BEREA — Coach Romeo Crennel said he didn’t know what the word meant, but it’s not good for the Browns. Crennel said tight end Kellen Winslow had a “mild subluxation” of his left shoulder, which means it’s partially dislocated. He didn’t practice Wednesday but said he’d play Sunday vs. the Ravens. “I don’t know what [...]

Allergy season shows no mercy to athletes. Just ask Firelands junior Cory LaMar. LaMar, a 2006 Division II regional qualifier, has struggled with breathing problems this season. A good, hard overnight freeze would significantly relieve some of his problems by wiping out many of the airborne allergens. His handicap has limited him to a 69th-place [...]

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Brunswick (5-0) at Elyria (1-4) WHEN: Tonight, 7 o’clock TV/RADIO: FSN Ohio; WEOL 930-AM; WDLW 1380-AM LAST YEAR: Brunswick, 35-34 THE SKINNY: It’s TV time for the Pioneers again. Last year, during FSN Ohio’s first season of televised high school football games, the Pioneers defeated North Royalton. Tonight is Take 2, but [...]

HINKLEY — Lutheran West set a school record for an 18-hole tournament en route to winning the Division III sectional Wednesday at Pine Hills. The Longhorns fired a 313, well ahead of second-place Cuyahoga Heights (340). John Reimar of third-place Chanel (341) was medalist with a 3-under par 73. Louie Durban and Ben Lehrke were [...]

It was almost time to call piling on, nearly time to start feeling a little bit sorry for Michael Vick. The images of him and his buddies laughing and joking while stringing one dog up on a tree or holding another underwater in a pond had faded just a bit. In their place were fresher [...]

MINNEAPOLIS — No, the Gophers haven’t been asked to carry footballs with them to class this week. They’re not cuddling up next to the pigskins at night. But they’ve been sternly warned to start taking better care of the ball. “If we just value the football and take care of the ball like we know [...]