Updated: 9:21 p.m., Falcon women beat Old Dominion (11-23-13)
COLUMBUS — Going with a six-player rotation paid off in a big way for the Bowling Green State University women’s basketball team Saturday against Old Dominion.All five BG starters played at least 34...
View Article'Catching Fire' ablaze with $135M at box office
This image released by Lionsgate shows Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, left, and Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in a scene from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." The movie opens in theaters...
View ArticleBG-EMU Noter: Moore and Greene respond in cold weather (11-23-13)
YPSILANTI, Mich. — With the temperatures below freezing and the wind blowing at over 20 miles per hour, it wasn’t a pleasant day weather-wise for the Bowling Green State University football team.Still...
View Article(updated 11 a.m. Sunday) Falcon men struggle, fall to Saint Louis (11-23-13)
ST. LOUIS — Poor shooting continued for Bowling Green’s men’s basketball team Saturday night.The Falcons shot just 33 percent (18-of-54) in a 74-47 loss to Saint Louis University in Chaifetz Arena. The...
View ArticleState high school football scores (11-23-13)
PREP FOOTBALLSaturday’s ScoresDivision ICin. Moeller 35, Cin. Colerain 26Hilliard Davidson 37, Huber Hts. Wayne 7Lakewood St. Edward 28, Austintown Fitch 0Mentor 26, Cle. St. Ignatius 3
View ArticleMiller leads No. 4 Buckeyes over Hoosiers, 42-14
COLUMBUS — Urban Meyer knows how difficult it is to avoid upsets in college football.To do it for two years in a row is almost unbelievable.“Every once in a while I’ll take a peek at the scoreboard and...
View ArticleMichigan blows lead, loses 24-21 at Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Michigan put itself in position for a key win at Iowa by converting turnovers into touchdowns.But the Wolverines couldn’t do anything against the Hawkeyes defense in the second half —...
View ArticleSenators outlast Red Wings 4-2
DETROIT — Clarke MacArthur scored two goals, and the Ottawa Senators outlasted Detroit in a testy third period to beat the Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday night.Bobby Ryan scored the tiebreaking goal on a...
View ArticleSpurs crush Cavaliers 126-96
SAN ANTONIO — Danny Green had 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs had a season-high 16 3-pointers, rolling past the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-96 on Saturday night for their 10th straight victory.Patty...
View ArticleUpdated 11:55 p.m., Falcons squander two-goal in OT loss to Minnesota State...
Bowling Green’s hockey team is allergic to two-goal leads.The Falcons held a two-goal lead for the third time in their last four games Saturday night and it wasn’t enough to win.Minnesota State scored...
View ArticleUpstate N.Y. Marine who guarded FDR dies at 93
SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Dante J. Orsini Sr., a former Marine who guarded President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his "Day of Infamy" speech after the Pearl Harbor attack, has died at age 93. The...
View ArticleVatican unveils bone fragments said to be Peter's
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has for the first time publicly unveiled a handful of disputed bone fragments said by some to belong to the first pope, St. Peter. The eight or so pieces of bone sat...
View ArticleSecret U.S.-Iran talks set stage for nuke deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Iran secretly engaged in a series of high-level, face-to-face talks over the past year, in a high-stakes diplomatic gamble by the Obama administration that paved...
View ArticleLongtime Progressive CEO Peter Lewis dies at 80
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — Peter Lewis, who shepherded Progressive Corp. from a small-time operation to one of the largest auto insurers in the country and later became the billionaire backer of...
View ArticleNTSB: Small plane might have broken up in flight
MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) — Investigators say a small plane that crashed in western Colorado's Delta County, killing the pilot, may have broken up while still in flight. The Cessna 210 turboprop crashed...
View ArticleTexas ricin suspect cuts deal, details unknown
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, a...
View ArticlePlans to raze flawed Vegas hotel tower on hold
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Plans for owners of the CityCenter development to demolish a flawed, half-built hotel tower on the Las Vegas Strip have been placed on hold. Clark County District Judge Elizabeth...
View ArticleInformation sought on possible hit-skip near BG Sunday a.m.
The Wood County Sheriff's Office is seeking information in an apparent vehicle-pedestrian hit-skip accident Sunday morning southeast of Bowling Green. At 2:45 the Sheriff's Office received a report of...
View Article(updated 10:10 p.m.) Falcon women beat Ohio State (11-24-13)
COLUMBUS – A lot of athletes in Ohio grow up wanting to wear scarlet and gray while playing on the big stage that is The Ohio State University.On Sunday afternoon, five women with Ohio roots got the...
View ArticleBG plans electric rate hikes
Most customers of Bowling Green's municipal electric system can expect annual rate increases in the range of 5 percent for the next several years.Rising power supply costs, continuing needs for...
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