Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for May 5th, 2008
BREAKING NEWS — Dann refuses governor’s call to resign
COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland and other Democratic leaders on Monday called on scandal-scarred Attorney General Marc Dann to resign, but Dann said in an e-mail to staffers Monday that he has no intention of doing so.
Strickland, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Dann’s fellow Democratic state officeholders and all Democratic state legislators sent Dann a letter imploring [...]
News alert: House fire on 9th Street
ELYRIA – Firefighters were battling a house fire this morning in a bedroom of the 300 block of Ninth Street.
The fire in a second-floor residence was reported at 9:29 a.m. by an occupant, a dispatcher said. Firefighters had been in the area responding to another incident and arrived [...]
Cavaliers: Wally Szczerbiak familiar with Celtics’ rich tradition
INDEPENDENCE — The team struggled mightily when he was there, but Wally Szczerbiak knows all about the storied past — and present — of the Boston Celtics. He knows about Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and current stars Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. He’s aware the Celtics [...]
Indians: Offense missing again in shutout loss to Royals
CLEVELAND — Children ran the bases at Progressive Field on Sunday as part of the “Kids Fun Day” postgame festivities. At least someone wearing Indians colors did. Another day on the diamond brought another pitiful performance from Cleveland’s offense, which mustered just four hits for the second straight game in a 2-0 loss [...]
Indians notes: Dellucci dominating left-field platoon
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ platoon in left field has been pretty much a one-man show through the first 31 games of the season, starring David Dellucci. Dellucci, who is coming off an injury-shortened debut season in Cleveland, surprisingly enough has been one of the Indians’ few position players to show signs of life at [...]
Browns: Oberlin’s Schubert had great weekend, despite not making team
Chris Schubert waited and hoped to hear his name. When it wasn’t called, his time as a Cleveland Brown was over. He wasn’t about to hang his head. “It’s one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had,” he said Sunday night by phone. “Just being able to show what I can do with [...]
Commentary: Horse racing is often brutal, but the races always go on
There won’t be a dramatic fight for life this time around. No national day of mourning for a brave horse who wouldn’t give up. Schoolchildren won’t be sending cards. The people who cried for Eight Belles got it out of the way at the track. They had no choice, because the [...]
Horse racing: Eight Belles’ death raises tough questions for sport
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A day after Big Brown blazed across the finish line, the snapshot of Eight Belles down on the dirt set off a raging debate that extended far beyond the Kentucky Derby: Is horse racing facing an image crisis? With the memory of Barbaro still fresh, Eight Belles’ catastrophic breakdown Saturday [...]
Motorsports roundup: Force wins 1,000th round; Connolly takes 2nd
John Force cemented his position as the most prolific Funny Car driver in NHRA history, becoming the first to reach 1,000 round wins with a first-round victory over Ron Capps in the O’Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill. Sunday wasn’t a complete success for the veteran, however. Force was beaten in the [...]
Golf roundup: This time, Paula Creamer wins in playoff
Paula Creamer squandered another late lead and fell into a playoff she didn’t want. She got the result she desperately needed, beating Juli Inkster on the second extra hole Sunday in the SemGroup Championship in Broken Arrow, Okla. A week after losing to Annika Sorenstam in a playoff, Creamer bogeyed the 18th hole [...]