Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for April 8th, 2008
Night of the Hunter: Indians lose to Angels on Torii Hunter’s ninth-inning grand slam off Joe Borowski
ANAHEIM, Calif. — From the moment he signed with the Los Angeles Angels, Torii Hunter said he and the Rally Monkey would be close friends and would go everywhere together. There’s even one hanging in his locker. Hunter got some good vibes from the stuffed animal he calls Rusty on Monday night, hitting [...]
Just super, Mario: Chalmers’ late 3-pointer saves Kansas, which uses overtime to capture first title in 20 years
SAN ANTONIO — Memphis kept missing. Mario Chalmers wasn’t about to. Chalmers’ 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation put the game in overtime, and Kansas pulled away to a 75-68 victory on Monday night for its first national championship since Danny and the Miracles 20 years ago. Mario and the [...]
Calm in the clutch: Chalmers’ improved 3-point shooting pays off big-time for Jayhawks
0SAN ANTONIO — Mario Chalmers knew his historic moment was coming. Jarrett Jack had all but predicted it back in 2004. Chalmers was friends with Jack, a guard at Georgia Tech, which lost to Connecticut in the national final. Chalmers attended the game, which, by chance, was [...]
High school softball: Fenik gets 299th win as Elyria blasts Solon behind Sito’s one-hitter
ELYRIA — Was it a one-hitter or a no-hitter? If you scrutinize the scorebook long enough, it might even have been a two-hitter. So what? It’s a detail and it borders on abstract. The fact is, it was the second straight victory for Elyria’s softball team, which ripped Solon, 8-0, at the [...]
Cavaliers giving LeBron James’ aching back some needed rest, but that doesn’t mean he’ll miss any games
INDEPENDENCE — While his teammates practiced their free throws, LeBron James worked on a trick shot where he stands under the basket and heaves a ball off a nearby wall, trying to ricochet it back through the hoop. He hasn’t made one yet. “I’m working on it,” he said. He’s got time. [...]
High school soccer: Bill Little had big impact on Wellington boys program
WELLINGTON — Think of soccer hotbeds around the area and Wellington probably doesn’t come to mind. But after a decade of extraordinary success, maybe folks need to mention Wellington and soccer in the same breath. Dukes boys teams have completed a 10-season stretch in which they crafted a combined [...]
Dan Coughlin: Gib Shanley was wonderfully acerbic and supremely talented
Although he was the controversial sports anchor at WEWS (Channel 5) for two decades, everyone identified Gib Shanley with the Browns. The sound of his voice calling a game is indelibly imprinted on our memories. Many felt that he was the best NFL play-by-play man of his era, which lasted [...]
College notes: Wellington’s Worcester shining in her return to diamond for Wooster
Participating in athletics at the collegiate level can be a difficult undertaking, especially in Division III. With the odds of becoming a professional athlete more than remote, some high school stars make the decision to focus strictly on academics and give up the sports they love. Natalie Worcester, a former Wellington High softball player [...]
Elyria mayor wants to hire six firefighters
But he says they won’t last long if income tax is voted down
ELYRIA — Six new firefighters could join the ranks of the Elyria Fire Department in a few months, Mayor Bill Grace said Monday.
But there’s a catch.
If residents fail to pass November’s income tax renewal issue, the freshly [...]
Ohio’s lethal injection method too cruel for a dog, expert testifies
ELYRIA — There’s a humane way to execute criminals, but the state of Ohio hasn’t found it yet, an anesthesiologist testified Monday in the first day of a hearing on the constitutionality of the state’s lethal injection process.
Mark Heath
“I don’t think any animal, be it a human being, [...]