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Ohio State tallies over 2,800 instances of abuse by team doc

(AP) — Ohio State Uni- stances of rape and about 470
versity has now tallied instances of fondling attrib-
over 2,800 instances of al- uted to Strauss.
leged, decades-old sexual
misconduct by the late Hundreds of men allege
team doctor Richard he abused them at campus
Strauss, according to its athletic facilities, a student
latest campus crime data health center, his home and
released Friday. or an off-campus clinic, and
some of those men reported
The school says more than multiple instances. They
170 total instances of rape say the school failed to stop
and more than 2,600 instanc- Strauss despite students rais-
es of fondling attributed to ing concerns during his 20
Strauss came to light between years at the university.
2018 and 2020, much of that
through a law firm investi- Ohio State has apologized,
gation for the university and and it announced settle-
lawsuits filed against OSU. ments with 185 plaintiffs to-
taling nearly $47 million and
The crime statistics are dis- with dozens more people for
closed under the federal amounts not yet disclosed.
Clery Act, and incidents are
counted in the year they’re A judge recently dismissed
reported, not the year they some of the biggest unsettled
occurred. The 2020 data in lawsuits, citing legal time to appeal. Still other cases in- pending. Strauss died in 2005. No one
the report adds dozens of in- limits. Plaintiffs in those plan volving dozens more men are has publicly defended him.

Burrow says he and Bengals are getting better every week

(AP) — After rallying the just talk. Burrow ended up throwing very well in Chicago, but we stopped quarterback Trevor
Bengals to a late win over for a season-best 348 yards played pretty well the other Lawrence short on a keeper
the Jaguars, Cincinnati The unflappable second-year and two touchdowns in the three games. We’re just going on fourth down and the ball
quarterback Joe Burrow quarterback, playing on a sur- 24-21 win Thursday night. to keep building on it. I’m ex- inside the Bengals 1 at the
said with matter-of-fact gically repaired left knee, led He completed 25 of 32 at- cited to have a bye weekend. end of the first half. It was a
confidence that he is get- the Bengals (3-1) to scores tempts (78.1%) and is averag- It’s going to be fun to watch turning point in the game.
ting better every week. on all four second-half drives ing nearly a 73% completion some football, and kind of
after falling behind 14-0 at rate through four games. His relax and get a head start on STOCK DOWN
The stats and his dauntless halftime to the Jacksonville 10.9 yards per completion Green Bay.” Higgins missed another
performances under pressure Jaguars. against the Jaguars weere a game with a shoulder injury,
seem to suggest that it’s not season best. WHAT’S WORKING though it opened up things
Pass protection for Burrow more for Chase, Boyd and
Although Tee Higgins, last has come around since the especially Uzomah. Tren-
year’s leading receiver, has first two games of the season ton Irwin even picked up his
been out with an injury, Bur- in which he was sacked a to- first catch of the season, a
row has looked to rookie tal of nine times. Burrow was 25-yarder that helped set up
Ja’Marr Chase, veteran Ty- unscathed in last Sunday’s the first Cincinnati score. ...
ler Boyd and tight end C.J. 24-10 win over the Steelers Cincinnati’s defensive line
Uzomah, who caught both and was sacked by the Jags is still working on a consis-
of his touchdown passes on just once Thursday night. tent pass rush. Lawrence was
Thursday. sacked once and hit just two
“It’s been really fun to see,” other times.
The last Uzomah connection coach Zac Taylor said.
was one of the most impor- INJURIES
tant and demonstrated Bur- WHAT NEEDS HELP Mixon limped off the field
row’s ability to adjust. On On the other hand, the Thursday night with an ankle
second-and-13 at the Jack- ground game is kind of stuck injury and is considered day
sonville 46, Burrow saw a in the mud. The offensive to day. Same with Higgins, S
lane and checked to a screen line couldn’t break running Jessie Bates (neck), Chidobe
pass to Uzomah, who with back Joe Mixon free in the Awuzie (groin) and G Xavier
blockers in front of him rum- first half against Jacksonville, Su’a-Filo (knee).
bled for a 25-yard gain. That and eventually the Bengals
got Evan McPherson in range put in extra linemen to make KEY NUMBER
for the winning field goal. some space for him. He 9 - Burrow touchdown passes
“You guys have heard me finished with 67 yards and through four games. Burrow
talking about having the play- hasn’t had a 100-yard effort had six through four games
book in the back of my head since the Week 1 win over the in 2020.
and seeing looks I can take Vikings.
advantage of. That comes NEXT STEPS
with experience,” Burrow STOCK UP The Bengals have some ex-
said. LB Logan Wilson has been tra time to prepare for Aaron
everywhere. His three in- Rodgers and the Packers,
“You always wants to start terceptions are tied for the who visit Paul Brown Sta-
strong — we’re 3-1, we’re in league lead. He led the Ben- dium a week from Sunday.
a good spot,” he said. “Ob- gals with 10 total tackles They can use the extra days
viously, we had the one set- against Jacksonville. Along to get some of their key play-
back where we didn’t play with Larry Ogunjobi, he ers healthy again.