Cincinnati Health Briefs for Feb. 29, Leap Day and other top stories.

• Cincinnati Health Briefs for Feb. 29, Leap Day

  Samantha Brugmann, a reseacher at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, receives a federal "early career" award.(Photo: Provided)Welcome to Cincinnati Health Briefs, a quick dose of news from around Cincinnati coming to you on Mondays. Got a story tip or a smart remark? Twitter @apsaker, asaker@enquirer.com or 513/768-8489.As you are intelligent Health Briefs readers, you are aware that today is Julius Caesar’s revenge on the calendar. The National Institutes of Health are using Feb. 29..

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• FC Cincy takes preseason tourney title with 4-0 win

  

  Buy PhotoPresident and general manager Jeff Berding watches tryouts during FC Cincinnati's combine at Wall2Wall in Mason, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. FC Cincinnati's inaugural season opens on March 25 at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium.(Photo: The Enquirer/Sam Greene)Buy PhotoJust three games into its existence, FC Cincinnati is bringing a trophy home to the Queen City.Head coach John Harkes' first-year USL soccer team clinched a victory in the four-team, round-robin IMG Aca..

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• Tulsa women pick up road victory at Cincinnati

  By Staff Reports Updated: Saturday February 27, 2016 7:52 pm Ashley Clark, Ashley Hughes and Kelsee Grovey all scored in double figures Saturday as Tulsa closed out the regular season with a 76-63, road win over Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena.Clark led the Golden Hurricane (11-18, 7-11 American Athletic Conference) with 27 points. Hughes added 14 and Grovey had 10. Te’era Williams led TU with 10 rebounds. Clark also had eight boards and five assists.TU built a 16-9 lead after one quarter, a..

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• CCS rolls through sectional, turns focus to district

  Contributing Writer The Cincinnati Christian School boys basketball team officially is on cruise control, but the Cougars understand the road only gets more difficult.In its closest game of the postseason, CCS coasted to a 69-47 win over Cincinnati College Prep Academy in a Division IV sectional final Saturday at Taylor. The sectional title is the Cougars’ first since 2013 and second overall.CCS (19-6), which has won nine straigh..

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• Keep Cincinnati Beautiful: We cost less

  Mary Huttlinger 4:01 p.m. EST February 28, 2016Mary Huttlinger(Photo: Provided)Mary Huttlinger is executive director of Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.Based on information contained in the recent article, “Keep Cincinnati Beautiful behind on city cleanup” (Feb. 23), the following facts will set the record straight as to Keep Cincinnati Beautiful’s accomplishments related to its contract with the city’s Private Lot Abatement Program (PLAP).Unfortunately, Assistant City Manager John Juech ..

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• Diamond Dogs beat Cincinnati 7-6 in 10 innings

  

  Diamond Dogs beat Cincinnati 7-6 in 10 innings Less than 24 hours after recording just three hits against South Alabama, the Diamond Dogs’ offense came to life against Cincinnati, leading Georgia to a 7-6 win in 10 innings. Members of the Georgia Baseball team cheer from the dugouts during an NCAA baseball game between Georgia and the University of Cincinnati at Foley Field in Athens, Ga. on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. (UGA sports communications) Skyler Weber led off the extra frame with a sin..

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