BEREA – Brian Hoyer wanted to be Bernie Kosar as a kid and attended the final game in the old Cleveland Browns Stadium. So practicing in the orange helmet for the first time this week was certainly special. “Obviously when you’re a kid growing up and you dream about playing professional sports, you dream about [...]
Division I softball: Elyria wins battle of state-ranked teams with Avon Lake, claims ninth straight title
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Gas up the bus, the Elyria Pioneers are going back to Clyde. Seniors Caitlyn Minney and Alexis Roseboro led the way for the Pioneers, who captured their ninth straight Division I district title Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Avon Lake in a battle of state-ranked teams. Minney threw a three-hit shutout [...]
Division II district softball: Firelands stuns defending state champion Keystone
LAGRANGE — Amanda Spears’ 60-foot sprint to the plate in the heat and blowing dust of Wednesday afternoon will likely live in the memories of Firelands softball fans for a long, long time. The Falcons’ second baseman took off after a wild pitch in the fifth inning and scored what was probably the most significant [...]
Division III district baseball: Keystone defends title with seventh-inning rally against Elyria Catholic
PARMA — Keystone won its third consecutive Division III district championship, but it needed some late magic to pull it off. Junior Korey Horne’s two-run single capped a three-run rally in the top of the seventh inning to give Keystone a lead it would make stand up in a 7-6 win over Elyria Catholic. Keystone [...]
Tigers, weather rain on Indians’ parade with two-game sweep
CLEVELAND — About the only thing the Indians can take as a positive from a two-game series with defending Central Division champion Detroit is that they are still in first place. Cleveland maintained a half-game lead over the Tigers in the division standings, but it was Detroit that left town with the momentum after completing [...]
Pressure is on Cavaliers GM Chris Grant to turn top pick into gold
CLEVELAND — Now that the Cavaliers have won the NBA draft lottery for the second time in three years, the real work begins. “We have another chance to add another good young player to the group of players we have,” general manager Chris Grant said late Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. “It’s an exciting [...]
Tigers 11, Indians 7: Tribe swept away in the rain
CLEVELAND — About the only thing the Indians can take as a positive from a two-game series with defending Central Division champion Detroit is that they are still in first place. Cleveland maintained a 1/2-game lead over the Tigers in the division standings, but it was Detroit that left town riding momentum after completing a [...]
Tribe notes: Tito headed back to Boston as the opposition
CLEVELAND — Terry Francona has returned to Fenway Park since his high-profiled ouster as Red Sox manager in 2011. But when the Indians open a four-game series in Boston tonight, it will be Francona’s first trip back as the opposition. “I’m sure I’ll have a lot of emotions,” said Francona, who brought Boston two World [...]
Cavaliers win NBA Draft Lottery, get No. 1 pick for 2nd time in 3 years
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers’ luck with pingpong balls continues to be much better than their play on the court. For the second time in three years, Cleveland won the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, granting it the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Cavaliers (24-58) had [...]
District softball: Elyria clobbers Westlake, sets up showdown with Avon Lake
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — It was just a matter of time until Elyria got its offense in gear Tuesday afternoon. When that happened in the fourth inning, the Pioneers put their Division I district semifinal with Westlake out of reach. The final score was 8-1 as senior Caitlyn Minney pitched a 12-strikeout two-hitter for her 18th [...]
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