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Archive for November 11th, 2008
Indians pitcher, broadcaster Herb Score dies
CLEVELAND (AP) — Herb Score, the Cleveland Indians pitcher and former broadcaster whose promise on the mound was shattered by a line drive, died Tuesday. He was 75.
Score died at his home in Rocky River, Ohio, the team said in a statement. He had been in a wheelchair since [...]
Mo’s better, not blue: Williams happy to be a Cavalier, says game against Bucks, his former team, no big deal to him
INDEPENDENCE — Media members were instructed to arrive at Cleveland Clinic Courts at 1:15 p.m. Monday for interviews with Cavaliers players and coaches. Mo Williams, the guy everyone wanted to talk to because Cleveland will host his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks, tonight at [...]
Something to play for? Some Browns players taking Lewis’ criticism to heart, believe season can still be salvaged
BEREA — Browns players returning from a three-day weekend Monday were faced with the reality of a new set of goals for the remaining seven weeks of the season. At 3-6 and three games behind AFC North leaders Pittsburgh and Baltimore, the playoffs are, at best, a long shot. But that doesn’t mean the [...]
Browns notes: Steinbach thinks he’ll be able to play Monday
BEREA — Left guard Eric Steinbach had just finished working out in the pool Monday and was optimistic he’d be able to return to the starting lineup Monday night in Buffalo. Steinbach, who revealed he tore an oblique muscle Nov. 2 against Baltimore, left that game in the third quarter and was inactive [...]
Bulldogs get to howl: Olmsted Falls, fans celebrate first state volleyball title at school assembly
OLMSTED FALLS — The girls showed off the latest in high fashion Monday afternoon — gold T-shirts with blue lettering that said “2008 state champions.” And the new threads looked good on every one of them. Olmsted Falls High School celebrated its volleyball team’s unbeaten season and Division I state championship — the [...]
Jenna Fryer: ABC switch from Chase race to ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ not all that humorous to NASCAR
It’s been 30 years since a NASCAR driver won three straight championships. Yet, as Jimmie Johnson closed in on the mark, ABC cut away. What could have been so important to force viewers in the Eastern and Central time zones to flip over to ESPN2 for the conclusion of Johnson’s romp [...]
Ohio State notes: Penn State loss makes Big Ten a race again
A kicker’s field goal in Iowa City meant the world to a lot of folks in Columbus. Daniel Murray, who hadn’t converted a field goal since the season opener, booted a 31-yarder with 1 second left to give Iowa a stunning 24-23 upset over No. 3 Penn State on Saturday. Besides [...]
Baseball: Rays’ Longoria, Cubs’ Soto runaway winners of Rookie of the Year awards
Evan Longoria won the American League Rookie of the Year award Monday by unanimous vote, and Geovany Soto ran away with the NL honor. Following a season of breakthroughs for the AL champion Rays, Longoria became the first Tampa Bay player to win a national award from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. [...]
Arizona holds on: Cardinals survive 49ers with goal-line stand on game’s last play
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals accomplished something they hadn’t done since the team moved to the desert 20 years ago. They won on Monday night. So what if it was a struggle down to the wire? This victory felt just fine to a franchise that has [...]
Bush and Obama meet at the White House
WASHINGTON — All smiles and compliments, President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, called on President Bush and first lady Laura Bush Monday in a White House visit that was part political ritual, part practical introduction and a striking symbol of the historic transfer of power to come.
The president and Obama talked war and financial [...]