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Former Butler and Indiana center ‘Joey Brunk’ is transferring to Ohio State

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Chris Holtmann and Ohio State have their middle for the 2021-22 season. Former Butler and Indiana center Joey Brunk posted on Twitter on Saturday night that he was transferring to the Buckeyes. “Embrace your journey #gobucks” was the message from Brunk, alongside a realistic of the Indianapolis, Indiana local in a Scarlet and Gray shirt.

Brunk, 6-foot-11, 245 pounds, is entering his 6th year of school b-ball subsequent to playing three seasons at Butler from 2016-2019 preceding moving to Indiana for the last two seasons. Brunk was enrolled to the Bulldog program by Holtmann and played for the momentum Ohio State mentor during his green bean season.

A four-star prospect and the nation’s No. 14 focus in the 2016 enrolling class, per the 247Sports Composite, Brunk focused on Butler out of Southport High School. As a first year recruit in 2016-17, Brunt played in only seven games, averaging 3.1 focuses and one bounce back per game. As a sophomore, Brunt offered more for the Bulldogs, averaging 5.5 minutes per game in 20 challenges and scoring 1.3 focuses while pulling in 1.1 bounce back per game.

It was in Brunk’s lesser year that he started to emerge. The middle began 13 of 33 games played at Butler that year, scoring a vocation high 7.6 focuses per game and acquiring 3.6 bounce back per challenge. After the season, Brunk moved across the state to play for the Hoosiers.

In 2019-20 Brunk was a vital donor for IU, beginning 31 of 32 games played for the 12-15 Hoosiers. The middle arrived at the midpoint of 6.8 focuses and 5.2 bounce back in his first year in the Big Ten. Brunk didn’t play for Indiana this previous season because of a back physical issue which made him have a medical procedure in January.

Handling a middle was a need for Holtmann and his staff this offseason. A year ago, the Scarlet and Gray played without a genuine focus more often than not, beginning advances EJ Liddell (6-foot-7) and Kyle Young (6-foot-8) in the backcourt with rookie Zed Key (6-foot-8) falling off the seat for Ohio State. Liddell entered his name in the NBA Draft toward the finish of March, albeit the assumption is he will return for his lesser season. Youthful declared on Friday that he will exploit an additional year permitted by the NCAA and get back to Columbus for a fifth season.

Brunk, who will rejoin with Holtmann at Ohio State, is required to battle with Key for the beginning place spot in his one year with the Buckeyes. All through his vocation, Brunk is yet to average more than 19.6 minutes per game.

In the wake of arriving at the Big Ten Tournament title game and acquiring a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament last season, the Scarlet and Gray were at that point prepared for a major year in 2021-22. Adding Brunk, the genuine focus that the group needed, just makes Ohio State considerably more of a danger heading into next season.

Brunk will take the last accessible program spot for Ohio State. The Buckeyes were a finalist for five-star focus Efton Reid out of the IMG Academy. Reid was required to declare his school choice on Thursday however his mom reported on Twitter that the choice was pushed back.

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Dodgers Unveil Plans for Friday Parade and Stadium Celebration

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The Dodgers announced Wednesday night that they would celebrate their World Series victory on Friday with a parade in Downtown Los Angeles and a special ticketed event at Dodger Stadium. The full broadcast of both tournaments will be available on AM 570, local television stations, and Spectrum SportsNet LA. Fans will not be able to attend both events due to scheduling conflicts, transportation, and logistical issues.

The parade will start at Gloria Molina Grand Park on Spring Street in front of City Hall at 11 a.m. PT. The procession will begin with an official kickoff by Mayor Karen Bass and go for 45 minutes from 1st Street to Grand Avenue to 5th Street, ending at the corner of 5th and Flower Street. Dodgers players will ride double-decker buses during the parade. Due to extensive street closures and a shortage of public parking, those who desire to join the parade are strongly recommended to use public transportation.

At around 12:15 p.m., a special ticketed event at Dodger Stadium will start after the procession. The stadium’s entrance gates will open at 9 a.m., and parking gates for attendees will open at 8:30 a.m. There will be food and merchandise for sale. Before the team arrives, there will be entertainment inside the stadium, including DodgerVision scoreboards that will show the parade. This event will be subject to all Dodger Stadium policies and procedures, including the reminder that signs, bags, and other objects that are prohibited by our policies are not allowed.

At 9:30 a.m., SportsNet LA and local networks CBS 2, NBC 4, KTLA 5, ABC 7, KCAL 9, and Fox 11 will start airing coverage of every event on Friday. On AM 570, there will be radio coverage.

The Los Angeles Dodger Foundation, which is working to address the most important issues confronting Los Angeles with a mission to enhance social justice, health care, education, and homelessness for all Angelenos, will get a part of the stadium event’s earnings.

