Archive for October 9th, 2007
Byrd and paradise: Veteran pitches Indians to ALCS
NEW YORK — There will be no Game 5 of the Division Series for the Indians, just Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Indians manager Eric Wedge put his faith and his team’s postseason fate in the hands of veteran Wiffle-ball tosser Paul Byrd on Monday night at Yankee Stadium, and the right-hander [...]
Tribe notes: Wedge never considered C.C. for Game 4 start
NEW YORK — For Eric Wedge, it was a no-brainer. For those who wanted to see C.C. Sabathia start on short rest over Paul Byrd in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium on Monday, Cleveland’s manager has no brains. “There was never any thought to the contrary for multiple reasons,” Wedge said of the decision to [...]
Loss could be Torre’s last stand as Yankee
NEW YORK — Joe Torre sat quietly in his favorite spot on the bench, stomach churning, eyes fixed low under that navy blue New York Yankees cap. He’s probably headed to the Hall of Fame, Monument Park, every baseball pantheon there is. Today, though, Torre might be a man without a job. After 12 playoff [...]
Browns’ Steinbach calls Pats’ Vrabel classless
BEREA — Browns guard Eric Steinbach came back from New England impressed by the Patriots’ talent but infuriated with one of their captains. “Classless. And you can quote me,” Steinbach said Monday. He was referring to linebacker Mike Vrabel and his actions with 11 seconds left in the 34-17 loss. Derek Anderson had just completed [...]
Browns notes: Shaffer not happy with playing time
BEREA — Kevin Shaffer doesn’t look happy. After moving from left tackle to right tackle to make room for rookie Joe Thomas, Shaffer is in jeopardy of losing the right tackle job to Ryan Tucker, who returned Sunday following a four-game steroids suspension. Shaffer started vs. the Patriots and played the entire second half, but [...]
Boys soccer: Strippoli’s three goals lift Avon Lake past Elyria Catholic
ELYRIA — Dom Strippoli had the game of his senior season Monday night at Knights of Columbus Field, scoring all three of Avon Lake’s goals in a 3-2 win over Elyria Catholic. Asked how many goals he’s scored this season, Strippoli pointed three fingers in the air and answered, “Three.” “Dom decided to show up [...]
Prep volleyball notes: Latvian sisters making smooth transition at North Olmsted
Two young women from Latvia, Elina Strautneice and her younger sister, Liga, are fans of the television movie “High School Musical.” So, naturally, the two were thrilled to be able to come to the United States for the 2007-08 school year. “I overheard students talking about ‘High School Musical,’” North Olmsted head coach Jason Krucek [...]
Avon councilman dies
Tim Nickum, who had leukemia, was in hospital for complications from bone marrow transplant AVON — Councilman Timothy Nickum, who represented Avon’s 3rd Ward for the past eight years, died Saturday following a seven-year struggle with leukemia. Nickum Nickum, 65, had been undergoing treatment at University Hospitals in Cleveland for the past two weeks because [...]
Cavaliers’ Hughes taking troubles as they come
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes always has something going on in his life. It might not always be something good, but there’s always something going on. This summer, the news ranged from the brain aneurysm his wife survived to the death of an aunt to the shooting pointers he got from former Cavalier Mark [...]
Teachers, district going back to table
WELLINGTON — It was mid-September when the teachers union and the administration of the Wellington Schools last sat down and tried to hammer out a contract. In the interim, things have grown increasingly tense as both sides fired barbs at each other and parents fret that the teachers will act on a 10-day strike notice [...]
U.S. envisioned radioactive poison for assassination
WASHINGTON — These were cold calculations, at the outset of what came to be called the Cold War: Could radioactive poisons be fashioned into a weapon to assassinate civilian or political leaders? Could the highly toxic materials be inconspicuously dispersed in a room — perhaps in aerosol form — to kill “important individuals”? Could the [...]
