For the first time in over three decades, Columbus sports fans officially have a professional outdoor football team to call their own.The Columbus Aviators make
For the first time in over three decades, Columbus sports fans officially have a professional outdoor football team to call their own. The Columbus Aviators make their league debut tonight against the Orlando Storm, ending a 34-year drought for the city.
While Central Ohio has long been defined by the dominance of Ohio State Saturdays, the Aviators represent the first professional outdoor fixture in the region since the Ohio Glory played a single season at Ohio Stadium in 1992.The launch of the Aviators, a new expansion franchise in the United Football League , fills a long-standing void in the local sports landscape. Led by head coach and former Buckeye star Ted Ginn Jr., the team offers a professional alternative for a city that has spent decades without a spring or minor-league outdoor football presence. The roster features several names familiar to Ohio football fans, including former Cleveland Browns linebacker Tony Fields II and quarterback Jalan McClendon. The coaching staff also brings NFL pedigree to the sidelines with offensive coordinator Todd Haley. While tonight’s inaugural game takes place in Orlando, the wait for professional football on Columbus soil will end shortly.The Aviators are scheduled to host their first-ever home game at Historic Crew Stadium on Friday, April 3, against the DC Defenders.For the first time in over three decades, Columbus sports fans officially have a professional outdoor football team to call their own.The Columbus Aviators makeCentral Ohio communities gathered in grief and gratitude as three airmen killed in a refueling aircraft crash in Iraq were brought home to be laid to rest.GROVE CITY, Ohio — Don Leonard, a Democratic candidate for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, was arrested Saturday morning during a "No Kings" protestA drone scare at PBI triggered a ground stop and scrambled helicopters Sunday near Air Force One, per a Delta pilot caught on video circulating online.The Ohio Department of Wildlife is working with other organizations to protect the state's environment, and together they are looking for help from the communit
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