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Xavier, UC both winners

Matt Stainbrook scored 20 points, Dee Davis added 17 and sixth-seeded Xavier beat No. 11 seed Mississippi 76-57 in the NCAA Tournament’s West Regional on Thursday.

CBJ 6, Canucks 2

Rookie Marko Dano recorded his first two-goal game in the NHL and Sergei Bobrovsky made 38 saves as the Blue Jackets routed the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday night.

Ohio Senate approves 75 mph speed limit

The two-year, $7 billion transportation budget approved unanimously by the Ohio Senate Wednesday would allow any vehicle, including trucks, to drive 75 mph on rural Ohio freeways and the Ohio Turnpike.

Obama in Cleveland blasts GOP budget

President Barack Obama used a visit to Cleveland to take “a little credit” for low unemployment and to take a swipe and a Republican budget proposal.

OSU opens dance vs. VCU

The Ohio State men’s basketball team makes its 27th appearance in the NCAA tournament Thursday afternoon

Flyers land in tourney

Dayton is headed to Columbus after a come-from-behind win in a first-round NCAA tournament game on the Flyers’ home court.