Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for June 3rd, 2008
Teenager injured in crash this afternoon
A teenaged girl was struck by a pickup truck this afternoon on East Bridge Street.
The girl, whose name and age were unavailable, was taken to EMH Regional Medical Center and then flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. She suffered a severe cut on her back after the impact of the crash, which occurred beneath [...]
Clinton expected to concede; Obama to be nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday after a grueling marathon, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House.
Campaigning on an insistent call for change, Obama outlasted former first lady [...]
GM to close Ohio plant, others
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles.
CEO Rick Wagoner said Tuesday before the automaker’s annual meeting in Delaware the plants to be closed are in Oshawa, Ontario; Moraine, Ohio; Janesville, Wis.; [...]
Offense wakes up: Blake smacks two home runs, drives in seven to lead Indians to 13-9 win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Casey Blake’s early power surge got the Cleveland Indians off to a big lead. They still needed more to outlast the Texas Rangers. Blake hit two homers, a bases-loaded double and had already matched a career-high seven RBIs, the most by an American League [...]
Stanley Cup Finals: Penguins tie game with 34 seconds left in regulation, go on to down Red Wings in third overtime
DETROIT — The pizza was perfect for Petr Sykora and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Deep in overtime and the season hanging in the balance, Sykora scored a power-play goal 9:57 into the third extra session to give the Penguins a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night and send [...]
Belmont Stakes: Big Brown has hoof repair pushed back, but specialist says he’s fine, move just a precaution
NEW YORK — Before Big Brown can make a run at winning the Triple Crown, his slightly cracked left front hoof needs some final work. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner is wearing a second set of stainless steel sutures on the inside of his hoof. They’ve allowed Big Brown to [...]
Jenna Fryer on motorsports: Comfort of Ohio track just what Tony Stewart needs after string of bad luck
Boy, could Tony Stewart use a little fun right now. The two-time NASCAR champion was caught in an accident at Dover International Raceway on Sunday, ruining his race after 17 laps. He finished 41st for his fourth poor finish in five races. Now he’s perilously close to the Chase cutoff point. [...]
High school track: Avon Lake’s Kauffman steps down as boys coach after 12 years
Avon Lake boys track coach Keith Kauffman has resigned his position after 12 years. Kauffman led the Shoremen to a pair of Southwestern Conference titles in 2000 and ’04. The win in 2000 was the program’s first conference title in boys track since winning the Lakeland Conference in 1962, ending 38 years [...]
French Open: Top-seeded Sharapova toppled by No. 13 Safina in three sets, booed by crowd
PARIS — Maria Sharapova did not go quietly. No, her departure from the French Open was filled with sound and fury: her stroke-accompanying shrieks, her self-loathing shouts between points and the spectators’ hearty boos and high-pitched whistles that ushered the No. 1-seeded woman to the exit. One point from reaching the [...]
NBA Finals preview: Kobe Bryant, Paul Pierce happy they stayed right where they are
WALTHAM, Mass. — Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant were playing pickup basketball in a UCLA gym last summer, a couple of frustrated NBA stars trying to sweat away the memory of a disappointing season. Talk soon turned to trades. Bryant had lashed out at Lakers management for assembling a team that hadn’t won [...]