Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for January 29th, 2008
WEATHER UPDATE — High winds expected tonight
A high wind warning will go into effect at 7 p.m. today and remain in effect through 7 a.m. Wednesday for Lorain County, according to the National Weather Service.
Damaging winds in excess of 60 mph are expected as a strong cold front sweeps through the region. Sustained winds of 25 to 30 mph [...]
Congresswoman Sutton Pre-State of the Union Audio Statement
Listen to the pre-statement on the state of the union in MP3 format from U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township.
Matt Wilhelm sees bright future for himself, team
Matt Wilhelm spent this weekend at the poker, blackjack and baccarat tables of the Bellagio in Las Vegas. As perfect as that may sound, Wilhelm has bigger plans for the same time next year: preparing for the Super Bowl. Wilhelm, the Elyria Catholic and Ohio State graduate, is still hurting after his San Diego [...]
Crennel agrees to 2-year extension with Browns
CLEVELAND — Coach Romeo Crennel has agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns, who won 10 games in his third season and finally returned to NFL respectability. Crennel’s agent, Joe Linta, said Monday night that the sides have agreed in principle to the extension but it hadn’t been [...]
Browns notes: Lewis wants 3-5 years
Running back Jamal Lewis would like to finish his career with the Browns and wants his next contract to ensure that, agent Mitchell Frankel said Monday. “Jamal played a long time in Baltimore and he’d like to make Cleveland his home for the rest of his career,” Frankel said in a phone interview. “We [...]
Girls basketball: EC withstands Clearview run
ELYRIA — Bad ankles and all, Ariel Calhoun was bound to lead Clearview on a run at Elyria Catholic on Monday night. Everyone in the EC Coliseum knew it. No one was disappointed. Calhoun, playing on sore ankles, led a 12-0 run late in the game as the Clippers tried to fight back from [...]
Cavaliers’ Varejao out; more tests today
INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers suddenly find themselves back where they were throughout training camp — without Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic. Varejao, absent from the team until signing a three-year, $17.4 million contract on Dec. 5, will miss at least the next two games and probably more — maybe a lot more; the Cavaliers [...]
Patriots’ Bruschi an inspiration after surviving stroke
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — There was a time when Tedy Bruschi was unsure he’d be able to go to a football game again, let alone play in one. Yet here he is nearly three years later, fully recovered from a stroke and back at the Super Bowl as one of the unbeaten New England [...]
Beach, North Olmsted give EC an assist
No doubt he wasn’t thinking along those lines, but North Olmsted’s Logan Beach kept Elyria Catholic’s hopes for a berth in the Baron Cup tournament alive. EC needed Walsh Jesuit to lose to somebody in its final two Red Division games. That somebody had to be North Olmsted, as Walsh’s other game [...]
Tiger setting a course for Open success
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods began his 2008 season with a 67 on the South Course at Torrey Pines that featured only one bogey, one birdie on the par 5s and seemingly very little effort. Standing behind the 18th green, one caddie made a quiet observation that surely was shared by others. [...]