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• The Big Ten's best NFL Draft tackle trio in 50 years: A walk-on, a ...

  

  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here's a prediction for Thursday in the 2016 NFL Draft: The Big Ten will have three offensive tackles drafted in the first round for the first time since 1963. The league can produce linemen. In 10 of the last 17 years, a Big Ten tackle has been been drafted in the first round. Michigan's Jake Long went No. 1 in 2008. Iowa's Robert Gallery went No. 2 in 2004. In 2007, Wisconsin's Joe Thomas went No. 3 to the Browns and Penn State's Levi Brown went No. 5. In 2014, Michigan's T..

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• Ohio State sports roundup | Four Buckeyes post wins in Jesse ...

  

  Allie Misler and Bill Stanley each won the javelin, and Ohio State added two more wins during the first day of the 31st Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Misler threw a season-best 151 feet, 7 inches in the women's competition, and Stanley's toss was 225 feet. J.C. Murasky remained unbeated in the men's shot put with a throw of 64-1, and Evan Stifel won the men's 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 14 minutes, 32.59 seconds. Softball Ohio State m..

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• A Collection of Random Playoff Thoughts Thus Far

  

  Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Because I enjoy watching hockey when I’m not overly invested in the outcome a bit more. After the long, hard journey that was the Columbus Blue Jackets 2015-16 season, I was intent on not watching much of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I wanted a break from the sport, a break from thinking about it, and to be able to use my time to do anything else. I’ve failed. Miserably. There’s simply nothing like watching playoff hockey. I’ve had some various thoughts ..

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• Mayor Ginther's father accused of assaulting granddaughter

  

  Jeffrey Ginther, the father of Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, is out on bond after he was arrested for assault and domestic violence after authorities said he struck his 19-year-old granddaughter. According to a Franklin County Municipal Court complaint, the elder Ginther, 69, of Chatham Lane N on the Northwest Side, attempted to punch twice, and later struck once or twice in the side, his granddaughter Jazmine Ginther, who lives with him. The incident happened about 11 p.m. Friday at the C..

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• Revisiting the 5 Ohio State Buckeyes taken in the 1st round of the ...

  

  With just as many Buckeyes likely to be taken in this year's first round, we look back at how Ohio State's 2006 picks have fared in the NFL. In just a couple weeks the 2016 NFL Draft will take place in Chicago, and this year's edition will likely look a lot like the draft that took place 10 years ago. In the 2006 NFL Draft, Ohio State had five players get drafted in the first round. This year's NFL Draft will likely see at least that many Buckeyes get chosen in the first round, if not more. Muc..

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