Sports

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UPCOMING GAMES

MINNEAPOLIS — Byron Buxton heard the crowd roar as he approached the steps to the Minnesota dugout, giving him chills that had nothing to do with the ice that had just been strapped to his sore ribs.

BOSTON — Rafael Devers doubled to break an eighth-inning tie and the Boston Red Sox overcame Chris Sale’s early exit because of shoulder soreness to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Thursday night.

ELIDA – The regular season game between Delphos St. John’s and Columbus Grove was decided by one run and their Division IV baseball regional semifinal on Thursday at Ed Sandy Field seemed destined to end that way, too, for the first six innings.

BOWLING GREEN — One wave was answered, but a second proved too much.

DUBLIN — Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that’s where the similarities end.

CLEVELAND – The most accomplished free-agent coach barely owns more trophies than pink slips.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State football defensive line coach Larry Johnson once made the same dual-sport pitch to Tywone Malone as assistants from across the country.

CLEVELAND — Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz provided a peek into his playbook at organized team activities Wednesday by describing how he’ll use his defensive linemen such as Za’Darius Smith, and safeties such as Juan Thornhill.