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Blues 6, CBJ 2

The St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

No. 3 OSU 84, Nebraska 53

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – LaQuinton Ross scored 11 points, including two 3-pointers as No. 3 Ohio State pulled away to an 84-53 victory over Nebraska on Saturday.

It was a last tuneup before the biggest test of the season for the Buckeyes (15-0, 2-0), at No. 5 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

Amedeo Della Valle had 15 points, Marc Loving scored a career-high 13, Shannon Scott also had 13 and Amir Williams chipped in with 10 points for Ohio State, which shot 54 percent from the field (27 of 50) and 47 percent on 3-pointers (9 of 19).

Terran Petteway scored 15 points and Leslee Smith had 11 for the Cornhuskers (8-6, 0-2), who have lost 20 consecutive road games to ranked teams since beating No. 22 Texas A&M on Feb. 23, 2008.

Health Extreme Cold

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Polar Express: Cold grips Ohio

Much of the nation, including central Ohio, is getting a bitter taste of winter weather, thanks to a “polar vortex,” a whirlpool of frigid air that is driving temperatures below zero from Montana to Alabama.

Stay safe, inside and out

Dangerously cold weather that has descended on central Ohio has prompted safety experts to warn about the various hazards associated with extreme cold.

Gas prices fall 16 cents

Gas prices in central Ohio have backed off from a pre-holiday spike as the first full work week of 2014 begins.

Tea Party candidate drops challenge

An Ohio tea party leader says the movement is working to recruit a new primary challenger to Republican Gov. John Kasich after their first contender backed out of the race late Saturday.