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Ohio State shifts focus to Kent State

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State is on to Saturday's game against Kent State, even though most fans of the sixth-ranked Buckeyes are still fuming about last Saturday's 24-23 loss to No. 1 Texas. "A lot of people's days are made or break on a three-hour game, and we don't want that anymore than ...

Mayfield doesn’t need extra motivation vs. Browns

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield doesn't need extra motivation after a turnover-filled performance in Week 1. His former team provides it anyway. Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in their home opener after starting the season with a 33-27 ...

Rai, Lagergren share Wentworth lead; McIlroy loses ground

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — PGA champion Aaron Rai and Joakim Lagergren of Sweden each posted a 6-under 66 on Thursday in the BMW Championship with the kind of finish Rory McIlroy could have used at Wentworth. McIlroy, who caused a stir with a 60 in the celebrity pro-am on the eve of ...

Five-run 2nd inning propels Pirates past Brewers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin hit a two-run single to key a five-run second inning and Henry Davis tacked on a two-run homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Thursday. Milwaukee, a major league-best 95-58, leads the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

Mother’s milk gone sour

"Money is the mother's milk of politics," said Jesse M. Unruh, who in the '60s was a powerful Democratic politician and speaker of the California State Assembly. It is a disgrace, if much is disgraceful these days, that we spend so much on getting people elected to Congress, who do little or nothing to solve real problems once they get there. AdImpact, the leading advertising intelligence and market analytics company, estimates more than $3.4 billion will be spent on this year's midterms across all races. In Texas, alone, an estimated $446 million will be spent by November. President ...

Fuehrer cult: America bends to strongman worship

The German term "Fuehrerkult" means what it sounds like: the cult of the leader. It refers more precisely to the cult created by, for and about one German leader in particular, and you can probably guess who. The cult of Adolf Hitler that dominated and devoured the Third Reich until the Nazis were defeated -- and in some quarters even afterwards -- took hold in various ways, orchestrated by the fascist dictator and those who served him. There was, of course, the Nazi salute "Heil Hitler," or "Hail Hitler," which was the mandated greeting. There were the portraits of Hitler installed not ...