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Maple Leafs 6, CBJ 3

Nazem Kadri had three goals and two assists and Frederik Andersen made a career-high 54 saves, leading the surging Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-3 victory over the Blue Jackets.

Bjorkstrand, Dubois lead Blue Jackets past Islanders, 4-1

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored power-play goals in the second period to give Columbus the lead, and Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson scored less than a minute apart in the third to help the Blue Jackets pull away for a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

WBK: (16) OSU 88, Illinois 69

Kelsey Mitchell scored 28 points and Illinois native Linnae Harper added 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead Ohio State to an 88-69 victory Tuesday night at Illinois.

Cavs 120, Thunder 112

LeBron James scored 37 points, and the new-look Cavaliers got a much different result this time against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 120-112 victory on Tuesday night.

Ohio drug overdose deaths up 39%

Despite a major push to stem Ohio’s opioid crisis, the state’s overdose death rate has climbed to 14 a day — the third-biggest jump in the nation.

Man arrested for buying gun used to kill officers

A northeast Ohio man has been arrested and charged with acting as a “straw purchaser” who bought the gun used to kill two Westerville police officers and providing it to the suspect in the case.