Cavaliers notebook: Kyrie Irving, Iman Shumpert returns leave Mo Williams as...
CLEVELAND: Now that Kyrie Irving is back, the Cavaliers are inching toward their first healthy roster all season. Irving’s return, coupled with Iman Shumpert’s return from a groin injury, leaves Mo...
View ArticleBrowns analysis: Nate Ulrich breaks down 30-13 loss to Seattle Seahawks
What went right: The Browns opened the game with a 15-play, 80-yard touchdown drive and took a 7-0 lead with 8:07 left in the first quarter. Quarterback Johnny Manziel finished the march, which took...
View ArticleSeahawks 30, Browns 13: Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has last laugh in...
SEATTLE: Quarterback Russell Wilson made coach Mike Pettine eat his words with an elite performance, and the Browns fell 30-13 to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at CenturyLink Field.Pettine ruffled...
View ArticleCavaliers 108, Sixers 86: Kyrie Irving makes season debut with 12 points in...
CLEVELAND: While the music blared from LeBron James’ speaker a few feet away, Kyrie Irving bounced his head and knees to the rhythm of the beat Sunday. His NBA return behind him, Irving is very clearly...
View ArticleHuge Miss Universe mistake by host Steve Harvey crowns Colombia before...
LAS VEGAS: The Colombian contestant was already wearing this year’s Miss Universe crown when host Steve Harvey returned to announce on live television that he had mistakenly read from a cue card, and...
View ArticleSuspect pedals away on bike after robbing Akron dry cleaners at gunpoint
Police are looking for a man who robbed the Maple Valley Dry Cleaners at 1495 Copley Road on Friday.An employee reported he was confronted by the suspect outside at the rear of the store when he was...
View ArticleOne man dead, another charged with tampering with evidence after shooting on...
Akron detectives are investigating a homicide from Saturday night. Police said a 47-year-old man was shot about 11 p.m. in the 100 block of West Long Street. Police said the victim, who lived on...
View ArticleAkron teen shot in his bedroom, in serious condition at hospital
Akron police are investigating a shooting shortly before noon today that hospitalized a teen.The shooting was in the 2300 block of 29th Street Southwest. Police said a woman reported she let three...
View ArticlePolice need public’s help to ID man who robbed Wadsworth bank; new photos...
Wadsworth police on Monday released new photos of a man who robbed a bank in a grocery store last weekend and are asking for the public’s help to identify him.According to reports, the man passed a...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Acme pioneers migrate south
Few people care more about Akron’s history — and the future of Akron’s history — than former City Councilman John Frank.Frank is a Republican who represented Ward 8 for 20 years. Seriously. A...
View ArticleAkron mentors take student behavioral issues to the basketball court
Before the basketball team existed, Silas Hardiman would have slugged a kid for less.A classmate this month made an offensive comment about the boy’s appearance. But the 11-year-old considered the...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Joe Thomas says team must brace for step backward if owner...
Eight-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas said Monday the Browns must be ready to take a step backward if owner Jimmy Haslam blows up the organization after this season.Thomas ought to know. He has...
View ArticleIndians invite left-handed pitchers Tom Gorzelanny, Joe Thatcher to camp
At the winter meetings in Nashville earlier this month, the Indians said they were interested in bringing in additional left-handed relief options to add to their bullpen mix. That came to fruition on...
View ArticleBrowns continue to see progress from Johnny Manziel despite lackluster...
The statistics suggest Johnny Manziel regressed Sunday when the Browns lost 30-13 to the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field, but coach Mike Pettine saw progress from the young quarterback as he...
View ArticleCavaliers’ Kyrie Irving easing back into role as ball handler, too
CLEVELAND: As Kyrie Irving eases back into the rotation with the Cavaliers, he is easing back into his role on this team, too. When LeBron James didn’t like the way Irving was dominating the ball early...
View ArticleOutside the box at Rolling Acres
There are many “ifs” involved, but an agreement reached between Kristen Scalise, the Summit County fiscal officer, and the owner of Rolling Acres Mall could mean the vacant property will be transferred...
View ArticleMan shot while trying to sell marijuana
Akron police said a man reported he was shot Monday while trying to sell marijuana.According to a police report shortly before 10 p.m., a 33-year-old man drove over to Washburn Street and Tressel...
View ArticleDominion to build state-of-the-art technical center in Boston Heights
Dominion East Ohio on Tuesday said it plans to build a state-of-the-art technical center in the village of Boston Heights.The company expects construction to begin this month on the 17-acre site at 418...
View ArticlePolice and firefighters deliver gifts to safety workers and their families as...
As Akron police Capt. Sylvia Trundle pulled her cruiser up to a home on Tuesday, the shadow of a small woman in the front-facing window hurried to the door.Trundle and her husband, retired Tallmadge...
View ArticleIndians sign left-hander Ross Detwiler to minor-league deal with spring...
The Indians signed veteran left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler to a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring camp on Tuesday.Detwiler is the third left-handed pitcher the Indians have signed and...
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