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  • MLS Columbus 1 Toronto FC 0

    Dominic Oduro scored in the 42nd minute Saturday and the Columbus Crew sent Toronto FC to a fourth straight loss, 1-0. The contest was scoreless until Oduro received an accurate pass from Federico Higuain and beat TFC defender Doneil Henry to find the net. The Crew broke a two-game winless streak with the result, improving to 4-4-3. The Reds, meanwhile, dropped to 1-6-4 and still had trouble ...

  • Write On Im Ready To Go Ohio Girl

    When life here is over, I have a mansion,It's awaiting me, on heavens shoreI'll see my savior and my loved onesI'm ready to go, there's so much more.There's nothing down here to hold me,From leaving this world below,I'm looking for Jesus to come and get me,When He comes I'm ready to goI'm ready to go to that city,I'm ready to go to my home above,When ...

  • MLB Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia 0

    Joey Votto backed Bronson Arroyo's 7 2/3 shutout innings with four hits, including a two-run homer, and Cincinnati pounded Philadelphia 10-0 ...

  • Columbus Crew continue mastery over Toronto FC with win at BMO Field

    Columbus Crew's Dominic Oduro, right, celebrates with Justin Meram after scoring as Toronto FC's Ryan Richter, left, looks on during first half MLS action in Toronto on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Chris Young/THE CANADIAN ...

  • Bloomberg Tells Kenyon College Students To Believe

    New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told college graduates that success in life requires courage, curiosity and hard work. Bloomberg addressed Saturday's commencement at Kenyon College northeast of Columbus. Bloomberg encouraged the 410 graduates to "have the courage to think for yourself and to believe in your idea." He said lack of courage lies at the heart of political ...

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Chicken Run

There is just something about chickens that makes them inherently humorous. Perhaps it is the way they walk, or the absurd manner in which they hold themselves. Perhaps their shape--that large, round, feathered body supported on tiny stick legs--just makes them look ridiculous. After all, why else would Gary Larson have used so many chicken jokes in his "Far Side" cartoons? ...

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  • Furloughs May Affect Ohio National Guard

    Mandated budget cuts at the Pentagon may soon affect the Ohio National Guard civilian ranks. About 1,800 civilian employees of the Ohio Guard may be required to take 11 unpaid days off under the Department of Defense budget-cutting plan. The furloughs would run July 8 through Sept. 30, the end of the federal budget year. The Ohio Guard's vice chief of the joint staff, Mark Wayda, told ...

  • Race generates community spirit

    Dan Hamilton, left, was joined in the Forest Hills 5K by his son, Leo, who is a second-grader at Wilson Elementary School. / Forrest Sellers/The Community ...

  • Colerain dedicates memorial Friday

    COLERAIN TWP. — Officials wanted the corner at the heart of the ...

  • Shutout with clout Reds stage rout in Philly

    CIN@PHI: Hanigan drives a three-run shot to left PHILADELPHIA -- Bronson Arroyo shut down the Phillies while being lifted up with ample run support during a 10-0 Reds win on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. Arroyo gave up five hits over 7 2/3 innings with two walks and six strikeouts. He threw first-pitch strikes to 22 of his 29 batters faced. In the top of the second, following a leadoff ...

  • Surging Tribe tab Masterson to face Felix and Mariners

    The Indians' 2013 roster is full of new faces. Yet at the 41-game mark this season, Cleveland sports a record just one game better than last year's mark. Delve a little further into the numbers, however, and one can spot the differences between the two versions of the club. The Indians, who have won 16 of their last 20 games, have a plus-29 run differential. Last year at this ...

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