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• Football state final matchups announced by OHSAA

  25-11-2018 23:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released the pairings and schedule for the football state championship games, which kick off Thursday evening at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.General admission tickets are available from the 14 participating schools for only $11. Other tickets and club level reserved seats are available at: https://www.profootballhof.com/tickets/MATCHUPS:Thursday: ​7:30 p.m. - Division II: No. 3 Massillon Washington (14-0) vs
  
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• Mayfield has 4 TDs, Browns rout Bengals 35-20 for road win

  25-11-2018 22:57
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Baker Mayfield threw a career-high four touchdown passes in another growing-up-fast performance, and the Cleveland Browns ended one of the NFL's longest streaks of road futility on Sunday with a 35-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, who lost quarterback Andy Dalton to a thumb injury.Cleveland (4-6-1) got its first road win since 2015, emphatically snapping a streak of 25 straight road losses that was one shy of the Lions' NFL record. The Browns also ended a run of se
  
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• Back in the mix: OSU jumps to No. 6 in AP, coaches polls after routing Michigan

  25-11-2018 20:29
  
  Ohio State moved up to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after trouncing rival Michigan.The Buckeyes jumped four spots and the Wolverines fell four to No. 8, but overall the rankings were relatively stable after the last weekend of the regular season. Going into next week, when each FBS conference will play a championship game, Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame are the top three for the sixth straight poll.Georgia moved up a spot to No. 4 and Oklahoma is fifth. Unbeaten UCF also
  
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• Ohio's deer-gun seasons set to start

  25-11-2018 20:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's gun seasons for deer hunting begin this week.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the first deer-gun season begins Monday and runs through Sunday, Dec. 2. A two-day season will be held Dec. 15-16.The statewide bag limit is six deer with only one antlered deer allowed regardless of location or method of take. Deer bag limits are determined by county and hunters cannot exceed a county's bag limit.Deer hunting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes
  
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• Catastrophic Northern California fire is finally contained

  25-11-2018 17:32
  
  PARADISE, Calif. — A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California is finally contained.The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Sunday that the Camp fire has been surrounded by firefighters after several days of rain.Crews continue sifting through muddy ash for human remains in and around the devastated town of Paradise.The nation's deadliest wildfire in a century killed at least 85 people, and 249 are on a list
  
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• OSU police issue safety notice after burglary at Buckeye Village Apartment Complex

  25-11-2018 17:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State University Police issued a safety notice Sunday after a burglary on Saturday.Police said sometime between the hours of 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., someone broke into an apartment at Buckeye Village Apartment Complex near Ackerman Road and Fred Taylor Drive.Police said valuables including electronics and personal items were stolen.No one was home at the time and no one was hurt, according to police.Because suspect details are limited, OSU police are asking anyone with inform
  
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• Official scoring change gives Haskins another TD pass

  25-11-2018 17:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — An official scoring change in Ohio State's 62-39 victory over Michigan has credited Buckeyes quarterback Dwayne Haskins with a sixth touchdown pass in the game.Parris Campbell was originally credited with a 78-yard rushing TD on a play in which he crossed in front of Haskins, took the ball and raced for a score. After the game, coaches and players said the ball was flipped from Haskins to Campbell, which makes it a forward pass. There were no video replays from game covera
  
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• Ex-Trump campaign adviser loses bid to delay prison sentence

  25-11-2018 16:51
  
  WASHINGTON — A judge has rejected an effort by former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to delay his two-week prison term and says Papadopoulos must surrender Monday as scheduled.Papadopoulos sought the delay until an appeals court rules in a separate case challenging the constitutionality of special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment.But in an order Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Randy Moss said Papadopoulos' arguments failed to justify a delay.Papadopoulos pl
  
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• Constitution exhibit to be unveiled at Ohio statehouse museum

  25-11-2018 16:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's original state constitutions will be displayed soon in a permanent exhibit at the Ohio Statehouse Museum.The exhibit featuring the state's 1802 and 1851 constitutions will be unveiled Wednesday.The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and the Capitol Square Foundation in partnership with the Ohio History Connection produced the exhibit. It showcases the original documents in conjunction with visitor-interactive displays that will answer questions about the Ohio
  
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• Incoming Mexico government: No deal to host US asylum-seekers

  25-11-2018 14:27
  
  MEXICO CITY — Mexico's incoming government denied a report Saturday that it plans to allow asylum-seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, one of several options the Trump administration has been pursuing in negotiations for months.The deal was seen as a way to dissuade thousands of Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S., a process that can take years. In effect, Mexican border towns are already acting as waiting rooms for m
  
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• Police offer reward for information in northeast Columbus woman's death

  25-11-2018 13:11
  COLUMBUS-- Police are still searching for suspects from a drive-by shooting that occurred last year on Thanksgiving Day.On Nov. 23, 2017, at approximately 12:53 p.m., Adrian Scott was preparing food in the kitchen of a residence located on Hiddenspring Drive.While Scott was cooking, gunshots were heard.Everyone in the residence attempted to avoid being struck by bullets as they passed through the walls of the house.Scott was shot. Her fiancé ran to her side finding her unresponsive.Columb
  
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• Crime Stoppers offers reward in case of Columbus woman killed while preparing Thanksgiving dinner

