Tennis | Djokovic wins 6th Australian title; Murray loses 5th final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic was still walking around Melbourne Park with his trophy, celebrating his record sixth Australian title, when five-time runner-up Andy Murray was heading for the airport in a rush to reunite with his pregnant wife. Top-ranked Djokovic maintained his perfect streak in six Australian Open finals with a 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory on Sunday night, equaling Roy Emerson's record for Australian titles. Murray continued his unwanted streak, too, slumping to 0-5 ..>> view originalDiversity in Columbus police, fire recruits yet to improve
Tracy Smith hung in the back of the crowd gathered at East High School to hear Mayor Andrew J. Ginther’s first speech as mayor of Columbus. She wasn’t there to shake the mayor’s hand or get some face time. Smith wanted to hear his plan to improve the diversity of city personnel and small-business owners. One of Smith’s tasks as a battalion chief for the Columbus Division of Fire is to improve diversity in its ranks. It’s a huge task for Smith. As one of 33 women among 1,532 Columbus firefighter..>> view originalCavaliers | LeBron James leads Cavs' romp past Spurs
CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 29 points and Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving added 21 apiece as the Cleveland Cavaliers finally took down one of the NBA's elite teams, beating the San Antonio Spurs 117-103 on Saturday night. The Cavs won their fourth straight under coach Tyronn Lue, who was promoted after David Blatt was fired on Jan. 22. Cleveland came in 0-5 against San Antonio, Golden State and Chicago, three top-tier teams who figure to contend with them for a league title this season. Lue has..>> view originalCrew | Kamara in camp, still in contract talks
Crew SC forward Kei Kamara has found his way to preseason training camp, but he is still in search of a new contract. Kamara, who tied for the Major League Soccer lead last season with 22 goals, remained in Columbus for the first four days of the team’s camp in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., before joining his teammates on Wednesday. He has been a limited participant since, though it is his health — not a holdout — that is the reason, coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter said. Kamara returned to ..>> view originalCOTA ridership slips as gas prices fall
The Central Ohio Transit Authority was the fastest-growing large bus system in the country in 2011, when gasoline prices peaked at more than $4 a gallon and the U.S. was still shaking off a recession. Since then, the number of people riding buses in Columbus has stagnated even as COTA has continued to add service. Last year, COTA provided about 100,000 fewer rides — down less than 1 percent — than it did in 2014. COTA administrators will have to figure out a way to reverse that trend. The autho..>> view originalThe Mailbox | Disagreeing with Cam Newton isn't racism
Ray: I find it insulting that Cam Newton believes a person must be a racist if one does not like the way he plays football. Granted, he is a great player, but I hate all the celebrating he does throughout a game. However, it is not only Newton. I detest the celebrating done by pro football players no matter how significant the play. After seemingly every play nowadays, a player is acting a fool in celebration of their performance, or they are whining to a referee pleading for a penalty flag to ..>> view originalWith first say in presidential primary cycle, Iowa is getting plenty of ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — This is a state that can create beginnings: It’s where Barack Obama cemented his status as a true threat to win the presidency in 2008. But it’s also where Republicans Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum won their party’s caucus in 2008 and 2012, only to falter later. It’s where the caucus winner has gone on to win the nomination only about half the time over the past 30 years. Reverberations from Monday night’s Iowa caucuses will continue across the next days, weeks and months, ..>> view originalHello, Columbus
Just back from a trip? Where did you go? What did you do? Travel would like to share your experience: Choose a vacation photo showing you, your companions and the Dispatch Travel section and upload it at Dispatch.com/HelloColumbus. If you want to mail your photo, include your phone number in a letter addressed to Travel, The Dispatch, 34 S. 3rd St., Columbus, OH 43215. Tell us who is in the photo, from left to right, where the photo was taken and include a tip that might help other travelers. ..>> view original'New York Times' endorses Kasich in GOP race
"The New York Times" has released an editorial backing Ohio Gov. John Kasich for the Republican nomination for president. In its editorial, the newspaper refers to Kasich as “the only plausible choice” for Republicans. Kasich, the editorial board writes, is a “distinct underdog,” but “is the only plausible choice for Republicans tired of the extremism and inexperience on display in this race.” >> John Kasich: Complete coverage of his presidential campaign Kasich has received seven out of ei..>> view originalFootball | Super Bowl I looked little like current title game
There is something appropriate about the fact that one of the more memorable moments of the first Super Bowl involved head trauma. After all, that game on Jan. 15, 1967, featured a team from the NFL, a league that in recent years has had its astronomical growth in popularity and revenue besmirched by increased awareness of and concern about players’ concussions. So a fitting narrative about Super Bowl I — played in the far-from-filled Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — links to today because of Fr..>> view original
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