Study: Bad marriage could make you sick
CHICAGO — A lousy marriage might literally make you sick. Marital strife and other bad personal relationships can raise your risk for heart disease, researchers reported Monday. What it likely boils down to is stress — a well-known contributor to health problems, as well as a potential byproduct of troubled relationships, the scientists said. In [...]
NASA Glenn’s chips beat the heat
CLEVELAND — NASA Glenn Research Center is breaking records with computer chips that can withstand intense heat, giving researchers hope that a spacecraft might even reach Venus someday. NASA Glenn researchers have been developing chips for many years, but had a couple of breakthroughs in recent months with chips still performing after more than 2,300 [...]
Wellington man out of hospital after crash
CARLISLE TWP. — A 23-year-old Wellington man hurt after his motorcycle veered off the side of the road and crashed Sunday was released Monday from MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Russell Hoban was headed east Sunday afternoon on Oberlin-Elyria Road when he lost control and was thrown from his 1983 Honda Magnum motorcycle. Hoban was [...]
Lorain woman says teen hit her with pipe
LORAIN — A 34-year-old Lorain woman told police a 19-year-old woman hit her in the face with a metal pipe Sunday after an argument escalated. Police found Stephanie Roddy with a gaping cut on the side of her cheek when they arrived at 11:30 p.m. at her sister’s house along the 2100 block of Lorain [...]
Doin’ the Crawl
Elyria event shines spotlight on the community’s artists ELYRIA — If they wanted to browse for art, or try to sell their own refurbished, hand-painted furniture, Sheila Rieger and daughter Toni Kruse would routinely travel east to craft shows and other events in Cuyahoga County. “We did that for quite awhile,” said Rieger, sitting at [...]
Falcons fly toward fitness
Valerie Schuster, a counselor at Firelands Elementary School, knows video games, TV and the Internet have replaced outdoor play for many children when they are at home. Unfortunately, the situation is no different at schools. Maintaining higher academic standards often means focusing on lesson plans while putting physical education on the back burner. CHUCK HUMEL [...]
Iraq trip reaffirms Sutton’s war views
U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton’s trip to Iraq and other areas of the Middle East and Europe where the war in Iraq is being planned and waged hasn’t changed her view that the United States needs to bring its troops home. In fact, she said Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told her during a meeting Sunday [...]
A lot of stacks to peruse, book lovers
ELYRIA — Somewhere, somebody is looking for a mint copy of “Mystery in Bugtown.” Come on, who wouldn’t want to know about Inspector Cricket’s investigation into the attempted squashing of Charlie Roach? Inspector Cricket’s adventure — and more than 65,000 other books, CDs and movies — will be available for just $1 at the juggernaut [...]
‘Pay as you throw’ vote a go in Lorain
LORAIN — At least in Lorain, the time for talking about the proposed, countywide “pay-as-you-throw’’ trash program is over. City Council on Monday agreed to place the proposal — which hasn’t exactly gotten a warm embrace in the city that generates the most amount of trash — on the agenda for a vote at its [...]
Who’s the best at keeping Lorain County beautiful?
LORAIN — Some of the county’s premier architecture, landscaping, preservation and community service projects will be recognized at the upcoming Lorain County Beautiful Awards in November. The 16th annual awards banquet showcases significant county enhancements through a multimedia presentation and awards ceremony and recognizes nonresidential buildings and sites for adding an aesthetic contribution to the [...]
Majority Republicans cross partisan divide in House
When House Speaker Jon Husted decided to encourage bipartisan sponsorship of bills in the current legislative session, it surprised many. No one could remember it being done before and the relationship between the two parties in the House had leaned toward acrimony for more than a decade. Republicans took over the House in the sweep [...]
One of most wanted caught after standoff
MORGAN, Pa. — A man convicted of robbing a bank in Ohio who escaped from prison in June was arrested Monday after a 5½-hour standoff at a western Pennsylvania hotel that ended with authorities using a pepper-spray-like gas. Anthony Ray Artrip was tracked to the Knights Inn in South Fayette Township based on a tip, [...]