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Jaloni Cambridge returns in No. 10 Ohio State women’s road victory vs Rutgers

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December 29, 2024

Jaloni Cambridge returns in No. 10 Ohio State women’s road victory vs Rutgers

No. 10 Ohio State returned from their Christmas break to a regular-season schedule that only has Big Ten opponents remaining, which included Rutgers, who the Buckeyes defeated 77-63 on the road.

For the first time in three games, the Buckeyes had point guard Jaloni Cambridge in the starting lineup. The freshman injured her right shoulder against Ball State on Dec. 10 and her status was day-to-day up until the Rutgers game.

Having Cambridge back on the court set up a matchup between two of the top freshman in the conference, as Rutgers’ freshman starter Kiyomi McMiller averages 20.9 points, the second highest in the Big Ten. Cambridge has averaged 13.9 across nine games.

On Sunday, Cambridge recorded 2 points and McMiller had 14, with half her points scored in the fourth quarter.

“We did a decent job of making her earn everything that she got,” Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. “That was the goal. You know you’re not going to shut her out, but you want to make sure that you have taking contested shots and I think we did that collectively as a team pretty well.”

The more prevalent battle during the game was between Ohio State forward Ajae Petty and Rutgers forward Destiny Adams. Both had double-doubles, Petty with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Adams scored 31 and grabbed 17 rebounds.

Adams, one of three Big Ten players averaging over 10 rebounds per game, led Rutgers to win the rebound battle 45-41.

“She was tough, quick post player, physical,” Petty said. “It was good being able to play against somebody who can play like that.”

Petty was tied with junior Cotie McMahon for a team-high points against Rutgers.

The Buckeyes started with sloppy ball movement during their first two possessions, while the Scarlet Knights were strong in their half-court defense. Rutgers got hands on three Ohio State passes before fouling Petty on a layup and sending her to the free throw line, where she went 1-for-2 for the first points of the game at the 8:51 mark.

With both teams preferring to run fast-tempo offenses, it was Ohio State who had a quicker start.

Going on a 13-4 run throughout the first 2:45 minutes of the opening quarter, the stretch began when Cambridge recorded one of her two steals of the game and found junior teammate Chance Gray for a layup while making a 2-on-0 fastbreak.

“That’s just another thing that coach McGuff talks to us about, just being able to handle the lead the correct way,” Petty said. “We came out a little lackadaisical, but we all want to win, so we just made adjustments.”

Rutgers came out of a timeout following the Buckeyes’ run and over the course of 5 minutes, cutdown the deficit to as little as 4 points. Ohio State built back its distance between the Scarlet Knights by the end of the quarter with a 23-16 advantage.

Ohio State’s lead grew to 21 points in the second quarter behind the efforts of Taylor Thierry. The senior record 8 points, just one less than the whole Rutgers lineup in the quarter, and the Buckeyes finished ahead 46-25.

Coming out of halftime, the Scarlet Knights had the hot hand. Led by Adams and senior Jojo Lacey, Rutgers went on a 9-0 run in the first 2:30 of the third.

“They didn’t quit playing, they kept playing hard,” McGuff said. “And this has been a little bit of a trend unfortunately when we have a lead, we don’t do the things that allowed us to get the lead.”

Similarly to the run Rutgers had in the first half, the Scarlet Knights were unable to keep the momentum and Ohio State never allowed Rutgers to come within 9 points in the half, despite outscoring the Buckeyes 38-31.

The Scarlet Knights were forced to play more conservatively in the fourth quarter with Adams and McMiller on the court with four fouls each. Neither fouled out, but Ohio State took advantage of the situation by attacking both players in one-on-one matchups.

Ohio State, now 13-0, is back at Value City Arena on Jan. 5 and will face Northwestern at 1 p.m.

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Ohio State Buckeyes Receive Major Health Update Against Oregon

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January 1, 2025

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Ohio State Buckeyes Receive Major Health Update Against Oregon

Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes are set to kick off against the Oregon Ducks in just under two hours. It is viewed as the best College Football Playoff game of the weekend and will feature arguably the top two potential national championship contenders.

Coming into this kind of game, health is a major deciding factor. Thankfully, Ohio State is in great shape.

Outside of players like Josh Simmons and Seth McLaughlin, who have both suffered season-ending injuries, the Buckeyes are healthy.

Needless to say, that is great news for Ohio State. They will need everyone onboard in order to get revenge against Oregon for their loss to the Ducks earlier in the season.

Beating Oregon is not going to be an easy task for the Buckeyes. They will have to play a nearly perfect game, just like they did in their dominant win over the Tennessee Volunteers.

Offensively, taking care of the football will be a major key for Ohio State. They cannot afford to have turnovers that allow the Ducks extra opportunities. Will Howard has struggled at times with key interceptions and those simply cannot happen in this game.

