Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for May 3rd, 2008
Three-mendous: Szczerbiak, Gibson get outside game going as Cavs oust Wizards; LeBron posts triple-double
WASHINGTON — An extremely unselfish LeBron James passed up a lot of shots, so Wally Szczerbiak and Daniel “Boobie” Gibson darn well better not have. With their superstar teammate setting them up early and often, the two guards came up big as the Cavaliers won [...]
Cavs notes: Wizards get unpleasant surprise when league suspends Songaila before Game 6
WASHINGTON — It was the Washington Wizards’ turn Friday to complain about being on the receiving end of a hard foul, but it happened before Game 6 of their best-of-seven series with the Cavaliers even started. In a rough-and-tumble series that has featured a lot of physical play, Wizards forward/center Darius Songaila [...]
Schubert needs to be quick study: Oberlin College star enjoying life in the fast lane at Browns minicamp
BEREA — Chris Schubert has spent his entire life as a Browns fan in Lorain County. After Friday, good luck convincing him Browns headquarters is only 27 miles from Oberlin College. “The difference is huge, huge,” Schubert said. “Guys here run 4.3s (in the 40-yard dash) whenever they feel [...]
Savage signs extension: Browns GM believes early power struggle helped him, team
BEREA — Without late, great movie director Frank Capra, it’s impossible to know where the Browns would be today if the soap opera that was the final days of 2005 had played out differently. What’s clear is that owner Randy Lerner is convinced senior vice president and general manager Phil Savage is [...]
Indians’ Wedge trying to keep slow start in perspective
CLEVELAND — Indians closer Rafael Betancourt wasn’t happy following Thursday’s 3-2 extra-inning win over the Seattle Mariners. Tribe manager Eric Wedge let everyone listening know how he felt about the victory as well. But sitting in the clubhouse on Friday before Cleveland’s opener against Kansas City was rained out, Wedge changed his tune a [...]
Tribe notes: Wedge still searching for a lineup that works
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ roller-coaster lineup would have continued Friday had the Tribe not got washed out as Franklin Guiterrez and Casey Blake were set to flip-flop spots in the order with Guiterrez taking over the No. 2 hole and Blake moved down to eighth. It would have been the 26th different [...]
Prep softball notebook: Firelands on fire after frustrating start
No one has been paying much attention to Firelands since the Falcons opened the season with four straight losses. But while no one was watching, the Falcons won seven of their next eight games, a streak that continued until they ran into West Shore Conference leader Midview on Wednesday. They lost 5-3 [...]
The Kentucky Derby: Race shaping up as a big test for favored Big Brown
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — All week, the chatter along the Churchill Downs backstretch has been about Big Brown running away with the Kentucky Derby. The talk ends today and the real running begins in the 1¼-mile Derby, where the unbeaten 3-year-old colt has plenty to prove, history to buck and perhaps even a wet [...]
Barrett won’t be charged in photo case
Former state Rep. Matt Barrett won’t be charged for reportedly lying to police about knowing women in topless photos — one of which he displayed to a high school class last year — found on a state-issued memory stick.
Sandusky County Prosecutor Tom Stierwalt found nothing to warrant charges against Barrett, said Norwalk Law Director Stuart [...]
Lightning strikes thrice: At EMH
ELYRIA — A lightning strike Friday afternoon left a local hospital on backup power and interrupted an open-heart surgery.
Storms that raked some areas of the county with heavy rain and hail also created a barrage of lightning, and one bolt stretched down about 3 p.m. to hit EMH Regional Medical Center, Assistant Elyria Fire Chief [...]