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Tuten Leads the Hokies with 4 Touchdowns and 266 Running Yards in a Blowout Victory

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Thursday night, Virginia Tech defeated Boston College 42–21 thanks to a school record 266 yards and four touchdowns from Bhayshul Tuten.

For the Hokies (4-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and never trailed en way to a second straight victory, Kyron Drones added two rushing scores and a touchdown pass.

Tuten completed 18 carries while also scoring on 83 and 61-yard touchdown runs, the latter of which came with 8:28 remaining to win the game. And he caught a touchdown pass from Drones that was 20 yards in length.

Tuten declared, “Every game is a special game.” “That’s how I look at it. I just felt a little better today. We had a bye week. I felt great throughout practice. I took the knee brace off (for a sore knee). I felt fast, I felt good, I felt fluid. I just came out and balled today, and that’s what we needed.”

After trailing 28-0 at the half, Boston College (4-3, 1-2 ACC) got within 28-21 on a 5-yard run by Kye Robichaux with 2:55 remaining in the third quarter, and they were on the drive early in the fourth. However, Robichaux was stopped on a fourth-and-1 at midfield, and Virginia Tech took advantage of the next play. With 11:02 remaining, Tuten scored on a 6-yard run to give Virginia Tech a 35-21 lead.

“That’s a good team that we beat tonight,” stated Brent Pry, the coach of Virginia Tech. “And we beat them soundly.”

With his 266 rushing yards, Tuten eclipsed the previous school record of 253 established by Darren Evans in 2008 versus Maryland. After removing Tuten from the game because of his proximity to the record, the Virginia Tech coaching staff decided to put him back in to break it. During the Hokies’ last drive, Tuten set the record with a 17-yard run.

“I normally don’t like that, but a school record at a place like Tech with so many great running backs, and he was deserving with his performance,” Pry stated.

Drones completed 14 of 18 passes for 164 yards and ran for 40 yards. Drones scored on runs of 11 yards and 1 yard on the Hokies’ opening two possessions. The Hokies finished with a season-high 533 yards, trailing just Tuten and Drones.

The Eagles finished with 372 yards, led by Thomas Castellanos, who passed for 205 yards and two touchdowns.

“I felt really good about the preparation for the game,” Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien remarked. “Obviously, I was wrong. We’ve got to prepare differently, better, whatever it might be. We’ve got to figure it out. … We’ve got to coach better. We’ve got a good coaching staff. We do. We have a lot of experience. But we didn’t play well tonight, so that’s on the coaching. We’ve got to coach better and hopefully we’ll get it turned around.”

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Shohei Ohtani Gets Standing Ovation After Achieving 50-50 Milestone, Then Hits 52-52

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After securing the first 50-50 season in MLB history on Friday, Shohei Ohtani made a triumphant homecoming to Dodger Stadium. He continued doing what he does best after that.

The Los Angeles Dodgers player began the 52-52 club with a home run and a steal against the Colorado Rockies, after the teams reached 50-50 and 51-51 in the same game. In the fifth inning, Ohtani faced Rockies starter Kyle Freeland. He worked the count full before taking a pitch at his armpits to deep center field.

Few batters possess the ability to hit a pitch that high and blast it 423 feet in the opposite direction.

After a double and a single two innings later, Ohtani advanced to second base on Mookie Betts’ first pitch.

Ohtani broke Rickey Henderson’s record of 13 home runs in a single game set in 1986 by recording both a stolen base and a home run for the 14th time this season.

After going 9 for 10 with four home runs, two doubles, three steals, six runs, and 12 RBI in his last two games, Ohtani is now one home run behind Aaron Judge for the MLB lead. The majority of that output occurred on Thursday night against the Marlins, when Ohtani not only reached 50-50 with style, but he also had one of the best offensive outings in MLB history.

Ohtani combined an incredible season-long feat with the 16th 10-RBI game in MLB history in the same game that he hit his 49th, 50th, and 51st home runs of the year and stole his 50th and 51st bases. In addition, it was the first three-homer, two-steal game in MLB history, all on the anniversary of Ohtani’s unbelievable—that he didn’t have Tommy John surgery—on September 19, 2023.

The only downside of that magical night was that it happened on the road. Still, Ohtani received a curtain call at LoanDepot Park in Miami. Dodgers fans made an effort to show their support by giving him a standing ovation before his first at-bat on Friday, which earned him a wave in return.

Though it’s unclear how far into untested terrain Ohtani can go in homers and steals, he may have reached 50-50.

In addition, there’s the playoff issue. With eight games remaining, the 92-62 Dodgers have a four-game lead over the San Diego Padres for the NL West championship. They also secured their spot in the playoffs on Thursday. They’ll need to get beyond a string of pitching injuries if they hope to give Ohtani a ring, regardless of where they finish in his debut postseason.

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