Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for September 22nd, 2008
Matt Lundy audio interview
Matt Lundy, Democratic incumbent for the State House 57th District.
(To hear the audio, click on the play button at the bottom left of the Flash Player above.)
A wreck of a start: Browns’ season already in jeopardy after falling to Ravens for their third straight loss
BALTIMORE — A season on the brink went over the edge in 10 minutes during the third quarter Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. Picture a 21-car pileup in slow motion at the bottom of a canyon. When the metal stopped crunching and the smoke cleared, the Browns had lost 28-10 to the Baltimore Ravens [...]
Elyria’s Nakamura fitting right in with Ravens
BALTIMORE — Haloti Ngata, Terrell Suggs, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Haruki Nakamura. The last name in the roll call may not be familiar in many households nationwide, but it definitely belongs. Nakamura, an Elyrian, earned his spot on the Ravens’ Pro Bowl-filled roster and has already made a contribution on special teams. Nakamura [...]
Browns notes: Team in turmoil after third straight setback; Crennel hints personnel changes could be coming
BALTIMORE — Coach Romeo Crennel told the Browns after a 28-10 loss to the Ravens on Sunday that every position is being looked at for a possible personnel change, and that includes quarterback. “I said all positions,” Crennel said. “We’re going to try to do what we think is best and try to improve [...]
Ravens 28, Browns 10: Breaking it down
THUMBS UP
Ray Lewis, Ravens linebacker
He may be 33 years old, but he has more energy than most 18-year-olds hopped up on Red Bull. Lewis finished with four tackles, a quarterback hit, two passes defensed and the hit that changed the game. On a third-and-3 from the Browns 17-yard line, Derek Anderson found Kellen [...]
Grand finale: Indians go out with a bang, defeating Tigers in last home game of the season
CLEVELAND — Their final impression was a good one and it’s going to have to last. The Indians waved goodbye to their fans Sunday, treating them to a resounding 10-5 victory over the Tigers in the final game of the season at Progressive Field. A crowd of 36,957 fans [...]
Tribe notes: Scott Lewis shows he can handle adversity
CLEVELAND — Scott Lewis’ streak of consecutive scoreless innings came to an end at 15 Sunday, with the left-hander allowing a run in the second inning of the Indians’ 10-5 victory over the Tigers. His perfect record remained intact. Lewis, whose scoreless-innings streak to begin a big league career is the longest by [...]
U.S. finally gets Ryder Cup back: New players, captain and attitude pay off in first win since 1999
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. captain Paul Azinger sprinted up the stairs to the clubhouse balcony and grabbed the biggest bottle of champagne he could find to join an American celebration he felt was a long time coming in the Ryder Cup. They didn’t need a miracle putt or an amazing comeback [...]
Motorsports: Biffle 2-for-2 in Chase, wins late three-way battle of Roush teammates at Dover International
Greg Biffle stayed perfect in the Chase for the championship, making another late pass — this time with nine laps to go — and holding off Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards on Sunday. Roush Fenway Racing teammates Biffle, Kenseth and Edwards engaged in a thrilling run over the final 20 laps at Dover [...]
Apple Fest attracts 125,000
ELYRIA — A weekend of wonderful weather — and bringing all of the activities back to downtown — made the 28th Apple Festival one of the biggest and best ever, said chairwoman and co-founder Linda Brown.
For the past three years, the festival was divided between downtown and the Riverwalk, but the two locations [...]