Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for February 23rd, 2008
Eight are just great: LeBron James, Damon Jones lead shorthanded Cavaliers past Wizards
CLEVELAND — Where there’s a LeBron, there’s a way. With just seven teammates in uniform, including two signed out of the National Basketball Development League earlier in the day, LeBron James did anything and everything Friday night to lead the Cavaliers to a 90-89 victory over the Washington Wizards at Quicken Loans Arena. [...]
New Cavaliers understand LeBron is King
CLEVELAND — They were treated like rock stars Friday night, but Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West all realize they arebackup performers in LeBron James’ band. “When you have a guy of his caliber that plays as unselfishly as he does, it’s always a great opportunity to [...]
Doug Clarke: Finally, Cavaliers have a Ferry tale they can believe in
For a minute there (OK, for months and months, beginning with summer’s siesta), we were all deathly afraid that we’d lost Danny Ferry. As the NBA trading deadline drew nearer and nearer, we cautiously approached the foot of the stairs just below his room. “You hear anything? Anything at [...]
Boys sectional basketball: Elyria Catholic just misses on upset bid of top-seeded Holy Name
WESTLAKE — Football is commonly referred to as a game of inches, but Friday night Elyria Catholic found out that saying can be applied to basketball as well. In what could have been the Panthers’ finest victory of the season turned out to be coach Alan Januzzi’s least favorite night of the year as [...]
Boys sectional basketball: Defeating taller Independence no small feat for Wellington
ELYRIA — Wellington’s 64-43 win over Independence on Friday night was a textbook victory, proving once again that quickness and shooting ability are more important than height in basketball. The Blue Devils have one player 6-9 and another 6-5, but still were no match for Wellington, which has no player taller than 6-3, [...]
Browns GM Phil Savage says Derek Anderson deal could take a while to complete
INDIANAPOLIS — General manager Phil Savage always expected contract negotiations with quarterback Derek Anderson to go down to the final minutes before free agency. After discussions with Anderson’s agents Thursday at the scouting combine, Savage said Friday he wouldn’t be surprised if the talks went overtime. “I think we’ve [...]
Browns notes: Winslow has knee scoped, still mulling surgery on partially dislocated shoulder
INDIANAPOLIS — Browns tight end Kellen Winslow will have an unusually light rehabilitation schedule this offseason. Unusually light, for him. Coach Romeo Crennel announced Friday at the scouting combine that Winslow underwent arthroscopic knee surgery following the Pro Bowl on Feb. 10 and is leaning against having surgery to [...]
Go fourth and prosper: Midview’s Pincura, Avon Lake’s Jardonek beat long odds to make district wrestling semis
MARION — There aren’t too many things tougher in the sport of wrestling than coming into the first day of a district tournament as a No. 4 seed and rolling into the semifinals. Yet two of the 20 area wrestlers that went unbeaten at the Division I tournament Friday night at Marion Harding did just [...]
Presidential candidates to visit
With little more than a week until the March 4 primary, the battle for the presidency is making its way to Ohio — and Lorain County.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., plans to pay a visit to the county and meet with local workers Sunday, his campaign confirmed Friday.
Sheffield Mayor John Hunter [...]
Elyria mayor endorses Barack Obama
ELYRIA — Mayor Bill Grace endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president Friday, saying the Illinois Democrat has the ability to unite the country.
“I believe he, more than any candidate in the race, has the ability to bring this country together,” Grace said.
Grace said he thinks Obama has generated more excitement than [...]