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Ohio State lands No. 67 prospect Dasan McCullough in 2022 football recruiting class

Ohio State, which has the No. 1 recruiting class in 2021, is well on its way to repeating that success in 2022 after adding a commitment from ESPN Junior 300 athlete Dasan McCullough on Tuesday.

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Indians’ Terry Francona to have surgical procedure, miss Pirates series

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona will miss his team's three-game series against the Pirates, which begins Tuesday night.

General manager Mike Chernoff said Francona will have a "scheduled procedure" to address a gastrointestinal issue. Francona also sat out seven games Aug. 3-9 because of the ailment.

The Indians are hopeful Francona will be back in the dugout Friday night in Cleveland for the opener of a three-game series against the Tigers.

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Browns star running back Chubb being checked for concussion

The rain came down hard, and then Nick Chubb got dropped.

The Browns’ first day in shoulder pads didn’t go as planned.

Chubb may have suffered a concussion when linebacker Mack Wilson tackled the Pro Bowl running back around the neck and head during an 11-on-11 scrimmage on the first day new Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski had his players wearing pads.

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Sources: Choices by Mike Clevinger, Zach Plesac to break protocol caused rift within Indians

During a testy meeting Friday, Cleveland Indians players scolded teammates Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac for breaking protocol and going out in Chicago, and at least one player said he would opt out of the season if the two remained on the active roster, sources familiar with the meeting told ESPN.

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Indians option slumping outfielder Oscar Mercado

The Cleveland Indians optioned struggling outfielder Oscar Mercado to their alternate training site after Sunday's 8-5 win over the Tigers, the team announced Monday.

Mercado, 25, is hitting just .111 with three RBIs and has a .278 OPS in 45 at-bats this season. He has started in the outfield for 13 of the Indians' 22 games.

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