Ryan Stano

Columbus

Buckeye for life. Head writer @ScarletAndGame and owner/writer @BuckeyeFocus. Co-host of Ohio State Primetime @TheVOCFB. NBA writer @LA_SportsReport

Articles

Elite cornerback rebukes Ohio State football team for SEC program

3 days ago | scarletandgame.com | Ryan Stano

An elite cornerback in the 2026 recruiting class has chosen Georgia over Ohio State. The Ohio State football program continues to try to build its 2026 recruiting class. So far, they have just 13 commitments for the class. Even so, that's good enough to claim the third-best recruiting class in the country. They still have faith that they can add more quality recruits to get closer to having the best class. Ohio State didn't quite have the recruiting weekend that they were hoping for.
Celtics Free Agency: Breaking Down Why Luke Kornet Should Stay

3 days ago | si.com | Ryan Stano

The Boston Celtics are going to have a much different roster at the start of next season than they did this year. Jayson Tatum is going to be out because of injury, and several players will have been traded away. What is uncertain is which of those players will be traded away. The most likely candidates to be shipped out of Boston are Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday. If they do decide to ship out Porzingis, then the Celtics will be down a key big man.
Ohio State football fans are up in arms after horrible renovation is announced

3 days ago | scarletandgame.com | Ryan Stano

Ohio State football fans are not happy with the new renovation plans for the Shoe. The Ohio State football program has allowed the Shoe to have several renovations over the past ten years or so. They enlarged the South scoreboard, reduced seating capacity in the South stands, and created more luxury boxes. Only one of those is an improvement for 90% of the fans who attend games. Now, Ross Bjork and the rest of the Ohio State athletic department have decided to renovate the Shoe again.
Celtics Urged to Make Major Roster Reset

3 days ago | si.com | Ryan Stano

The Boston Celtics are in an undesirable position this offseason. Just a year after winning the NBA championship, they now might be looking at massive restructuring. Boston won't have Jayson Tatum for most of the season next year as he recovers from a torn Achilles. That means that if they were ever going to reset things, now would be the time to do it. The impending tax bill is massive, so the Celtics are looking to shed some salary.
Lakers News: LeBron James Podcast Rips Into Basketball Pundit Brian Windhorst

3 days ago | si.com | Ryan Stano

LeBron James is one of the best players to ever play the game of basketball. His career is one of the best careers of anyone to ever play in the NBA. James has been chronicled by a bunch of journalists over the course of his 20+ year career. One of them, who has covered his entire career, is Brian Windhorst. Winhorst has written books on James and started covering him during his rookie year in Cleveland.
Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton Admits He Took Draft Snub From East Rival Personally

3 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Stano

The Indiana Pacers were doubted as a team throughout their entire run in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Pundits picked against them in almost every single series they played. Indiana is made up of a team full of players who have been doubted for most of their careers. The Pacers are a team that is overlooked because they don't play in a big market. Tyrese Haliburton is an unconventional superstar because of his past-first nature.
Lakers Could Capitalize on This Factor to Add Major Talent

3 days ago | yardbarker.com | Ryan Stano

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to have to make significant improvements to their roster if they want to make any kind of deep playoff run next season. Los Angeles wasn't expecting to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. They were hoping to make much more noise, especially after acquiring Luka Doncic a couple of weeks before the trade deadline. The Lakers don't have much cap space this summer to sign players in free agency.
Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton Admits He Took Draft Snub From East Rival Personally

3 days ago | si.com | Ryan Stano

The Indiana Pacers were doubted as a team throughout their entire run in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Pundits picked against them in almost every single series they played. Indiana is made up of a team full of players who have been doubted for most of their careers. The Pacers are a team that is overlooked because they don't play in a big market. Tyrese Haliburton is an unconventional superstar because of his past-first nature.
Lakers Could Capitalize on This Factor to Add Major Talent

3 days ago | si.com | Ryan Stano

The Los Angeles Lakers are going to have to make significant improvements to their roster if they want to make any kind of deep playoff run next season. Los Angeles wasn't expecting to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. They were hoping to make much more noise, especially after acquiring Luka Doncic a couple of weeks before the trade deadline. The Lakers don't have much cap space this summer to sign players in free agency.
Bucks President Has Hilarious Response to Giannis Antetokounmpo Getting Statue

3 days ago | si.com | Ryan Stano

Giannis Antetokounmpo is still trying to figure out what he is going to do. For the first time, he is entertaining asking for a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks. Now that the NBA Finals are here, the timeline on him making a decision seems to be inching closer. He would likely make a decision sometime shortly before or after the Finals are finished. That way, the Bucks can plan for their future with or without him.