Archive for September 16th, 2007
Indians’ Carmona shuts down Royals
CLEVELAND — The Indians are heavily promoting C.C. Sabathia as a candidate for the American League Cy Young Award. Perhaps it’s time they do the same for Fausto Carmona. The right-handed flamethrower tossed another masterpiece Saturday night, taking over the A.L. ERA lead with eight scoreless innings in the Tribe’s 6-0 win over the Kansas [...]
Tribe notes: Unhappy Lee looking ahead
CLEVELAND — The Indians are driving toward their first playoff berth in six years, but Cliff Lee’s season remains stuck in neutral. So far this season, the left-hander has lost his spot in the starting rotation, been demoted to Triple-A Buffalo, remained in the minors until Sept. 1, then pitched just twice out of the [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Indians, Central Division champs … don’t be afraid to say it
I know it’s Cleveland, land of the sports losers, home of the heartbreak and all, but I think it’s safe to go ahead and say it. “Cleveland Indians, Central Division champions.” Barring a catastrophic collapse, say maybe like the one that took place during the 2005 season, the Indians will win their first division title [...]
Dan Coughlin: Web site helps athletes get recruited
Having coached high school and college football for 10 years before spending another 25 years as a sports agent, Vern Sharbaugh saw too many good high school athletes fall between the cracks. He knew how and why that happened so he decided to seal the cracks. You will find his solution at www.mygamefilm.com, a Web [...]
Browns players find focus amid the adversity
CLEVELAND — The Browns hierarchy insists a plan’s in place to change the fortunes of the franchise. It’s safe to say last week didn’t follow the script. Everyone connected with the Browns was stunned by the totality of the dismal effort in the 34-7 loss to the Steelers. If the performance wasn’t disconcerting enough, Charlie [...]
Dog-gone good: Ohio State hammers Washington
SEATTLE — Usually stoic in his scarlet sweater vest, Jim Tressel was jumping around the sideline. In the huddle, normally low-key Todd Boeckman barked at his Ohio State teammates, as the quarterback making his third career start joined his coach in trying to ignite the Buckeyes. It worked. Chris Wells ran for 135 yards and [...]
Prep volleyball: Elyria turns seeding snub into another tournament title
ROCKY RIVER — Elyria’s volleyball players needed only to look in the mirror for any extra motivation at Saturday’s 29th annual Rocky River Invitational. After all, the two-time defending champs were only seeded sixth. The Pioneers thought they deserved more respect. So they went out and earned it. Elyria (7-4) swept the tournament’s top three [...]
Prep tennis: Shoregals rally, earn tie in SWC tourney
AVON LAKE — They were the biggest points, in the biggest tiebreaker, in the biggest set, in the biggest match to win the biggest tournament of their lives. The Avon Lake second doubles team of freshman Kate Began and sophomore Molly Clayton found a way to fight off a pair of match points in the [...]
Multi-cycle crash injures six riders
EATON TWP. — A chaotic scene Saturday evening began on an Eaton Township road when a motorcycle skidded out of control and triggered a chain-reaction crash involving at least three other motorcycles, including one that burst into flames, Ohio Highway Patrol troopers said. Four people on the motorcycles — passengers and drivers alike — suffered [...]
Do polygraphs detect the truth, or are they pseudo science?
When the 12 men and women determine the fate of 18-year-old Willie Evans IV, they will certainly look back to the testimony delivered on Sept. 11. Last Tuesday, professional polygraphist William Evans II (who is not related to the defendant) testified that the defendant had failed the polygraph test he administered. Does this seal the [...]
Rep. Kaptur urges protesters to speak out
OBERLIN — Congresswoman Marci Kaptur says she knows this much: Elected officials who speak out against the Iraq war are not going to be popular in the court of public opinion. On Saturday, Kaptur, a Democrat representing the Ninth District, was pretty clear that she’s not worried about being popular. CARL SULLENBERGER/CHRONICLE Residents and others [...]
Sources say progress made in auto talks
DETROIT — General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers made progress at the bargaining table Saturday but still faced significant hurdles and weren’t expected to agree on a new contract until later in the weekend. Some union subcommittees — which handle issues such as pensions, benefits and job security — have wrapped up talks, [...]
Police blotter: Sept. 16
Elyria police Wednesday, Sept. 12 7:25 a.m. – 1100 block Barbara St., woman suspected a juvenile’s father was encouraging his son to fight her son. 8:38 a.m. – 300 block Oxford Ave., car broken into, CD player stolen. 10:20 a.m. – 100 block Second St., Morgan Geiger, 27, of Lorain, charged with possession of crack [...]
Man allegedly assailed by O.J. wants case dropped
LAS VEGAS — A sports memorabilia collector who accused O.J. Simpson of armed robbery said Saturday that he was "on O.J.’s side" and wants the case dropped. "I want this thing to go away. I have health problems," said Alfred Beardsley, the collector who told police on Thursday that Simpson and several other men stormed [...]
World War II veterans reunite in Elyria
ELYRIA — It’s been 63 years since members of the 247th Engineer Combat Battalion began reconstructing a 680-foot bridge over the Maas River in Holland so American soldiers could pursue retreating Nazi soldiers who had blown up the old bridge. But the passage of years hasn’t dimmed the memories of World War II veterans James [...]
Coroner: Car fire killed Lorain man
LORAIN — A 70-year-old man’s heart problems may have caused him to wreck his vehicle on the Henderson Bridge in Lorain on Friday, but it was smoke inhalation from the ensuing car fire that killed the man, county Coroner Paul Matus said Saturday. James Kniceley, of Lorain, was pronounced dead at the scene of the [...]
The 3 Foxes: Three generations are providing veterinary care in Lorain County
CARLISLE TWP. — Three generations of Foxes are now caring for animals at the Fox Veterinary Clinic on LaGrange Road. It all began with Charles “Doc” Fox, born 90 years ago this week. After graduating from veterinary school from Ohio State University in 1939, Fox served as an egg and meat inspector during World War [...]
Ohioans fatter, sicker six years after health program launched
COLUMBUS — Ohioans are less healthy today by almost every indicator — fatter and more prone to heart disease and stroke — than they were when the state set out to reverse unhealthy trends six years ago. Of six measurements the state identified for the risk of chronic disease, the numbers dropped only for smoking [...]
Findlay’s downtown already bouncing back from flood
FINDLAY — Downtown restaurants, gift shops and offices that took the brunt of last month’s historic flooding are beginning to open back up. While a handful of storefronts are relocating or closing for good, the city’s downtown will bounce back, said Douglas Peters, who leads the area’s main economic development agency. Business owners began ripping [...]
Scientists team up to predict Lake Erie’s algae appearances
CLEVELAND — NASA scientists are teaming with researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to monitor Lake Erie’s harmful algae blooms, a move that could lead to early warnings for beachgoers and water departments. A goal of the research is to predict when the blue-green blooms — which adversely affect the taste of water, [...]
Horse racing tracks installing disputed gambling machines
COLUMBUS — Horse racing tracks, handed a defeat last year on a ballot measure to allow slot machines at the parks, have begun installing kiosks similar to slots in anticipation that Attorney General Marc Dann will lose his court fight to outlaw the games. The makers of the machines, including Tic Tac Fruit and Nudge [...]
Preservationists worry as Taft house goes on market
CINCINNATI — A 121-year-old house built as a wedding gift for William Howard Taft before he became president of the United States is for sale, raising concerns that a new owner will tear it down and build condominiums on the site, preservationists said. The five-bedroom house was built in 1886 by the parents of Helen [...]