Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for February 1st, 2008
Without LeBron, Cavs fall to Seattle
SEATTLE — With LeBron James out nursing a right ankle sprain, the Seattle SuperSonics finished off a sweep of last year’s NBA Finalists. Chris Wilcox scored Seattle’s first 10 points, Kevin Durant had 12 of his 24 in the first quarter, and the SuperSonics held off a late Cleveland surge to [...]
Britney Spears taken from her home to ‘get help’
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears was taken from her home by ambulance early Thursday and escorted to the hospital by more than a dozen police officers in cars, on motorcycles and in helicopters.
The 26-year-old pop star was being taken to “get help,” said a Los Angeles police officer, who [...]
Wrestling: North Ridgeville undefeated in WSC duals
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — An undefeated regular-season conference schedule wasn’t enough to satisfy North Ridgeville. The Rangers (10-2) pinned a 48-21 loss on Midview on Thursday night to go 7-0 in dual meets inside the West Shore Conference. But they will have to wait until the conference tournament Feb. 9 to see if they can [...]
H.S. Football: OHSAA considering adding division
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s largest high schools could end up in a super-sized division for state tournaments as a way of leveling the playing field for smaller schools. Although the Ohio High School Athletic Association subcommittee will look at all sports when it meets today to discuss the idea, many fans believe it will [...]
Man said he`d recant, clams up before judge
ELYRIA — William Avery Jr. says Alfred Cleveland is innocent of murdering a 22-year-old Lorain woman in 1991, but he isn’t willing to risk jail himself to set Cleveland free.
Avery drove from his home in Detroit to the county Justice Center on Thursday with the [...]
Super Bowl: Vrabel’s versatility is valuable
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mike Vrabel’s hands are big, thick and scarred — and they might just be the most reliable pair on the New England Patriots. He only has 10 career catches, including two this season, but they’ve all been for touchdowns. Not too shabby for a Pro Bowl linebacker. “If [...]
Boys basketball notes: EC struggling in NCL
It would be easy to explain away the woeful 4-11 record of Elyria Catholic as a product of an imbalanced schedule and the result of a program that takes a back seat to football. But in the end, these are just excuses, right? Not exactly. Elyria Catholic dropped its fourth consecutive decision Tuesday. [...]
Stabbing victim`s family has questions
LORAIN — The family of 25-year-old Fletcher “Boomer” Windham Jr. has many questions following his stabbing death Tuesday night.
They want to know how Windham, a 6-foot-2 black belt, could have been stabbed 21 times by the accused killer, Rafael Feliciano, without anyone else being involved or without [...]
Girls basketball notes: Admirals double up
It’s not uncommon for the area’s best players to turn in double-doubles once in a while. It’s newsworthy when two players on the same team do it in the same game. But we probably should have stopped the presses last Friday night when not two or three, but four Admiral King players recorded [...]
Given gets his seat back
LORAIN — Dan Given will return to the Council seat he vacated earlier this month when he briefly became the city’s safety service director.
A majority of the city’s 41 Democratic Party Precinct Committee members voted to appoint Given over two other candidates for the at-large seat. A final tally [...]