Defensively, the Buckeyes will need to put pressure on Dillon Gabriel. In the first matchup between these two teams, the Oregon offense was able to limit Ohio State’s defensive talent.

Basically, the Buckeyes need to come in with a similar game plan that they had against Tennessee. However, they will need to execute that game plan.

Ohio State has more than enough talent to win this game and move on. They have more than enough talent to win a national championship.

Finding a way to make sure that their talent is seen on the field has been their problem at times this season.

All of that being said, the stage has been set for the Buckeyes and Ducks. This is going to be must-watch football and hopefully Ohio State will celebrating a huge Rose Bowl win later this evening.

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Looking for Ohio’s most expensive road projects of 2025? Why we have to wait to find out

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January 1, 2025

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Looking for Ohio’s most expensive road projects of 2025? Why we have to wait to find out

Ohio road construction is a year-round reality, which makes sense when the Ohio Department of Transportation has to maintain more than 43,000 miles of highway.

Yet some projects, such as the plan to widen U.S. Route 33 near Columbus, are bigger than others.

What are the 10 most expensive ODOT projects of 2025? We won’t know the real answer for a few more months. Here’s why.

Why we have to wait to learn which road projects are Ohio’s most expensive in 2025

Visit ODOT’s projects page and you’ll see a slew of big-money construction projects on the agenda.

Some, such as the Brent Spence Bridge corridor construction in Cincinnati or the Interstate 70 and I-71 work in downtown Columbus, have costs that run to $1 billion or more. Even planned work with lower project costs have price tags that soar well into nine figures.

However, coming up with a definitive list of Ohio’s most expensive road projects at the start of the year is virtually impossible.

Why?

Well, you can partly blame the winter weather in the Buckeye State.

There are basically two ODOT seasons during the year – snow and ice removal, and construction season. Most construction projects don’t ramp up until the spring when the weather warms. That’s when ODOT bidding is over and project costs are finalized, according to Mat Bruning, press secretary for the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge in downtown Cincinnati is an exception to the winter construction rule. A fire underneath the bridge Nov. 1 caused severe structural damage, but it could reopen sooner than expected as ODOT takes special measures to move repairs along.

“We’re doing things differently to pour concrete in December and January than we would in June and July,” Bruning said.

Bruning also said the ideal temperatures to pour asphalt are 50 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. ODOT can cold patch potholes in the winter, but the materials and equipment are better suited for warmer temps that Ohio usually doesn’t have in the winter.

So if you want to see the most expensive ODOT projects of 2025, you’ll have to wait until the weather warms and the bids are finalized before construction workers break out the orange cones in Ohio.

Aerial video shows fire damage to Daniel Carter Beard Bridge

Drone video shows damages done to the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge by a massive fire. The damages caused a total closure of Interstate 471.

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Hundreds of homicides in Ohio remain unsolved; AG focuses on these cold cases

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January 1, 2025

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Hundreds of homicides in Ohio remain unsolved; AG focuses on these cold cases

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -The mystery of who killed Debra Miller more than 40 years ago in Mansfield has now been solved thanks to old-fashioned police work and DNA technology.

The announcement from police Monday was a reminder there are still hundreds of other unsolved cases across Ohio.

19 Investigates spoke to the attorney general on what cold cases the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is working on.

Case closed

Mansfield Police say they now know the identity of Debra Miller’s killer, the man who brutally beat the 18-year-old to death in her apartment back in 1981 and evaded police for decades.

DNA evidence led detectives to Debra’s neighbor, James Vanest, 68 years old.

He died in standoff with police last month.

You can read more about how police solved the case here.

Mansfield Police Chief Jason Bammann celebrated the big case solve.

But he’s already focusing on the next unsolved cases he has in his department.

“I would love to close every case, I would love to give every family the closure that they so deserve, but you know we take it one case at a time,” he said.

Mansfield police solve cold case homicide from 1981(Source: Mansfield police)

Hundreds of unsolved cases

19 Investigates got a copy of the Ohio Attorney General’s cold case database, which shows there are more than 2,000 unsolved homicides across the state.

“Even one unsolved murder case is a problem, it’s a tragedy. The people who loved that person don’t know what happened or how it happened or why it happened,” Attorney General Dave Yost said.

Attorney General Yost said it’s a fact some of these cases will never be solved, because they’re so old and the killers have passed away.

He said BCI’s Cold Case Unit is focusing on supporting local law enforcement in cases that happened over the last 40 years.

“We’ve got still an opportunity to get to a place of justice for those cases, not that the older cases don’t matter, but the ones I’m really excited about are the cases where new science can turn up a new lead. Where DNA advances will maybe able to bring information out of the old evidence that was collected in 1985 or something and lead us to the perpetrator,” he said.

Just one new lead could be enough to bring the families of these victims answers.

If you know anything about a cold case out there, give police a call.

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