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Archive for September 30th, 2009
LeBron on Delonte West: ‘We’re going to give him a little bit of room’
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers guard Delonte West remained absent from practice Wednesday at Cleveland Clinic Courts, the team continuing to say he’s dealing with a “personal matter.”
West, who faces a Nov. 20 court date in Maryland on weapons charges, has not been given permission by the team to skip workout and is being fined for each [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Indians fire Eric Wedge
CLEVELAND – Indians fans have been at odds with Larry and Paul Dolan for some time, but they will be pleased with ownership’s latest decision.
With six games left in a highly disappointing season, Cleveland fired Eric Wedge, bringing to an end a seven-year tenure for the much-maligned manager, who was handpicked by general [...]
Browns update: Derek Anderson to start at QB Sunday
The Brady Quinn Era lasted 2½ games.
Browns coach Eric Mangini announced this morning that Derek Anderson will start at quarterback Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Quinn, who’s 1-5 as a starter in his career, won the quarterback competition during the preseason but flopped as the Browns have opened 0-3. He’s completed 61 [...]
Gov. Strickland proposes freezing income tax cuts to help balance budget
COLUMBUS — Ohio governor Ted Strickland has proposed freezing income tax cuts to fund education in the wake of a court decision that could halt his plan to put lottery slot machines at racetracks.
Strickland on Wednesday suggested postponing the final year of the overall 21 percent tax cut for at least two years, raising [...]
This week’s high winds cause lake level to drop
CLEVELAND — Boat owners in northwest Ohio are taking stock of their losses from high winds that pushed Lake Erie water east, toward Buffalo, N.Y.
Officials say water levels dropped Monday at Ohio marinas from Toledo to Port Clinton, and boats got mired in muck on the lake bottom. Some remained stuck and were flooded [...]
Obituaries for Sept. 30, 2009
Barbara A. Wallace
Patricia (nee Oehlke) Reed
Adrian Francis Betleski
Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at:
http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Cavs coach Mike Brown not pleased with West skipping practice
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers guard Delonte West apparently had a change of heart between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.
A day after saying he felt great and was ready to focus on basketball, West failed to show up for the team’s morning and evening practices at Cleveland Clinic Courts.
“Delonte is in Cleveland,” general manager Danny Ferry said [...]
CT’s Scott Petrak: Too early to give up on Mangini, Quinn
I feel your pain, Browns fans.
I know how hard it is to watch a team with no offense, not much defense and little chance of competing. I know that an 0-3 start can kill a season before it gets going. I know three blowout losses can leave you hopeless and helpless.
I know coach Eric Mangini [...]
Rain halts Tribe, doubleheader today
CLEVELAND — The Indians and White Sox, two teams with little to play for the rest of the season, decided to sit this one out.
With inclement conditions forecast for much of Tuesday night, the second of a three-game series between the Central Division rivals at Progressive Field was postponed.
It has been rescheduled as a traditional [...]
Ben Lehrke’s 72 leads Lutheran West golfers to D-II title
ELYRIA — In a day better suited for ducks than birdies, Lutheran West won the Division II sectional team title Tuesday in rainy, cold and windy conditions at Forest Hills Golf Center.
Veteran coach Karen Wittrock’s Longhorns are in their first Division II competition — they were one boy over the Division III maximum enrollment — [...]