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The Buzz: Heather Whaling Serves as Outback Social Media Correspondent

The Buzz: Heather Whaling Serves as Outback Social Media Correspondent

3 Melanie McIntyre / January 1, 2012 7:00 am

Excited about the Outback Bowl game on Monday? Then you should acquaint yourself with Heather Whaling. Since Wednesday, Whaling, president of Columbus-based Geben Communication, has been serving as one of three social media correspondents chosen by the game’s sponsor, Outback… [Read More]

Best Sports Team of 2011: The Columbus Clippers

Best Sports Team of 2011: The Columbus Clippers

0 Walker / December 30, 2011 4:00 pm

Typically, OSU Football dominates the sports landscape in Columbus, but the team suffered with a bit of an off year, to put it mildly. On the flip side, the Columbus Clippers had an absolutely amazing year. The team has gotten… [Read More]

NHL Realignment Places Blue Jackets in Midwestern Conference

NHL Realignment Places Blue Jackets in Midwestern Conference

5 Walker / December 6, 2011 12:30 pm

The National Hockey League Board of Governors announced last night that the NHL may be realigned into four regional conferences. The Columbus Blue Jackets had hoped to move into what was formerly known as the Eastern conference, but instead will located in… [Read More]

Lifestyle Family Fitness Closes Downtown Gym

Lifestyle Family Fitness Closes Downtown Gym

7 Walker / November 22, 2011 3:05 pm

It was announced several days ago that Lifestyle Family Fitness would be pulling out of the Central Ohio market, which means the closing of six locations throughout the region. That means a new vacancy for the Fifth Third Building located… [Read More]

Columbus Crew Heads to Playoffs for Fourth Consecutive Year

Columbus Crew Heads to Playoffs for Fourth Consecutive Year

1 Walker / October 17, 2011 11:30 am

The Columbus Crew is headed to the playoffs once again after toppling the New England Revolution 3-0 on Saturday night. That makes four straight years that our home town MLS team has made the playoffs. Could 2011 be another Championship… [Read More]

The Sports Page: Canucks Come Back to Burn Jackets

The Sports Page: Canucks Come Back to Burn Jackets

0 Corey Barnes / October 11, 2011 11:15 am

To picture a Columbus Blue Jackets fan is to imagine a Midwesterner in a hockey jersey screaming, “Come On!” for eleven years. Many Jackets faithful again left Nationwide Arena shaking their heads after Monday night’s disappointing 3-2 loss to the… [Read More]

History Lesson: Professional Football in Columbus

History Lesson: Professional Football in Columbus

1 Doug Motz / October 7, 2011 11:00 am

While the leaves are turning and falling throughout Columbus, the obsession and fervor with the OSU gridiron rises again, like a seasonal scarlet phoenix. Trips, parties, business deals and even weddings are scheduled, postponed and rescheduled depending on what team… [Read More]

The Sports Page: Crew Sells Out Stadium for Loss to Galaxy

The Sports Page: Crew Sells Out Stadium for Loss to Galaxy

2 Corey Barnes / September 27, 2011 10:30 am

Agonizing. That’s the best word to describe the Columbus Crew’s brutal 1-0 loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy in front of a sold-out crowd of black-clad Ohioans on Saturday. Ninety three minutes of splendid defense was undone by one bounce… [Read More]

Columbus Clippers Win Triple-A National Championship

Columbus Clippers Win Triple-A National Championship

2 Walker / September 21, 2011 12:30 pm

The Columbus Clippers traveled to Albuquerque yesterday, and have brought home the title of National Champions. The Clippers bested the Omaha Storm Chasers in a big 8-3 win. Additionally, the Clippers brought home the Governors’ Cup for the second year… [Read More]

Crew Tie Dynamo in Bizarre Game, Remain Atop Eastern Conference

Crew Tie Dynamo in Bizarre Game, Remain Atop Eastern Conference

0 Matt Ellis / September 16, 2011 12:15 am

The Crew unconvincingly took sole possession of top spot in the Eastern Conference with a scrappy performance against an overly aggressive Houston Dynamo in a bizarre game marred by poor refereeing decisions. Columbus played over 80 minutes of the game… [Read More]

The Uprising of The Arch City Army

The Uprising of The Arch City Army

1 Walker / September 12, 2011 2:30 pm

The Crew has the Hudson Street Hooligans. The Buckeyes have… well… practically 90% of the city. And now, The Columbus Blue Jackets have their own rabid fanbase: The Arch City Army. Sports Page writer Corey Barnes provided a bit of… [Read More]

Crew Loses Trillium Cup to Toronto FC

Crew Loses Trillium Cup to Toronto FC

0 Matt Ellis / September 12, 2011 6:00 am

Columbus Crew’s end-of-the-summer hiccups continued Saturday in Crew Stadium with a painful 4-2 defeat to Trillium cup rivals, Toronto FC. After the Crew’s previous 6-2 defeat and last week off, many fans may have expected a reinvigorated team to take… [Read More]

Crew Stadium May Soon Host More Music Concert Events

Crew Stadium May Soon Host More Music Concert Events

0 Walker / August 30, 2011 10:00 am

Columbus Crew Stadium was the first Major League Soccer venue built specifically for the sport, but if stadium owners have their way, it could soon see a more mixed-use future. The Soccer Stadium Alliance was formed yesterday by seven soccer… [Read More]

The Sports Page: Crew Falls to Seattle

The Sports Page: Crew Falls to Seattle

1 Corey Barnes / August 29, 2011 9:00 am

Columbus Crew Week in Review: There is something about the Seattle Sounders that the Columbus Crew cannot seem to figure out. In six regular season matchups since 2009, the Sounders first MLS season, the Crew lugs a tawdry 0-3-3 record… [Read More]

The Sports Page: Crew Downs Union, Update on Attendance and Pricing

The Sports Page: Crew Downs Union, Update on Attendance and Pricing

3 Corey Barnes / August 22, 2011 1:00 pm

Columbus Crew Week in Review: Some uncharacteristically early offense plus a key penalty fueled the Columbus Crew’s 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday at Crew Stadium. The “W”  secures the Crew’s first place slotting in the Eastern Conference… [Read More]