Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 5th, 2008
John C. Williams
John C. "Jake" Williams, 80, of Amherst, died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a short illness.
He was born in Lorain, January 20, 1928, to Edward and Rebecca (nee Jones) Williams, and was a graduate of Lorain High School, Class of 1945.
Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army during 1946 [...]
Lorain gears up for summer soccer tourney
LORAIN — The Venezuelans are in to round out an eight-team roster of soccer stars set to show their skills in a tournament this August in Lorain.
It will be the first trial by fire for the 17 young members of the Premier Soccer Academies team, all of whom have been training since August 2007 at [...]
Indians fall 6-3 in opener against the A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland right-hander Justin Duchscherer couldn’t even enjoy his first start in nearly five years. A strained biceps in his pitching arm made sure of that.
Duchscherer allowed one run in five innings to help Oakland to a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians [...]
Dinosaur discovery on display in Cleveland
Seven years ago, a recognized dinosaur expert who works at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History discovered the skull of a new species of horned dinosaur.
Starting this week, the museum becomes the first anywhere to display a detailed resin-fiberglass cast of the skull of the 20-foot, 2,000-pound Albertaceratops nesmoi that roamed southern Alberta, Canada, [...]
Cavaliers deserve the hook after performance vs. Bulls
CLEVELAND — Remember “The Gong Show” from the 1970s? The Cavaliers staged their own version of it Thursday night in blowing a 17-point lead and losing 101-98 to the Chicago Bulls at Quicken Loans Arena. It started, fittingly enough, when 6-foot-9 power forward Ben Wallace missed a dunk with 2:20 to go. Certain [...]
UCLA freshman Love ready to take on Memphis in Final Four
SAN ANTONIO — Kevin Love kept backing up, and a hush fell over the crowd at the Alamodome. They knew what was coming next: The only true long shot at this Final Four. From full court, the UCLA freshman started launching two-handed heaves at practice Friday. On his 12th try, bingo! [...]
Kansas loses reserve guard during practice
SAN ANTONIO — Kansas’ practice started off as a rock-chalk rally, with the pep band blaring as the Jayhawks ran onto the floor to the cheers of throngs of fans. It ended some 40 minutes later with the crowd watching in silence as Kansas reserve guard Rodrick Stewart writhed on the court, his [...]
Brother’s project: Help sister fund her schooling
An Elyria man is trying to pull off what he calls the biggest big-brother-helps-little-sister moment of his life by trying to win his 17-year-old sibling $25,000 in college money.
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Ryan Loper, 21, left, made a film of his sister Brittany, right, and entered it into Upromise Tuition Tales video contest. First-place prize is $25,000 — [...]
Matta, OSU men’s basketball team excited about future
COLUMBUS — Ohio State coach Thad Matta never made the case that winning the NIT was a substitute for going deep in the NCAA Tournament. But it sure beats bowing out with a loss. “Absolutely,” Matta said by phone while the team bus negotiated through Manhattan traffic after the Buckeyes beat Massachusetts [...]
OSU linebacker Laurinaitis spurned the dollars to stay with the Bucks
COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s Austin Spitler remembers the first thought he had upon hearing that the guy in front of him at linebacker, James Laurinaitis, was coming back for his senior season. “Oh crap,” Spitler said. Spitler later looked at Laurinaitis’ return as a positive, another chance to learn something from [...]