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Painful night for Cavaliers: Fall to Bucks in OT and lose Anderson Varejao to wrist injury
CLEVELAND — They knew they weren’t going to have Kyrie Irving. Then they lost Anderson Varejao early in the third period. And they still nearly won. And probably should have. The ailing Cavaliers dropped a heartbreaker Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena, falling 113-112 in overtime to the Milwaukee Bucks. “The guys continued to battle,” [...]
Cavs notes: Kyrie Irving still out, not expected back until Wednesday at earliest
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers aren’t going to let 19-year-old point guard Kyrie Irving return to action until they’re certain he’s fully recovered from a concussion. Though he was in attendance, Irving missed his second straight game Friday when Cleveland hosted the Milwaukee Bucks. He will also sit out tonight’s game at Quicken Loans Arena against [...]
Indians avoid arbitration again, sign Asdrubal Cabrera to one-year deal
CLEVELAND — Asdrubal Cabrera was not the streak stopper. On the verge of going to arbitration with a player for the first time since 1991, the Indians agreed to terms with their all-star shortstop Friday on a one-year contract worth $4.55 million. The deal is $75,000 above the midpoint of what Cabrera was asking for [...]
Boys basketball: Midview wraps up West Shore title with win over Vermilion, Avon loss to Bay
VERMILION — Midview thought it had clinched a tie for the West Shore Conference title Friday night after pulling out a tough 61-49 victory over Vermilion. Wrong. The Middies won the championship outright, with a two-game lead on Avon and one WSC game to play. They didn’t know it for perhaps 10 minutes, but when [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria gets back to winning ways with solid game against Strongsville
ELYRIA — It was just what Elyria needed Friday night. A good start, good effort, good defense and a good, solid team win as the Pioneers rolled by Strongsville 65-45 in Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division play. “We did a lot of right things,” Elyria coach Brett Larrick said. “Especially the first half. We played [...]
Baron Cup II: Amherst overcomes slow start, key injury to beat North Olmsted, advance to finals
BROOKLYN — Amherst flirted with disaster Friday night. But when the party ended, disaster didn’t follow the Comets home. Amherst beat North Olmsted 4-2 in a Baron Cup II semifinal, rallying from a 2-1 deficit after one period. Amherst (28-2) lost record-setting scorer Connor Morris to a sprained right knee for the final 6:31 of [...]
Oberlin dominates boards to beat Fairview, move back into first place alone in PAC Stripes
Chris Sweeney The Chronicle-telegram OBERLIN — No amount of Windex could clean the glass better than Trevon Tucker did Friday night. The Oberlin senior dominated Fairview on the boards, recording 16 rebounds — eight offensive and 12 in the second half — as the Phoenix closed out the Warriors, 76-65. Oberlin (11-6, 9-5 Patriot Athletic [...]
Indians: Tribe arbitration streak still intact
The Indians avoided an arbitration hearing for another season, agreeing to terms Friday on a one-year contract with their only remaining arbitration eligible player, All-Star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera. Cabrera will earn $4.55 million in 2012. The contract was $75,000 above the midpoint of what Cabrera was asking at arbitration ($5.2 million) and the $3.75 million [...]
Don Gleisner … a true gentleman
Don Gleisner always thought of himself as lucky. But it was those who got the chance to know him that were truly the lucky ones. Gleisner was laid to rest Thursday morning after passing away Saturday. He was 81. “Don was just one good person — a true gentleman — a nice man,” said Terry [...]
Boys basketball: Beating Midview is a TALL order
A high school basketball team considers itself fortunate if it has a handful of guys that are 6-foot or taller. Then comes Midview with four players standing 6-3 or taller and a fifth that’s 6-1, but has the wingspan of a player that is 6-4. It’s a big reason the Middies have emerged as the [...]
Boys basketball: Lake Ridge stays hot with win over CCS
EATON TWP. — Lake Ridge rolled to an early 16-0 lead Thursday afternoon and went on to defeat Christian Community School, 62-39, for its fifth win in the last six games. Christian Community’s Warriors (7-8) crawled out of that deep first-quarter hole and crept to within 12 points midway through the third period. But the [...]
Girls basketball: First Baptist wins in three OTs
ELYRIA — It was an instant classic Thursday at First Baptist. The Sabres didn’t just need overtime to defeat Christian Community. They needed three extra sessions before holding on for a 42-39 non-league win. “I’ve been coaching for well over 20 years and I’ve never seen a triple overtime game before,” First Baptist coach John [...]
