Ohio State, already under NCAA probation for players getting cash, tattoos and too-high summer wages, committed 46 minor violations across 21 sports since football coach Jim Tressel was forced to resign last May 30.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are removing the “interim” tag from head coach Todd Richards. The team announced today Richards has agreed to a two year contract through the 2013-2014 season.

His official job title is lecturer, but Marty Bailey is much more than that. This hands-on Ohio State University instructor teaches Scuba diving; and he teaches it with passion.

Controversies over diversity continue. This spring has seen protests over the absence of women members at the Master’s Augusta National Golf Club and more recently the furor over a the dismissal of an Ohio Cub Scout leader because she’s a lesbian. WOSU Commentator Andrew Miller says he’s found a Central Ohio group where diversity is a non-issue.

The USA Men’s and Women’s Deaf Soccer National Teams will play exhibition matches tomorrow at Crew Stadium, as they prepare for the Deaf World Cup Games this summer. As WOSU’s Debbie Holmes reports, there are plenty of challenges for players facing opponents who can hear.

The head of the Ohio Alliance of YMCAs says she’s concerned that hundreds of volunteer coaches would face greater legal liability under a proposal before state lawmakers that’s aimed at protecting athletes with concussions.

The two-time All -American is foregoing his final two seasons of college eligibility to enter the NBA draft in June.

For the first time in five years Ohio State’s men’s basketball team will bask with the best. OSU competes this week-end in the N-C-A-A Final Four tournament in New Orleans. Coach Thad Matta and his counterparts at Kansas, Kentucky and Louisville have their teams fully prepared, except for a possible last second shot.