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Fired band director suit dismissed

A fired Ohio State marching band director says he is weighing his legal options after a state court dismissed his defamation lawsuit against the university.

Indians 11, Royals 4

Tyler Naquin hit two of the Indians’ five homers and had a career-high six RBIs, helping the Indians rout the AL Central-rival Kansas City Royals 11-4 Wednesday.

Reds 6, Braves 3

Tucker Barnhart and Joey Votto hit two-run homers, and the Reds rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Wednesday and win the season series between the NL’s worst teams.

Bats 7, Clippers 5

Louisville won the final game of a three-game series with the Clippers, 7-5, Wednesday at Huntington Park.

Indians 7, Royals 3

Danny Salazar handled the Royals for the third time this season, with the Indians roughing up Kansas City’s starter-by-committee and rolling to a 7-3 victory Tuesday night to even their three-game series.

Braves 5, Reds 4 (11)

Atlanta’s bullpen blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning, but Ender Inciarte hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th to rally the Atlanta Braves past the Reds 5-4, evening a series between the NL’s worst teams.

Clippers 9, Bats 8 (10)

The Clippers rallied in the bottom of the 9th to tie the score, then beat Louisville 9-8 in 10 innings Tuesday night at Huntington Park.

Convention tension, but no violence

A threatened flag burning and a wall-building stunt mocking Donald Trump’s Mexican border plan have potential to fuel already bubbling tensions outside the Republican National Convention.