Buckeye State stunner: Crew rallies from 0-2 to beat FC Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Ramírez scored in the 115th minute and the Columbus Crew rallied from two goals down to beat top-seeded FC Cincinnati 3-2 on Saturday night to advance to the MLS Cup Final.
Thornton, Battle lead Ohio State over Minnesota 84-74 in Big Ten opener
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bruce Thornton had 26 points, Jamison Battle sank four 3-pointers and scored 25 and Ohio State beat Minnesota 84-74 in an early Big Ten Conference opener on Sunday night.
Stafford, Rams shred Browns vaunted defense in 36-19 LA win
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams have shown since coming off their bye week that this might not be another rebuilding season after all.
Boys Basketball Final: Fairfield 62, East Clinton 21
LEES CREEK — It’s a traditional battle of two neighboring schools, East Clinton and Fairfield located on the border of Clinton and Highland counties.
Hillsboro thumps Wilmington
HILLSBORO — Jaevin Cumberland’s debut as the new head coach of the Wilmington High School boys basketball team did not produce a victory as host Hillsboro prevailed 66-52.
Lady Indians drop close one at WCH
Frontier Athletic Conference play began for girls basketball on Wednesday with one of the three games consisting of the Washington Lady Lions hosting the Hillsboro Lady Indians, who led at halftime but suffered a tough 53-50 loss.
Moeller’s Marshall takes home Mr. Football
Moeller High School senior running back Jordan Marshall kneels at the 40-yard line before every football game and prays.
Local sports briefs
Hillsboro Elks Hoop Shoot
Lady Indians split first two games
A balanced scoring attack that saw five Lady Indians reach double figures in scoring led Hillsboro to a 65-20 victory last Wednesday in their 2023-24 season opener at Blanchester.
Bengals will finish last so let’s talk baseball
I never thought I would be saying this but the Cincinnati Bengals will be finishing last in the AFC North this season and in all honesty, I am not sure they win more than one more game. At 5-6, this season is a wash and fans already have their sights on next season. I have been through many bad seasons from Cincinnati, but this one really hurts as we are wasting away a year from our $275,000,000 franchise quarterback who turns 27 in two short weeks. His absence from the game this week did help highlight all the flaws this offense has and just how much he covers up the horrendous offensive schemes.
