CBJ 2, Sharks 1
David Savard and Cam Atkinson scored goals and Sergei Bobrovsky had 36 saves in his return from the injured list to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
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Cavs 127, Hawks 94
LeBron James scored 32 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers made their first 11 3-point attempts, including nine in the first quarter, to rout the Atlanta Hawks 127-94 on Saturday night.
Slump halted: CBJ 4, Flyers 3
James Wisniewski and Nick Foligno both scored two goals, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.
MBK: (20) OSU 92, UMass-Lowell 55
Sam Thompson scored 14 points and No. 20 Ohio State’s newcomers led the Buckeyes to a 92-55 victory against overmatched UMass-Lowell in their season opener Friday night.
Cavs 122, Celtics 121
LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 122-121 on Friday night.
Police training SNAFUs
A police academy was the setting for a funny movie and some less-humorous sequels. Columbus police officials probably hope there will be no sequels to Friday’s mishaps surrounding a training exercise.
South Outerbelt work winding up
Drivers on the South Side will think they’re seeing double. There will be four lanes of open highway on I-270 before Thanksgiving, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Mistakes before prison break catalogued
Weak locks, a security camera knocked out by lightning, a homemade ladder and easy access to roofs, cubbyholes and fences all contributed to a jailbreak in Lima in September during which the Chardon High School shooter, the convicted killer of a Madison Township girl and a third inmate made a short-lived break for freedom.
Coleman’s budget reflects state cuts
The 2015 operating budget unveiled by Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman Friday reflects the need to tighten belts in the face of dwindling resourced coming to cities from the state government.
Area economy looking strong
A report on the central Ohio economy indicate there are more people choosing to live here, more of them are working and they are earning more.