May 21, 2013

Indians: Tribe does little at deadline

CLEVELAND — Fans wondering whether the Indians would be buyers or sellers at the trading deadline got their answer Tuesday. Neither. Though they struck a late deal to acquire minor league first baseman/outfielder Lars Anderson from the Red Sox, the Indians stood relatively pat during a busy deadline day around major league baseball. Cleveland general [...]

Naked man caught running around downtown

ELYRIA – A naked man led police on a chase through the city as officers tried to stop him from running to Ely Park. Police said Robert Hill, 22, of Cleveland, was completely nude and was walking in the area of Middle Avenue and 8th Street at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. When officers confronted Hill, he [...]

SPOILER ALERT….The U.S. women’s soccer team just…

BEAT NORTH KOREA! The United States women’s soccer team just beat North Korea 1-0 on Abby Wambach’s first-half goal. More to be added as the story is updated.

Dimora sentenced to 28 years

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio county commissioner convicted in a wide-ranging federal public corruption case was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison. Ex-Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora denied any wrongdoing in a statement before he was sentenced. Tearful, Dimora said everything he did was for the good of Cuyahoga County taxpayers. The [...]

SPOILER ALERT: U.S. women’s gymnastics team …

WINS GOLD!!!!!! LONDON (AP) — The Americans grabbed hands and backed up, eager to get a better view of the scoreboard. There really was no need. That Olympic gold medal was in the bag the minute they took the floor. The Americans lived up to their considerable hype and then some Tuesday night, routing silver [...]

Dimacchia pleads out in DUI arrest; gets reduced charge

LORAIN – Lorain Schools board member Tony Dimacchia pleaded no contest this morning in Lorain Municipal Court to charges of physical control and speeding stemming from a Dec. 17 arrest. Dimacchia had originally faced charges of DUI and refusing to submit to a breath test, but the DUI charge was reduced and the refusal charge [...]

Feeling good, looking better: Wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi has health back, expects to thrive

BEREA — Receiver Mohamed Massaquoi couldn’t catch up last year. He arrived at training camp with a chipped bone in his ankle and a cast on his left foot. As he hobbled around the practice fields, the new West Coast Offense was being installed without him and the time to build chemistry with quarterback Colt [...]

Browns notes: Rookie linebacker James-Michael Johnson picking his spots well

BEREA — “The pads tend to separate the linebackers” is one of Browns coach Pat Shurmur’s favorite sayings. Consider rookie James-Michael Johnson separated from the pack. Johnson, a fourth-round draft pick from Nevada, continued his strong start to training camp Monday morning, making two interceptions and a goal-line stop at practice. “It was a pretty [...]

What a feeling: Midview North wins Class FF Hot Stove state title; Midview Mayhem falls short in Class H

ALLIANCE — Midview North Cavanaugh Electric knew it would have to play its best game Monday night to defeat defending state champion Carrollton Fusion Ceramics in the Ohio Hot Stove Class FF (age 13) state finals. Midview made an early statement, scoring three runs in the first inning. It waited until the final inning to [...]

Masters of the walkoff: Andrew Davis leads Crushers past Wild Things with another ninth-inning win

AVON — On Sunday, with a runner on third and one out, Washington Wild Things manager and former Cleveland Indian Chris Bando intentionally walked Russell Moldenhauer to get to Andrew Davis. The strategy worked. Davis grounded into a double play. Monday night, with two on and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, [...]