Cavs 118, Warriors 110
Donovan Mitchell got the best of Golden State and Draymond Green, finishing with 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals on a night Green was ejected, and Cleveland beat the Warriors 118-110.
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Buckeyes return home to face Spartans
The Buckeyes put their 9-0 record and No. 1 College Football Playoff ranking on the line Saturday night against Michigan State.
Harbaugh banned from 3 games over sign-stealing allegations; Michigan asks judge for stay
The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, escalating an extraordinary confrontation with college football’s winningest program over a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the sport.
Former OSU QB’s Burrow, Stroud meet in NFL matchup
Two of the NFL’s top young quarterbacks, whose paths took them through Columbus, face off in Cincinnati Sunday when Joe Burrow and the Bengals host C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans.
MBK: (15) Texas A&M 73, OSU 66
Tyrece Radford and Wade Taylor IV each scored 21 points to help No. 15 Texas A&M beat Ohio State 73-66 on Friday night.
Stars 5, CBJ 2
Matt Duchene scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the Dallas Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit, beating the Blue Jackets 5-2 and snapping a two-game losing streak.
Thunder 128, Cavs 120
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 43 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cavaliers 128-120.
Day: “Ignore the noise”
Ohio State held onto the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings. Head coach Ryan Day brushes that off as just so much “noise,” along with that investigation into allegations of improper scouting surrounding arch-rival Michigan.
Atlanta United forces deciding game in best-of-3 playoff series with Crew
Giorgos Giakoumakis had a goal and two assists and Atlanta United beat the Columbus Crew 4-2 on Tuesday night to force a deciding game in the best-of-three series.
Panthers rally to beat the Blue Jackets 5-4
Nick Cousins pulled Florida into a tie in the final minute of regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored 1:26 into overtime and the Panthers got a wild 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets.