Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for June 27th, 2008
Driver sentenced to 43 years in fatal Ohio crash
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man said Friday he doesn’t know if he’ll ever forgive the driver whose pickup truck slammed into his minivan, killing his wife and four children.
Danny Griffin, who survived the crash along with his daughter and stepson, told a judge his life will never be the same. “I know [...]
Indians easi-Lee down Giants
CLEVELAND — If you can’t beat ’em, Lee ’em. Unsuccessful in their first two attempts against the San Francisco Giants, the Indians turned to Cliff Lee to avoid the home-front sweep Thursday night at Progressive Field. As he has done for the majority of the season, Lee responded in brilliant fashion, pitching Cleveland [...]
Tribe notes: Wedge looking for silver lining
CLEVELAND — Indians manager Eric Wedge is choosing to look at the silver lining of his team’s last-place standing. “It’s last place, but it’s 7½ games,” said Wedge of his team’s deficit in the Central Division to first-place Chicago, entering the series finale against San Francisco on Thursday. “It’s not where you want to [...]
Cavaliers pick N.C. State power forward J.J. Hickson at No. 19
INDEPENDENCE — They could have taken a big man who can run and shoot but may require a year or two to develop in Ohio State’s Kosta Koufos. They could have taken an athletic scorer in Memphis guard Chris Douglas-Roberts, but they were far from the only team to bypass that route. Instead, [...]
Rose leads record freshmen class into NBA on draft night
NEW YORK — Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city’s South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward [...]
Westlake pole vaulter Tim Mack hoping to defend Olympic gold
The course has twisted and turned around some tight spots the past four years, but Olympic gold medalist Tim Mack is finally back on target. The 35-year-old pole vaulter from Westlake is healthy and on top of his game heading into this weekend’s Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Mack won the gold medal at [...]
NHRA: Elyria’s Dave Connolly feels at home in Norwalk
CLEVELAND — Dave Connolly won the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals event in Norwalk last season, and is one of the favorites to win it again this weekend. “I’ve probably made more laps down this track than any other Pro Stock racer on the circuit,” Connolly said. Connolly grew up in Elyria [...]
Avon’s Kmiecik is top area finisher at SAP Junior Open
AVON — Fortunately they finished before two lengthy thunderstorm delays, but none of the local golfers in the SAP Junior Open at Red Tail Golf Club ended among the leaders Thursday afternoon. Ethan Tracy of Hilliard, one of six still remaining on the course when the second delay of over an hour hit, eventually [...]
Sharapova, Roddick eliminated at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Wimbledon got through another day without a drop of rain —unusual weather here — but the tournament suffered two high-profile casualties Thursday with shocking defeats of Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick. Combined with losses by James Blake and Jesse Levine, only one American man — 106th-ranked Bobby Reynolds — is [...]
Supreme Court strikes down D.C. gun ban
WASHINGTON — Silent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the Supreme Court found its voice Thursday in a decision affirming the right to have guns for self-defense in the home and addressing a constitutional riddle almost as old as the republic over what it means to say the people may keep and [...]