Official schedule for Olympic Basketball Tournaments confirmed 5/25/2012 The official schedule of competition for the Olympic Basketball Tournaments (for Men and Women) at the 2012 London Games has been confirmed. The schedule reveals the order of play and all tip-off times for games in the Preliminary Round as well as the Final Round. The men and women play their games on alternate days throughout the period of competition (28 July-12 August). The Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament gets underway at 9am local time on Saturday 28 July with Asia champions China taking on a team that will have qualified through the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) for Women. The USA, winners of the gold medal in the women's tournament at the last four Olympics, will open ... Continue reading →

OHSAA track and field: Scouting the Northeast Ohio boys and girls regional tournamentsPlain Dealer staff reports, May 23, 2012 2:42 a.m.Avon Lake’s Francesco Maiorca is one of several runners who will race in a competitive 800. - (Gus Chan, PD)Solon’s Therese Haiss will compete in the 800 and 1,600. - (Chuck Crow, PD)SCOUTING HIGH SCHOOL REGIONAL TRACKAt stake: The top four in each event qualify for the state tournament, June 1-2, at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University, Columbus.Admission: $6.Division IAMHERSTWhere, when: Amherst High, Richard S. Cooley Track, 450 Washington St., Amherst. Today, 4 p.m.; Friday, 4 p.m. Call 440-988-4433.Who: Qualifiers from Amherst, Lakewood, Tiffin and Toledo districts.Boys outlook: A mini state tournament as St. Edward and Berea jockey for position in a run ... Continue reading →

St. Edward junior sprinter Anthony Young will have plenty of competition next season: Boys Track InsiderTim Warsinskey, Plain Dealer Reporter, May 25, 2012 4:12 a.m.Berea's Donovan Robertson, left, and St. Edward's Anthony Young. - (Gus Chan, PD)The boys track spotlight this weekend and next likely will remain on Berea senior hurdler-sprinter Donovan Robertson and St. Edward junior sprinter Anthony Young. Both will attempt to win four events and lead their teams to championships at the Amherst Division I regional tonight and the state meet next week.Theirs is a great, friendly rivalry in the 100 and 200 meters. Young and Robertson finished 1-2, respectively, in the 200 at last year's state meet.But if recent results are any indication, Young will have plenty of rivals again next ... Continue reading →

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OHSAA baseball: Big fifth inning puts Chardon in Division I regional finalTim Rogers, Plain Dealer Reporter, May 24, 2012 11:42 p.m.Chardon starting pitcher John Martillotta.CANTON, Ohio — The Chardon baseball team has overcome adversity with the same deportment as Omar Vizquel handling a ground ball. So when the Hilltoppers fell behind early in Thursday's Division I regional semifinal at Thurman Munson Stadium, there was no need to panic.Panic? You must be joking. A two-run deficit in the second inning? That's a day at the beach after what these players have been through since a Feb. 27 shooting at their school resulted in the deaths of three students and injuries to three more.Another two-run deficit in the third inning? A mere road bump for a team ... Continue reading →

Don't expect to see the kick-return rule change in Ohio high school football: Hey, Tim!Tim Warsinskey, Plain Dealer Reporter, May 25, 2012 3:29 a.m.Concerns about concussions likely will prevent any changes in regard to rules on kick returns. - (John Kuntz, PD)Q: Hey, Tim: I've been watching high school football for 50 years, and it has been interesting to watch the progression and quality of athletes. My question is whether you think the Ohio High School Athletic Association will ever change the rule about returning kickoffs from the end zone, as well as the rule for blowing a play dead when an untouched player's knee touches the ground. I realize every effort is being made to minimize full-speed collisions and injuries, but I feel the ... Continue reading →