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Hillsboro tops East Clinton freshman boys 44-36

LEES CREEK — The East Clinton freshman boys basketball team was defeated by Hillsboro 44-36 Friday night in South Central Ohio League action at...

EC reserve girls blank Whiteoak 20-0

LEES CREEK — The East Clinton reserve girls basketball team defeated Whiteoak 20-0 Saturday at the EC gym in a non-conference matchup.Miranda Beener and...

Super Falcons: Atlanta routs Packers 44-21 for NFC title

ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan and Julio Jones teamed up for a dominant playoff performance, and the Atlanta Falcons ignored all those ghosts from...

Royals’ Ventura killed in car crash in Dominican Republic

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordano Ventura quit school as a teenager so he could begin working a construction job to help his family...

AP TOP 25 REWIND: No. 7 Creighton has rough week of losses

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — In a week when three top-10 teams in the AP Top 25 lost, No. 7 Creighton might have taken...

Northwestern wins in Columbus for 1st time since 1977

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Scottie Lindsey said the fact that Northwestern won in Columbus for the first time in 40 years on Sunday was...

Ohio State QB Barrett said coaching changes were needed

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback J.T. Barrett said coaching changes were needed at Ohio State and getting new offensive coordinators played into his decision...

No. 22 Xavier pulls away to 86-75 win over Georgetown

CINCINNATI (AP) — Edmond Sumner overcame a painful left shoulder and led a second-half surge that swept No. 22 Xavier to an 86-75 victory...

Smith, Cooke lead Dayton to 67-46 win over Saint Louis

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Charles Cook had 15 points, nine rebounds and a career-high six assists, Scoochie Smith scored 19, including five 3-pointers, and...

Serena Williams, Barbora Strycova renew Grand Slam rivalry

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams and Barbora Strycova meet for the third time on Monday, and once again it’s on one of the...