Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for November 12th, 2008
Avon’s O’Rourke, Lutheran West’s Fackler named All-District top players
Avon turned in a perfect 10-0 regular season, captured its first West Shore Conference title and plays Saturday night for a Division III regional championship. So, it’s no surprise that the Eagles are littered all over the 2008 Associated Press All-District teams, led by senior quarterback Ryan O’Rourke’s selection as the Offensive Player of [...]
LeBron scores 41 as Cavs down Bucks, 99-93
CLEVELAND — It was Mo Williams’ first game against his former team, but LeBron James, as he does so often, ended up stealing the show. Scoring 41 points for the third time in the last four games, James led the Cavaliers to their fifth straight victory, a 99-93 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on [...]
Disgruntled Browns fans set up Web site supporting the hire of Cowher
As Romeo Crennel’s seat gets increasingly uncomfortable, an Elyrian is helping to turn up the heat. Sam Lambert is one of two Browns fans who launched the Web site Cowher09.com to show their support for hiring former Steelers coach Bill Cowher as the next Browns coach. Of course, that’s under the presumption Crennel isn’t [...]
Ohio State now has goal of winning fourth straight Big Ten title
COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s darkened team bus was on its way back from the airport to campus Saturday night when word spread that unbeaten Penn State was on the ropes at Iowa. The Buckeyes, on the last leg of a trip back from a lopsided win at Northwestern, took notice. The [...]
No. 14 Ball State improves to 10-0 in college football
OXFORD — For the first time, Ball State is a perfect 10. Nate Davis threw for a touchdown and ran for another in a quick-strike offense, and the 14th-ranked Cardinals stayed unbeaten by wearing down the Miami RedHawks for a 31-16 victory Tuesday night that made a little bit of school history. [...]
San Francisco’s Lincecum wins NL Cy Young Award
NEW YORK — Tim Lincecum was a big winner on a woeful team, which fit him perfectly. Firing 97 mph fastballs from his miniature frame, the National League Cy Young Award recipient is an anomaly in almost every way. Lincecum joined Mike McCormick (1967) as the only San Francisco Giants to [...]
Love III’s latest win could earn him ticket to golfing Hall
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — So much for that notion the Fall Series on the PGA Tour is meaningless. On the surface, Davis Love III winning at Disney might have looked that way. He scrambled for pars on the last two holes to hold off a rookie (Tommy Gainey) who was 228th [...]
Cleveland Clinic has big plans for Avon
AVON — Cleveland Clinic wants to bring four stories of doctors’ offices and a two-story outpatient surgical center to Avon, along with 300 to 500 jobs.
City officials have been working with Cleveland Clinic for the last six months to map out an 181,000-square-foot facility east of Nagel Road, just north of where the new [...]
College notes: Elyria’s Everhart is all set with Youngstown State
Communication is a key to success, especially in team sports. Making sure athletes understand each other’s expectations and skills can be the difference between a successful team and one which struggles to compete against top teams. Volleyball is no exception. On serve-receive, it is important to know who will take the ball and [...]
Former Indians pitcher, announcer Herb Score dies
CLEVELAND — 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 the team said in a statement. He had been in a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in 2002, four [...]