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Buckeye Nation rejoiced on Thursday as Tanner Holden sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to down Rutgers and give Ohio State a win in its Big Ten opener.
The play went just like Chris Holtmann drew it up.
BALLGAME. pic.twitter.com/0HFfHPcKRc
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) December 9, 2022
Paul Keels called the moment as Tanner Holden called game. pic.twitter.com/nFbU3UmpzS
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) December 9, 2022
Sweet, sweet victory.
Let’s have a good Friday, shall we?
WAIT… WHAT? On Thursday night while watching the ESPN College Football Awards show, I clenched my fist, looked toward the sky – more accurately, the ceiling of my apartment – and cried out in a loud voice, “Why?”
Of course, this was in response to the announcement of Tennessee’s Jalin Hyatt as the winner of this year’s Biletnikoff Award. Indeed, according to the voters of the honor presented to college football’s best pass-catcher, Hyatt had a better and more impactful season than Marvin Harrison Jr.
I understand Hyatt had more yards, touchdowns and yards per catch than Harrison this season, butit’s not like he blew Harrison’s out of the water statistically. Take a look at their side-by-side contributions to Tennessee and Ohio State this year, including advanced metrics from Pro Football Focus:
STATS
JALIN HYATT
MARVIN HARRISON JR.
SNAPS
424
389
ROUTES
386
367
TARGETS
89
108
REC
67
72
REC%
75.3%
66.7%
YDS
1,267
1,157
Y/REC
18.9
16.1
TD
15
12
YAC
537
309
YAC/REC
8.0
4.3
Y/ROUTE
3.28
3.15
ADOT
13.6
14.1
DROPS
5
1
Note: ADOT = Average depth of target
Yes, the stats favor Hyatt (but again, not by much). However, what about the eye test? Perhaps I have my rose-colored glasses on (or scarlet-colored glasses?) when watching Harrison perform weekly. Still, I am pretty confident that no other receiver in college football, including Hyatt, made some of the spectacular catches Harrison hauled in during the regular season.
I mean, seriously. He has the nickname Super Marv for a reason. Nobody except Harrison was doing things like this in 2022:
Marvin Harrison Jr. defies logic.pic.twitter.com/3kTWxEcAyj
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) October 8, 2022
Marvin Harrison Jr. is unreal. pic.twitter.com/suwsFMY2Km
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) November 12, 2022
In my opinion, the Biletnikoff voters missed on this one. And I know Harrison has another year to win the award, but it feels like he should be searching for back-to-back Biletnikoffs instead of playing for his first one.
I said it the last few weeks, and I’ll repeat it today, Marvin Harrison Jr. is the best receiver in America. Period. Point blank. May he prove that once again on Dec. 31 when Ohio State plays Georgia in the Peach Bowl, and may he then earn another opportunity to prove it in the national championship nine days after that.
HEISMAN TIME. The Ohio State football media team created a graphic featuring the Buckeyes’ four Heisman Trophy finalists since 2018: Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields, C.J. Stroud and Chase Young.
.#HE7SMAN pic.twitter.com/RItqVx0mPu
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 7, 2022
Isn’t it mesmerizing? Cheers to the media team for such a creation. I have no idea how long something like this takes, but I’d imagine it was pretty time-consuming.
The picture makes me remember how talented Ohio State’s rosters have been over the last five seasons and how Haskins, Fields, Stroud and Young were the most talented on their respective teams in those years. That reveals how special they all were (and are, in the case of Stroud) while wearing the scarlet and gray.
Oh, and that reminds me of something. If you visited the Eleven Warriors website on Thursday, we asked which of these players had the best season when they were individually nominated as Heisman Trophy finalists. Here is how that poll turned out:
Justin Fields, 2019: 44% (of the vote)
Dwayne Haskins, 2018: 26%
Chase Young, 2019: 25%
C.J. Stroud, 2021: 5%
C.J. Stroud, 2022: 1%
Of course, Stroud is the only player who can still win the award and hopes to do just that this weekend. The Heisman Trophy ceremony is set to take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday in New York City and will be broadcast on ESPN.
Stroud was the favorite to win the honor for most of the season before Ohio State’s loss to Michigan. He was usurped by USC’s Caleb Williams, who is still the frontrunner heading into Saturday despite the Trojans losing to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game, according to most sportsbooks.
But who knows? Maybe the Heisman voters will surprise us Saturday night.
,@CJ7STROUD is a #HE7SMAN finalist for the second consecutive year! pic.twitter.com/RWhVKcY7Ss
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 5, 2022
COLUMBUS IS A COLLEGE TOWN. Despite Columbus hosting two major league sports franchises and a minor league baseball team, Ohio State’s capital is and always will be a college town. You know it. I know it. This city belongs to the Buckeyes.
