Cavaliers 128, Mavericks 90: Big Three dominate for three quarters, sit out...
CLEVELAND: Tyronn Lue warned for weeks that the Cavaliers weren’t playing up to their potential, that despite the flashy record there was still room to improve. They were missing too many open looks...
View ArticleCavs 128, Mavs 90; Jason Lloyd's 22 thoughts on shooting, defense and the...
CLEVELAND: Twent-two thoughts for 22 made free throws in the Cavs’ 128-90 dismantling Friday of the Dallas Mavericks… 1. Kevin Love was watching film recently with assistant coach Phil Handy when...
View ArticleIs Akron’s Crafty Mart the anti-Black Friday? This weekend, shoppers chat...
By Amanda GarrettBeacon Journal staff writer A moth hole in the tweed of her husband’s suit jacket led Jennifer Couch to an art project that has evolved into a business.The jacket couldn’t be saved,...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 27: Crafty Mart; whimsy at Akron Art Museum; ‘Christmas...
Art can make you wiggle, giggle, jiggleVisit the Akron Art Museum and check out the whimsical Wiggle, Giggle, Jiggle exhibit, with its inflated red fabric that invites you to explore and touch, and...
View ArticleFidel Castro clung to socialism, mentored new leftists
HAVANA: Fidel Castro’s revolution was slowly dying — or so it seemed.Communism had collapsed in Europe, and Cuba’s Soviet lifeline was severed. Food was in short supply. Power outages silenced TV sets...
View ArticleNo. 2 Ohio State 30, No. 3 Michigan 27 (2 OT): Curtis Samuel delivers...
COLUMBUS: When an Ohio State player takes over a game late in a double-overtime win, his name bears repeating.Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer thought as much Saturday after Curtis Samuel willed No. 2 Ohio...
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FOOTBALLState Semifinals ScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsDivision IIIArchbishop Hoban 23, Col. St. Francis DeSales 14Trotwood-Madison 36, Tol. Cent. Catholic 0———Division VCanton Central Catholic 24, Milan...
View ArticleLooking for elves, reindeer, Mrs. Claus or the Grinch? Try Peninsula...
PENINSULA: Tens of thousands of people find their way to Peninsula in the heart of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park when the weather is fair.But the tiny and quaint village has several reasons to...
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HOCKEYScoring SummaryDiPaolo Memorial Tournament KENT ROOSEVELT 4, MIAMI JR. 2Kent Roosevelt 1 2 1 — 4Miami Jr. 1 1 0 — 2Goals: Krestan (K), Harrod (K), Kaderle (K), Hillebrecht (K). Assists:...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Early start on Sunday forced Cavs to leave Ohio...
PHILADELPHIA: Despite sideline passes to one of the biggest college football games of the year, Cavaliers players watched the end of Saturday’s Ohio State-Michigan game like everyone else: on a...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 28: Re-enactor plays Civil War officer; guitarist...
Learn about local Civil War heroHis name is on an Akron school, but do you know anything about Gen. Alvin Coe Voris? The Civil War brevet major was also an attorney, state legislator, judge,...
View ArticleCavaliers 112, 76ers 108: Kyrie Irving’s big fourth quarter propels...
PHILADELPHIA: This time, Kyrie Irving arrived early and closed out the 76ers late. This time, there was no presidential motorcade, no traffic gridlock and no need for an Uber. This time, Irving shined...
View ArticleCleveland man sentenced to nine years in prison in February shooting death at...
After a day of negotiations between attorneys, Antoine Bennett accepted an agreement late Monday afternoon and pleaded guilty to a February shooting death at an Akron party.Bennett, 32, of Cleveland...
View ArticleAkron officials, developers pitch $33 million redevelopment plan for vacant,...
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal staff writerPrivate developers and city officials are envisioning a downtown where restaurants and retailers give purpose to empty and historic buildings now...
View ArticleJury finds Akron woman guilty of murder in shooting death of her boyfriend
An Akron woman appeared stunned Monday afternoon when she heard that a Summit County jury had found her guilty of shooting and killing her boyfriend in January. Kerieda Beavers sat with her hands over...
View ArticleTrump drama rolls on: Disputes, falsehoods hit transition
NEW YORK: The drama, disputes and falsehoods that permeated Donald Trump’s presidential campaign are now roiling his transition to the White House, forcing aides to defend his baseless assertions of...
View ArticleThings to Do, Nov. 29: Donate on Giving Tuesday; smooth jazz holiday music at...
Enjoy jazz guitar at TangierSmooth jazz guitarist Peter White brings his holiday show to Tangier, with performances at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Euge Groove and Rick Braun are also on the bill. Tickets are...
View ArticleCavaliers’ J.R. Smith searching for way to break out of career-worst shooting...
The worst shooting slump of J.R. Smith’s career has him pondering ways to break out of it. Another performance this dreary, and Smith may have to take matters into his own hands. Or feet, as it may be....
View ArticleTerrorism suspected in car-and-knife attack at Ohio State
COLUMBUS: A Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to...
View ArticleODOT opens ramps around Central Interchange in Akron
It should be smooth sailing for highway motorists using the Central Interchange in Akron.The Ohio Department of Transportation has opened several ramps that had been closed for months because of bridge...
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