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Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

Ohio's football team held MAC Media Day at Ford Field in Detroit on Wednesday, where head coach John Hauser, athletic director Slade Larscheid, and key student-athletes discussed plans to overcome significant offseason turnover including a major influx of transfers.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

Team Athens Cycling hosted the returning Athens Gravel Challenge at Bailey’s Trail System in Wayne National Forest after last year’s cancellation. Over 150 riders in 17 categories raced 54-, 37.5- and 22-mile courses at Chauncey-Dover Trailhead and celebrated afterward with beer and refreshments (provided in Chauncey).

Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

Ohio University associate professor Cory Cronin released research showing that rural hospitals use community benefit budgets differently than their non-rural peers, which adds to financial challenges in offering essential services. His work, presented with WOUB on Friday, July 24, reveals why these hospitals struggle to remain open.

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