The Columbus Blue Jackets made that much clear on Wednesday when they announced they would move the start time of their Dec. 31 game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena from 7 p.m. to 1 p.m. so as not to overlap with the 8 p.m. kickoff for the Peach Bowl between Ohio State and Georgia.
From a Blue Jackets press release:
“New Year’s Eve is going to be a special day for Ohio sports fans and moving our game to the afternoon will allow our fans to not miss a minute of Blue Jackets hockey or the excitement of watching the College Football Playoffs that evening,” said Kathryn Dobbs, Blue Jackets Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.
Yes, that’s right. The Columbus Blue Jackets, a hockey team in the NHL – a professional league representing one of the four major sports in the United States – bent to the will of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Now, let’s be clear: the Blue Jackets are hot garbage this season, primarily because of injuries on every line and a nonexistent defense, but they’re still a professional sports team. It really should be the CBJ that has the power to do what they want, not the amateurs wearing scarlet and gray.
But that’s how it has always been in Columbus. Ohio State runs this town. And with the Buckeyes playing in the College Football Playoff, there was no option for the Blue Jackets other than to play second fiddle.
However, if you’re a fan of the Jackets, perhaps this is good news. Now you have afternoon plans on New Year’s Eve, and you will be able to see them be obliterated at 1 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. and not miss any of the Buckeyes’ matchup with the Bulldogs. I see this as a huge win!
OLYMPIC VILLAGE. Folks, Ohio State has some talented women’s teams. Like, really talented women’s teams. But we only have room to talk about two of them to wrap up this Skully.
Let’s start with women’s basketball, who beat The Fighting Ryan Days of New Hampshire, 92-36, on Thursday. If you looked at that score and thought, “Wow! That looks like a blowout!” then you would be spot on. But the final score doesn’t tell the entire story.
I mean pic.twitter.com/ygYtwIDX3b
— Jason Priestas (@priestas) December 8, 2022
Soooooooooooo, yeah. Ohio State was only up 39-29 at halftime but outscored the (and this is their real nickname) Wildcats 53-7 in the second half, including a 30-4 run in the third and a 23-3 run in the fourth, to win by 56 points. Cotie McMahon led the team with 20 points, followed by Taylor Mikesell with 19 and Taylor Theirry with 14. Defensively, the Buckeyes forced 27 turnovers and blocked four shots.
I’d say that makes it a good day for the women’s basketball team.
All smiles today!!
Buckeyes improve to 9-0#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/siLVGA9APZ
— Ohio State WBB (@OhioStateWBB) December 8, 2022
Let’s move on to the women’s volleyball team. Man oh man, Emily Londot was an unstoppable force, collecting a career-high 29 kills on Thursday.
Don’t mess with Emily Londot @OhioStateWVB#NCAAWVB x @espnWpic.twitter.com/yhGBMNnVPv
— NCAA Women’s Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) December 8, 2022
Londot’s performance, along with those of Mac Podraza, Rylee Rader, Kylie Murr and Jenaisya Moore, pushed Ohio State past Minnesota and into the Elite Eight for the first time since 2004.
Ohio State earns its spot in the regional finals with a four-set win against Minnesota!#GoBucks #Team53 pic.twitter.com/gaP3c9QFsx
— Ohio State Women’s Volleyball (@OhioStateWVB) December 8, 2022
Those players were making it incredibly hard to finalize the match recap yesterday afternoon as they kept racking up more and more statistics at the end of the final set. But it’s a good thing they did because Ohio State needed every point they could to defeat the boogeyman that was the Sweet 16 for the program.
Cheers to Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg for what she has done in her three seasons with the programs. Let’s cap this year off with a natty, Volleybucks.
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Here is the full rundown on everything announced for Season 2 thus far, via the MultiVersus official website:
New Characters – New roster additions are incredibly exciting, so we figured we’d give you a bit of a tease of one of the new characters who will be joining the MultiVersus roster in Season 2! Hailing from the planet Mars and sent to destroy Earth with his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator, Marvin the Martian will soon be making his way to MultiVersus, in yet another fruitless attempt to claim victory. We’ll have more information about Marvin and his kit soon, so hang in there!
New Map – Winter is coming… and along with it, a new map! That’s right, in Season 2 we’re introducing an all new Game of Thrones themed map with all the hazards and pitfalls you’d come to expect from the land of Westeros. Soon you’ll be able to hurl your opponents away from the Iron Throne while humming an all-new remix of the awesome Game of Thrones theme music which has been composed with multiple sections that can transition dynamically depending on what mayhem is taking place in the match. When you play the Game of Thrones map, you win or you… fall off the map.
