Browns notebook: Coach Mike Pettine concedes talk with owner Jimmy Haslam...
BEREA: The Browns are tied for the NFL’s worst record this season and own the league’s longest active losing streak with six consecutive defeats, so speculation about coach Mike Pettine being in...
View ArticleHigh school football/Mogadore to meet Fort Recovery in Division VII state...
MOGADORE: The last name Pollock is well known in Mogadore.Tom Pollock helped Mogadore win the 1979 Class A state championship against Covington as a player at the old Akron Rubber Bowl.His brother,...
View ArticleWarmer temperatures likely in northern Ohio from Dec. 10-16, federal agency says
A mini-heat wave is likely to hit northern Ohio in mid-December.There is an 80 percent chance that temperatures will be warmer than average in the Great Lakes, parts of the Midwest and the Northeast...
View ArticleAkron cabinet appointment questioned; mayor-elect’s brother-in-law appointed...
Akron Mayor-elect Dan Horrigan hasn’t yet taken office, but one of his cabinet members is already being questioned.Current Mayor Jeff Fusco recently appointed Chris Ludle as the city’s deputy public...
View ArticleOfficials: California gunman was in touch with extremists
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.: California gunman Syed Rizwan Farook had been in contact with known Islamic extremists on social media, a U.S. intelligence official said Thursday, and police said he and his...
View ArticleCavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving progressing, but no target date set for...
Independence: Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is slowly progressing from knee surgery but as he and the team continue to be cautious with his rehab, no timetable or target date for his return has...
View ArticleTerrelle Pryor confident about switch to wide receiver despite being out of...
BEREA: Terrelle Pryor’s phone rang Tuesday while he met with a player personnel executive of the Chicago Bears. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, called to tell him the Browns had offered him a...
View ArticleArchbishop Hoban 33, Toledo Central Catholic 20: Knights win first state...
COLUMBUS: The Archbishop Hoban football team came to Columbus and completed its dream season Thursday night.The Division III state championship trophy was up for grabs, and the Knights made sure to...
View ArticleAkron-based jeweler creates out of this world diamond-encrusted Star Wars...
An Akron-based jewelry retailer has created a geeky collector’s piece that is in a price range far, far away all in the name of charity and Star Wars.As part of the “Force 4 Fashion” effort, Kay...
View ArticleHudson youth gymnastics coach indicted on sex charges involving 10-year-old girl
A Summit County grand jury indicted a Hudson youth gymnastics coach Friday on three felony counts of gross sexual imposition involving inappropriate contact with a 10-year-old girl, authorities...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron soccer: With Zips in elite eight, blueprint drawn up by...
By University of Akron men’s soccer standards, the previous two seasons were disappointments.But UA coach Jared Embick never wavered, never deviated from the plan that he and his predecessor Caleb...
View ArticleHigh school football/Fort Recovery 33, Mogadore 14: Wildcats come up short in...
COLUMBUS: The competitive spirit was there for 48 minutes Friday, but Mogadore simply could not keep up with Fort Recovery. Specifically, the Wildcats couldn’t keep pace with Fort Recovery junior...
View ArticleState to take direct oversight of Coventry schools shaky finances
Coventry Local Schools has flirted with fiscal insolvency for nearly two years, this week, the state stepped in to help the district stop spending more money than it gets.Ohio Auditor Dave Yost...
View ArticleGun-carrying man scaring many in Akron neighborhoods says weapons are for...
For days, Daniel Kovacevic has caused an uproar in Akron with his mysterious, well-armed strolls through mostly black neighborhoods.Kovacevic, 25, a white man, has startled University of Akron...
View ArticleHigh school football: No shame in losing state title for Mogadore
COLUMBUS: Playing in their 29th postseason and eighth state final, Mogadore’s football team is a program steep in tradition.The problem Friday in the Division VII final was the Wildcats were playing a...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Dec. 4
FOOTBALLState Finals(All games at Ohio Stadium, Columbus)Thursday’s ResultDIVISION IIIArchbishop Hoban 33, Toledo Central Catholic 20———Friday’s ResultsDIVISION VColdwater 35, Canton Central Catholic...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Marquise Bridges leads Ellet to 89-73 win over Garfield
Boys basketballEllet 89, Garfield 73Junior Marquise Bridges scored 27 points for the visiting Orangemen (2-0, 1-0) in a City Series win over the Golden Rams (0-2, 0-1).The Orangemen led 23-10 after the...
View ArticleBoys basketball/Copley 58, Barberton 45: Indians spoil Magics’ return to...
COPLEY TWP.: In the newly configured Suburban League American Conference, many observers had Barberton and Copley pegged as preseason favorites.Based on Friday’s 58-45 win, the Indians are ahead at the...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron James’ sons featured in new clothing billboard...
NEW ORLEANS: LeBron James has remained steadfastly protective of his children and keeping them out of the media spotlight as much as possible. The James family pulled back the curtain ever so slightly...
View ArticlePelicans 114, Cavaliers 108 (OT): Fourth-quarter rally, LeBron James’ 37...
NEW ORLEANS: LeBron James matched his season high with 37 points following a terrific fourth quarter, but the Cavaliers fell in overtime to the New Orleans Pelicans 114-108 on Friday. It’s the second...
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