Archive for June 28th, 2008
Sabathia’s pitching, Sizemore’s everything lead Tribe past Reds
CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore giveth, and C.C. Sabathia taketh away Friday night at Progressive Field. Actually, Sizemore giveth and taketh away. Cleveland’s center fielder provided much of the offense, while mixing in some highlight-reel defense as well, and Sabathia offered up another dominating performance to help the Indians past the Reds, 6-0, in the [...]
Tribe notes: Carmona improving, Hafner on hold
CLEVELAND — The Indians have set a new timeline for disabled starting pitcher Fausto Carmona (left hip strain), but little has changed with designated hitter Travis Hafner and his ailing right shoulder. “He’s been staying in shape,” Indians manager Eric Wedge said of Carmona, who has started just 10 games and hasn’t pitched [...]
Cavs draft picks visit The Q
CLEVELAND — Quicken Loans Arena was the last place J.J. Hickson expected to be Friday, but he couldn’t have been happier about it. The North Carolina State power forward said he had no idea the Cavaliers were going to take him with the 19th pick in the NBA Draft, so it was quite a [...]
Cavs notes: West, Gibson offered contracts
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers have tendered qualifying contracts to re-sign Daniel “Boobie” Gibson and Delonte West. The move makes both guards restricted free agents, but the Cavaliers can match any offer sheet either player signs, general manager Danny Ferry said Friday. “We like our team and the group of guys we’ve got, so [...]
Track problems bring a halt to NHRA qualifying
NORWALK — The tight community of drag racing said goodbye to a good friend and fellow driver in Scott Kalitta on Thursday evening. Kalitta was taken from the sport and his family in an accident at Englishtown, N.J., last weekend.
After the emotional week since Kalitta’s passing, the drivers honored him the best way they knew [...]
NHRA notes: Will not bending in Top Fuel class
NORWALK — Where there is a “will,” Hillary finds a way. NHRA Top Fuel driver Hillary Will entered this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals fifth in her division’s point standings. The Fortuna, Calif., native had 652 points before coming to Norwalk. She was just 16 points behind fourth-place holder Rod Fuller. [...]
Westlake’s Mack reaches pole vault finals at Olympic Trials
Tim Mack qualified to Sunday’s finals in men’s pole vault at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on Friday night. Mack, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist in Athens, cleared 18 feet, 1/2 inch during Friday’s qualifying round. The 35-year-old Westlake native cleared that height in his only attempt of the [...]
Softball notes: SunDogs get revenge
The SunDogs, who closely resemble Elyria High’s state-runnerup softball team, won the ASA 18-and-under state championship in Maumee last weekend. They defeated Grand Slam, 4-3, for the title, thereby extracting a measure of revenge for losses in the last two Division I state championship games. The Grand Slam roster includes pitcher Jessica Simpson of [...]
Lightning strike kills former Elyria woman
COLLINS — Storm clouds had given way to sunshine Thursday afternoon when out of the blue, a bolt of lightning burst from the sky, knocking Ken and Debra Meltzer to the ground.
Ken Meltzer survived the strike, but it killed his 51-year-old wife, who grew up in Elyria.
The couple had been walking in [...]
Floods could repeat with storms today
WELLINGTON — That wicked storm that swept through Thursday literally ripped apart Cemetery Road, leaving a 5-foot gap where solid asphalt once stood.
Barricades and cones are blocking the road to through traffic after Thursday’s flash floods caused part of the road to cave.
The affected portion of the road passed over a drain pipe, and it [...]