Network and Latency Improvements – Since the Open Beta launch, we’ve made many optimizations to MultiVersus to improve performance. We recently implemented multi-path network traffic acceleration to improve stability and latency, which will lead to a much improved online experience for players worldwide. This is just the beginning and we’ll be continuing to invest in and improve in this area. This is a priority for us and the team is hard at work at making the online experience amazing!
New Battle Pass – We’re happy to share a little information about our Season 2 Battle Pass which is chock full of new badges, icons/profile icons, banners and taunts for you to unlock and enjoy! Season 2 will boast fun new Character Variants to collect along both the Free and Premium tracks such as Baker Street Tom & Jerry and Astronaut Velma. If Ringouts happen to be your thing, we’re also adding some new additions such as Toxic Explosion and Lava Breath that are sure to demoralize your opponents in the flashiest way possible.
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After multiple weight changes, Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa will throw down in a light heavyweight bout in the main event of UFC Fight Night 196 on Saturday.
On media day Wednesday, Costa claimed that he weighed approximately 211 pounds and wasn’t going to be able to make the middleweight limit. According to Vettori, both teams negotiated multiple weights to tend to Costa and after agreeing to a 195-pound catchweight, the Brazilian wanted an even higher weight, prompting the UFC to make it a light heavyweight bout.
Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Vettori (17-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC), who slammed him for his lack of professionalism.
“I feel like it’s good for me to give an explanation to all the fans to what’s going on about the fight,” Vettori said. “So basically, I came in, ready to make weight, ready to make 185 (pounds) as always. I came in and a little bit after, they told me Costa is overweight. First, they wanted to do 190, and 190 wasn’t enough so 195 then 198, and then 198 was good for a while, we signed a contract for 195 and then he says 195 he can’t make it. So we’re up to 205.
“I’m making sure I’m gonna give a fight to all the fans Saturday night, and I won’t let this guy get away with it. So, I accepted the fight and we’re gonna f*cking do it. We’re gonna slap this motherf*cker, you know. We’re gonna f*cking beat him. It’s right for me to do it for all of us and for all the fighters who actually struggle to make weight. It was very disrespectful from his side to come in 30 pounds heavier and I’m ready, man, Let’s go.”
UFC Fight Night 196 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
Paulo Costa won’t be competing at middleweight at UFC Vegas 41.
On Wednesday, the former UFC title challenger revealed that he won’t be able to cut down to the 186-pound limit for his main event fight scheduled against Marvin Vettori.
“My weight right now is 96kilos (211 pounds),” Costa said during the UFC Vegas 41 media day. “What happened yesterday, [my manager] Wallid [Ismail] talked with some people with him, Ali [Abdelaziz], his manager I think, and it’s not on the schedule to make 185 [pounds] anymore. It’s another weight. I’m not exactly [sure] which weight yet.”
Out of action for the past 13 months since losing to reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, Costa was making his return against another top ranked fighter in the division with hopes that he could climb right back in to title contention.
Now Costa could be in jeopardy of not competing at all unless a deal can be struck with Vettori and his team in order to book the fight at a catchweight or possibly even as a light heavyweight bout on Saturday.
“I think this fight will happen,” Costa said. “It just will not happen if he don’t want to fight me. Maybe we can do a catchweight 195 [pounds] maybe but I think make this fight [205 pounds] could be more exciting to the fans.
“More explosive fight cause I want to go bring the fight for him. Maybe he wants to bring the fight to me. I think with both guys heavy, this knockout can happen easily.”
Of course, Vettori isn’t the one to blame for the fight happening or not, especially considering both athletes were contracted to compete in the middleweight division.
Costa is just hopeful his team can come to terms with Vettori and the UFC on a new weight for the fight, which is now just three days away.
“Make a little difference for me now, four or five pounds, six pounds. I just don’t care,” Costa said. “I’m more concentrated on my weight than on his weight. I don’t care if he makes 225 pounds or more. We need to find a catchweight to make. I don’t know exactly yet.”
Negotiations to keep the fight on the card are still ongoing but Costa’s manager Wallid Ismail told The MMA Hour that he’s confident they’ll eventually come to terms with Vettori to make the fight happen.
“We’re going to finalize the deal, how it’s going to work, the catchweight, but let me arrive there,” Ismail said on Wednesday. “But the most important now is [Costa] needs to give his best to show the world what he’s about. We cannot talk much, just the time of the fight. It’s going to be a catchweight, this is for sure.”
