Archive for April 12th, 2008
Indians: Carmona loses control, as Tribe falls again
CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona took more than a walk on the wild side Saturday at Progressive Field. Try a short retreat or extended vacation. Carmona’s problems with control continued in earnest and, with little help from his sagging offense, it added up to another defeat for the Indians, who lost 7-3 to Oakland on a [...]
Tribe commentary: Carmona deal great one for team
At first look, the multiyear contract the Indians presented to Fausto Carmona on Thursday appeared to be bad for the prospect of re-signing ace C.C. Sabathia. But thanks to the creative deal Cleveland’s front office orchestrated with its No. 2 starter — a four-year guaranteed contract with options for three more seasons — that shouldn’t [...]
Tribe notes: C.C. Sabathia confident he’ll bounce back
CLEVELAND — C.C. Sabathia’s dismal start has fueled speculation that the ace’s uncertain contract situation might be affecting his performance. Sabathia, who is expected to hit the free-agent market at the end of the year, is 0-2 with an 11.57 ERA through his first three starts, allowing 18 earned runs on 24 hits over 14 [...]
College softball: LCCC adjusting to move to varsity sport
Wellington senior Heather Bankston is unique in Lorain County. She is forgoing her senior high school season to play college softball. This is for a couple of reasons. First, she is also a student at Lorain County Community College, where her course load makes her a full-time student. If she played her senior year at [...]
OSU football: Scrimmage helps turn focus to next season
COLUMBUS — As linebacker James Laurinaitis answered questions after Ohio State’s intrasquad scrimmage Saturday, a flat-screen monitor above him was showing highlights of LSU’s win over OSU in the national championship game. “It still hurts from time to time but you accept it. It’s over with. That season’s done with,” he said of the Buckeyes’ [...]
Seeing C.C. is not believing: Indians ace roughed up again as A’s jump on lefty early
CLEVELAND — Look on the bright side. If C.C. Sabathia keeps pitching like this, he’s going to come a lot cheaper this offseason. Sabathia, who is in the final year of his contract and whose uncertain future in Cleveland has been an ongoing debate since the winter, continued his dismal start to the season Friday [...]
Byrd won’t be disciplined for past HGH use under new MLB policy
CLEVELAND — Paul Byrd got positive news Friday, but he’s still waiting for more. With Major League Baseball announcing that it would not penalize those named in the Mitchell Report, he will avoid a suspension for admitting to taking HGH. But Byrd, who said he took the banned substance for medical reasons, is awaiting word [...]
Tribe notes: Wedge tinkers with offense
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ slow start — four wins in the first nine games — caught the attention of plenty around baseball, including general manager Mark Shapiro. “I’m very hesitant to judge small junctures of time,” Shapiro said. “But having said that, I don’t think anybody is happy with the way we’ve played. It’s been [...]
LeBron James laments lack of defense in Cavaliers’ loss to Bulls
CHICAGO — All LeBron James wanted to talk about was the dunks and layups the Cleveland Cavaliers allowed, not the dazzling array he produced. He delivered plenty, but he couldn’t deliver a victory. While James made it look easy early on, tying his team record by scoring 24 of his 34 points in the first [...]
Expecting to be No. 1: Ferber’s spot as No. 1 Amherst singles player was practically preordained
Lee Ferber was there, but he couldn’t really join in when his family first fell in love with the sport of tennis. “I was expecting Lee at the time,” said his mom, Elyse. But only a few years later, the toddler was out on the courts hitting tennis balls with Elyse, his older brothers and [...]
High school tennis preview 2008: Team capsules, top teams, top players and matches to watch
LAKE ERIE LEAGUE Admiral King Admirals COACH: Jim Black, 1st year ASSISTANT COACH: None 2007 RECORD: N/A RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (3): Mike Mitoff, sr., second singles/first doubles; Murphy Dickenson, sr., first singles/first doubles; David Hoholski, sr., third/first singles. REMAINDER OF ROSTER: Krystle Spirano, sr., first doubles/second doubles; Marcus Morales, so., first doubles/second doubles. ONE WORD TO [...]
