Archive for April, 2010
Indians 3, White Sox 2: Choo propels Tribe again
CLEVELAND – Shin-Soo Choo did it again. The man with the penchant for late-game heroics produced more Saturday at Progressive Field, with his double in the eighth inning driving in the winning run in a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. Choo has all but carried the Indians’ sagging offense this season as the only [...]
Cavaliers get a ‘big’ and fairly easy win in Game 1
CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers have big goals. The Chicago Bulls have big problems. With its drastically improved front line dominating, Cleveland cruised to a 96-83 win Saturday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series. “We have the look of a champion,” said 6-foot-8, 250-pound small forward LeBron James, who [...]
Indians beat White Sox for third straight win
Shin-Soo Choo rode to the rescue again for the Indians, driving in the winning run with a double in the eighth inning Saturday to lift Cleveland to a 3-2 victory over Chicago. Closer Chris Perez got his third save after retiring the side in order in the ninth.
Cavaliers: Ilgauskas excited to get postseason going
INDEPENDENCE – Zydrunas Ilgauskas is glad he’s back in Cleveland. That the 7-foot-3 center, dealt to Washington at the trade deadline before re-signing with the Cavaliers, will be in the team’s rotation today at 3 p.m. in Game 1 of a best-of-seven playoff series against the Chicago Bulls makes things better still. “This is where [...]
Talbot beats White Sox, throws Indians’ second straight complete game
CLEVELAND – A Mitch Talbot vs. Mark Buehrle matchup didn’t appear to be an ideal one for the Indians, but it worked out pretty well for the home team Friday night at Progressive Field. Surprisingly enough, Talbot outpitched the White Sox ace, and the Indians won their second straight game, turning back Chicago, 6-2, in [...]
Tribe notes: Branyan about ready to go
CLEVELAND – The prognosis is positive for two of the Indians’ high-profiled players on the disabled list – first baseman Russell Branyan (herniated disk lower back) and closer Kerry Wood (strained muscle upper back). Branyan had his rehab assignment transferred from Triple-A Columbus to Double-A Akron, where he was in the lineup at first base [...]
Browns Draft 2010: Hard to ignore C.J. Spiller’s all-around game
Andre’ Powell coached Tiki Barber, Thomas Jones and Willie Parker during their college days. Each went on to the Pro Bowl in the NFL. Powell initially said he doesn’t like to compare running backs, but quickly got over it. “Comparing him to Tiki and Thomas Jones and Willie Parker, at this stage of their careers, [...]
High school track: Avon Lake boys, girls a Shore thing at Midview Lorain County Invitational
EATON TWP. – It’s called domination. The Avon Lake boys and girls track teams had plenty of that Friday in sweeping both titles at the Midview Lorain County Track Invitational. The Avon Lake boys outdistanced second-place Avon, 283-191. The Avon Lake girls beat out Avon, 275-185. The field of teams had quite a day, battling [...]
Grant losses result in Lorain Schools revising potential layoffs upward
LORAIN — The expiration of several grant-funded programs, including a Magnet Schools grant, has caused the number of potential layoffs in the Lorain Schools to increase by nearly 71 positions from a plan submitted earlier in the year. And even the latest announcement of 221 layoffs could change, Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said Friday. “These are [...]
With levy failure, more layoffs likely in Midview district
EATON TWP. — Midview Schools will lay off employees, increase student fees and have teachers monitoring lunch periods and study halls if a 7.51-mill additional emergency levy does not pass next month. School board members voted unanimously Wednesday night to accept a proposed cost reduction plan as submitted by Superintendent John Kuhn. The plan outlines [...]
High school softball: Scrappy Elyria cooks up Wendy’s win
ASHLAND – Elyria’s only juniors, pitcher Kristen Boros and shortstop Cynthia Woodard, came up with big plays in the Pioneers’ 2-1 win over Bartlett (Ill.) in the first round of the 17th annual Wendy’s Spring Classic Softball Invitational at Brookside Park on Friday. Boros allowed one run on six hits and struck out seven in [...]
Elyria store selling off its inventory, may close
ELYRIA — When Moelk Sales began selling kitchen supplies, napkins, food dispensers and those shiny red-cushioned bar stools to restaurants and bars on the eve of World War II, cultivating good relationships with customers and selling quality merchandise were top priorities. But the way businesses operate today, it’s an entirely different world. “It’s a throwaway [...]
