Eleven Warriors - A Buckeye Sports Blog

In case you haven’t seen it yet, Greg Oden started a Yardbarker blog last week. He writes he was actually on a plane during the lottery and didn’t find out Portland won the #1 pick until he landed. So far, no entries about Darius Miles and Zach Randolph taking him out to shoot up a [...]

Oh Noes

Daequan got off to a shaky start at the NBA Pre-Draft camp today in Orlando according the the scouts writing for Draft Express and Andy Katz over at the WorldWide Leader. DraftExpress noted Cook showcased his poor ball-handling and lack of concentration throughout the day but gave him a bit of a reprieve since [...]

Ohioans understand momentum

The Lantern, Ohio State’s fine student paper, had a great article about how dominant the Buckeyes were this year in the Big Ten. While the story is a little on the rah-rah side, the facts are compelling:

Of the nine sports teams that were conferences champions, five (football, men’s and women’s basketball, tennis [...]

Unity rings

Looks like unnamed agents can rest a little easier. Mike Conley Sr. has secured the first marketing deal for his biggest client and it’s a dandy. Greg Oden has signed a deal with Topps Co. (terms undisclosed) that will feature the former Buckeye on a card with Celtics legend Bill Russell, a [...]

Oden briefly led the Indy500 but veered off course after spotting infield TV showing Bugs Bunny (via John)

I wouldn’t put my last $20 on it, but some cat on Yahoo Sports is reporting a resource close to Oden and the Blazers is claiming management is at least exploring options to get Mike Conley in a Portland uniform. The Blizzies are loaded with young talent and the writer suggests they could package Zach [...]

Say Goodbye to Post-Game PartyingJoe Paterno has acted on the skull-bashing session that members of his squad took part in back on April 1. The verdict: On the Sundays following games at Beaver Stadium this season, Penn State players will be required to help clean the stadium. Not just the offenders, but the [...]

Just a week ago, the sports corner of the web was buzzing over the AJ Hawk wedding photos. Several of the photos, including the one above of brother-in-law and new Brown Brady Quinn, showed guests having a good time — maybe too good of a time. I noticed that a day or two [...]