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Cueto, Votto lead in win over Nats

Johnny Cueto pitched a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts, Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs and the Reds beat Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals 5-0 Tuesday night.

Clippers 4, Mud Hens 2

The Clippers broke a 2-all tie with two runs in the sixth inning to win the opening game of a three-game series in Toledo, 4-2, Tuesday night.

Fewer fatal holiday crashes

Seven people were killed in crashes on Ohio roads over the four-day Fourth of July holiday period, about half as many as a year ago and the fewest in three years.

Pot group’s “Fresh Start Act” inches toward ballot

A group working to get a marijuana legalization issue on Ohio’s fall ballot has passed the next step in a separate effort to have some related crimes expunged.

Trimming allowance worries water experts

Water quality experts are cringing at a provision in the state budget that allows owners of property along reservoirs and public waterways to pull plants, mow paths and chop trees next to their lawns.

Akron fans get first look at King James, matinee idol

LeBron James, his movie co-stars, the director and producer are expected to attend an invitation-only screening in Akron for the comedy “Trainwreck.”

West Side traffic changes will last about a month

Drivers are getting used to new traffic patterns at the West Side’s biggest highway interchange following the fiery crash of a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of ethanol.

Reds 3, Nationals 2

Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and the Reds beat Washington 3-2 Monday night to end the Nationals’ nine-game home winning streak.

Astros 9, Indians 4

Dallas Keuchel, chosen for the American League All-Star team earlier Monday, allowed three runs in six innings in helping the Houston Astros defeat the Indians 9-4.

Mud Hens 3, Clippers 2

Zach Walters and Tyler Naquin had good days at the plate for the Clippers, but Toledo’s ninth-inning rally was the difference as the Mud Hens took the rubber match of a three-game series at Huntington Park Monday by a 3-2 score.