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Ohio might seem an awfully landlocked state for Frankie Hejduk to call home, but the lack of surf doesn’t matter so much when that’s what feels like home.

After wrestling with decision to end a career that spanned 12 seasons and included 85 caps for the US national team and two World Cups (1998, 2002), Hejduk official called it quits Thursday, beginning the next phase of his life by being introduced as Columbus’ first-ever Brand Ambassador. “It was time,” Hejduk said.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forwards Cam Atkinson and Maksim Mayorov to their affiliate in Springfield, Mass., for the American Hockey League playoffs.

Columbus General Manager Scott Howson announced the move Sunday, a day after the Blue Jackets wrapped up their season with a 7-3 victory over the New York Islanders. Atkinson scored two goals in that game and had an assist.

Four Columbus Area Career Connection students have a shot at national honors after winning a state restaurant management competition for high schoolers.

Columbus students Brayden Grider, 16; Nathan Henderson, also 16; Whitney Michael, 15; and Jacob Waddle, 17, will compete against teams from more than 30 states in the restaurant management category at the National ProStart Invitational from April 27 to 29 in Baltimore.

Mayor Mark Mallory and Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman laid down a wager today on tomorrow night’s basketball game between the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State. If Cincinnati loses, Mallory has to send Coleman a bunch of Graeter’s ice cream. If Cincinnati wins, Mallory will receive from Coleman a bunch of Jeni’s Splendid ice cream.

The teams play at 9:45 p.m. in Boston. “The Cincinnati Bearcats are a great source of pride for the entire city,” Mallory said. “I’m confident that UC will prevail and march on to the Elite 8. I just hope Mayor Coleman sends enough Jeni’s Ice cream for the entire team.”

The Detroit Red Wings showed their opponent why there’s such separation between the two teams in the NHL standings, even without their two best players in the lineup on Tuesday night.

They used four goals in the third period to claim a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, halting a three-game winless streak and improving to 16-16-1 on the road.

It’s been a tough enough season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Wednesday night, it became even tougher.

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As doctors were stitching up the gruesome gash that stretched from the crown of Taylor Hall’s head to the top of his eyebrow, the Edmonton Oilers offensive sparkplug tried to convince all around him that he was ready to go. More >

University of Michigan associate head volleyball coach Leisa Rosen admits she didn’t know what she was getting into when she made the big move to Columbus, Ohio, to start school at Ohio State in 1988. She was one of the nation’s best volleyball players, hailing from the unlikely hotbed of Wasilla, Alaska.

She had heard nothing of this rivalry thing between Michigan and Ohio State, but given that Alaska is on the other end of North America from Ann Arbor and Columbus, that’s pretty understandable. More >

Former trotting trainer Murray Hamilton was quick to rebook Chris ‘Magic Man’ Johnson to trump his Grand National Hurdles win aboard Kid Columbus before the end of the year.

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