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CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals selected edge rusher Myles Murphy with the 28th pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Finding a franchise quarterback is the quickest path to success so it’s no surprise teams made them a priority in the NFL draft.

Any analysis of Columbus Grove’s 5-3 baseball win at Lima Central Catholic on Thursday begins with the top of the third inning.

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Shawnee defeated Van Wert 5-0 Thursday to finish 9-0 in Western Buckeye League boys tennis dual matches. The Indians also improved to 15-0 overall.

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ADA — Ada has opted to leave the Northwest Conference after the Ada Exempted Village School Board voted to accept the invitation to join the Blanchard Valley Conference Wednesday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 23 points, RJ Barrett added 21 and the New York Knicks downed the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time since 2013.

BATH TOWNSHIP – Columbus Grove has consistently put the bat on the ball this baseball season.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee struck out eight and allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings in his major league debut and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Senzel hit a game-ending, two-run homer in the ninth inning, stopping Cincinnati’s longest homerless draught in 32 years and giving the Reds a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday and their first series sweep since last July.