WBB: Buckeyes beat Rutgers for 6th straight win
Ohio State beat Rutgers 80-71 on Sunday afternoon for the Buckeyes’ sixth-straight win.
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Garland, Mobley have big nights, Cavs beat Thunder 94-87
Darius Garland collected 23 points and 11 assists and rookie Evan Mobley had 15 points and a season-high 17 rebounds to help the Cavaliers to a 94-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Leaders hope new chip factories will boost Ohio high-tech industry
Semiconductor manufacturer Intel has chosen a site near New Albany as the future home for what company and state officials say will be the most advanced computer chip manufacturing facilities in the world, and which will help the U.S. retain its role as one of the world’s leading makers of the vital high-tech components.
Penguins 5, CBJ 2
The Blue Jackets have lost four of their last five home games.
Ohio unemployment rate ends year lower
Ohio’s unemployment rate dropped for the third straight month in December to pandemic-era low of 4.5% in December, down from 4.8% in November and 1.1% lower than it was at the end of 2020.
Judge to dismiss 11 murder counts against Ohio doctor
A judge has agreed to dismiss 11 of 25 murder counts against the former Mount Carmel Health System doctor charged in multiple hospital deaths.
CBJ 2, Flyers 1
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Patrik Laine both scored goals and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 33 shots to lead the Blue Jackets to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
WBB: OSU 95, (12) Maryland 89
Taylor Mikesell scored a career-high 33 points, Jacy Sheldon added 24 points with 10 assists and Ohio State beat No. 12 Maryland 95-89.
COVID postpones OSU/Nebraska game
The Buckeyes’ home men’s basketball game against Nebraska Saturday has been postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Cornhuskers’ program.
Initial unemployment claims drop in Ohio
The number of Ohioans filing claims for unemployment benefits rose for the fifth straight week, despite a drop in those filing first-time claims, indicating the pace of layoffs may be slowing even as the fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus continued to disrupt the job market nationwide.