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Butter Buckeyes

Trophies and trips to the White House are nice, but you really haven’t hit the big time until you’ve been immortalized in butter. The Buckeyes’ College Football Playoff championship will be so honored at this year’s Ohio State Fair.

Illegal immigrant not detained, accused of killing

Reminiscent of a similar incident in San Francisco, law enforcement officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents told Ohio sheriff’s deputies weeks ago not to detain a man who is in the U.S. illegally and now suspected of killing a woman and wounding another during a crime spree.

Win vaults Clippers to IL West lead

Tyler Holt’s RBI single in the eighth inning was the difference as the Clippers rallied for a 4-3 win over Indianapolis, taking sole possession of first place in the International League’s Western Division.

Reds 4, Cardinals 0

Joey Votto hit a three-run home run in support of Mike Leake, and the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Tribe home losing streak longest in 40 years

Eric Hosmer’s homer with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Kansas City Royals to a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night over the Indians, who have lost eight straight at home — their longest home losing streak in 40 years.

Ohio infant mortality declines

An optimist would find hope in new numbers that show fewer Ohio babies are dying before they see their first birthday, said Dr. Arthur James, a national expert on infant mortality and an ob-gyn with Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center.