  25-11-2018 13:11
  COLUMBUS-- Police are still searching for suspects from a drive-by shooting that occurred last year on Thanksgiving Day.On Nov. 23, 2017, at approximately 12:53 p.m., Adrian Scott was preparing food in the kitchen of a residence located on Hiddenspring Drive.While Scott was cooking, gunshots were heard.Everyone in the residence attempted to avoid being struck by bullets as they passed through the walls of the house.Scott was shot. Her fiancé ran to her side finding her unresponsive.Columb
  
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• U.S. service member, 2 Afghans troops killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan

  25-11-2018 12:55
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. military said Saturday that a service member has been killed in Afghanistan, while in a separate incident two Afghan soldiers died when their helicopter failed to land properly. The brief U.S. military statement did not provide further details on the soldier's identity or the time or place of death. The death brings the U.S. combat death toll this year in Afghanistan to eight, according to Reuters. It also comes just weeks after Major Brent Taylor, the mayor of Nor
  
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• Syrian officials: More than 100 wounded in chemical attack

  25-11-2018 12:47
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian official and the state news agency say more than 100 people have been treated at hospitals after a suspected poison gas attack by rebels in the northern city of Aleppo, updating an earlier toll.Forensic Medicine General Director Zaher Hajo told The Associated Press Sunday that those wounded the night before were taken to two hospitals in Aleppo, Syria's largest city.Hajo says all but 15 of the 105 people who were treated have been discharged. He says two people w
  
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• 2 shot near Africentric Early College in east Columbus

  25-11-2018 07:43
  
  COLUMBUS-- Police are investigating the scene of a shooting in east Columbus that put two people in the hospital Saturday. At approximately 5:59 p.m., officers were dispatched to Allegheny Avenue on reports of gunshots being fired.Police say one victim arrived at Grant Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left foot and the other victim arrived at Ohio State University East Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right buttock.Both victims were self transported and stated they were shot at the Afric
  
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• Haskins continues to set Big Ten, school records at Ohio State

  25-11-2018 05:00
  Dwayne Haskins, who led the Buckeyes to a 62-39 victory over No. 4 Michigan Saturday by throwing for 318 yards and five touchdowns, has torched several OSU and Big Ten records so far this season.Saturday he was 19 of 30 with no interceptions and directed the Buckeyes to 567 yards of offense against the nation’s No. 1 defensive unit. He also:Set the Big Ten Conference single-season record for passing yards with 4,003, topping Curtis Painter’s 2006 record of 3,985 yards.Set the Big Ten
  
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• With child coming, it's off to the suburbs for Harry, Meghan

  25-11-2018 04:17
  
  LONDON — Like many a couple before them, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are moving to the suburbs ahead of the anticipated birth of their first child.Officials said Saturday that Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will move from Kensington Palace in central London to Frogmore Cottage, a house on the grounds of Windsor Estate, early next year.The couple, who married in a chapel on the Windsor Castle grounds in May, is expecting their first child in the spring. Windsor is about 20 mi
  
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• Refunds to be offered to those who paid for Woods-Mickelson matchup

  25-11-2018 03:49
  
  Turner's B/R Live brand is offering a refund to those who experienced technical difficulties during the Phil Mickelson-Tiger Woods pay-per-view match in Las Vegas. Technical difficulties marred the event, which was billed as golf's first pay-per-view broadcast. Eventually Turner and Bleacher Report representatives sent out links on social media allowing people to view it for free on their computers and mobile devices. B/R Live said Saturday that it would offer refunds. Charter Spectrum, Cox Comm
  
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• New York dog found in Florida 18 months after disappearing

  25-11-2018 03:04
  
  SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) — Eighteen months after Sinatra the brown and white Husky disappeared from his home in New York, he ended up wandering in a Florida neighborhood where 13-year-old Rose Verrill took him in.Turns out, Sinatra once belonged to 16-year-old Zion Willis, who died in a gun accident in Brooklyn, New York, in 2015. He'll be reunited with her family in Baltimore on Sunday.The Tampa Bay Times reports that while the dog has been found, no one knows how it traveled 1,200 miles (1,931
  
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• Misery continues for Harbaugh, Michigan in The Game

  25-11-2018 02:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — With its best chance in years to beat Ohio State in The Game, Michigan crashed and burned.Michigan's "revenge tour" — along with its Big Ten and national title hopes — ended in misery on a cold, gray Saturday in Ohio Stadium, where the Wolverines have been unable to win a game since 2000. Final score: Ohio State 62, Michigan 39."I'm pretty shocked that the outcome is like this and how easily they moved the ball and made plays," senior defensive back Tyree Kinne
  
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• Skywatch: The moon meets the twins this week

  25-11-2018 00:27
  
  If you’re out in the evening at the beginning of the week, look for the moon as it approaches Gemini. The myth behind the constellation is tied to the twins Castor and Pollux (the names of the two brightest stars in the constellation). Don’t ask how, but the twins had two different fathers, one of whom was Zeus. Castor was mortal and eventually died. Pollux was so distraught that he pleaded with Zeus to make Castor immortal … which he did, and placed the pair in the night sky.
  
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• Dad who lived in North Carolina church for a year arrested by ICE, sparking protest

  25-11-2018 00:06
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. -- An immigrant who sought refuge from deportation in a North Carolina church for 11 months was detained Friday at a scheduled appointment with immigration officials, prompting more than a dozen supporters to block a law enforcement van and wind up under arrest themselves. Mexican national Samuel Oliver-Bruno, 47, was detained at a Raleigh-area immigration office, according to a U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement news release.The advocacy group Alerta Migratoria NC said in a
  
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