Eric Olson, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Spartans dealing with another scandal as Penix-led Washington visits for one of Week 3’s top games

by Eric Olson Associated PressSeptember 13, 2023September 13, 2023

No. 8 Washington’s visit to Michigan State would have been one of the most closely watched intersectional games Saturday even without the latest scandal in East Lansing.The Spartans are 2-0 following easy wins over Central Michigan and Richmond and…

FILE - Nebraska head coach Scott Frost talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Indianapolis. Nebraska coach Scott Frost brought in 15 players from the transfer portal. Seven or eight of them could be starters as Frost enters his crucial fifth season. The group is ranked the No. 7 transfer portal class by 247Sports.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Transfer portal provides more hits, fewer misses for college football coaches

by Eric Olson Associated PressAugust 22, 2022August 22, 2022

Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024

by Ralph D. Russo Associated Press, and Eric Olson Associated PressJune 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Green Run High School cornerback Tayon Holloway is interviewed after signing his national letter of intent for the University of North Carolina during a national signing day event at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Va. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (Trent Sprague /The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

College Football: Amid signing day chaos, SEC powers grab top recruits

by Eric Olson Associated PressDecember 15, 2021December 15, 2021

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Week 9 Preview: Wolverines-Spartans biggest of Big 10 battles

by Eric Olson Associated PressOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021

Penn State place kicker Jordan Stout (98) celebrates with Chris Stoll (91) after kicking a 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of their NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Penn State defeated Indiana 24-0. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

Iowa up to No. 3; Clemson out of Top 25 first time since ‘14

by Eric Olson Associated PressOctober 3, 2021October 3, 2021

Arkansas' Jacob Nesbit (5) prepares to bat against Tennessee in the ninth inning of an NCAA college baseball championship game during the Southeastern Conference tournament Sunday, May 30, 2021, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Arkansas top seed in NCAA Tournament after dominant SEC run

by Eric Olson Associated PressMay 31, 2021May 31, 2021

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 file photo, Washington coaches and assistants wear masks as they watch forward Reagan Lundeen shoot during the NCAA college basketball team's practice in Seattle. For all the stops and starts endured by men's and women's college basketball teams because of the pandemic, more than 80% of scheduled conference games were played this season, according to research by The Associated Press. The season was nonetheless a grind for most teams and none...

College Basketball: 8 of 10 conference games played in pandemic; it wasn’t easy

by Eric Olson Associated PressMarch 30, 2021March 30, 2021

FILE - Boston University's David Farrance is shown during an NCAA college hockey game against Northeastern in Boston, in a Feb 4, 2019, file photo. On Friday night, Jan. 8, 2021, BU will become the last Division I men's team to start its season when Providence visits. The game will be at Walter Brown Arena because the team's regular home, Agganis Arena, has been repurposed as a campus COVID-19 test site. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

Changing on the fly: College hockey teams do it on, off ice

by Eric Olson Associated PressJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

FILE - Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart (30) gets between Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) and forward Cierra Burdick (11) during the second half of Game 3 of basketball's WNBA Finals in Bradenton, Fla., in this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, file photo. The last month of 2020 saw women make huge strides on the business end of sports. The WNBA and its union announced a tentative eight-year labor deal allowing top players to earn more than 500,000 and raising the average annual salary to 130,000 a year.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Breakthroughs come on, off field in 2020 for women’s sports

by Eric Olson Associated PressDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020