Wonder Woman’s role in feminist movement explored at Kent State symposium
Circe.Ares.And Cheetah.The three arch-nemeses of Wonder Woman.As the female superhero turns 75, there are those who argue her real arch-enemy was those who stood in the way of women’s rights.Kent State...
View ArticleTurns out Gordon the pit bull isn’t from Akron, but he’s found a home in...
Gordon — the homeless pit bull with the broken teeth and screechy bark featured several times in the Akron Beacon Journal — recently trotted down a side street in Stow pulling his new trainer on a...
View ArticleAttorneys for boy shot by Columbus officer seek witnesses
COLUMBUS: Attorneys for the family of a 13-year-old Ohio boy fatally shot by a policeman said Friday they want to hear from witnesses, because the police version of events “might not be...
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FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAmherst Steele 54, Berea-Midpark 13 Archbishop Hoban 63, Royal Imperial Collegiate (Canada) 14Ashland 35, West Holmes 7Aurora 42, Kent Roosevelt 7Avon 45, Grafton...
View ArticleRubberDucks 2, Thunder 1: Ducks complete sweep of Thunder to claim Eastern...
The team that probably shouldn’t have just did.The RubberDucks ended the season Friday by sweeping the Trenton Thunder in three games with a 2-1 victory at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, N.J., to...
View ArticleIndians 11, Tigers 4: Mike Napoli powers Indians past Tigers; magic number to...
CLEVELAND: In one of the bigger individual games this season, the Indians grabbed an early lead and held the Detroit Tigers down in an 11-4 win Friday night that added clarity to the American League...
View ArticleIndians 11, Tigers 4: Ryan Lewis’ 15 Walk-Off Thoughts on Mike Napoli, a...
Here are 15 Walk-Off Thoughts after the Indians’ 11-4 win against the Detroit Tigers Friday night. 1. All 162 games count the same, the only difference is that in September, the stakes are clearer and...
View ArticleCedar Point’s Mean Streak laid to rest — what’s next for FrontierTown?
The first shovel full of dirt had barely been thrown in the Cedar Point cemetery of dead rides along the park’s midway and the speculation was already flying faster than the Valravn — what will become...
View ArticleBrowns have full confidence, trust in Josh McCown as he takes over at QB,...
At first glance, this doesn’t sound like a good situation: An NFL team loses its starting quarterback in Week 1 to an injury, and the backup steps in with a record of 18-39 as a starter, including 2-17...
View ArticleIndians SP Carlos Carrasco has non-displaced fracture in pitching hand
The Indians’ starting pitching situation was already shrouded in question marks as the club looks to secure the division and make a run deep into October. Two pitches into Carlos Carrasco’s start...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 18: Fest, hike for dog lovers; Yankee Peddler continues;...
See Early American and contemporary crafts at Yankee PeddlerThe Yankee Peddler and Yankee Peddler Today festivals run through Sept. 25, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, at Clay’s Park...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Catcher Yan Gomes confirmed to be out six to eight weeks;...
CLEVELAND: Indians manager Terry Francona confirmed on Saturday what was essentially already known, that catcher Yan Gomes’ season has likely reached its conclusion after he sustained a nondisplaced...
View ArticleOfficial 9 p.m. EDT kickoff for Ohio State game at Oklahoma
A major thunderstorm moving through the Norman, Okla., area will delay the kickoff time of Saturday's game between No. 3 Ohio State and No. 14 Oklahoma until 9 p.m. EDT. Lighting strikes were seen in...
View ArticleColumbus police arrest robbery suspect who was with boy shot by cop
COLUMBUS: Police on Saturday arrested a suspect who was with a 13-year-old Ohio boy shortly before the teen was fatally shot by a policeman investigating a reported armed robbery.Demetrius Braxton, 19,...
View ArticleJose Ramirez celebrates birthday with walk-off single in 1-0 Indians win...
The Indians received some awful news but ended it with a walk-off win to down the Detroit Tigers 1-0 and inch closer to securing their first division title since 2007. Indians starting pitcher Carlos...
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Browns D-lineman John Hughes is healthy scratch for home opener vs. Ravens
Browns defensive lineman John Hughes is a surprise healthy scratch for Sunday's 1 p.m. home opener against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium. Hughes entered the season listed on the depth...
View ArticleBrowns sprint to big advantage but lead 20-19 early in second half after...
Click the link for an updated version of this story: Ravens 25, Browns 20: Big lead not enough for Browns in home opener The Browns led the Baltimore Ravens 20-12 at halftime of Sunday's home opener...
View ArticleAuthorities call NYC explosion a bombing, say motive unknown
NEW YORK: Investigators scrambled Sunday to find out who planted a bomb that rocked a bustling New York City neighborhood, scouring shrapnel, forensic traces and surveillance video for any link to an...
View Article‘Sully’ soars over ‘Blair Witch,’ ‘Bridget’ at box office
LOS ANGELES: “Blair Witch,” “Bridget Jones’s Baby” and “Snowden” didn’t ground “Sully” at the weekend box office.The Warner Bros. dramatization of the Miracle on the Hudson directed by Clint Eastwood...
View ArticleSyrian truce receives new blows with airstrikes, shelling
BEIRUT: Syria’s fragile cease-fire started to unravel on Sunday with the first aerial attacks on rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo and a southern village that killed at least eight people, violations...
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