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Lawrie's throws perfect game for Washington
SEATTLE (AP) -- Danielle Lawrie threw her second perfect game of the season and Washington-record third overall, striking out 14 in Washington's 3-0 victory over Miami of Ohio on Thursday in the first home night game in Husky softball history....
Hayes leads Miami, Ohio past Buffalo, 73-59
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Kenny Hayes scored 27 points and Miami (Ohio) defeated Buffalo 73-59 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament....
Bassett leads Ohio past Kent State, 81-64
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Armon Bassett scored 38 points to lead Ohio past top-seeded Kent State, 81-64 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament....
Ohio State shooter had 2 guns, 50 rounds of ammo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio State University janitor was armed with two handguns and more than 50 rounds of ammunition when he walked into a campus maintenance shop and shot two supervisors before killing himself, police said Thursday....
Ohio State shooter had 2 guns, 50 rounds of ammo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio State University janitor was armed with two handguns and more than 50 rounds of ammunition when he walked into a campus maintenance shop and shot two supervisors before killing himself, police said Thursday....
Pa., NJ, Ohio residents prep for possible flooding
SUTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Just weeks after dealing with record-setting snowfall, residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey are preparing for the possibility of flooding....
Judge has reservations about Pagan's guilty plea
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A federal judge delayed sentencing Thursday for an Ohio man who pleaded guilty in a sweeping federal racketeering case targeting the Pagan's Motorcycle Club....
Judge approves sale of Chrysler plant in Ohio
TWINSBURG, Ohio (AP) -- A bankruptcy judge in New York has approved the auction sale of a Chrysler plant in northeast Ohio to a Canadian liquidator that sells surplus industrial equipment....
ACORN gives up Ohio business license, won't return
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The community organizing group ACORN has agreed to give up its Ohio business license and not return under another name, as it has in other states, under a settlement struck with a libertarian center that sued it....
HBO brings WWII veterans to memorial in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Dole welcomed 250 veterans to the World War II memorial Thursday to honor their service and introduce a TV miniseries on the battles of the Pacific....
La. pension system sues to stop FirstEnergy deal
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System wants a federal judge in Pittsburgh to stop FirstEnergy's proposed $4.7 billion takeover of the western Pennsylvania electric company....
Woman cited in icy Ohio crash that flipped officer
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio woman has been ticketed in an accident captured in dramatic video that showed a police officer flipping over a guardrail....