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Thursday, February 21, 2013  Columbus Blue Jackets center Artem Anisimov has been taken off the ice on a stretcher after being struck in the head by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Kurt Busch was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Tuesday for reckless driving on pit road at Darlington and a post-race altercation with Ryan Newman's crew members.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  A large protest broke out on the Penn State Campus after the Board of Trustees announced the firing of Coach Joe Paterno.

Friday, August 19, 2011  Only four races before NASCAR enters its postseason and the race could not be tighter.

Sunday, June 19, 2011  For the first time this season -- at a track where he was expected to contend -- Denny Hamlin finally dodged the pitfalls that have plagued him in previous races and closed the deal.

Saturday, June 18, 2011  Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch came off of probation Wednesday, just in time for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway, a track that has had its share of driver confrontations.

Friday, May 13, 2011  Shawn Tolleson has wasted little time impressing in professional baseball, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are rewarding his efforts with a promotion to the club’s High-A California League affiliate, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.

Saturday, February 19, 2011  Anthony Nelson scored 13 points and had seven assists, including one to tie the school record, in Niagara's 61-55 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.

Monday, February 14, 2011  Jake Vahlbusch and Paul Adas combined for 31 points and Kearsley put away visiting Ortonville-Brandon 62-43 Monday night in high school boys basketball.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  Jared Sullinger hammered away inside for 19 points and 15 rebounds and No. 1 Ohio State came back from a sluggish half to beat Michigan 62-53 Thursday night, helping the Buckeyes open with 23 wins for the second time in school history.

Saturday, January 29, 2011  The win moves the Cardinals' overall record to 9-9 and improves their conference record to 5-7 overall on the season while Ohio Dominican falls to 4-14 overall on the season and 1-11 in GLIAC action.

Sunday, January 16, 2011  Johan Franzen scored 45 seconds into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 6-5 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in a seesaw game on Saturday night.

Saturday, December 11, 2010  Former Loons manager Juan Bustabad (2008-10) has been promoted to Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, alongside hitting coach Michael Boughton (2010). Former Loons pitching coach Chuck Crim (2010) has been promoted to Double-A Chattanooga.

Sunday, November 28, 2010  Niklas Kronwall, Darren Helm, Valtteri Filppula and Danny Cleary scored to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.

Saturday, November 27, 2010  Jordan Hall broke the game open with an 85-yard kickoff return and No. 8 Ohio State's defense stymied high-powered Michigan 37-7 on Saturday, stretching the Buckeyes' mastery in "The Game" to seven straight wins.