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Archive for February 18th, 2008
POLITICAL UPDATE — Ex-President Bush backs McCain
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed John McCain today, a nod of approval from the Republican political dynasty’s patriarch that sends a strong signal to a GOP establishment wary of the Arizona senator. “No one is better prepared to lead our nation at these trying times than Sen. John McCain,” [...]
NBA All-Star Game: East the beast this time as LeBron James named MVP
NEW ORLEANS — In a proud city still restoring its unique beauty, the Eastern Conference repaired its own image. Ray Allen scored 28 points, making three straight 3-pointers in the final 3:15, and LeBron James added 27 as the East, widely considered the NBA’s weaker half, beat the Western Conference 134-128 in Sunday [...]
NBA All-Star Game: LeBron James makes it two MVP awards in three years
NEW ORLEANS — King James is All-Star royalty again. LeBron James threw down a powerful dunk for the go-ahead basket with 55 seconds left, punctuating an MVP performance and helping the Eastern Conference beat the West 134-128 on Sunday night in the All-Star game. James finished with 27 points, [...]
Tag-team ending: Ryan Newman wins Daytona 500 on the final lap thanks to assist from Kurt Busch
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Another thriller, another heartbreak at the Daytona 500. For the second straight year, The Great American Race came down to the last lap. This time the drama rewarded Ryan Newman, who hadn’t won in 81 races over more than two years, and team owner Roger Penske, long [...]
Jim Litke: Making the wrong choice on final lap costs Tony Stewart the Daytona 500
AYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It was all there for the taking, set up for the storybook finish the 50th running of The Great American Race deserved. Tony Stewart, old school by temperament as much as by training, came out of the final restart with plenty of car underneath him and only a lap [...]
Prep bowling: Vermilion boys, North Ridgeville girls defend sectional titles
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Redemption. The Vermilion boys and North Ridgeville girls teams both earned it Sunday as they repeated as Lorain County Division I sectional bowling champs at Brunswick Zone. The two teams made up for shaky performances at the North Shore Bowling Conference Tournament on Feb. 10. The North Ridgeville girls were [...]
Cleveland Indians up in arms: Number of quality starters should be a team strength once again
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The depth of the Cleveland Indians’ rotation played a big role in the team’s success last season. That depth could come in handy again in 2008. The Indians hope to start the season with C.C. Sabathia, Fausto Carmona, Jake Westbrook and Paul Byrd in the [...]
Youngstown’s Pavlik eyes goal: Unifying middleweight boxing class
LAS VEGAS — Kelly Pavlik proved his superiority and fattened his bank account with a second victory over Jermain Taylor. Now this frugal people’s champion is finally ready to go shopping — for two really ugly belts. Moments after winning a unanimous decision in his rematch with Taylor on Saturday night, Pavlik reiterated [...]
A first under Thad Matta: Ohio State loses to Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ohio State suffered its first loss to Michigan in the Thad Matta era as the sluggish Buckeyes were upset by the Wolverines 80-70 Sunday. Matta’s teams had been 7-0 against Michigan before Wolverines freshman Manny Harris scored a career-high 27 points to help open up a close game. Michigan [...]
USDA recalls tons of beef
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday recalled 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse, the subject of an animal-abuse investigation, that provided meat to school lunch programs.
Officials said it was the largest beef recall in the United States, surpassing a 1999 ban of 35 million [...]