The College Football Playoff rankings placed the spotlight on, where else this year, “6-7″ — flip-flopping Oregon and Ole Miss in those spots while keeping their top five…
Read more College football rankings start juggling act at 6-7, while top 5 remain the sameCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine could turn back time, he would not have signed the law that legalized sports betting in his state. With…
Read more Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law legalizing sports betting. He now says he’s opposed to itCINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati athletic director John Cunningham issued an apology to BYU and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Monday for derogatory chants by…
Read more Cincinnati AD apologizes for fans’ derogatory chants aimed at Mormons during BYU’s win over BearcatsCLEVELAND (AP) — Shedeur Sanders finally got the opportunity to show what he could do as an NFL quarterback. In one half of action, the Cleveland Browns rookie…
Read more Browns QB Shedeur Sanders has a rough NFL debut after relieving the injured Dillon GabrielShohei Ohtani likes winning Most Valuable Player awards. He loves winning the World Series even more. The two-way Japanese star did both for a second season in a…
Read more Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accoladeMore than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike…
Read more Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup DayVital federal funding is on the way for Head Start centers that were thrown into crisis by the government shutdown, but it could take time before some children…
Read more Families brace for continued gaps in Head Start service despite government reopeningMajor League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians players…
Read more MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandalNEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted Sunday on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw specific pitches that…
Read more A closer look at the pitches by Clase, Ortiz cited in sporting gambling indictmentNot surprisingly, Ohio State stayed at the top of the rankings, and there was a healthy debate about whether last weekend’s action warranted keeping Indiana at No. 2,…
Read more Ohio State stays on top of playoff bracket, while Miami makes a big moveNEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of…
Read more MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettorsVoter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising…
Read more Voters’ anger at high electricity bills and data centers looms over 2026 midtermsThe closest thing resembling drama for the first big reveal of this season’s College Football Playoff rankings hinged on which undefeated team would receive top billing. Answer: The…
Read more Ohio State gets top billing in opening College Football Playoff rankings; Indiana, Texas A&M nextNick Mangold’s long, blond hair and bushy beard made him instantly recognizable. His gritty, outstanding performance on the field for the New York Jets made him one of…
Read more Former Jets center Nick Mangold dies at 41, less than 2 weeks after announcing he had kidney diseaseThe J.M. Smucker Co. is suing Trader Joe’s, alleging the grocery chain’s new frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are too similar to Smucker’s Uncrustables in their design…
Read more Smucker sues Trader Joe’s, saying its new PB&J sandwiches are too similar to UncrustablesWASHINGTON (AP) — Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans…
Read more Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Chubb made it all the way back — like he promised. Cleveland’s star running back, whose 2023 season ended with a knee injury in…
Read more Nick Chubb scores TD for Browns in return after serious knee injury ended his 2023 seasonCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate…
Read more Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating petsMajor League Baseball announced Tuesday it will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins next year. All three teams had contracts…
Read more MLB will air local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins next seasonCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Despite their 1-3 start, the Cincinnati Bengals are starting to play better with a big challenge set for next week. Joe Burrow is making…
Read more Bengals offense starting to click entering Week 5 showdown against rival Ravens