Heisman Trophy: No Buckeyes among record-tying six finalists

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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel will try to join another exclusive Heisman club by becoming the second player to win the award twice. Ohio State’s Archie Griffin won the award in 1974 and '75.

NEW YORK — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston will have plenty of company at the Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday night — but he won’t be joined by any players from Ohio State.

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Men's basketball: Buckeyes move up to No.3 in poll

Eamon Queeney | Dispatch

Ohio State’s LaQuinton Ross was named Big Ten player of the week after scoring 43 points in two victories.

The week that was: As they have in every game so far, the Buckeyes (8-0) posted double-digit win margins in their two games last week.

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Around college football: Junior college lineman picks Seminoles over Buckeyes

Chad Mavety, an offensive lineman from Nassau Community College on Long Island, N.Y., committed to Florida State over Ohio State.

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Penguins 2, Blue Jackets 1: Superstars shine bright

Gene J. Puskar | Associated Press

Evgeni Malkin knocks the puck past Curtis McElhinney and into the net to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead in the second period.

PITTSBURGH — The Blue Jackets spent a lot of time in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ zone last night but had trouble pulling the puck off the wall and getting clean looks at goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. The Penguins were resigned to being counter-punchers, but with two of the elite scorers in the NHL, it wasn’t much of a problem.

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Browns: Chudzinski refuses to blame officials

BEREA, Ohio — Browns coach Rob Chudzinski didn’t point a finger at anyone but his own players.

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Around the NFL: Patriots put Gronkowski on IR

Brian Cassella | Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram

The Bears’ Matt Forte, who rushed for 102 yards, dives for a gain in the first quarter against the Cowboys at Soldier Field

The New England Patriots placed tight end Rob Gronkowski on injured reserve yesterday because of a damaged right knee.

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Around baseball: La Russa, Torre, Cox voted into Hall of Fame

John Raoux | Associated Press

From left, Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox won eight championships between them.

Together they won more than 7,500 games in the major leagues, with 17 pennants and eight championships across 91 seasons writing out lineup cards. Next summer, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox will share a stage in Cooperstown, N.Y.

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Around the NBA: Bryant returns but Lakers suffer loss

Raptors 106, Lakers 94: Kobe Bryant had nine points and eight rebounds in his season debut for Los Angeles last night, but Amir Johnson scored a career-high 32 points as visiting Toronto never trailed and snapped a five-game losing streak.

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Ohio State commitments seeking state titles

Karen Schiely | Akron Beacon Journal

Linebacker Dante Booker, who helped lead Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary to a state title Thursday night, was named Ohio’s Mr. Football this week.

While Ohio State plays for the Big Ten championship this weekend, several future Buckeyes will be reaching for the pinnacle on the high-school level. Five of Ohio State’s 17 commitments for its 2014 recruiting class are trying to win state titles, and one has.

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