Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for October 11th, 2008
K2 not OK: Browns tight end spends two nights in hospital with undisclosed illness, is only 50-50 to play Monday night
BEREA — Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow spent a second straight night in the hospital Friday with an undisclosed illness, but the Browns remained hopeful that he might be able to play Monday night against the Giants. Coach Romeo Crennel said there’s a 50-50 chance he’ll play, and Winslow was officially [...]
Browns notes: Williams not backing away from his comments about the Giants
BEREA — Corey Williams’ comments earlier in the week created a “controversy” big enough to find room on the back page of the New York tabloids, but he took the dust-up in stride. “Man, you know what? The only thing I gotta say, we’re only a couple days away,” Williams said Friday. “We’ll see. [...]
Dice-K dominates Rays: Takes no-hitter into seventh as Boston blanks Tampa in ALCS opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Daisuke Matsuzaka’s brilliant escape act bewildered Tampa Bay and put the Boston Red Sox on top in the AL Championship Series. Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and worked out of trouble all game, pitching the defending World Series champions past the Rays 2-0 [...]
Phillies win one for Charlie: On day manager Manuel’s mother dies, Philadelphia downs Dodgers to take 2-0 lead in NLCS
PHILADELPHIA — Brett Myers stood on first base, shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders. He couldn’t explain his hitting success, and no one ever expected it. Myers did better at the plate than on the mound, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and Shane Victorino drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies [...]
College football: Ohio State not taking Purdue for granted
COLUMBUS — Stuck in between a tough road trip to Wisconsin and another potentially tricky away game at Michigan State, No. 12 Ohio State has a home date it would be tempting to write off as easy. Purdue comes to the Horseshoe today having lost three of four and with a [...]
LeBron, starters have good night vs. Celtics, but Cavs still lose
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — LeBron James only needed two preseason games to get back into a groove. The Cleveland star scored 12 points in the first quarter, finishing with 15 in 13½ minutes Friday night to help the Cavaliers open an early lead before the Boston reserves took over and [...]
College football: Capsules of area teams
TODAY’S GAMES
No. 12 Ohio State vs. Purdue
TIME: 3:30 p.m. WHERE: Ohio Stadium, Columbus TV/RADIO: ABC will televise the game. On radio, the game can be found on WEOL-930 AM and WKNR-850 AM. RECORDS: Ohio State is 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten, while the [...]
Area motorsports notes: Speed festival keeps Lorain County Speedway busy
The 8th Annual Halloween Festival of Speed will provide plenty of racing this weekend at Lorain County Speedway. Festivities got started Friday with practice. Gates open at 11 a.m. today with hot laps starting at 12:30 p.m., qualifying at 3:30 and racing at 7 p.m. Admission is $10, $5 [...]
Elyria police officer suspended after arrest
Patrolman Scott Willis charged with domestic violence after September incident
Avon Lake man killed in collision
AVON — A network administrator for Avon Schools was killed Friday afternoon while riding a Buddy 125 scooter on Stoney Ridge Road.
Hieronymus Robert Bueck, 41, of Avon Lake, was struck about 2:15 p.m. by a Hyundai Sonata in the intersection at Kinzel Road, a short distance from Avon Middle School.
He died a short [...]