Party at Napoli’s: How an $8 shirt with iron-on letters became the Indians’...
The Indians’ rallying cry for the season started with a sign, a piece of poster board bearing a fun invitation some believed was real.It morphed into a T-shirt, a gray, $8 Target purchase transformed...
View ArticleClinton campaign cancels Bernie Sanders-led rally in Canton
Bernie Sanders’ visit to the area Saturday will have one less stop than originally announced.In a news release Friday, the Hillary Clinton campaign announced that the Vermont senator and former...
View ArticleLocal educators call state report cards ‘seriously flawed’
Local school leaders want parents and communities to know that the 2015-2016 School Report Cards released on Thursday do not represent the progress being made by their districts. “We, as responsible...
View ArticleHigh school football: OHSAA expected to punish Hoban football coach for...
Archbishop Hoban has been notified by the Ohio High School Athletic Association that its football coach, Tim Tyrrell, will be suspended if the Knights qualify for the state playoffs in 2016.Tyrrell...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Mirror images leave earth together
They lived next door to each other.They died on the same day. At the same age.They had huge families.They were college-educated professionals, as well as stay-at-home moms.Their husbands were prominent...
View ArticleLeBron James Family Foundation donates new uniforms to Firestone High School
The LeBron James Family Foundation donated new uniforms to the Firestone High School track and field teams. Officials from the foundation unveiled the new uniforms during a school spirit rally on...
View ArticleDonald Trump jokes about taking a pay cut if president, gets his hair tousled...
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is joking that he is “looking to make a lot less money” in changing jobs to become president.The billionaire businessman engaged in a relaxed banter with the host of “The...
View ArticleDeveloper, nonprofit propose new housing complex for disabled and homeless...
A developer wants to build an apartment complex for disabled and homeless adults near the former Rolling Acres Mall.Stoney Pointe Commons, which needs approval from Akron City Council, would house 68...
View ArticleHigh school football Friday night scoreboard and schedule
Friday’s Games(All games 7 p.m., unless noted)Non-leagueBlack River 62, Brooklyn 27Buckeye 43, Fairview 17Dover 28, East 20Garaway 41, East Canton 7Western Reserve Academy 53, Fostoria St. Wendelin...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: New starters on offensive line to face daunting matchups...
BEREA: The two glaring question marks on the Browns’ offensive line will encounter daunting matchups Sunday in the home opener against the Baltimore Ravens.It’ll be right tackle Austin Pasztor versus...
View ArticleBrowns running back Isaiah Crowell aiming for breakout performance on day Jim...
BEREA: Isaiah Crowell thinks it would be fitting if Browns running backs were to flourish Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens after a statue of NFL icon Jim Brown is unveiled outside FirstEnergy...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron’s EXL Center founder resigns
The future of the University of Akron’s Experiential Learning Center for Entrepreneurship and Civic Engagement, better known as the EXL Center, might be in jeopardy. The head of the center resigned...
View ArticleTwo women still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives after cycling...
The last time Cathie Hilston was happy — truly happy — it was just after 7 p.m., one year ago today. She was one of eight members of the Akron Bicycle Club on their regular Thursday night jaunt through...
View ArticleHigh school football / Stow 38, Wadsworth 14: Bulldogs take control early en...
STOW: No doubt about it this time.After receiving a scare against Wadsworth on its way to the best season in school history last year, Stow took no such chances on Friday.Unleashing an offense that...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Copley rallies for 27-26 victory over Barberton
Suburban LeagueCopley 27, Barberton 26Senior Weston Bridges scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:13 remaining in the game to rally the visiting Indians (3-1, 1-0) to a Suburban League-American...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAmherst Steele 54, Berea-Midpark 13 Archbishop Hoban 63, Royal Imperial Collegiate (Canada) 14Ashland 35, West Holmes 7Aurora 42, Kent Roosevelt 7Avon 45, Grafton...
View ArticleRubberDucks 2, Thunder 1: Ducks complete sweep of Thunder to claim Eastern...
The team that probably shouldn’t have just did.The RubberDucks ended the season Friday by sweeping the Trenton Thunder in three games with a 2-1 victory at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, N.J., to...
View ArticleHigh school football/Highland 48, Revere 0: Chris Burnside, Evan Kasulones...
GRANGER TWP.: The Highland football team displayed its strength and speed on offense, defense and special teams Friday night.Simply put, visiting Revere was no match for the Hornets as the boys dressed...
View ArticleIndians 11, Tigers 4: Mike Napoli powers Indians past Tigers; magic number to...
CLEVELAND: In one of the bigger individual games this season, the Indians grabbed an early lead and held the Detroit Tigers down in an 11-4 win Friday night that added clarity to the American League...
View ArticleBrowns have full confidence, trust in Josh McCown as he takes over at QB,...
At first glance, this doesn’t sound like a good situation: An NFL team loses its starting quarterback in Week 1 to an injury, and the backup steps in with a record of 18-39 as a starter, including 2-17...
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