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GOODYEAR — Left-hander Justin Wilson has agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds following his release from a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

INDIANAPOLIS — Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each scored 23 points and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers 108-103 on Monday night.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State football offensive coordinator Chip Kelly is no superhero, but his perspective on his reputation sounds a little like comic book philosophy.

CLEVELAND — Missing three regular starters with injuries, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Marcus Morris Sr. to a 10-day contract on Monday to give them some depth.

Anyone watching the NCAA Tournament exclusively to get a closer look at the top prospects in the upcoming NBA draft is in for a disappointment.

COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s men’s basketball team has accepted an invitation to the NIT and will play Cornell at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Value City Arena.

COLUMBUS —The Ohio State women’s basketball team will begin the NCAA Tournament at home again.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleveland Guardians scored all the runs they needed in the first two innings of a 4-2 exhibition baseball win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Dayton and Akron were the only Ohio teams included in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament pairings when they were announced Sunday.

Defending champion Connecticut, along with Houston, Purdue and North Carolina, are the top seeds in a March Madness bracket that started going haywire even before the pairings came out Sunday.