Kizer gets starting nod
Rookie DeShone Kizer is Cleveland’s new starting quarterback.
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Tribe falls to Bosox; Kipnis limping
Mitch Moreland hit a fifth-inning home run, Drew Pomeranz and three relievers bested Corey Kluber, and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-1.
Cubs 9, Reds 3
The Chicago Cubs kept their second-half surge going with a 9-3 victory over the Reds.
Mud Hens 8, Clippers 3
The Mud Hens won their fourth straight victory, 8-3, over the Clippers on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Field.
Crew SC 2, LA Galaxy
Goals by Ola Kamara and Justin Meram led the Columbus Crew SC to a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy at MAPFRE Stadium Wednesday night.
Backup to Barrett suffers broken hand
The job of backing up Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett has at least temporarily fallen into the willing hands of redshirt freshman Dwayne Haskins following news that Joe Burrow would be out indefinitely with a broken hand.
Progress in fight against infant mortality
Efforts to reduce infant mortality in Franklin County appear to be paying off, even though new research suggests many parents are still not following doctors’ advice that has proven effective in combating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Head knocked off Confederate statue in Camp Chase Cemetery
Police say a Confederate soldier statue at a cemetery on the Hilltop has been damaged by vandals who took its head.
Senate overrides Kasich vetoes, but medicaid expansion safe
The Ohio Senate has overridden six of Republican Gov. John Kasich’s budget vetoes while stopping short of reversing his decision to strike a tax hike proposal that the administration had called “unsustainable.”
Ohioan among missing sailors
An Ohio man engaged to be married next year is among 10 U.S. sailors missing since the USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore.