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Toledo man’s death illustrates fireworks danger

Just as Ohio officials were delivering their annual warning about the hazards of shooting off bottle rockets and other illegal explosives to celebrate the Independence Day holiday, the death of a Toledo man provided an unfortunate illustration of their point.

Reds 5, Brewers 4 (11)

Yasiel Puig homered to start Cincinnati’s comeback and scored the winning run in the 11th inning, rallying the Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Indians 9, Royals 5

The Cleveland bullpen bailed Trevor Bauer out of a late jam, helping the Indians beat the Royals 9-5.

Clippers 4, Mud Hens 1

Daniel Johnson’s RBI single off the glove of Toledo starter Beau Burrows in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie and propelled the Clippers to a 4-1 over the Mud Hens.

Sheriff facing charges has no plans to quit

The sheriff of Pike County, in southern Ohio, has pleaded not guilty to charges including theft in office and evidence-tampering after authorities looked into a complaint accusing him of stealing money that had been seized in drug cases.