White Sox down Indians to clinch AL Central
The Chicago White Sox clinched their first AL Central title since 2008 with a 7-2 win over the Indians behind two home runs by Tim Anderson in the opener of a doubleheader split.
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Nationals 3, Reds 2
The Washington Nationals pushed the Reds further from playoff contention with a 3-2 win in the opener of a four-game series.
OSU doctors combat “cruel rumors” about COVID vaccine and pregnancy
Doctors worry that myths and misinformation linking the COVID-19 vaccine to infertility or pregnancy issues are preventing many women from getting vaccinated, which puts them and their babies at risk.
Infectious disease experts at OSU’s Wexner Medical Center are trying to set the record straight.
Teens shot in argument over football
An argument over a football reportedly led to a shooting that sent two teenagers to the hospital. Meanwhile, the death of an unidentified man has raised the city’s yearly murder toll to 158.
Sounds 8, Clippers 1
Mario Feliciano hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning as the Nashville Sounds beat the Clippers 8-1 Thursday night at
First Horizon Park.
ACLU, voter groups sue over new Ohio legislative maps
A new lawsuit challenges Ohio’s newly drawn state legislative districts as giving an extreme and unfair advantage to the Republican Party.
End of federal program swells unemployment data
Ohio saw a big jump in claims for unemployment benefits last week as requests that had previously been included in a federal pandemic assistance program were treated as traditional claims.
Suits against Ohio State over Strauss sex abuse dismissed
A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits over Ohio State’s failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, saying Wednesday it’s indisputable Strauss abused hundreds of young men but agreeing with OSU’s argument that the legal window for such claims had passed.
Critical race theory debate begins
The debate over teaching the role of racism in American history in Ohio schools has been highlighted as a committee at the Statehouse weighs two bills that would prohibit such instruction.
State demands payback from florist over wilted promises
Calling her a “heartless grifter,” Ohio’s attorney general is demanding a defunct Xenia florist who left dozens of couples at the altar without flowers pay the consumers back.