Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for March 23rd, 2008
Tribe notes: Dellucci back in lineup, feeling better
LAKELAND, Fla. — David Dellucci returned to the lineup Sunday after missing four games with soreness in his left wrist and forearm, an injury he said he sustained while diving for a fly ball against the Phillies in Clearwater last Monday. He went 1-for-3 with a single in his final at-bat in the seventh [...]
Golf: Tiger Woods’ streak likely to end today
DORAL, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ unbeaten streak lives another day. Barring a big comeback, it’ll live for only one more day. Geoff Ogilvy got to 17 under through nine holes and held a two-shot lead over Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh at the soggy CA Championship, which won’t finish until today because of [...]
Women’s NCAA Tournament: Purdue gets past Utah
Kalika France and FahKara Malone scored 17 points each, and ninth-seeded Purdue beat No. 8 Utah 66-59 in West Lafayette, Ind., on Sunday. Danielle Campbell added 14 points for the Boilermakers (19-14). Leilani Mitchell had 14 points, nine assists and six rebounds for Utah, but also had seven turnovers. Morgan Warburton led [...]
Baseball notes: Tigers, Cabrera agree to 8-year, $152.3 million deal
Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers have reached a preliminary agreement on a $152.3 million, eight-year contract, according a personal familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the contract was not yet final. The third baseman must pass a physical before the agreement [...]
NBA: Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki hurt in loss to Spurs
Manu Ginobili scored eight points in a 19-0 third-quarter rally that sent the visiting San Antonio Spurs past Dallas 88-81 Sunday, but the Mavericks came away worried mostly about the status of reigning league MVP Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki hurt his lower left leg during a nasty spill late in San Antonio’s [...]
Clara F. Pleban
Clara F. Pleban (nee Cataldo), 75, of Elyria, (formerly of Lorain and Sandusky) died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville, following a long illness. She was born February 11, 1933 in Lorain, and had lived in the Elyria area for most of her life.
Mrs. Pleban was a member [...]
Men’s NCAA Tournament: Well-balanced Xavier too much for Purdue
WASHINGTON — If Purdue could have picked one or two players from Xavier to focus upon, then surely the Boilermakers would have had an easier time fulfilling their reputation as one of the best defensive teams in the Big Ten. Purdue, however, discovered what many Atlantic 10 teams already know: The X-men are [...]
Inside the NCAA Tournament: West Virginia backup does in Duke
Joe Mazzulla was two assists from joining some elite company. The reserve point guard had 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in West Virginia’s 73-67 victory over Duke on Saturday. Two more assists and it would have been the 10th triple-double in NCAA Tournament history. What makes his stat line [...]
Bucks stop Cavaliers, still have their number
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cleveland coach Mike Brown has seen enough of Mo Williams and the Milwaukee Bucks for this season.
Williams scored 29 points and had 13 of Milwaukee’s 26 assists, and the Bucks snapped a six-game losing streak with a 108-98 victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday night. [...]
Chris Assenheimer: Grady Sizemore is Tribe’s MVP of spring training
With less than a week left before the Indians break camp and leave Winter Haven, Fla., for the final time, let’s take a look at some of the best and worst performances of the spring: Best position player: Grady Sizemore The Gold Glove center fielder leads the Indians with a .423 batting average [...]