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8:54am

Mon March 12, 2012
Around the Miami Valley

Obama, Cameron to Give TV Interview at NCAA Game

Credit wrightstatehousing

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron are attending the kick-off game of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton tomorrow night.  It’s one stop on the prime minister's official visit to the United States. The two world-leaders will be interviewed together at halftime.

Sportscaster Clark Kellogg will talk to them for CBS and Turner Sports during the "First Four" matchup between Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky on Tuesday night.

The game starts at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

8:06am

Tue January 3, 2012
Education

OSU President Says University Should Have Asked More Pointed Questions in Football Scandal

President E. Gordon Gee says the Ohio State University should have asked more pointed questions as a memorabilia-for-cash scandal was first coming to light.

The NCAA last month hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban and additional penalties for violations that started with eight football players taking thousands of dollars in cash and tattoos. That was in exchange for jerseys, rings and other Buckeyes memorabilia.

Gee tells The Columbus Dispatch that the university has learned to back up its procedures by asking the right questions.

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4:45pm

Wed June 15, 2011
Education

Ohio State University trustees to comment on NCAA probe

An Ohio State trustee says the university's governing board should be ready to address the school's ongoing football scandal next week.

Members of the 17-person board of trustees, which oversees most Ohio State actions, has consistently refused to comment on the NCAA investigation that led to coach Jim Tressel's forced resignation on May 30.

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