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Archive for October 21st, 2008
Browns suspend Winslow for a week
BEREA – Tight end Kellen Winslow was suspended one game by the Browns for conduct detrimental to the team, general manager Phil Savage announced this evening in a statement.
Winslow will forfeit a game check, which is worth $235,294, or [...]
More controversy: Crennel confirms Winslow had staph infection, but isn’t happy tight end spoke his mind to media
BEREA — Coach Romeo Crennel was disappointed Kellen Winslow took his frustration with general manager Phil Savage to the media and was considering discipline for creating a distraction. But Crennel, who verified that Winslow had a staph infection, also supported Winslow and his future with the team. “I’m just [...]
Browns notes: Plenty of reasons for Anderson’s struuggles, according to Crennel
BEREA — Coach Romeo Crennel tried to explain Derek Anderson’s fall from grace Monday. A week earlier, on “Monday Night Football,” Anderson threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns and looked like a Pro Bowler. Six days later, he went 14-for-37 for 136 yards, a touchdown and a 57.9 rating in a [...]
Penn State represents another big test for Ohio State
COLUMBUS — Having proven for at least one game that they’re better than they’ve seemed, the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes now have to impress No. 3 Penn State. “The mindset was, ‘Let’s show how good we are.’ I think we did,” guard Jim Cordle said after Saturday’s 45-7 rout of [...]
Cavaliers guard makes promise: No Mo ejections
INDEPENDENCE — Mo Williams says he has a history of run-ins with Andre Miller and thinks the Philadelphia 76ers point guard has a problem with him. Miller says he doesn’t recall any altercations other than Saturday, when he threw the ball at the Cavaliers point guard after being called for [...]
High school volleyball: Brookside loses lead, but hangs on to beat Bay, advance to first district final
LAGRANGE — Brookside came close to getting a taste of its own medicine. The Cardinals, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Keystone on Saturday, nearly fell victim to Bay, the district tournament’s Cinderella team, after winning the first two games Monday in a Division II district volleyball match at Keystone. Brookside [...]
Girls soccer: Avon blows away Lake Ridge with balance
AVON — Avon’s top-seeded girls soccer team showed its versatility Monday as the Eagles came away with an 8-1 victory over Lake Ridge in a Division II district semifinal. Seven girls scored for Avon, with career goal-scoring leader Megan Repas finding the net only once and getting just one assist. The Eagles (16-3) [...]
Girls soccer: Melendez leads Firelands past Buckeye and into Division II district final
Ho Hoffman The Chronicle-Telegram YORK TWP. — Believe it. Rachael Melendez is for real. Led by Melendez’s 59th and 60th goals of the year — plus assist No. 21 thrown in for good measure — Firelands eliminated Buckeye 3-1 in a Rocky River Division II district semifinal girls soccer game Monday at [...]
High school volleyball notes: Tragedy had to weigh on Keystone in tournament loss
Jim Horvath was quick to declare he was making no excuses for his Keystone’s team’s coming up short in its bid to beat Brookside for a third time this season, and was equally quick to congratulate the Cardinals for their comeback victory in the Division II sectional championship match Saturday. But Horvath couldn’t help [...]
Elyria hires 7 firefighters, including first woman
ELYRIA — For more than 100 years, the Elyria Fire Department has been an all-male team.
That changed Monday when Mayor Bill Grace read the oath of office to the city’s seven newly hired firefighters — six men and one woman.
“Let’s not make a big deal out of this,” said [...]