Costa added that he will explain “after the fight” why he was so far over the middleweight limit at a later date but for now he’s just focused on striking a deal so he can still step in to the octagon on Saturday and do battle with Vettori in the main event.
Seven officers have been fired over the March death of a Black man who was pepper sprayed and had a spit mask placed on his face while he was in custody, the sheriff’s office in Collin County, Texas, announced Thursday. The sheriff said the seven officers “violated well-established Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures” when handling Marvin David Scott III, who became unresponsive and died soon after at a local hospital.
“Evidence I have seen confirms that these detention officers violated well-established Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures,” Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner said in a statement. “Everyone in Collin County deserves safe and fair treatment, including those in custody at our jail. I will not tolerate less.”
An eighth officer who was under investigation has resigned, Skinner said.
The details surrounding the 26-year-old’s death remain unclear. Officers from the Allen Police Department first encountered Scott “acting in an erratic manner” at an outlet mall when responding to a disturbance call on March 14, the department said in a statement.
Citing a concern for his safety “due to the possible ingestion of drugs,” the department said he was transported to a local hospital and held in the emergency room for approximately three hours.
Once he was released, he was transferred to a detention facility in Collin County where he arrived at approximately 6:22 p.m., Skinner said at a March 19 briefing. He had been arrested for possessing less than 2 ounces of marijuana.
Marvin David Scott III is seen in a booking photo obtained by CBS Dallas / Fort Worth.
CBS Dallas/Fort Worth
At some point after arriving, Scott began exhibiting “strange behavior” in the booking area, Skinner said. Skinner did not explain what he meant by “strange behavior” or provide any further details about Scott’s alleged conduct.
Several officers then struggled to secure Scott to a restraint bed, Skinner said. They used pepper spray once, and placed a spit mask — a covering with netting fabric designed to prevent a person from spitting on officers — on his face, Skinner said.
At 10:22 p.m., Scott became unresponsive while being placed on the restraint bed, Skinner said. He “immediately” received medical care, but was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Skinner did not provide additional details about the four-hour period Scott was in custody. Seven officers had previously been placed on administrative leave over Scott’s death.
The Texas Rangers are investigating the incident, but have not yet released a report on the case. Skinner said video of the incident, which has not been shared publicly, has been given to the Rangers.
Scott’s family said the firings were “progress” and “the first step of many more to come.”
“Next, these former officers need to be arrested and brought to justice,” the family said in a statement.
Attorneys for Scott’s family said in March that he was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of his death, and condemned the sheriff’s characterization of the hours leading up to his death. At the March 19 press conference, Skinner declined to comment on whether officers had been aware of a history of mental illness.
“The statement that [the sheriff] gave today was not thorough nor transparent,” attorney Lee Merritt said at the time.
“It wasn’t just weird. It was a mental health crisis,” Merritt added. “It is a huge deal to disrespect him in that way.”
“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” his wife posted on Facebook. “Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire. Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time. With love.”
Hagler became the undisputed middleweight champion in 1980. He famously defended his title against Tommy Hearns in 1985 in a brutal three round fight billed as “The War.”
After 12 successful title defenses, the boxing icon’s career and reign as champion ended in 1987 in a controversial 12-round split-decision loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard. He announced his official retirement the following year and moved to Italy, where he became an actor in action films.
During his professional boxing career, Hagler notched 62 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 52 wins by knockout. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.
Many in the boxing community mourned the loss of Hagler, paying respects to the man who dominated the middleweight division for nearly a decade.
Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya said, “Saddened to hear about the death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler. One of the greatest to ever step in the ring!”
Boxing promoter Bob Arum said of Hagler, “He was a man of honor and a man of his word, and he performed in the ring with unparalleled determination. He was a true athlete and a true man. I will miss him greatly.”
Marvin Hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with a split-decision loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard in 1987, died Saturday. He was 66.
Wife Kay G. Hagler confirmed the death on Facebook on the verified Marvelous Marvin Hagler Fan Club page.
“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” she wrote. “Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire. Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”
Hagler was 62-3-2 with 52 knockouts from 1973 to 1987. He was the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to his loss to Leonard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 6, 1987.
The fierce left-hander had two of his biggest victories at Caesars Palace, unanimously outpointing Roberto Duran in 1983 and knocking out Thomas Hearns in the third round in 1985.
“Marvelous Marvin Hagler was among the greatest athletes that Top Rank ever promoted,” Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum said. “He was a man of honor and a man of his word, and he performed in the ring with unparalleled determination. He was a true athlete and a true man. I will miss him greatly.”
Hagler was born in Newark, New Jersey, and moved with his family to Brockton, Massachusetts, in the late 1960s. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1983.
