June 20, 2026

Ohio State hockey player accused of using in-game racial slur ‘will not practice or compete at this time’

The Ohio State hockey player who has been accused of directing a racial slur toward Michigan State player Jagger Joshua “multiple times,” is away from the team for now.  Fox News Flash top sports headlines for November 23 What to watch next Click to expand Replay Video Late Tuesday night, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith issued a statement regarding the incident. In the release, Smith names the Buckeyes’ player accused of using the slur, which Joshua declined to do.  © Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Michigan State Spartans celebrate a shootout victory against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Oct. 29, 2022, at the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend Indiana. Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images “I want to offer my sincere and heartfelt apology to Jagger Joshua. On behalf of Ohio State University, I am so sorry,” Smith wrote in the statement. “No student…

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