Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger, armed with dreamcatcher, hopes for...
By Ryan LewisBeacon Journal sports writerGOODYEAR, Ariz: Baseball players will turn to just about anything if it’ll put them on the right side of baseball karma, give them good luck or, if anything,...
View ArticleCavaliers 114, Hornets 103: LeBron James returns to form with 23 points,...
CLEVELAND: While Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue continues to weigh the merits of resting LeBron James against increasing the Cavs’ lead in the Eastern Conference, James continues to insist he feels great...
View ArticleRacers take over Arena at Summit County Fairgrounds
The high-pitch scream of the engines.The haze of a low cloud of exhaust smoke filling the air.The distinctive smell of the special and expensive blend of race fuel.The buzz of activity filling the...
View ArticleIndians pitcher Trevor Bauer going to work like anyone else; MLB applies rule...
GOODYEAR, Ariz: Ever since turning pro, Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer has looked at the game of baseball like a lot of people look at their jobs. Bauer isn’t finding the same joy in certain...
View ArticleAkron-Canton Airport unveils 20-year facility plan; updated gates for...
Steve Becker was leaning against a brick pillar at a gate at the Akron-Canton Airport waiting for his plane on Thursday.Unfortunately for Becker, mechanical issues had delayed his scheduled 6 a.m....
View ArticleRich Heldenfels: Oscars — My favorites . . . and movies that got lost
We go into Oscar night with what appear to be sure things. Leonardo DiCaprio is expected to finally win the best actor award, for The Revenant. While DiCaprio’s nomination is his fifth for acting, he...
View ArticlePolice say man wanted in Florida bit off fingerprints to hide identity during...
A wanted man thought he could hide his identity from police by chewing off his fingertips.But his gnawing was all for naught.His distinctive tattoos gave him away anyway.Tallmadge police arrested Kirk...
View Article20 years after WAKC’s news ended, its makers remember it fondly
Twenty years ago Sunday, Akron lost a long-running locally based newscast. WAKC (Channel 23) had a new owner, Paxson Communications, and one of that owner’s first acts was to kill the news.That was...
View ArticleAnnual Cleveland Auto Show opens at IX Center
The 2016 Cleveland Auto Show is underway at the I-X Center in Cleveland. The show opened to the public Friday night and continues through March 6.The annual show, which dates back to 1903, historically...
View ArticleIndians outfielder Abraham Almonte suspended 80 games for failed PED test;...
Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for a failed drug test that revealed performance-enhancing drugs. Almonte was one of the front-runners...
View ArticleRaptors 99, Cavaliers 97: Kyle Lowry’s 43 points, late jumper lift Raptors to...
TORONTO: Kyle Lowry’s long jumper from just inside the 3-point line gave him a career high and the Toronto Raptors new life in the Eastern Conference standings.Lowry’s jumper with 3.8 seconds left over...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Mystery surrounds Akron Playmate
I’ve been trying to find a Playmate, but I’m not having much luck.I don’t mean that in the generic sense. I’m talking about an actual Playboy Playmate.Many, many moons ago, when the idea of putting...
View ArticleAstronomy for March: Jupiter puts on a show with moon
The celestial highlight next month is the encounter of Jupiter with the nearly full moon, separated by only 2 degrees on March 21. Jupiter shines at magnitude –2.5, 2½ times brighter than the brightest...
View ArticleIndians still have to figure out timeshare at first base; Tyler Naquin watch;...
The Indians currently have one spot in the everyday lineup at first base and two players who would like to be stationed there.Both Mike Napoli and Carlos Santana are converted catchers who have put in...
View ArticleAmerica’s broken drug system: Short supplies, randomly rising prices and no...
Martin Shkreli this month became the face of what’s wrong with the U.S. drug industry.A congressional committee hauled in the former chief of Turing Pharmaceuticals and asked him to justify boosting...
View ArticleOhio Gov. John Kasich’s fans say it’s win now or come home
The timing feels right to backers of Ohio Gov. John Kasich.“The iron is hot. But he has to strike soon,” said Nick Subak, 33, of Cuyahoga Falls.They’re tired of loudmouth Donald Trump, whose...
View ArticleJason Lloyd: Has LeBron James won his last MVP award?
TORONTO: About two months from now, Steph Curry will stride to a podium wearing a suit, thank his family, friends and teammates and lift the NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy for the second time in as...
View Article2016 NFL Scouting Combine: Carson Wentz had best showing among QBs, Super...
INDIANAPOLIS: North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz hails from a small college football program, but the big stage of the NFL Scouting Combine didn’t rattle him one bit.Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 27
REPORTING SCORESReport scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800.NOMINATE ATHLETESPlease email bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com with the...
View ArticleDistinguished UA professors send a letter to the trustees
To the University of Akron Board of Trustees:We the undersigned, all of whom have earned the title of Distinguished Professor as conferred by the University of Akron Board of Trustees, are deeply...
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