One of the stranger chapters in Ohio State football recruiting — the abrupt decommitment of linebacker Alex Anzalone of Wyomissing, Pa., a week ago — is probably far from over.

Repeated concussions drove Art Schlichter’s gambling addiction and 30 years of criminal behavior, his attorney said yesterday after a federal judge sentenced the former quarterback to more than a decade in prison.

A payroll survey conducted by ESPN The Magazine determined that the Crew ranks last in average salary among 278 teams worldwide in 14 major professional leagues. The list covers seven sports spanning 10 countries.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has been suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season by the NFL, one of four players punished for participating in a pay-for-pain bounty system.

The Cincinnati Bengals’ 18-year streak of passing up Ohio State players in the NFL draft ended yesterday when they took running back Daniel Herron in the sixth round.

It took almost five hours for an Ohio State player to be selected on the final day of the NFL draft, but the long wait wasn’t the biggest surprise yesterday.