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With grief lingering, Blue Jackets GM Waddell places focus on hockey in wake of Gaudreau's death
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Hearing the familiar sounds of clacking sticks and pucks banging off the boards and glass while watching Columbus Blue Jackets prospects from the stands of a cold rink on a warm late-summer afternoon was not enough to wash away the lingering residuals of grief for Don Waddell...
Bomb threats close schools and offices after Trump spread false rumors about Haitians in Ohio
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Bomb threats prompted the evacuation of schools and government buildings for a second day on Friday in an Ohio community that has been the focus of unwanted attention after former President Donald Trump amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants are abducting and...
Designer Brands: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) on Wednesday reported profit of $13.8 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 24 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were...
Big Lots files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, plans to sell assets to Nexus Capital
Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it contends with a pullback in consumer spending and soft sales. The Columbus, Ohio-based company plans to sell its assets and ongoing business operations to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management. ...
Albert Rusnák has hat trick, Jordan Morris adds goal and assist as Sounders rout Crew 4-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Albert Rusnák scored three goals, Jordan Morris had a goal and an assist and the Seattle Sounders rolled to a 4-0 victory over Columbus on Saturday night, taking advantage of a first-half red card on goalkeeper Abraham Romero in his league debut. Neither team...
DeJuan Jones scores his first MLS goal in second-half stoppage time and the Crew beat NYCFC 4-2
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — DeJuan Jones scored his first MLS goal in second-half stoppage time and Jacen Russell-Rowe added an insurance goal seven minutes later to give the Columbus Crew a 4-2 victory over New York City FC on Saturday night. Columbus' two late goals came after NYCFC's...
Johnny Gaudreau put family first, never forgot South Jersey roots even as NHL career blossomed
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau was finally home in New Jersey, the NHL star with showstopping skills back again this week for a big assist for his family as a groomsman in the wedding of baby sister Katie. Little brother Matthew was part of the wedding party, too. So was the...
Reactions to the deaths of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau
Reactions to the deaths of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau: ___ “Johnny played the game with great joy which was felt by everyone that saw him on the ice. He brought a genuine love for hockey with him everywhere he...
Returning starters, transfers have No. 2 Ohio State talking about another national championship
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The national championship window has been thrown wide open again for the Ohio State Buckeyes. NIL money helped keep the cupboard full of returning starters and lured other key contributors from the transfer portal. New athletic director Ross Bjork has said it...
Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, says ransomware attackers stole corrupted, unusable data
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hackers recently stole data from Ohio's largest city, but what they got was not usable and no personal information about city workers was made available online, the mayor said. Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther confirmed the data breach and noted Tuesday that the...
