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Archive for August 15th, 2008
Ohio’s fastest grocery bagger: size up customer
RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A grandmother from northeast Ohio has won top honors as the state’s fastest grocery bagger.
She’s 45-year-old Denise Farley of Ravenna. She will represent Ohio in the National Grocers Association USA Best Bagger Championship in Las Vegas [...]
Police: Woman killed boyfriend, left corpse in tub
TRENTON, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio woman called a 911 operator to report she had killed her boyfriend and left his body in their bathtub — about a week earlier.
Authorities believe the woman remained in the house while the corpse decomposed. They say she told [...]
Debate coaches lose cool, one pulls down his pants
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An argument between two debate coaches that was caught on video was not the sharp-witted dialogue typically associated with college debate teams. Instead, the two traded profanity-laced barbs and one of them pulled down his shorts, exposing his underwear.
An eight-minute segment of [...]
Texas police say 12-year-old girl drove mom to bar
LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — A 35-year-old Texas woman has been jailed after police say she made her 12-year-old daughter drive her to a bar.
Police in Longview say they watched a minivan turn into a driveway without signaling on Wednesday and bump into a home at a low speed. They say [...]
Edwards’ ally explains $14,000 payment to mistress
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Edwards’ political action committee paid his mistress $14,000 after she stopped working for it to obtain 100 hours of unused videotape she had shot for his unsuccessful presidential campaign, an associate told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The woman, Rielle Hunter, already had been paid $100,000 for the programs.
The [...]
Phelps wins sixth gold medal while setting sixth world record at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING — Michael Phelps hung on the lane rope in a familiar pose, admiring another world record while his rivals gasped for breath. Make it 6-for-6 at the Beijing Games. Next up: Mark Spitz and the grandest of Olympic records. Blowing away the field, Phelps won the 200-meter individual medley this [...]
U.S. men’s basketball team rout Greece to earn spot in medal round
BEIJING — It’s official now. This is NOT Japan and the 2006 World Championships, not to mention Athens and the 2004 Olympics. This is Beijing and the 2008 Olympics, and the U.S. is back in men’s basketball. These Americans, who looked so lost two years ago at the World Championship in [...]
Indians’ bullpen fails again in 11-6 lost to Orioles
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ bullpen has been a disaster all season, so why would Thursday night be any different?
Rafael Perez and Edward Mujica were the latest culprits, allowing eight different Baltimore players to score runs in the eighth inning and turning a tie game into an eventual 11-6 Orioles victory.
Perez (2-3) [...]
Tribe notes: Hafner takes batting practice
CLEVELAND — Long before fans were allowed to enter the ballpark Thursday, Travis Hafner took a big step toward rejoining the Indians.
The burly designated hitter took batting practice at Progressive Field for the first time since being shut down with a strained right shoulder on May 30. He swung at roughly [...]
Browns running back Jerome Harrison wants to show his skills
BEREA — Jerome Harrison is still waiting for his big break. The running back has carried the ball just 43 times in two seasons and caught 11 passes. He’s been inactive 14 times and is looking for his first touchdown. But he knows what will happen if he ever gets 20 rushes [...]