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The race to secure Ohio’s top talent is nearing completion. Of the Buckeye State’s Top 50 prospects, only 10 haven't declared their college intentions.

Not surprisingly, Ohio State leads the way with seven of the state’s top 12 prospects, including the first five. After that, West Virginia and Cincinnati are tied with five commits each. Kentucky comes in fourth with three.

Of Ohio’s Top 50 prospects, 20 will call the Big Ten home. Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Rutgers each have two Ohio commits. Penn State, Purdue and Michigan State have notched one.

Twenty-seven of the prospects — including eight receivers and eight linemen — man offensive positions.

The morning before he became the only baseball player to kneel for the national anthem, then-Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell called outfielder Delino DeShields, then a member of the Texas Rangers, to tell him about his plans.

UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday that the trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is set for Aug. 15.

Cormier, 41, has said this will be his last fight before retiring.

The Cleveland Cavaliers season is over after the NBA voted to approve a 22-team format in Orlando.

Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith is seen in video published by TMZ Sports on Sunday beating up a man who allegedly damaged his truck during the protests in Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd.

Smith is seen kicking the man when he is on the ground and then punching him when he gets up. Then the man runs away. The man broke a window on Smith's vehicle, Smith said in a video posted online.

Ohio State added ESPN 300 cornerback Denzel Burke to the fold on Sunday, beefing up a recruiting class already ranked No. 1 in the country.

Burke is the No. 262-ranked prospect overall, out of Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He had a top five of Colorado, Ohio State, Oregon, USC and Washington but ultimately chose the Buckeyes as his destination.

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Andre Drummond left a big tip for a waitress at a Florida restaurant on Sunday.

Kassandra Diaz, a server at Che Restaurant in Delray Beach, said she didn't know who the customer was until she saw that he had left a $1,000 tip on a $164 check.

OHSAA TO EXPAND FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS IN 2021
Board of Directors approves expansion from eight to 12 qualifiers per region

COLUMBUS, Ohio – During its May meeting Wednesday afternoon, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to expand the OHSAA football playoffs from eight schools per region to 12 beginning in the 2021 season. The 9-0 affirmative vote was given to a recommendation from the OHSAA staff, which was based on a proposal from the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association.

The University of Dayton Arena will host the Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament for the next three years, OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass announced Tuesday. Having hosted 125 NCAA basketball tournament games, UD Arena has been the home court for March Madness more than any other facility in the country.

CLEVELAND -- Whenever the Cleveland Indians finally get to start their season they won't have reliever Emmanuel Clase.

The hard-throwing right-hander was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.