Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 1: Finish with a flurry

Sam Greene | Dispatch

Nick Foligno (71) ties the score at 1 in the first period of the Blue Jackets' game against the Red Wings in Nationwide Arena.

The goals were scored so closely together in the third period last night — Boone Jenner, then Brandon Dubinsky 40 seconds later — it became hard to discern when Blue Jackets’ fans at Nationwide Arena stopped bellowing “Boooooone” and began serenading “Duuuuuuube.”

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Ohio State men's basketball: Hard week leads into tournament

Eamon Queeney | DISPATCH

Aaron Craft’s hustle helped Ohio State win its regular-season finale, but turnovers and missed free throws remain a concern for the Buckeyes on the offensive end.

“I think we learned a lot about ourselves this past week. We’ve gone at our guys in practice,” coach Thad Matta said after the Buckeyes had a week to think about road losses to Penn State and Indiana and rebounded by outmuscling Michigan State in their final game of the Big Ten season.

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Ohio State football: Guiton just wants a chance at NFL

KYLE ROBERTSON | Dispatch

Kenny Guiton will work out for the New England Patriots on March 26. “I just want a shot,” he said after Ohio State's pro day.

Corey Brown had a meeting with Miami Dolphins officials before Ohio State’s pro day on Friday, and they asked the former Ohio State receiver an interesting question: If he had his choice, which Buckeyes player would he like to accompany him to Miami? Brown’s answer: Kenny Guiton.

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NFL: Browns help defense with Whitner, Dansby

Former Ohio State player Donte Whitner is headed back to Cleveland to play for his hometown team, he told The Plain Dealer.

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Michael Arace commentary: Peverley’s collapse impacts us in ways we never forget

Dallas Stars forward Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench and was carried off to be given CPR, defibrillated and revived on Monday night. I was watching on television.

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Blue Jackets: Richards impressed by response to Peverley

SHARON ELLMAN | ASSOCIATED PRESS

Officials and Dallas players rush to the bench after Rich Peverley collapsed.

Blue Jackets players and coaches said they will never be able to erase from their memory the fear and panic that ensued on Monday night in Dallas, when Stars forward Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench during the first period, was carried away and needed a defibrillator to jolt his heart back into beating.

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Around the NFL: Ware, Peppers cut as free agency begins

PAUL SANCYA | ASSOCIATED PRESS

Defensive end Julius Peppers was cut by the Chicago Bears. He has 1181/2 sacks in 12 seasons.

Two accomplished NFL pass rushers became available when DeMarcus Ware and Julius Peppers were released to create room under the salary cap in two of the biggest moves at yesterday’s start of the free-agency signing period.

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Around baseball: Tribe taps Masterson for opening day

Chris Carlson | ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lonnie Chisenhall, right, is greeted by Indians teammates Yan Gomes, left, and Jeff Francoeur after hitting a home run in a 7-1 victory over the Diamondbacks.

It was a good day for Cleveland Indians pitcher Justin Masterson. After watching his ace throw four scoreless and hitless innings yesterday in a 7-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Ariz., manager Terry Francona said the right-hander will be the opening-day starter on March 31 when the Indians play at the Oakland Athletics.

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Around the NBA: Cavs’ Bennett out with knee injury

Anthony Bennett’s rough rookie season hit a new bump.

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Around college basketball: Chattanooga women, under Foster, get NCAA bid

Chattanooga 71, Davidson 45: Alex Black scored 22 points and Chattanooga defeated Davidson (16-16) yesterday to win the Southern Conference championship and clinch a spot in the NCAA tournament.

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Soccer | Crew: Blackouts agreed to in local TV package

The regional blackout of Crew games is here to stay, but the club still is looking for ways to increase its viewership on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel, team president Mark McCullers said.

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Soccer | Crew Review: Berhalter gets grade-A performance in opener

CHUCK MYERS | MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS

Crew defender Waylon Francis, left, and D.C. United’s Sean Franklin vie for a ball in the air in the second half of the Crew’s 3-0 win on Saturday.

The Gregg Berhalter era could not have gotten off to a better start. Opening on the road against an also-rebuilt D.C. United, the Crew got an early goal from Jairo Arrieta and two more from Federico Higuain and suffocated the United attack in a decisive 3-0 victory.

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Wrestling: Ohio State's Stieber, Heflin bring home Big Ten titles

Sam Greene | DISPATCH

Ohio State coach Tom Ryan said a loss to Penn State’s Zain Retherford brought Logan Stieber “to a new level of focus.”

Logan Stieber insisted that revenge wasn’t his goal entering the Big Ten wrestling championships, but it became an added part of how his tournament ended. His Ohio State teammate, Nick Heflin, wanted to win simply because it was his final chance for a Big Ten title. The senior accomplished his goal, too, and in dramatic fashion.

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