High school boys basketball/Copley 67, Green 48: Indians defeat Bulldogs to...
COPLEY: The perfect 22-0 regular season is complete for the Copley boys basketball team.High-scoring senior guards Larnell Nealy and Bryce Harvey led host Copley to a 67-48 victory over Green on Friday...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 19
BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsBarberton 57, Revere 44Brecksville 65, Hudson 58Brunswick 72, Shaker Heights 63Canton Central Catholic 45, Northwest 42Cle. Villa Angela-St. Joseph 61, St....
View ArticleCavaliers’ Iman Shumpert misses practice with sprained shoulder; Channing...
INDEPENDENCE: On the same night one guard returned to the Cavaliers’ rotation, they may have lost another one.Iman Shumpert did not practice Friday after he sprained his left shoulder during Thursday...
View ArticleMen’s basketball: Kent State wins 100th anniversary meeting against Akron
Kent: Give the men’s teams from the University of Akron and Kent State University credit.They sure know how to throw a party.On the 100-year anniversary of the teams’ first meeting before a sellout...
View ArticleBoys basketball / St. Vincent-St. Mary 75, Canton McKinley 70 (OT): Irish...
CANTON: St. Vincent-St. Mary saved its best defensive effort for last.After being taken off the dribble and beaten on the glass for much of four quarters, the Irish played solid defense for four...
View ArticleIndians left fielder Michael Brantley progressing in shoulder rehab
CLEVELAND: Indians left fielder Michael Brantley says he’d still dive for the fly ball that eventually led to his shoulder surgery on Nov. 9, even as it’ll likely cost him the first month of the 2016...
View ArticleIndians continue campaign for Bob Feller; Jim Thome hopes Albert Belle comes...
The trucks packed with gear are leaving for Goodyear, Ariz., a promissory note that baseball will soon arrive. Pitchers and catchers will report on Feb. 17, all players will report by Feb. 21 and the...
View ArticleIndians add RH Craig Stammen to bullpen mix with nonroster invite; team...
The Indians added another option to the bullpen on Monday, signing right-hander Craig Stammen to a minor-league deal that includes a nonroster invitation to camp this spring. Converted to a reliever in...
View ArticleIndians sign relief pitcher Tommy Hunter to one-year deal
The Indians on Friday brought some more clarity to their bullpen situation, signing relief pitcher Tommy Hunter to a one-year, $2 million contract. Hunter, a hard-throwing right-hander, has worked...
View ArticleIndians General Manager Mike Chernoff continues to carve out role in baseball...
CLEVELAND: Like many who navigate their way though college, Mike Chernoff didn’t know the career path he’d take until just before his senior year.Chernoff was a middle infielder at Princeton, and his...
View ArticleOn Location: Locally filmed ‘The Bride & The Grooms’ goes to church
Those attending a Sunday service in Bath United Church of Christ in 2008 took on an extra role: extras in a movie.The movie, The Bride & The Grooms, was a romantic comedy about a woman (Jacilyn...
View ArticleAkron startup cultivates greens, hungers for room to grow
It’s a jungle in here.“Here” is a secret, edible garden behind the red brick walls of a building in downtown Akron.The garden is a room filled with multilevel racks of vibrant green basil, leaf lettuce...
View ArticleIndians sign third baseman Juan Uribe to one-year deal pending physical
The Indians on Friday signed veteran third baseman Juan Uribe to a one-year, $5 million deal, including incentives, according to multiple media reports. The deal, which is pending a physical, has not...
View ArticleBody found in garbage truck in Fairlawn
FAIRLAWN: Police in Akron, Fairlawn and Copley Township are trying to figure out what happened to a person found dead Saturday morning in the back of a garbage truck.According to Fairlawn police, this...
View ArticleBob Dyer: There’s holes in them thar properties
My recent mention of an abandoned coal mine lurking under Chapel Hill Mall widened the eyes of Steve Porpora, who knows more about old Ohio coal mines than anyone who has ever emailed me about...
View ArticlePortage County couple killed in Stark crash
An Atwater man awaiting trial on a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge was one of two people killed Friday night in a one-car crash in Lexington Township.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Leland W....
View ArticlePolar Bear Club plunges into Portage Lakes alongside 76-year-old
NEW FRANKLIN: “Stop the music, stop the music,” Kelly Pariso said into a microphone Saturday, his bright red wig blowing in the wind as a line of more than 700 Santa Clauses, ballerinas and other...
View ArticleCavs’ Channing Frye has not completed physical, will not play vs. Thunder;...
INDEPENDENCE: Channing Frye’s debut with the Cavaliers will have to wait until Monday at the earliest. Frye did not complete his physical in time to travel with the team to Oklahoma City and will not...
View ArticleTop storylines to watch during Indians spring training 2016: Michael...
Spring camp is already underway for the Indians.Pitchers and catchers reported Wednesday to Goodyear, Ariz., and the full squad is expected to report Sunday. The first full-squad workout is scheduled...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 20
BasketballBOYSScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsCle. Collinwood 79, North 59Cle. VASJ 83, Cle. Cent. Cath. 62Eastlake North 79, Euclid 62Lima Sr. 81, Mansfield Sr. 69Mansfield Madison 55, Willard 49Mansfield...
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