Division II state football semifinal / Perry 10, Hudson 7: Panthers hold off...
SOLON: The Perry football team is heading to Columbus to play for the Division II state championship.Senior Keishaun Sims and junior Tevion Cleveland each performed at an impressive level on offense...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: Zips snap two-game skid with 82-58...
Charleston Southern blinked and quickly found itself down by 10 points against the University of Akron on Friday night at Rhodes Arena.That’s not a good position to be in against a talented Zips team...
View ArticleAkron 20, Kent State 0: Zips making bowl plans after convincing victory over...
If the University of Akron football team had hoped to make a statement to a bowl committee, it could not have done so in a better fashion.UA beat archrival Kent State 20-0 in front of 16,391 fans...
View ArticleBlack Friday helps Akron craft brewer bottle up sales of specialty beers
Black Friday, typically about the shopping, was also about the hopping — as in beer.Nearly 50 people lined up outside Akron craft brewer Hoppin’ Frog’s tasting room before an earlier-than-usual 10 a.m....
View ArticleMillennium Fund grant supports program that helps transgender youths
MEDINA: In sleep, they are free to be the people who are locked inside.That’s what transgender teens told Sandy Varndell, who helped launch a new support group nearly three years ago to help her better...
View ArticleCourt to decide fan’s lawsuit against Cleveland Indians
CLEVELAND: A trial court must decide if a fan hit by a foul ball at a Cleveland Indians game was forced to leave his seat for an after-game fireworks show or whether he moved into the ball’s path on...
View ArticleIndians outfielder Michael Brantley undergoes shoulder surgery, could miss...
The streets are barely clear of confetti after the championship parade in Kansas City, and the Indians have already been dealt a tough blow for their 2016 season.The team announced Monday that...
View ArticleA look at Indians’ offseason, top potential free-agent targets
Baseball’s offseason is starting to pick up, and the Indians are likely to be in the market for an outfielder, and maybe a third or first baseman as well. President of baseball operations Chris...
View ArticleOhio State football: Buckeyes still have an offense without an identity with...
COLUMBUS: Fans in a chilly and wet Ohio Stadium on Saturday got to see a two-quarterback system work — not to perfection, but good enough to defeat a ranked opponent.Unfortunately for Ohio State, that...
View Article‘Kris Kringle’ is a rich, magical world of color, texture for Akron costume...
The story of a dreamy toymaker has provided plenty of inspiration for Inda Blatch-Geib’s richly whimsical costume designs in the world premiere show Kris Kringle the Musical.In this tale, an evil toy...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Cornerback Joe Haden hasn’t cleared first major hurdle in...
BEREA: Cornerback Joe Haden will likely miss his third consecutive game Monday night when the Browns host the Baltimore Ravens because he has yet to clear the first major hurdle in the NFL’s concussion...
View ArticleAstronomy for December: Comet Catalina brightening in morning sky
Jupiter rises in the first hour of December in Leo, followed two hours later by Mars. Venus rises before 4 a.m., followed 40 minutes later by Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10), which is now brightening and...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Patients punished by potholes
If this is the latest-starting winter in our lifetime, which it seems to be, why are we still talking about potholes left over from last winter?Excellent question. Glad you asked it.I vowed years ago...
View Article10 city schools now receive no busing as Akron must cater to 29 charter,...
Hali Bridges is up at 5 a.m. and on a yellow school bus by 6.Traffic permitting, she’s home by 4:20 p.m.The 12-year-old spends seven hours at St. Paul, a Catholic school 5 miles away from the Cascade...
View ArticleMount Union 66, Albright 7: Top-ranked Purple Raiders dismantle Lions, back...
ALLIANCE: The University of Mount Union football team is back in the Division III national quarterfinals.Whoa. Stop the presses.The Purple Raiders advanced to this stage for the 24th consecutive year...
View ArticleJason Lloyd: Cavaliers rid of history's longest losing streak, while Sixers...
CLEVELAND: The confetti had been stuffed into the rafters for the better part of two months. If it had been dusty and choked the sellout crowd in attendance upon fluttering to the court, it’d be easy...
View ArticleCavaliers 90, Nets 88: LeBron James’ last-second shot keeps Cavs unbeaten at...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James’ runner in the lane with one second left allowed the Cavaliers to hold on for a 90-88 win over the Brooklyn Nets. James and Kevin Love each scored 26 points and the Cavs...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron soccer: Balanced five-man attack provides rare challenge...
In 2010, when the University of Akron men’s soccer team won the national championship, Darren Mattocks and Michael Nanchoff reached double figures and scored 44 percent of the Zips’ goals. In 2012, the...
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FOOTBALLPlayoff ScoreboardState Semifinals/Regional FinalsSaturday’s ResultsDIVISION ILakewood St. Edward 45, Stow 7Huber Heights Wayne 28, Cin. Colerain 21———DIVISION IVSteubenville 28, Youngstown...
View ArticleDivision I football state semifinal/Lakewood St. Edward 45, Stow 7: Bulldogs’...
PARMA: The Catholic school juggernaut that is the Lakewood St. Edward football team ended Stow’s perfect season Saturday night in a Division I state semifinal.Simply put, St. Edward was bigger,...
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