Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for September 13th, 2008
No ‘Beanie’ for Buckeyes: Ohio State star running back’s foot injury to keep him out of tonight’s battle with No. 1 USC
LOS ANGELES — Ohio State running back Chris “Beanie” Wells will not play for the fifth-ranked Buckeyes against No. 1 Southern California tonight because of his injured right foot. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel made the announcement late Friday afternoon after the team went through a 40-minute walkthrough at the Los [...]
Offense gives Lee a boost: Hitters do the job against Royals pitching, as Indians lefty easily picks up 22nd win of season
CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee has been picking up his hitters all season. It was only fair that they returned the favor. With Lee offering up a less-than-dominant start for one of the few times this season Friday night, the Indians’ offense still got their Cy Young front-runner another win — his 22nd — slugging [...]
Tribe notes: Thanks to Buckeyes game, attendance could be sparse for second game of tonight’s doubleheader
CLEVELAND — All eyes will not be on the Indians tonight when they entertain the Royals in the second game of a day-night doubleheader at 7:05 — at least not in the Cleveland area. With Ohio State and USC clashing in a major college football showdown (8 p.m.) on the [...]
Anderson up to the task? Browns quarterback gets another chance to prove he can deliver in big games
BEREA — The last time Derek Anderson played in a game this important, it was Week 16 of last season and the Browns needed a win to make the postseason. He threw four interceptions, the Browns lost at Cincinnati and they missed out on the playoffs. This week, it’s the Steelers, their [...]
Browns notes: Pool says he’ll be ready to go Sunday against Steelers, but he won’t change the way he plays the game
BEREA — Safety Brodney Pool declared himself recovered from a concussion and ready for the Steelers game. “I’m fine,” he said Friday. “I’m gonna play.” Pool was injured Aug. 18 against the Giants when he took a Brandon Jacobs knee to the head. It was [...]
Deal makes West happy: Cavaliers guard feels wanted, even though his role on team will change
NDEPENDENCE — Delonte West finally feels loved again. The 6-foot-4, 180-pound guard signed a multiyear contract with the Cavaliers on Friday, and he couldn’t be happier about it. “This is the first time since I was offered a scholarship at St. Joe’s that I feel like I am valued as a person and [...]
Two men, two ways of doing things: Tressel, Carroll both big winners, but with vastly different styles
One springs practical jokes on his team, oozes charisma and sprinkles his conversation with the word “dude.” He’s been called an “aging hipster dad.” The other wears sweater vests, refers to his players as “young champions” and appears to part his hair with a laser pointer it’s so straight. [...]
Area motorsports: Weather postpones tonight’s MSA event at Sandusky Speedway
The MSA-Oswego Wing Challenge Series event that was set for tonight at Sandusky Speedway has been postponed due to weather. It has been reset for Saturday, Sept. 27. Two supermodified drivers whose careers have taken them as far as the Indy 500, Davey Hamilton and Joe Gosek, are expected back for the rescheduled show. Tonight [...]
Mayor: Sheffield Lake to buy, then likely demolish, Shoreway shopping center
SHEFFIELD LAKE — Make way for the wrecking ball — some major changes are coming to Sheffield Lake.The city will officially take control of the defunct Shoreway Shopping Center in November, after signing a $2.8 million deal Friday to purchase the property from majority owner the Levin Family Trust.
The deal comes just one [...]
Downtown Elyria properties up for sheriff’s sale on Wed.
ELYRIA — A sheriff’s sale is set Wednesday for two parking lots and a downtown building owned by JGT Enterprises Inc., and more auctions are on the horizon for the company led by Jay G. Tokar, the man once referred to as the king of Elyria’s downtown.
Occupants of buildings involved in the sales said the [...]