GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Ubaldo Jimenez would like Indians fans to excuse him for a sub par performance after he arrived in a trade last year. He wasn’t healthy. This season, Jimenez says, if he isn’t the top-shelf pitcher the Indians and their fans expect the right-hander to be, it’s on him. “This year, if everything [...]
Indians notes: Darvish brings hype to Goodyear
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — On Tuesday at Goodyear Ballpark, the Indians got a chance to see what everyone around baseball is talking about — Yu Darvish. Darvish, the Texas Rangers’ Japanese phenom, made his second start of the spring in an 8-8, 10-inning tie, turning an exhibition game into a national sporting event. Around 100 credentials [...]
Indians: Tribe rallies but can’t finish deal
INDIANS (3-7-2) 8, RANGERS (3-6-1) 8 — 10 innings WHAT HAPPENED: Down 7-0 after a poor effort from starting pitcher Josh Tomlin, the Indians rallied to take the lead in the sixth inning. The Rangers, who started Japanese phenom Yu Darvish, tied it on an RBI single from Greg Miclat off Chen-Chang Lee in [...]
Day 1 of NFL free agency: Browns don’t land WR, but talk to QB Matt Flynn
NFL free agency began Tuesday at 4 p.m. Browns general manager Tom Heckert has said the team won’t “go crazy,” but that doesn’t mean they won’t participate or make news. Here’s some up-to-the-minute information from the team and around the league: The Browns’ search for a veteran receiver came up empty in the first day [...]
After mistrial, Avon woman pleads guilty to shooting husband
ELYRIA — A day after the second trial began for the Avon woman accused of the 2007 shooting of her former husband, Pam Carrasquillo was pled guilty to charges of attempted aggravated murder with a gun specification, for which she was sentenced to four years in prison. The sentencing came just hours after Common Pleas [...]
Dave Duncan gets rare shot to watch son Shelley play
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — It was an exhibition game a little less than a month away from the regular season, but it was extra special for Indians designated hitter Shelley Duncan. In the crowd for the first time since he was in college Monday was Duncan’s father, Dave, a former Cleveland player and highly respected pitching [...]
In uncertain time, Cavs coach Byron Scott just coaches
INDEPENDENCE — A lot has changed for the Cavaliers in the past week. There’s a chance even more could change by the NBA trade deadline Thursday. Coach Byron Scott is aware of all that, but he’s concentrating on the here and now. “Until March 16 (the day after the deadline), the guys that are here [...]
7 players, coach represent Lorain County during Georgia tourney
ATHENS, Ga. — Magnolia, forsythia, ornamental pear, daffodils: Blossoms are popping out across this 227-year-old college town. Spring is colorfully in the air. Better yet, the softball season is already 20 games old. The Georgia Bulldogs are off to a 21-3 start and ranked seventh in the country. Moreover, they handed previously unbeaten and then-fifth-ranked [...]
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