Company spokeswoman Amanda Malkowski told AP that the sheen was spotted Thursday morning on Burns Waterway outside the U.S. Steel Midwest Plant in Portage, Indiana. However, it was no longer visible by 8 p.m. Malkowski said an existing boom absorbed the sheen in the 120-square-foot area, according to The Northwest (Indiana) Times. “No sheen was observed entering or in Lake Michigan,” Malkowski said. “We continue to investigate the cause.”...

Emma Dietrich, 31, and Joshua Tennant, 27, were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment following an alleged incident which occurred on August 13 at the Worthington Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Police said the pair sat in their chairs and made no attempt to stop the bullying of the 5-year-old girl while older students at the center were “grabbing, pulling, dragging [and] swinging” at her. Police said that girl, identified only as S....

Michael Sherwood and his son Kyle started Save My Ink Forever in 2016 after “one of my dad’s friends told him he would like his tattoo preserved” when he died, Kyle told 9 News Australia. “With the art in tattoos and how much they mean to people, why not keep them after they die?” he added. “People put ashes in urns on mantles and visit stones with their loved one’s names on them....

The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police sent a letter Thursday to the Chardon Local School District. The order’s president, Gary Wolske, wrote the note to school superintendent Michael Hanlon and posted it on the order’s Facebook page. “On behalf of 25,000 Ohio law enforcement officers, I’m writing to you today to ask your reconsideration of your ban on the use of the ‘Blue Line Flag’ for two reasons,” Wolske wrote....

According to the Ohio Department of Health, there were 216 new COVID-19 hospitalizations reported in the last 24 hours, the most the state has seen throughout the ongoing pandemic. The record number of hospitalizations reported on Tuesday brings the state’s total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations to 17,338. Over the past 24 hours, the Ohio Department of Health also reported 2,015 new COVID-19 cases, eight new deaths and 36 new ICU admissions....

At halftime of Saturday’s game in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio State University Marching Band gave the crowd an epic show by creating an elephant, trapeze artists and a giant juggler on the field. MORE: Best of Week 4 | Top 25 updates | Saturday’s top plays Next week the band incorporates actual fire.

Even as recently as Monday — well into Ohio State’s investigation into Meyer’s role in the Zach Smith domestic abuse scandal — recruits have reaffirmed their commitment to him. Just look at five-star receiver Garrett Wilson (Lake Travis, Austin, Texas), who told Eleven Warriors he believes “Coach Meyer is going to come back stronger” after the conclusion of the scandal. MORE: What’s at stake in OSU investigation The Buckeyes still have the best class in the Big Ten and a top-10 class in line for 2019, according to 247Sports....

Last Sunday came the news OSU reserve defensive lineman Kosta Karageorge, a senior in his first season with the team, had been found dead in what police termed a suicide. Wednesday, some 60 of the players were attending a funeral service at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Columbus. And Saturday evening there was a game to play against the Wisconsin Badgers, with the only means of acknowledging the passing of a vibrant young man being the sticker with his number — 53 — attached to the back of each Buckeye’s helmet....

The fourth-ranked Buckeyes wasted no time against the Spartans, scoring touchdowns on each of their first seven offensive possessions. The only drive that didn’t end in a score was the final one of the half, in which the Buckeyes received the ball at their own 19 with 30 seconds left on the clock. WIth the score already 49-0 — yes, you read that right — Ryan Day and Co. elected to kneel and send the game mercifully into halftime....

The matchup starts at 12 p.m. and will be televised on Fox. The Buckeyes (5-0) are seeking a fourth straight Big Ten title and a second straight trip to the College Football Playoff. Ohio State ranks fourth in the FBS in points per game (46.6), and Justin Fields can make one last statement to the Heisman Trophy voters. The Wildcats (6-1) are back in the Big Ten championship game for the second time in three seasons....

Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The game will be televised on ESPN. This is the 108th edition of “The Granddaddy of Them All.” Ohio State (10-2) is making its 17th Rose Bowl appearance, and third under third-year coach Ryan Day. Heisman Trophy finalist C.J. Stroud leads an offense that topped the FBS with 551.4 yards per game in 2021. The Buckeyes could have a few key players opt out, but Stroud has more than enough talent to work with....

In the Thunder’s 94-86 win, Durant grabbed a steal and took off for a one-handed dunk. Durant took a hard fall on his right elbow after the dunk, putting more fear into players and fans of the team. MORE: Ernie Johnson asks Westbrook ’execution’ question | Thompson expects All-Star bid | All-time scorers Durant has since spoken with reporters, explaining that he takes hard falls often and plans to play on Wednesday when the Thunder take on the Washington Wizards in his hometown....

ESPN posted the full apology. MORE: Video of Joe Mixon punching woman released Mixon’s attorneys released two surveillance videos last week, that showed Mixon punching OU student Amelia Molitor in 2014, which fractured four bones in Molitor’s face. Mixon was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and undergo counseling after entering an Alford plea. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong MORE: NCAA needs to toughen up on sexual assault policies...

Williams, who replaced Sooner quarterback and preseason Heisman favorite Spencer Rattler during the team’s 55-48 win over Texas last week, was very composed throughout Oklahoma’s 52-31 win over TCU at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. He completed 18-of-23 passes and also rushed nine times for 66 yards and a touchdown. MORE: Where does OU stand in the College Football Playoff picture? “I’m confident Spencer would have come in here and played well,” Riley said after the game....

America’s flag-waving mania is causing problems. The public library in Boulder, Colorado, recently chose not to fly the flag above its doorway, and protests poured in. The library eventually caved, but a new art exhibit brought the furor back to the fore when 21 brightly colored ceramic phalluses were hung on display. Bob Rowan, so disgusted that the flag had been a tough choice but phallic art had not, stole the exhibit, leaving a note from “El Dildo Bandito....

Olumiant belongs to a relatively new drug class known as Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors. These drugs block a group of complex signaling pathways in the body, interfering with signaling pathways and cellular processes that contribute to RA, inflammation, and several inflammatory diseases. Uses Olumiant is primarily used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that mainly affects joints, including the hands and feet. Specifically, it is approved for people with moderate or severe disease who have not responded well to methotrexate or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor therapies....

The Harambee Stars forward is currently hunting for the Golden Boot and was keen to extend his scoring run with Reysol with only six matches left to the end of the season. Cristiano da Silva opened the scoring for Reysol in the 21st minute after an assist from Olunga before the former Gor Mahia striker grabbed his 26th goal of the campaign in the 60th minute. Silva gave the dominant Reysol a deserved lead after he raced onto a pass from Olunga beating Sendai defenders with his pace before planting the ball past the keeper for a 1-0 lead at the half-time break....

The real explanation for Miller’s meltdown might be this: Bode just plain doesn’t like the Olympics. The parties? Sure. The Games? Not a bit. When we spoke, Miller made it clear that he felt cornered into going and would stay home “if it wasn’t such a clusterf— for me to pull out.” He’s long believed that the Olympics are too medal-obsessed (arguably true), inconsequential compared with skiing’s World Cup (certainly true) and beneath his contempt (now we have a problem)....