Grant Cummings

Vivek Ramaswamy doubles-down on his plan to close universities in Ohio. He specifically references University of Akron, Kent State University, and Central State University. I wonder how the Akron & Kent State communities feel about this? The 2 schools employ 13,000+ Ohioans.

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

@NoelBlaha @fulch22 Perpetual mediocrity continues

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@officialjwetton @District97 I found this on YouTube years ago and have probably contributed 100+ views. Saw JW with @District97 outside of Cleveland on this tour and carry the memories in my mind. Would love to hear what it was like playing bass in that situation. Wetton’s bass with Crimson and UK was 🔥

John Wetton & District 97 - Book of Saturday @District97 #JohnWetton #KingCrimson

@EnthusiAdams @MiamiOH_BBall Did not disappoint!

@EnthusiAdams @MiamiOH_BBall Looking forward to this game! I believe OU starts spring break, but I hope the Convo is packed and rowdy.

Ill have some things to say about @MiamiOH_BBall Friday night on ESPN2. Have not won in Athens since 2011. Now 30-0 going for 31. Second time in my career I've broadcasted one of the most historic games EVER in college basketball. The other? 31-0 Wichita State 2014. Honored/Ready

Miami University HC Travis Steele has confirmed in the postgame interview that he will, in fact, wear a Speedo on Selection Sunday. #MACtion

MAC is the way college sports should be. The top eight teams will meet in Cleveland next week for the conference tournament. The top six of those are from the state of Ohio. Real regional rivalries/meaning 1. Miami 2. Akron 3. Kent 4. Toledo 5. BGSU 6. Ohio 7. Buffalo 8. UMass

@Beeskal @MiamiOH_BBall @LSkaljac Congrats from a BGSU fan!

Words can’t do justice. Legendary season. Super proud. More to come… @MiamiOH_BBall @LSkaljac #miamiofamerica

MJ celebrates another three-peat.

@fulch22 Perpetual mediocrity. *sigh*

BG gets handled easily at Miami (who is a helluva team). It’s feeling like a another season of futility. 1968 since they made the big dance.

@THSKenter @MiamiOH_BBall BG fan here. Loved Coach Coles and all he stood for!

For all my @MiamiOH_BBall fans: This incredible photo of Charlie Coles eating at the Oxford Skyline seemingly does not exist on the internet anymore, so I dug up an old Facebook account and found it. Wanted to share. Hope it brings you as much joy as it brings me. #RiseUpRedHawks

@LanceMcAlister Do they not have an athletic band? I don’t hear a pep band.

Getting text from people at Millett Hall indicating the scene is absolutely nuts. They've never seen anything like what is unfolding as we approach tipoff.

@JordanStrack @Pollyeyes *pavlovian drool* 🤤🤤🤤🤤

Hello old friend 🥹

@ThatEricAlper The Black Crowes opening for ZZ Top!

Have you ever been to a concert where the support act went on to become famous?

@DBriggsBlade @toledonews Wonderful rebirth for hockey! Sadly, the hoops apathy remains.

Briggs: As Bowling Green hockey crowds soar, the madness — and magic — is back on Mercer Road toledoblade.com/sports/bgsu/20… via @toledonews

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My two bass heroes, @tonylevin & @officialjwetton, on stage together with Eddie Jobson’s Ultimate Zero Project. Amazing!

In a world where college basketball really isn't college basketball anymore, along comes Miami of Ohio to give us a feel good story. Go #RedHawks