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Top soccer players sidelined fuels burnout concerns with ever-increasing game schedule
MONACO (AP) — Jude Bellingham and Rodri have key starring roles for title-winning soccer clubs and their national teams. Neither is currently playing matches.
Both are being carefully managed early in another congested season that shapes to keep both busy well into July. Again.
Bellingham's Real Madrid and Rodri's Manc ... (full story)
Best day hikes in Ohio
I’ve often been quizzed about my favorite Ohio day hikes, enough so that I’m designating this theme as a topic of discussion on a periodic basis.
I’ll spotlight three different hikes located in three different regions of Ohio - just to spread the love around the state.
And if you’ve any suggestions ... (full story)
Remembering Johnny Hockey: Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew shined on and off the ice
Getting a nickname in hockey is not only a sign of affection but a sense that a player has really made it. Wayne Gretzky became the "Great One," Mario Lemieux was "Super Mario" and the late Gordie Howe remains "Mr. Hockey" to the sport's players and fans everywhere.
"Johnny Hockey" was the ... (full story)
State
OSU researchers study factors contributing to distracted kids
Ohio State University researchers said they have found that the manner by which kids allocate their attention is the root cause of their difficulty in maintaining focus on a task.
Published recently in the journal Psychological Science, the study revealed that children distribute their attention broadly either out of simple curi ... (full story)
School board can continue tax challenge initiated before state law change
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that the Marysville Exempted Village School District can continue to challenge the property tax value of a private residential complex despite a 2022 change in state law limiting the ability of local governments to appeal tax valuation decisions.
In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled the Mary ... (full story)
Women behind bars are often survivors of abuse. A series of new laws aim to reduce their sentences
CHICAGO (AP) — Advocates for domestic violence survivors in Illinois celebrated earlier this month when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law making it easier for those who are incarcerated to get reduced sentences.
House bill sponsor Rep. Kelly Cassidy was among those cheering. First elected in 2011, she has since writt ... (full story)
A Georgia Democrat seeks to unseat an indicted Trump elector who says he only did what he was told
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — A young Georgia Democrat is raising big money from voters across the country by labeling a suburban Atlanta senate race as a chance to unseat a Republican election denier.
Although incumbent Shawn Still was one of 18 people indicted alongside Donald Trump in Georgia's Fulton County in 2023, Still says fi ... (full story)