RG3: “I have a massive chip on my shoulder”
Robert Griffin III says that while a few players decided to leave the Browns this offseason, the former Washington quarterback picked Cleveland as his new football home.
WSNY
CBJ 5, Maple Leafs 1
Brandon Dubinsky scored two goals and Brandon Saad added a goal and assist and the Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night.
With James on bench, Pacers roll past Cavs 123-109
Paul George scored 29 points and C.J. Miles added 21, helping the Indiana Pacers blow out the Cavaliers — with LeBron James getting the night off — 123-109 on Wednesday night.
Indians 7, Red Sox 6
Mike Napoli homered against his former Boston teammates and the Cleveland Indians overcame David Ortiz’s second homer in his farewell season to beat the Red Sox 7-6 on Wednesday night.
Reds 3, Phillies 2
Scott Schebler doubled with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning as the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of another meltdown by Philadelphia’s bullpen and rallied to beat the Phillies 3-2 Wednesday night.
State of the State
Gov. John Kasich comes off the presidential campaign trail to deliver his State of the State speech to Ohio’s first city.
Lawmakers tackling paid family leave
Minority Democrats in the Statehouse want Ohio to join the growing list of states that provide a way for workers to get paid family leave, framing it as a health issue that could reduce the state’s infant mortality rate, which is disturbingly high.
Columbus puts school data online for all to see
Still recovering from a scandal involving falsified attendance data, Ohio’s largest school district is rolling out a product is hopes will improve transparency.
2 dead in daylight shooting
Police are looking for a car and the man and woman who were inside Tuesday afternoon when two men were shot to death at a rental-car company on the Southeast Side.
Dogs, drugs, guns, suspects seized in dogfighting bust
Animal cruelty investigators seized 45 dogs and Columbus police took 11 people into custody this morning in multiple raids across the city, all part of a dogfighting investigation that began more than a year ago.