Browns 33, Bears 13
Brian Hoyer drove Cleveland’s starting offense to a rare preseason touchdown before turning things over to rookie Johnny Manziel in the Browns’ 33-13 exhibition win over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night.
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Bengals 35, Colts 7
Rookie Jeremy Hill ran for 90 yards and was Cincinnati’s top receiver, and former Buckeye Dane Sanzenbacher returned a punt to the end zone as the Bengals beat the Indianapolis Colts 35-7 on Thursday night.
Indians 3, White Sox 2
Carlos Carrasco pitched into the seventh inning and Michael Bourn had two triples among his three hits, leading the Indians to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
Reds 7, Cubs 2
Billy Hamilton stole his 51st base and the Reds swiped six in all, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-2 Thursday.
Indians 2, Clippers 1
The Indians’ Casey Sadler won a pitcher’s duel with Gabriel Arias of Columbus in a 2-1 Indianapolis victory in the opening game of a three-game series on Thursday night at Victory Field.
OSU rejects band director’s request to clear name
Ohio State has rejected the latest appeal for reconsideration by fired marching band director Jonathan Waters.
Gordon suspended 1 year
Browns star wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended by the NFL one year for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
Bengals wrap preseason vs. Colts
There’s no incentive for the Colts and the Bengals to play their starters much in the final preseason game.
Pickerington schools back to normal
There will be a heightened law enforcement presence in the Pickerington Local School District today when classes resume after students spent much of Wednesday afternoon under lockdown following a threat.
Lightning knocks out power in Gahanna
A lightning strike is being blamed for a power outage that left thousands of people in the Gahanna area sweating in the dark overnight.