Новости за 03.12.2017

ANN ARBOR — Michigan is bound for Florida.

College football fans: I hope you’re ready for Alabama-Louisiana Lafayette next season, because the College Football Playoff committee just gave the green light for more snoozers like that one.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State did everything in its power to make selection day compelling, but in the end, the Buckeyes could not outrun their worst performance of 2017.

COLUMBUS — A season ago, Ohio State qualified for the College Football Playoff over a two-loss team that won its conference.

BOWLING GREEN — The Bowling Green State University football program announced Sunday that associate head coach and defensive coordinator Perry Eliano will not return next season.

AT OUR family’s Thanksgiving dinner table, talk quickly turned to Charlie Rose.

I felt compelled to write after seeing one more article about fraternities being shut down or suspended (Nov. 17, OSU suspends all fraternity activities). I want to provide a different view on these fraternal organizations.

A bill likely to reach Gov. John Kasich’s office by year’s end would regulate for-profit fantasy sports operations such as FanDuels and DraftKings for the first time in Ohio.

INDIANAPOLIS — They cannot know for sure until Sunday afternoon, but Ohio State went to bed believing it is one of the four best teams in the country.

Donald “Dee” Carr, a fine reporter for The Blade back in the early 1980s before he changed careers and became a teacher, raised an interesting question: “My concern is the case of the three Toledo pastors accused of child trafficking. My son is an ordained minister with a master’s degree in divinity, and I know very well the effort it takes and the vast knowledge he has gained.”

A look at recent actions in the U.S. Congress and in the Ohio General Assembly and how lawmakers representing the area voted.

WHITMER 58, START 41

ROGERS 61, HATHAWAY BROWN 53

INDIANAPOLIS – Ohio State’s big plays and timely defense were just enough to win a Big Ten championship.

Newspapers have been known to stage some colorful publicity stunts over the years — the New York World had Nellie Bly best Jules Verne by traveling around the world in 72 days in 1888, for example — but few have proven as offbeat and endearing as The Blade’s decision to buy an elephant in the early 1950s.

The University of Toledo football team has accepted a bid to play in the Dollar General Bowl on Dec. 23 in Mobile, Ala.

The best visitors are the kind with twitching noses.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Canada — Two words well describe this city of nearly a half million people, and neither one covers its grandeur as a major seaport in the Maritimes. Halifax has a “big heart.”

Naan is one of the most useful ingredients to keep on hand. It freezes beautifully, and it can be ready to eat in just a few minutes.

We have frigid weather conditions coming in the forecast, which means we are right on target for the first hard frost of the season. We have had some cold nights below freezing, with a frosty morning, but this arctic air looks like we will be shoved right into an early winter weather pattern.

MOBILE MEALS’ 30th annual Wine Gala celebrated the organization’s 50th year of service. The event, held at Parkway Place in Maumee, raised around $85,000 and a lot of fun.

Births

The dogs pictured above are newly available for adoption at Lucas County Canine Care Control, 410 S. Erie St., Toledo. Listed are the name, breed, sex, and impound number. For information, call 419-213-2800. For a complete list of dogs available for adoption, go to lucascountydogs.petfinder.com.

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