2016 NFL Draft: Walsh Jesuit grad Drew Kaser deems Chargers perfect fit, says...
Texas A&M punter and Walsh Jesuit High School graduate Drew Kaser spent Saturday nervously watching the third and final day of NFL Draft with about 55 friends and relatives at his parents’ house in...
View ArticleEastern Conference semifinal: CAVALIERS VS. HAWKS
Eastern Conference semifinal: CAVALIERS VS. HAWKS(Best-of-seven series)Cavs lead series 1-0Game 1Cavs 104, Hawks 93Game 2 (TNT)Hawks at Cavs, Wednesday, 8 p.m.Game 3 (ESPN)Cavs at Hawks, Friday, 7...
View ArticleFood Notes: Wait almost over for new eateries coming to Montrose
You have food questions, and we’ve got answers.Have no fear, Melt Bar & Grilled is really, really going to open in Bath Township in the not-too-distant future. We’re looking at June now, says Matt...
View ArticleACLU sues Akron over law requiring panhandlers to register with police
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Akron on Tuesday to challenge a law that requires the poor to register with police before asking passers-by for...
View ArticleIndians 7, Tigers 3: Francisco Lindor has another highlight-reel night as...
CLEVELAND: Tuesday night at the ballpark was another instance of Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor making the extraordinary look ordinary. And in doing so, Lindor led the Indians over the Detroit...
View ArticleFollowing game plan essential to Cavaliers’ playoff success
CLEVELAND: Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue admitted that at least one of his players scratched his head at the team’s game plan Monday night in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals.“Kyrie...
View ArticleWoman convicted in husband’s 2011 murder and staged suicide
AVON LAKE, OHIO: An Ohio woman who called 911 to report that her husband committed suicide by suffocating himself has been convicted of murder in his 2011 death.The Lorain Morning Journal reports a...
View ArticlePolice: Ohio man threw dog out six-floor apartment window
PAINESVILLE, OHIO: Police in northeastern Ohio say a man admitted that he threw his dog out of his six-floor apartment window.Officers were called to the apartment building in Painesville on Tuesday...
View ArticleUniversity: Ohio student collapses on basketball court, dies
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO: Officials say a university student in Ohio collapsed while playing basketball at a campus recreation center and has died.Youngstown State University spokesman Ron Cole says in a...
View ArticleTwo authors base their May 4 book on oral history
Two authors take a look at the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State University from a unique perspective.For their book, Above the Shots: An Oral History of the Kent State Shootings, they talked to...
View ArticleRolling Stones ask Donald Trump to stop playing their songs
The Rolling Stones have asked presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to stop playing their songs at his campaign events.In a statement Wednesday, the rock band said they have not...
View ArticleUpdate: Gov. John Kasich to officially announce end to White House bid at 5...
CONCORD, N.H.: The last man standing in Donald Trump’s path to the Republican nomination, Ohio Gov. John Kasich will end his campaign Wednesday, making Trump the party’s presumptive nominee.The...
View ArticleCavaliers 104, Hawks 93: Cavs stem second-half lull, avert costly loss in...
CLEVELAND: The week off didn’t hurt the Cavaliers, but another second-half lull nearly cost them. LeBron James scored 25 points and came up with two big steals late as the Cavs continued their...
View ArticlePNC wants its name in lights on downtown Akron building
PNC Bank wants people to look to the Akron skyline and think of the bank.The Pittsburgh-based bank or its predecessors — the bank bought National City in 2008 — have had a downtown Akron presence for...
View ArticleBoys basketball: Ken Rector retires after 20 years, 314 victories as...
By his own admission, Barberton boys basketball coach Ken Rector has been living a dream for the last 20 years.Dreams end. So, too, do coaching careers.Rector, the longest tenured coach of any sport in...
View ArticleNBA: Warriors rally in fourth for 2-0 series lead on Portland
Late Tuesday: Golden State 110, Trail Blazers 99Klay Thompson scored 27 points and gave host Golden State its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer with 5:33 left, and the Warriors rallied to beat...
View ArticleCavaliers 123, Hawks 98: Cavs’ NBA-record 25 3-pointers lead to lopsided...
CLEVELAND: J.R. Smith hopped up and down at half court as Kevin Love slapped high-fives on his way off the floor. The entire Cavaliers’ bench erupted in celebration — and it was only halftime. But...
View ArticleValravn takes flight at Cedar Point — now the real wait begins in line
SANDUSKY: Judging from the queue that zigzags back and forth in and around the Valravn’s entrance, Cedar Point already suspects it may have a hit on its hands with its latest record-breaking...
View ArticleAkron man charged with domestic violence, making 1,000 illegal fireworks
Akron police and a bomb squad seized more than a thousand homemade fireworks from a Chalker Street home after responding to a domestic violence call late Wednesday night.Paul Plazak, 52, was charged...
View ArticleAkron to get new-concept grocery store: 365 by Whole Foods Market
Akron will be getting a new-concept grocery store: 365 by Whole Foods Market.That announcement came early Thursday from the city of Akron.The store will open in spring 2017 in West Akron at what is now...
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