Obituaries for April 17, 2010
Barbara Verib Clark Joseph Mecera Laverne B. Bernaciak Theodore G. Patouhas Willie Harris Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Cop caught drunk on job resigns
LORAIN – A Lorain police officer with a history of problems with alcohol resigned earlier this month during an investigation into allegations that he was drunk on the job while working on Feb. 8. Lorain Safety Director Phil Dore said Jack Brown’s resignation took effect April 2 and Brown took retirement after 20 years on [...]
Amherst woman faces domestic violence charges
AMHERST – The mother of a 3-year-old boy who died from head injuries sustained in an incident last month has been arrested for domestic violence for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend. Alyson F. Sweaney, 22, was arrested by police Friday after she allegedly attacked Peter Jones as the couple drove a few blocks from the Forest [...]
Indians 6, White Sox 2: Talbot pitches Tribe past Chicago
CLEVELAND – A Mitch Talbot vs. Mark Buehrle matchup didn’t appear to be an ideal one for the Indians, but it worked out pretty well for the home team Friday night at Progressive Field. Surprisingly enough, Talbot outpitched the White Sox ace, and the Indians won their second straight game, turning back Chicago, 6-2, in [...]
Talbot pitches Indians past White Sox in series opener
CLEVELAND – A Mitch Talbot vs. Mark Buehrle matchup didn’t appear to be an ideal one for the Indians, but it worked out pretty well for the home team Friday night at Progressive Field. Surprisingly enough, Talbot outpitched the White Sox ace, and the Indians won their second straight game, turning back Chicago, 6-2, in [...]
Judge seals condemned inmate’s allergy information
COLUMBUS — A federal judge won’t let the public see the medical records of a condemned Ohio inmate who says he has an allergy to anesthesia that could affect his upcoming execution. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost on Thursday ordered the records sealed, granting a request from attorneys for Darryl Durr. He’s scheduled to die [...]
Lorain man in critical condition after shooting
ELYRIA — A 31-year-old Lorain man is in critical condition after he was shot overnight in downtown Elyria. Elyria police were responding to a report of shots fired somewhere in the downtown area about 2:30 a.m. when they received a 911 call from Richard Oliver Jr. that he had been shot. Officers found him lying [...]
Ohio unemployment highest in more than a quarter-century
COLUMBUS — A slow and steady rise in unemployment has put Ohio’s jobless rate at its highest level in more than a quarter-century. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that unemployment rose slightly during March to 11.0 percent, from 10.9 percent in February. Department spokesman Brian Harter says last summer’s unemployment [...]
Police chief to officers: Pay attention on the job or find a new one
CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s police chief has scolded officers to pay attention to their work following an embarrassing incident in which two patrolmen mistook a woman’s body for a deer carcass. Chief Michael McGrath wrote in a memo read to the ranks that any officer who isn’t committed should think about a different career. The memo [...]
Obituaries for April 16, 2010
Clarence I. Flanders, Jr. Emma Mae Smith Henry Walter Kantosky John K. Bass Laverne B. Bernaciak Louise Williams Ned Robinson Ramona H. Grills-Becker Waldreen Koscho Ithael M. Woods Read the full obituaries on The Chronicle E-edition at: http://www.chroniclet.com/ChroniclEdition/
Michigan beating Ohio on census; not too late to fill yours out
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s governor is urging residents to help the state stage a come-from-behind victory in its census competition with Michigan. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm made a friendly wager earlier this month to see which state would have a higher participation rate in the 2010 U.S. Census. As of Friday, [...]
Powerball arrives in Ohio; tickets on sale for Saturday drawing
CLEVELAND — The Powerball lottery has arrived in Ohio in a big way, with a $212 million jackpot up for grabs Saturday night. Ohio Lottery retailers began selling tickets Friday for Powerball, the state’s second multistate, multimillion dollar lottery game, joining Mega Millions. Powerball drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the jackpots start at $20 [...]
Indians 3, Rangers 2: Choo’s blast stops skid
CLEVELAND — The Indians rode the Shin-Soo Choo train Thursday at Progressive Field and it brought them to their first win in six games. Choo, who has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal start to the season, once again rose to the occasion for Cleveland, powering a 3-2 win over [...]