
Goalie Years GMs W L T GAA SV%
Tom Askey 1997-1998 7 0 1 2 2.64 .894
Mike Bales 1992-1997 23 2 15 1 4.12 .869
Mike Blake 1981-1984 40 13 15 5 4.26 .867
Cal Heeter 2013-2014 1 0 0 1 4.69 .868
Bill McKenzie 1973-1980 91 18 49 13 4.10 .868

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Around the Oval: Men's Volleyball to Host Lindenwood in MIVA Tournament, Cole McWard Scores in His Second NHL Appearance and Women's Tennis Dominates on Senior Day

Ohio State men's volleyball will host Lindenwood in the MIVA Tournament, Cole McWard scored in his second NHL game and women's tennis dominated on Senior Day.
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MEN'S HOCKEY​

Ohio State sophomore defenseman Cole McWard signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks last week. On Thursday, he made his NHL debut. And on Sunday, he scored the first goal of his career.

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SF Jamison Battle (Toronto Raptors)

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JAMISON BATTLE'S 3-POINT SHOOTING WILL PROVIDE NEW WRINKLE IN CHRIS HOLTMANN'S OFFENSE​

Chris Holtmann's teams, both at Ohio State and in his career, aren't used to having a player that shoots a bunch of 3-pointers.

It seems as though that will likely change next season.

The addition of Jamison Battle – the No. 25 overall player in the transfer portal – will provide immediate scoring, veteran leadership, depth and 3-point shooting to the 2022-23 Buckeyes on the hardwood. The latter might be the biggest area Battle could help Ohio State next season.
In four college seasons, including the last two at Minnesota, the 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward has averaged 7.1 3-point attempts per game. Throughout his four-year career, Battle has shot 35% from beyond the arc, including a career-best 36.6% in 2021-22 and a career-low 31.1% this past season. His seven 3-point attempts per game tied for the 70th-most in Division I in 2022-23.

Even in his worst season as a 3-point shooter this past season, Battle's 2.2 made 3-pointers per game would have been by far the best number for the Buckeyes. Ohio State was led by Brice Sensabaugh (1.8 3-pointers per game) and had just three players – Sensabaugh, Sean McNeil (1.7) and Bruce Thornton (1.2) – average more than one 3-pointer per game this past season.

JAMISON BATTLE'S CAREER 3-POINT SHOOTING
SEASON 3PA/G (3P%)
2019-20 7.6 (36.6%)
2020-21 6.4 (35.4%)
2021-22 7.1 (36.6%)
2022-23 7.0 (31.1%)
Career 7.1 (35%)
His ability to knock down 3-pointers at a reasonable clip is something for Buckeye fans to be excited about, but the number of long-distance shots that Battle takes sticks out. Ohio State fans haven't seen that much over the last 21 years, let alone in the Chris Holtmann era. Anything over 5.5 3-point attempts per game by a player has been a rarity over the last six years. Seven attempts are almost unheard of, not only during Holtmann's time leading the Buckeyes but in his career as a head coach.

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What Jamison Battle's transfer means for Ohio State​

The Ohio State men's basketball team addressed one of the team's biggest needs on Thursday when former Minnesota forward Jamison Battle announced his commitment to the Buckeyes from the transfer portal. Battle is a player who spent the last two seasons with the Gophers, after playing his first two years of college basketball at George Washington, and will bring that experience in the Big Ten to the Scarlet and Gray.

This experience is one of the reasons Battle was attractive to Ohio State. Over the last two years, he has played, and started, 56 games in the Big Ten, averaging 36.2 minutes per game for Minnesota. Unlike other recent incoming transfers for the Buckeyes, Battle won't have to adjust to moving conferences and the grind of the Big Ten. He's lived it.

Battle also brings overall college basketball experience to what is likely to be one of the younger teams in the country next season. While the Scarlet and Gray's freshman class got plenty of playing time this past year, at least seven of the Scarlet and Gray's 13 scholarship players next season will be in their first or second years.

Battle's addition gives Ohio State a fifth-year senior who has been around the block in this sport. He will join Zed Key and Tanner Holden as the three upperclassmen on the Buckeye roster and could quickly become a leader for this team, similar to Isaac Likekele last season.

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What is Ohio State men’s basketball getting in Jamison Battle?​

A big body on the perimeter​

Someone to stretch the floor, open up driving lanes​

Experience​

An able (but not great) defender​

A man of many talents​

Someone who can (and will) take over games​

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B1G Basketball Tournament(s)

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With Big Ten tournament going to Minneapolis, could Columbus or other cities host in future?​


The college basketball season comes to an end tonight as UConn faces San Diego State in the national championship game in Houston. (Check it out on CBS at 9 p.m. Eastern time.)

Once again, the city of Columbus was an important stop on the way to the NCAA Final Four. Columbus hosted first weekend match-ups in both the men’s and women’s tournaments with the men downtown at Nationwide Arena and the women at OSU’s Value City Arena.

The Big Ten tournament began with the 1997-98 season and has been predominantly held in Chicago and Indianapolis. The United Center in Chicago held it each of the first four years and has hosted it 11 times, including this season. Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis – under various names – has hosted it 12 times. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis also hosted it in the Covid-impacted 2020-21 season.

With Maryland and Rutgers added to the Big Ten for the 2014-15 school year, the tournament was held in Washington, D.C., in 2017 and at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in 2018.

This past year, the Big Ten announced it would branch out to a new frontier as it contracted with the city of Minneapolis and the Target Center – home of the NBA’s Minneapolis Timberwolves – to host the women’s tournament this year and the men’s tournament in March 2024.

Accordingly, that announcement has given rise to speculation and maybe some hope that some of the Big Ten’s other “old line” major cities could also be considered to host these tournaments in future years. These potential host sites could include Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Columbus.

As it stands, the 2024 Big Ten men’s and women’s tournaments will both be held at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The conference will be calling for bids on those tournaments for future years.
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THE CASE FOR COLUMBUS​

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Fans packed Nationwide Arena for NCAA men's opening round action in March (Photo: 247Sports)

Nationwide Arena opened in downtown Columbus in 2000 as the home of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets. It has hosted first weekend NCAA men’s tournament games on six occasions, beginning in 2004 and continuing through the games earlier this month. Each of those tournaments brought eight college teams and their fanbases to Columbus.

Nationwide Arena also hosted the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four in April 2018. It is estimated that Final Four generated nearly $22 million in visitor spending in the city in 2018. Columbus has already been tapped to host the women’s Final Four again in 2027.

According to Columbus Business First, Columbus sold the most tickets of all of the NCAA men’s first weekend sites for the 2023 tournament. Nationwide Arena was sold out for the two Friday sessions and one on Sunday, with nearly 60,000 tickets sold — roughly 19,564 tickets per session.

"We're just excited and blessed that everyone in the city, as well as all the markets that are close by, came to Columbus to enjoy some great basketball," Nationwide Arena general manager Mike Gatto told Columbus Business First.

"I say it sometimes tongue-in-cheek, but I do mean it, the vision for Columbus Arena Sports and Entertainment — that's our group that oversees both Nationwide and the (Schottenstein Center), as well as Ohio Stadium — is for Columbus to be the sports and entertainment capital of the Midwest, and I really feel like we're on our way there."

Just sayin': Yeah, it would be great to see a future B1G Basketball Tournament in Columbus.
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