Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for February 4th, 2008
Flood watch for Lorain County
From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning Heavy rainfall is possible Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning as unseasonably warm and humid air moves northward into the region. The greatest threat of heavy rainfall will occur Tuesday night as a strong area of low pressure moves northeast across the upper ohio valley. Two to three inches of [...]
Car vs. Elyria Street Department truck
State Route 57 has reopened after being temporarily closed around 10 a.m. today because of an accident involving an Elyria Street Department truck that sent one person to the hospital.
The truck was parked between Gulf and West River roads directing traffic around a crew conducting pothole repairs when it was struck from behind by a [...]
Perfection rejection: Giants stun undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, win with stingy defense, late TD drive
GLENDALE, Ariz. — With the Super Bowl on the line, look who had the perfection thing down Pat: Eli Manning and the road-conquering New York Giants. And what a beauty their 11th straight road victory was, a 17-14 Super Bowl win Sunday that shattered the New England [...]
Tim Dahlberg: This time, Tom was far from terrific
GLENDALE, Ariz. — There was never any reason to think Tom Brady wasn’t going to do it again, no matter how much time he spent sprawled out Sunday studying the Arizona turf up close and personal. No reason at all, because he had always done it before. Even with 29 seconds left you [...]
Doug Clarke: A pretty fine Sunday … good music and ads, and the game was top-notch, too
Not half bad. As Super Bowls go. Always liked Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. You can drive from Elyria to the Indiana line in like nine minutes if you keep playing “Free Fallin’” on the CD. Great commercials. Well, better than they have been in a long time, anyway. [...]
Immaculate reception: Unknown David Tyree emerges as Super Bowl star with touchdown, huge catch
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Turns out David Tyree was saving up for one game. One really, really big game. Little more than a special teams player all season, Tyree became an All-Pro in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. First, he shook loose [...]
Jim Litke: The Giants’ Eli Manning proves he’s arrived as an NFL quarterback
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Move over, Peyton. Make room in the Manning family trophy case, Archie. Baby boy Eli is coming home with hardware all his own — a Super Bowl ring and an MVP trophy to place alongside the ones his big brother brought back only a year ago. [...]
Patriots’ offensive line fails Brady this time
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The New England Patriots’ big, brawny and bearded guys were just plain bad. The AFC champions’ heralded offensive line allowed a season-high five sacks to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl on Sunday, failing to give Tom Brady the type of tight protection they had guarded [...]
Prep hockey: Elyria Catholic meets St. Ignatius in Baron Cup opener
Three area teams will hit the ice this week in Baron Cup action at the John Coyne Recreation Center in Brooklyn. Olmsted Falls starts things off tonight at 8:30 against Western Reserve in Baron Cup II play. A win would put the Bulldogs in a Friday semifinal against Rocky River at 5:30 p.m. The [...]
Golf roundup: Tiger Woods shoots 65, roars past Ernie Els to win Dubai Desert Classic
Tiger Woods watched his 25-foot putt race down the slope and bend toward the cup, then he skipped backward and punched the desert air in celebration when it disappeared into the cup for a final birdie. So ended his spectacular charge Sunday to win the Dubai Desert [...]