The Ohio Rugby Sevens Invitational in Mechanicsburg on May 25 will have an attraction beyond the four men’s and four college teams competing: Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett will be playing.

Editor: After reading the Q&A with Ohio State AD Gene Smith (last Sunday), I was so upset that I felt the need to respond to the Mailbox for the first time in 30-plus years as a Dispatch subscriber.

As much as Ohio State has blanketed the nation with scholarship offers in the third recruiting cycle under coach Urban Meyer, the Buckeyes have been precise in their efforts toward landing a quarterback with the 2014 class.

Goaltender Logan Davis of Upper Arlington has signed a national letter of intent to play hockey at Ohio State.

Former Ohio University forward Gary Trent is one of seven athletes set to be inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The ceremony will take place on May 30 at the MAC Honors Dinner at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel.

Kobe Bryant had surgery yesterday on his torn Achilles tendon, ending his season with two games left in the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff chase.