Hosted by Randy Buffington, stories of courage produced through the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program capture the beauty of sports -- on and off the field.

A package that aired on Merit Street Media for the 2024 Women’s Final Four in Cleveland, OH.

Max May is a true inspiration. This past school year the high school junior out of James A. Garfield High School (Garrettsville, OH) played basketball, cross country, and baseball all while undergoing treatment for Glioblastoma a rare form of brain cancer. Max was the Courage Award winner at the USA Today High School Sports Award Akron & Portage County show. It was a pleasure to put this piece together. A huge thank you to everyone that took the time out to talk. -- Keep doing it right, Max. Watch the rest of my work here: https://randy13b.wixsite.com/randybuffington/demo-reel And follow me on Instagram here: Instagram.com/randyisice

Super Bowl 57 features Ohio's own Kelce brothers. Randy Buffington heads to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to ask how Ohioans are betting on SB LVII. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5C1HBPMEcCA1YGQmqj6Iw Follow us in social media: » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usatodayspo... » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usatodaysports/ » Twitter: https://twitter.com/usatodaysports?s=... » TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportsseriously?_t=8YjL5Z779IM&_r=1 USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #NFL #SuperBowl #Kelce

Ohio will have a few teams in this year's March Madness, but will Ohioans bet on them? Or are there other teams that are the better bet? Time to bet with the people. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5C1HBPMEcCA1YGQmqj6Iw Follow us in social media: » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usatodayspo... » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usatodaysports/ » Twitter: https://twitter.com/usatodaysports?s=... » TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportsseriously?_t=8YjL5Z779IM&_r=1 USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #marchmadness #ncaabasketball #ncaatournament

Randy Buffington spoke with Cavaliers fans about their confidence in the team and whether or not they'd make a wager on them to go all the way to the finals. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5C1HBPMEcCA1YGQmqj6Iw Follow us in social media: » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usatodayspo... » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usatodaysports/ » Twitter: https://twitter.com/usatodaysports?s=... » TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportsseriously?_t=8YjL5Z779IM&_r=1 USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #nba #cavaliers #betting

Braden Hahlen looked at death in the face and laughed. In the sixth grade, an ATV rollover accident nearly cost him his life. A few years down the line, the young man that wasn't supposed to be here is representing Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy at the Ohio Wrestling State Tournament. It was a pleasure to put this piece together. Keep scrambling Braden. Check out my website for more of my work: https://randy13b.wixsite.com/randybuffington/home and follow me on IG -- https://www.instagram.com/randyisice/

Cleveland Browns fans are all too familiar with the phrase, "there's always next year". But are they excited about the other Ohio team that's still in it, the Cincinnati Bengals. Find out if the people of Cleveland are betting with their heads or their hearts ahead of the AFC Championship game. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5C1HBPMEcCA1YGQmqj6Iw Follow us in social media: » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usatodayspo... » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usatodaysports/ » Twitter: https://twitter.com/usatodaysports?s=... » TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sportsseriously?_t=8YjL5Z779IM&_r=1 USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #cincinnatibengals #nflpicks #nflpredictions