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“J.T.” Time

His coaches and teammates believe J.T. Barrett has assumed the starting quarterback job at No. 5 Ohio State as if that were the plan all along.

Summer’s Last Blast

It’s Getaway Day for thousands of Ohioans taking advantage of the last holiday weekend of the summer.

35 arrested in prostitution sweep

More than a dozen prostitutes and their clients were rounded up during a two-day crackdown that began with a block watch complaint in a South Side neighborhood this week, Columbus police said.

Johnny Football “not himself” in ad

Wearing spandex leggings, a headband and working out a class of exercising women as if he were Richard Simmons. No, we’ve never seen Johnny Football like this.

Wreck snarls Outerbelt

A Gahanna woman is recovering from injuries suffered in a one-vehicle accident that shut down part of the Outerbelt on the East Side for much of the Thursday afternoon rush.

Absentee ballots in the mail

Ohio’s elections chief says applications for absentee ballots will be mailed Friday to all registered voters in the state.

Browns 33, Bears 13

Brian Hoyer drove Cleveland’s starting offense to a rare preseason touchdown before turning things over to rookie Johnny Manziel in the Browns’ 33-13 exhibition win over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night.

Bengals 35, Colts 7

Rookie Jeremy Hill ran for 90 yards and was Cincinnati’s top receiver, and former Buckeye Dane Sanzenbacher returned a punt to the end zone as the Bengals beat the Indianapolis Colts 35-7 on Thursday night.

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Carlos Carrasco pitched into the seventh inning and Michael Bourn had two triples among his three hits, leading the Indians to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.