Marla Ridenour: Urban Meyer to blame as Ohio State finally fixes its offense,...
ANN ARBOR, Mich: When the rout was over, when a tumultuous week ended with Ohio State’s 42-13 victory over Michigan Saturday afternoon, left tackle Taylor Decker broke away from the mob before the...
View ArticleBusiness leaders lend support for the University of Akron
Some top business leaders in Summit County are urging the community to give the University of Akron time to fix its financial and enrollment problems.UA President Scott Scarborough and the board of...
View ArticlePolice: Man shoots, kills himself at Ohio State art museum
COLUMBUS: Police say a former Ohio State University employee shot and killed himself in a gallery at the campus’ contemporary art museum after vandalizing some artwork.No one else was injured in the...
View ArticleRavenna police investigate home invasion in which two suspects shot
RAVENNA: City police are investigating an early Sunday morning home invasion in which two suspects were shot during an altercation and later hospitalized.Police responded to the incident in the 400...
View ArticlePolice identify suspects in Akron strip club shooting
Akron police have identified but not yet apprehended two men wanted in a deadly strip club shooting.Daymond L. Hooks, 29, of 4th Avenue in Akron, and Phillip R Key, Jr., 32, of Sparhawk Avenue in...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls Facebook group bands together to help others
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Thanks to a social media site and a pizza shop, 24 Cuyahoga Falls families had turkey dinners for Thanksgiving.And if last year repeats itself, children’s Christmas wishes placed on an...
View ArticleBoating, fishing, hiking, nature-watching at new 400-acre park near Lodi...
About 200 gulls have made themselves at home at Killbuck Lakes, the Medina County Park District’s newest park and the 17th open to the public.The gulls, which often scavenge for food in the parking...
View Article1970 Cleveland Browns intercepted Joe Namath in first ‘Monday Night Football’...
Football fans in Northeast Ohio didn’t know what to do.It was Sept. 21, 1970, a Monday night, and the Cleveland Browns were hosting the New York Jets and quarterback Joe Namath at old Cleveland...
View ArticleBrowns vs. Ravens matchup: Quarterback Matt Schaub steps into the spotlight...
BEREA: Despite what seems like endless tumult coming out of Browns headquarters concerning its quarterback situation, the team can at least take solace in the fact the Baltimore Ravens are contending...
View ArticleGeorge M. Thomas: Browns, ‘Monday Night Football’ games just not what they...
It was one of several defining moments that solidified my love for football.It was a balmy night on Sept. 24, 1979, and getting my right Chuck Taylor Converse All-Star sneaker stuck in the ridges at...
View ArticleLeBron’s game-winning shot continues to bury the notion that Cavs’ superstar...
CLEVELAND: There was a time, before the championship rings and parades, one of the looming questions over LeBron James was whether or not he is a clutch player who could be counted on in big moments in...
View ArticleTorn about starting again, Browns quarterback Josh McCown is seeking sweep...
Browns quarterback Josh McCown is ambivalent about starting again because the opportunity has come at the expense of Johnny Manziel.McCown wants to play because he’s a competitor, but he’s also a...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron soccer: Two own goals, 19 corner kicks later, Zips...
As a center back, University of Akron co-captain Brad Ruhaak is used to scoring an occasional own goal.It happened to the redshirt junior defender from Copley High School as recently as Nov. 13 in the...
View ArticlePolice: Woman, boyfriend arrested after secret room used as meth lab found in...
Alliance police on Friday arrested a woman and her live-in boyfriend on felony drug and child-endangering charges after they said a methamphetamine lab was discovered in the basement of their home, the...
View ArticleSuspected burglar dies in chimney after resident lights fire
FRESNO, CALIF.: Authorities say a suspected burglar who became stuck in the chimney of a Central California home died after the homeowner unknowingly lit a fire in the fireplace.Fresno County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleParole denied for “Goodyear Heights rapist”
The Ohio Parole Board has denied parole for David Allen Bellomy, also known as the Goodyear Heights rapist.Bellomy was convicted in 1996 for raping more than a dozen women in Akron’s Goodyear Heights...
View ArticleGreat Lakes pulls bottles of Barrel-Aged Christmas Ale
So much for the “happy accident.”Great Lakes Brewing Co. has pulled 22-ounce bottles of Barrel-Aged Christmas Ale from its gift shop and won’t release the beer in the retail market because it took on...
View ArticleNovember is third warmest on record in Akron-Canton area
Those balmy November temperatures almost produced a record in the Akron-Canton area, according to the National Weather Service.The average local temperature in November through Monday afternoon was...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Howell’s 37 points leads Kenmore to victory
Girls basketballKenmore 80, East 51Amber Howell connected on 11-of-17 3-point attempts to score a game-high 37 points as the Cardinals won at East in a City Series shootout. Q’deare Dix added 22 points...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Nov. 30
FOOTBALLState Finals(All games at Ohio Stadium, Columbus)Thursday’s GameDIVISION IIIArchbishop Hoban (13-1) vs. Toledo Central Catholic (12-2), 7:30 p.m.———Friday’s GamesDIVISION VCanton Central...
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