Cavs shut out as NBA names All-Star reserves
The Cavaliers’ Anderson Varejao and Kyrie Irving took another hit Thursday night. Neither Varejao, who bruised his back but returned to action Wednesday in a 99-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, nor Irving, who missed that game due to a concussion suffered Tuesday in Miami, were among the seven reserves selected by Eastern Conference [...]
Local T-shirt maker signs deal with NFL players
Tony Madalone and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell have something in common. Both reached an agreement with the NFL Players Association in the last seven months. Madalone needed fewer lawyers and less time to get his deal done. And there was no lockout to end. Madalone, a Lorain native and graduate of Open Door Christian Schools, [...]
High school wrestling: Previewing the conference tournaments
It’s the final weekend of the high school wrestling regular season, which means most Lorain County teams will be competing in their conference tournaments. Those tournaments include the Patriot Athletic Conference, Southwestern Conference and the West Shore Conference. Let’s take a look at what’s in store at each tournament: Patriot Athletic Conference Keystone went 10-0 [...]
Without Kyrie Irving, Cavs still upend Clippers
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers turned the team known as Lob City into Sob City. After learning 40 minutes before tipoff that rookie point guard Kyrie Irving wouldn’t play due to a concussion, Cleveland refused to feel sorry for itself and grounded the high-flying Los Angeles Clippers 99-92 Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. “You can [...]
Two Cavs have chance at All-Star team
CLEVELAND — Anderson Varejao and Kyrie Irving have a chance of making the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Not a great chance — both making it is extremely unlikely — but a chance nonetheless. The coaches’ picks for the seven reserves — two guards, two forwards, a center and two at-large — will be announced tonight [...]
Cavs notes: Irving, Thompson picked for Rising Stars
Kyrie Irving and fellow Cavs rookie Tristan Thompson, the No. 4 pick in the draft, were among 18 players selected for the Rising Stars Challenge, to be held Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. as part of All-Star Weekend in Orlando. “It’s another chapter in our book together,” Thompson said. A new format is being implemented [...]
Girls basketball: Elyria loses top player, then game
MEDINA — Playing a key Northeast Ohio Conference River Division game on the road at league-leading Medina on Wednesday night, Elyria’s girls basketball team could’ve done without any adversity off the court. Unfortunately the Pioneers were without the services of sophomore Jocelyn Spraggins due to health problems, leaving coach Mike Walsh without his starting point [...]
Girls basketball: Avon Lake’s LeDuc nets 1,000th point
AVON LAKE — When Lacy LeDuc tried out for the Avon Lake basketball team four years ago she had two goals. The first was to make varsity her freshman year, and the second was to score 1,000 points in a Shoregals uniform. Missions accomplished. LeDuc became the fourth player in school history to eclipse the [...]
Tim Dahlberg: Playoffs could help fix the BCS
LSU fans had all but disappeared into the New Orleans night by the final minutes of last month’s dreary BCS title game, leaving en masse when they figured out a team that couldn’t get past the 50-yard line wasn’t going to magically find a way to cross the goal line. They weren’t alone, with people [...]
Cavaliers falter in fourth quarter, fall to Heat
MIAMI — One stingy defensive stretch was enough to carry the Miami Heat past LeBron James’ former team once again. Might have gotten the Heat prepped for a daunting road stretch as well. Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, James added 24 and the Heat said farewell to their home floor for nearly two weeks by [...]
Ohio State gets a scare: William Buford’s huge shots down the stretch save day against Purdue
COLUMBUS — With two starters on the bench and the score tied late in Tuesday night’s game with Purdue, No. 3 Ohio State needed its most experienced player to take control. And that’s what William Buford did. Buford, the only senior on the roster, scored a career-high 29 points and capped his night with a [...]
Boys basketball: Elyria can’t solve Brunswick’s 2-3 zone
BRUNSWICK — Syracuse University’s Jim Boeheim would love it. The Brunswick boys basketball team’s 2-3 zone is fairly basic, but it’s also extremely effective, as Elyria found out Tuesday in a 49-42 Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division loss to the Blue Devils. “It’s like Syracuse,” Pioneers coach Brett Larrick said. “They run it all year [...]
Boys basketball: Keystone seniors come through late in win over Brookside
SHEFFIELD VILLAGE — There were all kinds of reasons Keystone could have lost Tuesday night. Brookside shot the lights out (59 percent from the field) and jumped on the Wildcats 8-0 in the first minute of the game behind a couple quick Hunter Skolnicki 3-pointers. Brookside didn’t relinquish the lead until midway through the fourth [...]