Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for May 8th, 2008
Rained out Royals-Cleveland game reset for Sept. 13
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have scheduled a doubleheader with Kansas City for Sept. 13 to accommodate a game that was postponed due to rain last week.
The canceled May 2 game has been rescheduled for 1:05 p.m. as part of a day-night doubleheader with the Royals at Progressive Field. The [...]
Cavs vs. Celtics: LeBron confident heading into Game 2; confident he can’t play worse than in Game 1, that is
BOSTON — LeBron James went around James Posey, soared to the rim, put the ball up over Kendrick Perkins with his right hand while going slightly left … and missed a potential game-tying layup with just under 10 seconds remaining. Just like that, the Cavaliers lost Game 1 of their [...]
Cavs notes: LeBron’s struggles in Game 1 offset by the ugly offensive games turned in by Boston’s Pierce, Allen
BOSTON — Maybe Paul Pierce has a future as a numbers cruncher. The Boston small forward looked at the final box score Tuesday night from the Celtics’ ugly 76-72 win over the Cavaliers in Game 1 at TD Banknorth Garden and quickly did the math. Cleveland’s LeBron James was 2-of-18 from the field, [...]
Tribe blanks Yanks: Lee impressive again, goes 7 strong innings in improving to 6-0, lowering ERA to 0.81
NEW YORK — Cliff Lee knows he probably won’t win all of his starts this season. That doesn’t mean he isn’t going to try. Lee threw seven sharp innings Wednesday night to beat Chien-Ming Wang in a matchup of unbeaten starters, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-0 victory over the [...]
High school baseball: Midview rides four home runs to win over Avon, first-place tie in West Shore Conference
AVON — Midview didn’t get to where it is this season strictly via muscle at the plate. Pitching and fundamentals have carried the Middies as much as their bats. Yet Midview came out swinging in the rain on Tuesday, pounding out 15 hits — three of which went over the outfield fences — on [...]
High school softball: Keystone edges Wellington, clinches 23rd conference title
WELLINGTON — Over the years, softball fans have come to expect one-run thrillers when Keystone and Wellington meet in important conference games. Their expectations have been met twice this season, most recently on Wednesday afternoon. Spurred by Ashley Stromack’s fence-clearing solo home run in the third inning, Keystone defeated Wellington, 2-1, in a Patriot [...]
A fighting chance: Mixed martial arts event to feature debut of Elyria team
ELYRIA — Sure there will be wings and burgers on the menu Friday night, but that’s not exactly what area fight fans are going to be salivating over. Superior Cage Fighting will give Lorain County its first taste of high-profile mixed martial arts (MMA) in “Round 1 of the Quaker Fight Series” at the [...]
High school track and field notebook: No Kopasakis means no fun for Westlake girls
It’s been a tough stretch lately for the Westlake girls, who have been without the services of sophomore distance star Sophia Kopasakis for most of the season. “She strained a hamstring before our spring break,” Westlake assistant Travis Haselswerdt said. “She ran through it for about two weeks. We were finally forced [...]
Browns linebacker Willie McGinest tell’s Web site that 2008 will be his last season
This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but 2008 will be the final season for 36-year-old linebacker Willie McGinest. In an interview with si.com, McGinest said he’ll play out the final year of the three-year, $12 million contract he signed with the Browns in 2006. [...]
Suspect in abduction being held without bail
Victim in fair condition after being shot in back; parks to step up patrols
ELYRIA — The husband of the woman who was brutalized at the county Metro Parks’ Carlisle Reservation summed up his anger for the man accused of attacking his wife in five words.
“I’d like to kill him.”
As 25-year-old Matthew [...]