Kyrie Irving watched injury eight times, won’t watch it again; Mo Williams...
INDEPENDENCE: There wasn’t much Kyrie Irving could do in the weeks following his June knee surgery. Before his rehab and therapy could really begin, Irving first had to heal — mentally and emotionally,...
View ArticleLeft tackle Joe Thomas, center Alex Mack chosen to represent Browns in Pro...
Browns left tackle Joe Thomas had his case for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame bolstered Tuesday.Thomas became the eighth player in NFL history to begin a career with nine Pro Bowls in his...
View ArticleFamous Idaho Potato Bowl/Akron 23, Utah State 21: Zips secure first bowl...
BOISE, Idaho: Utah State had played a tougher schedule. The Mountain West Conference team was appearing in its fifth consecutive bowl. Quarterback Chuckie Keeton had drawn comparisons to Colin...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Dec. 22
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardAlliance 70, Carrollton 32Archbishop Hoban 79, Coventry 61Aurora 64, Revere 59Brecksville 48, North Royalton 33Canton McKinley 60, GlenOak 56Canton South 51, Minerva...
View ArticleRise in traffic fatalities has officials worried about safe holiday travel on...
Wednesday marks the busiest travel day of the Christmas season on the Ohio Turnpike, with about 160,000 vehicles expected to pass along the 241-mile stretch of highway.At the same time, state officials...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Zips defied expectations to lead UA to possible...
BOISE, IDAHO: Terry Bowden didn’t think it would take this long.He didn’t believe he would have to do it this way.When the son of a legend took over as the University of Akron football coach in 2012,...
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 ArticleGirl calls 911 after touching Elf on the Shelf
OLD BRIDGE, N.J.: A New Jersey girl called 911 after she touched her elf on the shelf.Police say 7-year-old Isabelle LaPeruta of Old Bridge was worried because, according to the popular children’s...
View ArticleFood Notes: Al’s Quality Market and Corner Restaurant in Barberton porks up...
You may not want to watch sausage being made. But Al’s Quality Market in Barberton — known for its wide selection of sausage and Old World fare — wants to make sausage more fun to buy.This year, in a...
View ArticleNate Ulrich: Ray Farmer’s text scandal still haunting Browns; Mike Pettine...
The ripple effect from General Manager Ray Farmer’s text-messaging scandal put the Browns behind the eight ball before this dreadful season began, and they’ve never been able to recover.Now they’re...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls mushroom grower arrested, charged with drug trafficking
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 29-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man for growing psilocybin mushrooms.Arrested on Tuesday was Jack Kennedy of the 2000 block of Stone Street.He was charged...
View ArticleFirst Night Akron celebrates 20th anniversary; new attractions planned this year
Vince and Marty Meeker served as back-up ushers at E.J. Thomas Hall at the inaugural First Night Akron on New Year’s Eve in 1996.They enjoyed it so much, they volunteered for the annual event again....
View ArticleAkron administrators investigate alleged student-teacher relationship at...
School administrators are investigating a veteran Firestone teacher accused of having an improper relationship with a female student.The male teacher, who is not being named, was placed on paid leave...
View ArticleMacedonia police chief asks residents to stop calling emergency lines with...
Macedonia Police Chief Jon Golden took to Facebook this week to issue a stern message to residents — don’t treat emergency dispatchers as a general information service.Police were flooded with phone...
View ArticleWarm weather a plus for last-minute Christmas shoppers
Lodi: Abigail Trapani didn’t think of wearing a coat to go Christmas shopping Wednesday.The Ohio native, dressed in a skirt and sweater, has battled 30-below-zero temperatures for four years in St....
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleJohnny Manziel among Browns players calling for continuity despite Mike...
BEREA: It’s natural for outsiders to assume Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel would be rooting for Mike Pettine to be fired because the coach disciplined the former Heisman Trophy winner earlier this...
View ArticleCavaliers 91, Knicks 84: Kevin Love, LeBron James carry Cavs past Knicks
CLEVELAND: Kevin Love scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and forward LeBron James added 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the Cavaliers’ 91-84 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday...
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 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...
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