CINCINNATI — Hitters in bright red shirts slapped batting-practice pitches to all parts of the recently mowed field. A mash-up of disco, rap and Motown reverberated through empty Great American Ball Park for background music. Looked and sounded like baseball,...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Will Power brought back normalcy to Indianapolis on Friday. Finally. After a two-month race delay and a one-month hiatus between IndyCar’s first two races, Power reclaimed his status as the favorite for Saturday’s Indianapolis Grand...
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Safety always is the utmost concern when on the water. To help ensure safety, make sure you don’t mix alcohol and boating since they are dangerous combination. That’s why a nationwide campaign has addressed boating under the influence (BUI) during the July...
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Note: Events may be canceled due to coronavirus outbreak. Each week, The Lima News publishes a calendar of events of local interest. Events should be submitted by noon Wednesday of each week to The Lima News. ARCHERY Allen County: The Allen County Archers will be...
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DETROIT — Doc Redman is playing his best golf, priming him to perhaps earn his first PGA Tour victory. Redman shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Scott Stallings and Kevin Kisner in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Bryson DeChambeau, the...
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INDIANAPOLIS — The once-frosty schism between the two biggest racing series in the United States has finally thawed and the result is a blockbuster event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — even without fans. NASCAR’s elite Cup Series will share a venue...
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LIMA — Due to COVID-19 regulations in the areas surrounding Allen County Fairgrounds, the promoters of the Lima Half-Mile have had to postpone its doubleheader race dates scheduled for Friday, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1. According to a news release, American...
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AUSTINTOWN — The Ohio Athletic Conference, the nation’s third oldest collegiate athletic league, has announced plans to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic during the fall sports season. The OAC has adopted the NCAA three-phase Resocialization Plan on campus,...
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Fans of De’Jhon “Biggz” Johnson will not have to travel far to see him continue to dazzle on the basketball court after the Lima Central Catholic graduate signed to play with the University of Northwestern Ohio basketball team Thursday. Surrounded by...
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The NFL will cut its preseason in half and push back the start of exhibition play so teams have more time to train following a virtual offseason made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person...
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COLUMBUS — When Ohio State football welcomes Alabama to Ohio Stadium in 2027, it will end a 29-year drought between regular season games against Southeastern Conference opponents. Twice before, it appeared that regular-season separation would end. Ohio State...
COLUMBUS — Ohio State football players returned to the Woody Hayes Athletic Facility for voluntary workouts on Monday, which created some optimism the Buckeyes could be on the field as scheduled for their opener on Sept. 5 against Bowling Green. Here are 10...
COLUMBUS — Ohio State, which announced last week it was going entirely to digital tickets and eliminating paper tickets for football and every other sport, is not alone in making that tradition-breaking move. Oklahoma, Boston College and Rutgers have all decided...
COLUMBUS — Corey Dennis is a quarterbacks coach who has been forced to be defensive at times. As the son-in-law of Urban Meyer, he has heard some people suggest his rapid advancement to quarterbacks coach at Ohio State was facilitated by doors that swung wide...
COLUMBUS — Baron Browning is one of two defensive five-stars left from Ohio State football’s No. 2 rated 2017 recruiting class. Browning came to Columbus as the nation’s No. 11 player and the top outside linebacker. Except he hasn’t spent time...
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