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Archive for March 8th, 2008
Motorsports: Matt Kenseth ends victory drought
HAMPTON, Ga. — It wasn’t pretty, but Matt Kenseth was just happy to be in a NASCAR Nationwide Series Victory Circle after nearly a year. Kenseth passed Jeff Burton for the lead on lap 186 of Saturday’s Nicorette 300, a race extended three laps beyond its scheduled 195 laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway by [...]
Golf: Ernie Els speaks out to help those with autism
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — For all the tough losses he has endured on the golf course the last few years, Ernie Els found perspective at home in the blue eyes of 5-year-old Ben. His son was diagnosed with autism, which Els and his wife coped with privately until the Big Easy showed up on [...]
Women’s college basketball: Confident Illinois ousts top-seeded Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois never considered itself the underdog against Ohio State. Never mind the Buckeyes’ top seed or No. 22 national ranking. The Fighting Illini fully expected to win their Big Ten tournament quarterfinal game Friday night. Rebecca Harris scored 22 points, and Illinois beat the Buckeyes 64-58. Lori [...]
Tim Dahlberg: This golfer’s story not the least bit funny
Tim Dahlberg The Associated Press I play the game, so I’ve always been a sucker for a good golf joke. I’ve heard it a million times, but I still laugh at the one where the guy’s playing partner has a heart attack and drops dead on the 14th hole, and later in [...]
Fitting right in: Though young, Jensen Lewis showed he can be a solid piece of a strong Indians bullpen
When last season opened, the Indians could have envisioned receiving bullpen contributions from a number of minor leaguers, including prized prospect Adam Miller. Jensen Lewis wasn’t one of them. A year removed from his first full professional season, Lewis, a 23-year-old right-hander with ties to [...]
Rick Noland: Just relax, Cavs fans. Enjoy LeBron James and don’t worry that he might leave us someday
I wrote a great story the other day (play along, people) and all the rumors started up again about me leaving for the New York Times, so let’s put an end to the nonsense by taking a Rick-o-chet around the world of LeBron:• Relax, folks. Just because LeBron James put up 50 against the New [...]
Women’s college basketball: Win suits Jackets in NCAA Division III Tournament opener
BEREA — Baldwin Wallace coach Cheri Harrer had a simple game plan for her Yellow Jackets in Friday’s opening-round game against D’Youville (N.Y.) in the NCAA Division III Tournament. And following B-W’s 83-53 rout of the Lady Spartans, it’s safe to say it was mission accomplished. The win advances B-W (27-2) to the [...]
Residents stock up as snow falls
It appears we’re finally getting the big beat-down promised by Old Man Winter.After skating through some boy-cries-wolf forecasts earlier in the season, people were apparently not willing to call his bluff this time.
With forecasters announcing that the worst storm of the 2007-08 winter — one that was predicted to bring anywhere from 6 to [...]
Spring Valley has some new owners
ELYRIA — Housing units will not spoil the splendor of Spring Valley Country Club.
Two developers may have had dreams of turning the cash-strapped, 165-acre club into a housing development, but it’s the plans of a third that will finally come to fruition. Black River Development announced Friday that it is in the last stages of [...]
Deputies investigate judge’s former secretary
ELYRIA — A long-time judge’s secretary who abruptly resigned in January is the target of a criminal probe centering on purchases made in county Common Pleas Judge Edward Zaleski’s office during her lengthy career.
Court Administrator Tim Lubbe said purchasing records from Zaleski’s office have been seized by county sheriff’s deputies. Both Lubbe and Zaleski said [...]