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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — If you can’t beat them any other way, out-run them.
Ohio State used two big plays where receivers, with the help of some blocks, took short passes from quarterback J.T. Barrett and turned them into long touchdowns to hold off an upset bid by Indiana with a 49-21 victory Thursday night.
No. 2 OSU never led until five minutes into the second half, then saw that lead disappear when Indiana scored on its next possession to go in front 21-20.
That’s when the tide turned. In a big way with big plays.

INDIANAPOLIS — Few questions were answered heading into the preseason as the Colts and Bengals played a difficult to watch 7-6 game won by Indianapolis on Thursday night.
Phillip Walker’s fourth-quarter, 29-yard touchdown pass to Justice Liggins was enough to give the Colts the win in a fourth and final preseason game full of position battles. With less than 48 hours until rosters will be cut to 53, both Cincinnati and Indianapolis had key spots undecided. Each team walks away with a lot of uncertainty still remaining.

CHICAGO — Mitchell Trubisky got an opportunity to start and little chance to show what he can do, completing just two passes for the Chicago Bears in a 25-0 preseason-ending loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night.
Trubisky started with Mike Glennon and veteran Mark Sanchez resting for the opener against Atlanta next week. But after dazzling at times with his play in the preseason and sparking a quarterback controversy in Chicago, he simply didn’t get to make many throws in this game.

NEW KNOXVILLE — There will be a blood donation opportunity from 12 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at American Legion, 204 N. Mill St., New Knoxville.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Exactly how Ohio State’s opening game against Indiana on Thursday night will be remembered is a matter of opinion and that opinion could take a while to come together.
Until then, here’s a look at some of the most memorable Ohio State openers going back to the days when Woody Hayes was on the Buckeyes’ sideline.
2015
Ohio State 42, Virginia Tech 24

LIMA — Democratic congressional candidate Janet Garrett continues to tout growing momentum for Democratic candidates in Ohio’s 4th District as she continues her push to oust Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana.
Garrett was in Lima Thursday to speak to the Allen County Democratic Chair’s Club at Casa Lu Al, and prior to the meeting, she expressed optimism as to what she sees as growth in Democratic political activism in the region.

LIMA — An Allen County jury deliberated for less than an hour Thursday afternoon before finding Ross McWay guilty of aggravated murder in the Jan. 15 death of Lima resident Wendy Jeffers.
Judge Jeffrey Reed immediately sentenced McWay, 38, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Defense attorney Steven Chamberlain had asked Reed to consider a lesser sentence sentence, but acknowledged that such leniency would be “treating my client better than he deserves.”

OTTAWA — Putnam County Sheriff Brian Siefker announced the creation of a safe exchange zone Tuesday.
The zone is a few parking spots in the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office parking lot at 1035 Heritage Trail, Ottawa. The parking spots are well lighted and under camera surveillance, Siefker said. The cameras are set up so the license plates of each vehicle can be seen and the exchange can also be monitored in real time from the dispatch room, he said.

ALGER — The Ohio Northern University Mobile Health Clinic will offer free health screenings from 8:45 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Alger Community Outreach Center, 305 N. Main St., Alger.
Contact ONUHealthWise at 419-772-1050 or visit healthwise@onu.edu. Walk-ins are welcome.

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