High school swimming: Elyria High’s Everhart resigns as coach
Colleen Everhart has resigned as head swim coach at Elyria High, a post she has held since the program’s inception in the 1998-99 school year. Assistant coach Diane Price, Everhart’s cousin, has also stepped down. Everhart’s decision was a simple one. She wants to watch her son, Keith, compete in college for the Cleveland State [...]
Elway beats Kosar again: Gladiators waste fast start, fall to Crush
CLEVELAND — Cleveland wide receiver Otis Amey normally has a big grin on his face after a Gladiators game. After catching nine passes for 123 yards and six touchdowns during the Gladiators’ 69-66 loss to the Colorado Crush, Amey talked to the media through a big frown. “Usually after a game — win or lose [...]
Cascade, Eastgate may be closed
Elyria superintendent notifies staffs that their schools will be affected by district`s consolidation plan
Storm front blows through
It`s wasn`t a tornado, but storm caused Turnpike headaches
Lorain to suspend veteran policeman
City can’t tell cop he’s suspended for 30 days for missing work — he’s on vacation LORAIN — A Lorain police officer finally caught the brunt of a 30-day suspension without pay Thursday after being disciplined 12 times in the past two years for abusing the department’s attendance policy. Patrolman Thomas Toothman reported late to [...]
The toughest kids on the (Lego) block
ELYRIA — Despite the raucous atmosphere created by nearly 600 young brainiacs, the inventive gents of the 4th grade team from Westerly Elementary School in Bay Village remained calm, cool and collected. “It’s a combination shopping mall/indoor amusement park,” announced Eric McDonald with obvious pride as he began to point out all the features of [...]
County wants bond of teen revoked
ELYRIA — Prosecutors want an Elyria teenager, free on bond while he awaits trial on attempted murder charges, back in the county jail. Roderick “Chubs” Cross Jr. allegedly has made contact with Matthew Jones, the teen he is accused of shooting in the back and leg at a Nov. 10 party in Oberlin, despite the [...]
NOACA board glosses over weighted vote at meeting
CLEVELAND — Lorain and Medina counties can’t seem to get any satisfaction. Despite threatening to pull out of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency if a controversial weighted voting system wasn’t changed by the end of March, the counties are still waiting for an answer from their fellow NOACA members. The debate didn’t move much [...]
Members of 82nd Airborne remember fallen comrade
They visit family, grave of Elyria native Lane Tollett, killed in Iraq last year
OFF THE BEAT
It doesn’t take a Cleveland sports fan to be good at losing Remember when it was a bad thing to be labeled a LOOOO-SER? Well, these days, the biggest losers are actually the biggest winners. Losers of weight, that is. Five weeks ago, The Chronicle started its own “Biggest Loser” competition. The 21 who signed [...]
Lorain post office is last-minute filers’ last hope
ELYRIA — Attention procrastinators: The Elyria Post Office cannot save you Tuesday night.That’s because on the day federal taxes must be postmarked, the post office at 345 E. Bridge Street will close at 10 p.m., just like it did last year. In Lorain County, only the Lorain Post Office at 439 W. Fourth St. will [...]
Robbery suspect also faces forgery charges
ELYRIA — A man who admitted to robbing a gas station with a spring-loaded knife last weekend now also is accused of trying to steal from a 64-year-old man’s bank account. Brian M. Kriegmont, 33, of Elyria, was charged Wednesday with two counts of felony theft and one of forgery. The charges were delivered to [...]
Family offer reward for basket defecator
CAMDEN TWP. — The family that found a Longaberger basket full of feces and urine in their living room Sunday morning is offering a reward to find out who’s responsible. The family, who wishes to remain anonymous, said it is offering $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprit. The family [...]
Man claims LifeFlight ruined his DJ setup
ELYRIA — A Cleveland Metro LifeFlight helicopter was a bit of a buzzkill at last October’s Rochester Pig Roast, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in county Common Pleas Court. The helicopter, which was at the event for a public relations visit, allegedly landed too close to the sound system set up by Clinton Yates [...]