BENTON RIDGE – Depth will usually win out. At Saturday’s Liberty-Benton Pat Wagner Invitational, Ottawa-Glandorf’s depth proved to be too much to overcome in the girls competition as the Titans ran away with the girls team title, defeating second-place Columbus Grove 141.50 to 105.50. Bath (95), Liberty-Benton (90) and Oak Harbor (73.50) rounded out the top five teams in a field of 14. On the boys side, Oak Harbor scored 139 points, compared to second-place Columbus Grove’s 98.50 points to win the team title. Liberty-Benton (79.50), Ottawa-Glandorf (78) and Bath (67) rounded out the top five ..read more

ATLANTA — Josh Naylor and Ramon Laureano had RBIs in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday night in a game featuring the teams with the two best records in the majors. Scott Barlow (1-2) escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 10th inning, retiring Michael Harris II, Chadwick Tromp and Jarred Kelenic, to earn the win. Nick Sandlin pitched a perfect 11th to record his first save of the season. “We’ve played a couple of these that have been exciting, but this one was fun,” said Guardians manager Stephen Vogt. “Two really good pitchers gave us seve ..read more

TODAY IN HISTORY In 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. In 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country. In 1947, a six-man expedition set out from Peru aboard a balsa wood raft named the Kon-Tiki on a 101-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to the Polynesian Islands. In 1952, war with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered U.S. Marines to the Domi ..read more

ARLINGTON — Hard-throwing Reds right-hander Hunter Greene held the Texas Rangers to one hit over seven scoreless innings and Jonathan India homered while driving in four runs on a four-hit day as Cincinnati beat the reigning World Series champions 8-4 on Saturday. Greene (1-2) struck out six and walked one while throwing 63 of his 98 pitches for strikes while relying mainly on his fastball and a few sliders. “Just trusting myself being able to attack the zone,” Greene said. “When you attack the zone, great things happen.” The last Reds starter with a scoreless start of at least seven innings ..read more

CRIDERSVILLE — It all started with giving people something to do during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it has grown to fill Cridersville’s Main Street with the smells of food trucks, the sounds of music and the sight of more than 100 Jeeps and countless plastic waterfowl. This year’s Cridersville Food Truck Invasion is the fourth iteration of the event, and according to Cridersville Fire Department Chief Rick Miller, this is just another way of giving back to the community. “We started it because of COVID to give people something to do to get out since you couldn’t go to a restaurant or anywhere ..read more

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions, then slamming an Iowa town. Dozens of reported tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging at least 150 homes in Omaha alone. But no fatalities were reported, and fewer than two dozen people were treated at Omaha-area hospitals, said Dr. Lindsay Huse, health director of the city’s Dou ..read more

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive into the southern city of Rafah. Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya gave no details of Israel’s offer but said it was in response to a Hamas proposal two weeks ago. Negotiations earlier this month centered on a six-week cease-fire proposal and the release of 40 civilian and sick hostages in exchange for freeing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. A separate ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails. “They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically. He’s got a lot of problems. He’s getting all kinds of tests. He’s somewhat of a train wreck health-wise,” Aidala said. A message left with the h ..read more

LIMA — The topic of mental health can be a sensitive one even when dealing with adults, but it becomes even more so when centered around children and adolescents. A new effort is now underway to tackle this issue of youth mental health and it started Saturday with a forum at Heir Force Community School. Centered around young people from fifth grade into high school, Saturday’s forum aimed to remove the stigma around mental health and help young people reach a better understanding of what factors can contribute to mental health issues as well as signs to look for that could indicate if someone ..read more

BEREA — The Cleveland Browns selected two players in the NFL draft forever connected by a horrific injury. In Friday’s third round, the team picked Michigan guard Zak Zinter, who broke his left leg against Ohio State on Nov. 25 when Buckeyes defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr., taken by the Browns in the second round, was accidentally thrown into him. Zinter, an AP first-team All-American, fractured his tibia and fibula on a play that hushed a crowd of more than 100,000 fans inside Michigan Stadium. Former rivals, Zinter and Hall are now teammates — already linked by a fateful play. “Kind of a ..read more