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CLEVELAND — The losing streak is over. Unfortunately for the Indians and their fans, a season that has tumbled over the brink continues. Cleveland avoided tying a dubious club record with a 6-2 victory Wednesday over the Twins at Progressive Field that snapped an 11-game skid. But the Indians’ recent slide — 16 losses in [...]
CLEVELAND — Travis Hafner is ailing again. The oft-injured designated hitter was sidelined for the third straight game Wednesday afternoon and is still nursing a sore back that has plagued him since his return from the paternity list. It could be yet another trip to the disabled list for Hafner, who has played in just [...]
CLEVELAND — Browns rookie running back Trent Richardson will have his sore left knee examined by Dr. James Andrews on Thursday. “Trent Richardson is traveling to Pensacola, Fla., where he will have his left knee further evaluated by Dr. James Andrews tomorrow,” coach Pat Shurmur said in a statement. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Richardson is [...]
SOUTH AMHERST — Sue Kuhn and her daughter, Karen Armstrong, have partnered to open Armstrong Health and Fitness. Officially opened in October 2011, Kuhn acts as the general manager, managing the club’s daily operations, including marketing and advertising, while Armstrong will draw upon years of training experience as the fitness director. As a former gymnast, [...]
BEREA — Rookie running back Trent Richardson was on a stationary bike, instead of in the backfield. He wore a baseball hat, rather than a helmet. The sight Tuesday was one no Browns coach or fan wanted to experience during training camp. Richardson missed his first practice with the Browns with what coach Pat Shurmur [...]
EATON TWP. — By most measuring sticks, Midview had an excellent season in 2011. The Middies did an about face, going from 3-7 in 2010 to 8-2. They scored an average of two more touchdowns a game and shaved 67 points off the number scored against them, doing so with what had to be considered [...]
CLEVELAND — Poor pitching and hitting have been constants in the Cleveland Indians’ losing streak. Tuesday night they added shoddy defense to the mix. The Indians’ 7-5 defeat to Minnesota was their 11th straight loss. Unlike Monday night when Cleveland allowed 10 runs in the second inning in a 14-3 blowout, the latest loss was [...]
AKRON — It didn’t work on Monday and it certainly didn’t work on Tuesday. The dicey practice of giving an opposing softball team a big lead in the first inning, then trying to dig out of trouble might work sometimes. But not often. And certainly not for Elyria East Little League’s Junior All-Stars the past [...]
BEREA — Defensive end Jabaal Sheard had an attention-grabbing rookie season in 2011. He led the Browns with 8½ sacks, started all 16 games and totaled 55 tackles. But his debut wasn’t perfect. Far from it. Sheard admits to leaving a few sacks on the field, but the area in need of the most improvement [...]
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