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Archive for November 14th, 2008
Senate will debate $25 billion auto bill Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to rescue the troubled auto industry with $25 billion in emergency loans inched forward Friday when Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will begin debate Monday and hold a test vote two days later. Supporters scrambled for votes to break an expected filibuster.
They expect to need 12 [...]
Dominant Lee: Indians left-hander’s amazing turnaround from 2007 results in American League Cy Young Award
CLEVELAND — Comebacks don’t come any bigger than this. Thanks to season on the brink in which he was demoted to the minors in 2007, Cliff Lee wasn’t even guaranteed a spot in the Indians’ rotation when spring training opened in ’08. On Thursday, he was named the [...]
Defense makes the difference: Cavaliers wake up in second half, shut down Nuggets for sixth straight win
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers ended a five-game skid and extended a five-game streak. And they did it with defense in the second half. Cleveland, which had lost five games in a row to Denver, recorded its sixth straight victoryl Thursday night at Quicken Loans Arena, defeating the Nuggets 110-99 [...]
Cavs notes: It’s a miracle … LeBron really does have some Barry Manilow songs on his iPod
CLEVELAND — LeBron James had good buddy Jay-Z playing on his headphones upon meeting with the media prior to Thursday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. “Music’s always been a big part of my life,” the Cavaliers small forward said. “I listen to all kinds.” James rattled off hip-hop, R&B [...]
No stranger to the spotlight: Playing quarterback for Notre Dame prepared Browns’ Quinn for the big stage
BEREA — Wherever Brady Quinn turned, the NFL Network cameras were already there. He stretched and they filmed. He jogged and they taped. He threw warm-up passes and they recorded. All the attention would’ve been enough to fray the nerves of most 24-year-olds making their first NFL start. Not Quinn. Not in his [...]
Browns notes: Crennel says Winslow has to stay focused, ignore physical defenses
BEREA — Tight end Kellen Winslow has been called for a pass interference penalty in each of the last two losses — both in the fourth quarter as the Browns tried to avoid blowing large second-half leads. After the most recent defeat to Denver, Winslow said he gets penalized once a game and doesn’t [...]
Unexpected drive: Dominic Jones didn’t plan to be a mixed martial arts professional, but he’s well on his way to being one
If Dominic Jones had his way, he might be a spectator tonight at Superior Cage Fighting’s “War in the Heartland” event at the Roll Arena in Elyria. “After my first fight I didn’t even want to do it any more,” Jones said. “I thought it was just going to be one fight and that [...]
Ohio State’s mission against Illinois: Put the squeeze on ‘Juice’
COLUMBUS — Ohio State had a perfect season spoiled a year ago — and almost had the same thing happen a year earlier — by quarterback Juice Williams and Illinois. Now, with so much to play for and so few games left, the Buckeyes are taking steps to see that Williams and Co. [...]
College signings: Wellington’s Gleisner to play softball at Akron; Vermilion’s Clark to play baseball at Cleveland State
Bob Daniels The Chronicle-Telegram WELLINGTON — Cassie Gleisner, whose red-hot bat carried Wellington into a state final in June, will attend Division I Akron University on a softball scholarship. Gleisner, an outfielder and pitcher, stroked 14 hits in 22 tournament at-bats, a .636 average, as the [...]
Call describes ‘mercy killing’
To listen to the 911 audio, follow this link.
AVON — Between deep sighs, 85-year-old Robert Shaw spoke wearily into the phone from his Avon home Wednesday morning.
He needed police assistance, he told the dispatcher, [...]