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Cardale, Noah in word skirmish

The Cavaliers evened their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series with Chicago at a game apiece with a victory Wednesday night in a game that sparked a verbal spat between the Bulls’ Joakim Noah and Buckeye quarterback Cardale Jones.

Tribe bats perk up in 10-3 win

Just about everyone in the Cleveland lineup drove in a run, Carlos Carrasco tossed seven sharp innings and the Indians rolled to a 10-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.

Reds 3, Pirates 0

Mike Leake worked eight innings for his sixth straight victory over Pittsburgh and Marlon Byrd homered for the second night in a row as the Reds beat the skidding Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Clippers 2, Knights 0

Michael Roth’s eight scoreless innings guided the Clippers to a 2-0 win over the Charlotte Knights at Huntington Park Wednesday night, bringing Columbus back to .500 at 13-13 on the season.

Ginther 1st in primary; Boyd, Scott deadlocked for #2

Columbus City Council President Andrew Ginther will square off against either fellow Democrat Zach Scott or Republican Terry Boyd in a November runoff election to determine who becomes mayor of Ohio’s biggest city.

5 school issues approved

School issues in central Ohio fared well at the polls Tuesday, with five out of six winning solid approval from voters.

Mandatory bike helmet bill

Ohio children 16 or younger would have to wear a helmet while riding a bike, under legislation introduced on Tuesday.

Minimum wage debate

Two organizations supporting a move to raise the nation’s minimum wage to $12 an hour say it will be good for Ohio’s workers and its economy.

New bill would loosen gun restrictions

A series of proposed gun laws would expand concealed weapons in Ohio by potentially allowing them in places like churches or daycares and letting certain gun owners carry concealed weapons without a permit.