DeWine to address prep sports Aug. 18

High schools are going to have to wait a few more days to find out the status of fall sports in Ohio.

Gov. Mike DeWine said he will make a statement regarding the upcoming fall sports season next Tuesday — Aug. 18 — 10 days before the start of football season and right on the cusp of the start of soccer season.

“This is a decision made by parents,” said DeWine, perhaps tipping his hand on what he is going to announce next week. “This is a decision that’s going to be made by schools.”

NHL

BLUE JACKETS WIN » Two days after making an NHL-record 85 saves in a five-overtime loss, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 36 more shots to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Thursday to even the series at a game apiece.

Ryan Murray and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in the first period for Columbus, both goals set up by Pierre-Luc Dubois. Alexander Wennberg added another in the third.

“We’ve all seen him play this past season,” Dubois said about Korpisalo.

College sports

NO FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS,

SAVE FOR FOOTBALL » The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move Aug. 13 that does not affect major college football — because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball during the first semester.

NCAA President Mark Emmert made the announcement in a video posted on Twitter, but it has been clear this was coming as more and more conference canceled fall sports seasons because of the coronvirus pandemic..

NFL

KELCE HAS NEW DEAL » The Chiefs and star tight end Travis Kelce, a Cleveland Heights native, have agreed to a four-year, $57.25 million contract extension that will keep him with the Super Bowl champions through 2025, a person familiar with the contract tells The Associated Press.

Staff and wire reports