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Ohio State one of three finalists for five-star, top-10 2025 prospect Caleb Wilson
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Ohio State coach Jake Diebler previews Texas A&M and talks 2025 class in this Nov. 14, 2024 interview.
Ohio State has made the list of three finalists to sign five-star 2025 basketball prospect Caleb Wilson.
A 6-foot-9, 205-pound power forward from Atlanta Holy Innocents Episcopal School, Wilson will pick from North Carolina, Kentucky and the Buckeyes. According to a report from On3.com, he will announce his choice Jan. 23.
Wilson is the No. 8 national prospect in the 2025 class according to 247Sports.com and the No. 5 player in the 247Sports composite.
During the fall, Wilson took visits to Tennessee, UCF, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, USC, Stanford, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio State. At the end of July, Caleb Wilson announced a list of his top 12 schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, UCF, and USC.
That list was cut to five schools on Nov. 18: the three current finalists, Tennessee and Central Florida.
The Buckeyes have two signees for 2025: Dorian Jones and Amare Bynum, both four-star prospects. Jones is a guard from Richmond Heights, Ohio, and Bynum a power forward from Branson (Missouri) Link Academy. Their class is ranked No. 44 nationally at 247Sports, with Jones at No. 68 in the class and Bynum at 100 but poised to rise when the rankings refresh after a strong start to his season.
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How to watch Ohio State, Wisconsin in NCAA women’s hockey title game
US women’s hockey team takes home the gold against Canada in OT
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Wisconsin and Ohio State ought to just put the NCAA title game on their schedules.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Badgers and Buckeyes will play for the NCAA title in women’s hockey on Sunday, March 22. Top-seeded Ohio State beat Northeastern in the Frozen Four semifinal while defending champion Wisconsin, the second seed, edged Penn State in overtime.
“It’s special and I’m just really pumped to be able to try and do it again [Sunday] with this group that we have here,” Wisconsin’s Kirsten Simms told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after the Badgers’ Frozen Four win on Friday, March 20.
“It’s a special team, a special group, a special energy, and so I’m really excited that that put us into the game Sunday.”
Here’s how to watch the NCAA title game:
When and where is the NCAA title game?
The NCAA championship game is at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 22. It will be played at Pegula Ice Arena on the Penn State campus.
How to watch the NCAA title game
The NCAA hockey championship game will air on ESPNU.
How to stream the NCAA title game
The Frozen Four games will be streamed on ESPN+.
Who is playing in the NCAA title game?
Ohio State and Wisconsin, and it’s going to be a doozy. The Badgers were the No. 1 team in the country for most of the season until the Buckeyes upset them in the WCHA title game. Now Wisconsin gets a chance to avenge that loss with a national title on the line.
The teams have met in the last three NCAA title games, with Wisconsin winning last year and in 2023 and Ohio State winning in 2024.
Players to watch
Wisconsin is led by Caroline Harvey, who added the Patty Kazmaier Award for college hockey’s best player to her MVP award from the Milano Cortina Olympics. The Badgers also have Olympic gold medalists Laila Edwards, Ava McNaughton and Simms.
In addition to Olympian Joy Dunne, Ohio State has the country’s best freshman, Hilda Svensson.
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City of Dublin, Ohio unofficially breaks Guinness World Record with human shamrock
An Ohio city appropriately named Dublin had the luck of the Irish on its side this St. Patrick’s Day, unofficially breaking a Guinness World Record by organizing 1,050 people into the shape of a shamrock.
The human shamrock, which took on its verdant hue thanks to the green ponchos worn by participants, was formed immediately following the St. Patrick’s Day parade in the city, located 15 miles northwest of downtown Columbus, and nicknamed “The Other Dublin.”
The record-breaking attempt was hosted by the creative agency Cornett and the tourism group in the city, as per Marketing Communication News.
The impressive feat topped the previous record of 815 participants, set by Dublin, Ireland — though the new mark won’t be official until Guinness certifies it.
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Ohio State vs Howard predictions, picks, odds for NCAA Tournament First Round
The First Round of the women’s 2026 NCAA Tournament continues Saturday with a slate featuring No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 Howard on the 16-game schedule.
Here is the latest on Saturday’s March Madness matchup, including expert picks from reporters across the USA TODAY Sports Network.
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No. 3 Ohio State vs No. 14 Howard prediction
- Heather Burns: Ohio State
- Mitchell Northam: Ohio State
- Nancy Armour: Ohio State
- Cydney Henderson: Ohio State
- Meghan Hall: Ohio State
No. 3 Ohio State vs No. 14 Howard odds
- Opening Moneyline: N/A
- Opening Spread: Ohio State (-38.5)
- Opening Total: 142.5
How to Watch Ohio State vs Howard on Saturday
No. 3 Ohio State takes on No. 14 Howard at Schottenstein Center in Columbus on at 11:30 a.m. (ET). The game is airing on ESPN2.
Stream March Madness on Fubo
2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament full schedule
- March 18-19: First Four
- March 20-21: First Round
- March 22-23: Second Round
- March 27-28: Sweet 16
- March 29-30: Elite 8
- April 3: Final Four
- April 5: National Championship
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