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• Home opener spoiled by shutout

  

  Published: Sunday, 11/8/2015 HOCKEY Home opener ceremonies spoiled with shutout loss Adirondack’s Appleby stonewalls Walleye BY MARK MONROEBLADE SPORTS WRITER On a night of special celebrations, the Walleye's special teams play was not as Toledo dropped its home opener on Saturday night. The organization celebrated last year's Brabham Cup and North Division title with a pregame banner raising ceremony before a pumped up, sellout crowd of 8,317 at the Huntington Center. But the Walleye were shut out 1-0 by Adirondack. Toledo went 0 for 5 on the power pla..

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• Buckeyes overcome slow start

  

  Published: Sunday, 11/8/2015 Slow-starting OSU shakes Gophers Buckeyes extend winning streak to 22 BY DAVID BRIGGSBLADE SPORTS WRITER COLUMBUS — Ohio State lost more than its quarterback when J.T. Barrett was suspended for drunken driving last weekend. For much of the first half Saturday night, the top-ranked Buckeyes lost all of their offensive momentum, moving slower than a rush-hour crawl through a construction zone. Yet the imperfect start proved no sweat. NOTEBOOK:Buckeyes prepare for all scenarios In fact, it might have saved ..

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• Whitmer runs by McKinley

  

  Published: Sunday, 11/8/2015 Whitmer runs roughshod to defeat Canton McKinley Panthers get 427 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns in victory BY JOHN WAGNERBLADE SPORTS WRITER In the state playoff game between Canton McKinley and Whitmer on Saturday, both teams chose to run — a lot. Canton McKinley ran because an injury kept starting quarterback Dominique Robinson from playing at Whitmer Memorial Stadium. The host Panthers ran because they chose to — and because it worked so well. Whitmer ran the ball 47 times for 425 yards and five touchdowns to ..

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• Toledo police arrest 2 men in Bedford Twp

  

  Published: Saturday, 11/7/2015 - Updated: 1 hour ago Toledo police arrest 2 men in Bedford Twp. robbery BLADE STAFF Glover, left, and Jones. LUCAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. Enlarge LAMBERTVILLE — Two of three men allegedly involved in a home-invasion robbery i..

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• Morsels: Time for pie

  Published: Sunday, 11/8/2015 - Updated: 9 minutes ago MORSELS It's time for Clay High School's pie sale BY MARY BILYEUBLADE FOOD EDITOR Save some time in the holiday rush, and let the Clay High School culinary arts students do the baking for you. It’s time for their 18th Annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale, featuring four ha..

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• Rudock earns win, praise

  

  Published: Sunday, 11/8/2015 - Updated: 9 minutes ago Michigan's Rudock earns win, praise Quarterback shakes off injury to lead Wolverines over Rutgers BY RACHEL LENZIBLADE SPORTS WRITER ANN ARBOR — Jim Harbaugh paid a high compliment to his starting quarterback. Some culinary aficionados might not consider it to be great praise, but the first-year Michigan football coach saw something distinct in his quarterback in a 49-16 win over Rutgers. “He’s tougher than a two-dollar steak,” Harbaugh said of Jake Rudock. Harbaugh and the Wolverines were well awar..

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• Hosting 'SNL,' Donald Trump fends off mock heckler

  

  By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump hadn't gotten far into his opening monologue before trouble occurred. An off-screen heckler interrupted with a cry of "You're a racist!" But the "heckler" was comedian Larry David, who before Trump arrived on-stage had been seen impersonating Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders. "Larry, what are you doing?" Trump asked with a trace of exasperation. "I heard if I yelled that, they'd give me $5,000," said David with a shrug, echoing an offer made publicly by one of the Hispanic groups protesting Trump's appearance. "As a businessman," Trump told him, "I can fully respect that." Trump's 90 minut..

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• Whitmer runs over McKinley

  Published: Saturday, 11/7/2015 Whitmer runs over McKinley in playoff win BY JOHN WAGNERBLADE SPORTS WRITER The Whitmer High School football team ran for 425 yards and five touchdowns to claim a 55-27 victory over Canton McKinley in a Division I high school playoff game tonight. Malik Moore had 13 carries for 164 yards an..

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• High-school football | Westerville Central builds big lead, holds off...

  Westerville Central began its quest for a Division I state title on Saturday night with a 49-30 win over visiting Toledo Start.The Warhawks (10-1), who are making their third consecutive postseason appearance and fourth overall, will play Euclid in a second-round game on Saturday. Start (9-2) was making its first playoff appearance.The 13th-seeded Spartans won the Toledo City League title but weren’t able to keep pace with Central’s potent offense.>> High-school football results, box scores from Round 1 of the playoffsHowever, a second-half rally that fell short helped Start finish with 399-392 advantage in total yards.“We got the win,” Central coach John Magistro said. “We had a ..

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• Naval missile test off California creates streaking light

  

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Navy fired an unarmed missile from a submarine off the coast of Southern California on Saturday, creating a bright light that streaked across the state and was visible as far away as Nevada and Arizona.A Navy spokesman told The San Diego Union-Tribune (http://bit.ly/1Qm74Sn) the Navy Strategic Systems Programs conducted the missile test at sea Saturday from the USS Kentucky, a ballistic missile submarine.Cmdr. Ryan Perry said the launches are conducted on a frequent basis to ensure the continued reliability of the system and that information about such test launches is classified prior to the launch.The lack of information about the streak of light around sunset led to a..

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