The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released the 2023 Southeast Ohio All-District Football Teams Saturday, with nine Highland County players named to the team as well as seven Paint Valley Bearcats and their coach.

The Big Ten Conference announced Friday that the University of Michigan has been found in violation of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy for allegedly conducting an impermissible, in-person scouting operation over multiple years, resulting in an unfair competitive advantage that compromised the integrity of competition.

Major League Soccer Thursday announced that FC Cincinnati’s Luciano Acosta has won the 2023 AT&T 5G MLS Goal of the Year for his spectacular solo goal in the 78th minute against Charlotte FC on Saturday, Sept. 23.

Representatives from Lynchburg-Clay took home the top girls soccer honors from the Southern Hills Athletic Conference fall sports banquet.

Ohio’s archery hunters have taken 51,360 white-tailed deer through Sunday, Nov. 5, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

The NCAA Division II Presidents Council at its meeting in Indianapolis recently appointed two independent members to serve on the Division II Executive Board, the modified version of the Presidents Council that will take over Feb. 1.

Hillsboro Youth Football and Cheer’s junior varsity team ended their season in the Little Ohio Heritage Conference’s “Super Bowl” Saturday, Nov. 4 at East Clinton.

The University of Oregon women’s basketball team announced Wednesday that former Lynchburg-Clay standout Peyton Scott is out for the season following an injury in her regular-season debut with the Oregon Ducks.

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Wednesday announced the 2023 U.S. Parapan American Team of 240 athletes that will compete at the Parapan American Games Santiago 2023 held Nov. 17-26 in Santiago, Chile.

Tickets are on sale now for Bally Sports Redsfest presented by PNC Friday, Dec. 1 from 3 to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Downtown Cincinnati.

The Southern Hills Athletic Conference honored the 2023 SHAC Boys Soccer Players and Coaches of the Year, as there were co-winners selected for both awards.

The Division I Board of Directors recently charged NCAA staff and committees to review existing transfer rules and waiver guidelines and consider potential modifications to improve the efficiency of the waiver process, including increasing, where possible, objectivity of criteria. Any such modifications would be applied for any student-athletes seeking immediate eligibility for the 2024-25 academic year.

University of Dayton forward DaRon Holmes II has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men's National Player of the Year Award. Holmes, who last season was First Team All-Atlantic 10 and named to the A-10's All-Defensive Team, is one of 20 top college players named to the watch list.

The Cincinnati Bengals today cleared wide receiver Charlie Jones to practice by designating him for return from the Reserve/Injured list.

University of Dayton linebacker Aiden McKinley was named the Pioneer Football League's Co-Defensive Player of the Week after his performance in UD's 21-7 loss at Valparaiso 62-24 on Saturday.