Cavaliers 119, Nets 99: After blowout win, Cavs turn attention to Warriors in...
CLEVELAND: Well that didn’t take long. And now that the appetizers are out of the way, the Cavaliers can finally worry about Christmas’ main course. Tristan Thompson scored a season-high 16 points and...
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REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Guard J.R. Smith out three months after thumb surgery;...
CLEVELAND: The revelation that J.R. Smith might not be back until close to the start of the playoffs does not add any urgency to the Cavaliers’ plans, it just might alter what they target in trades...
View ArticleLeBron hand delivers $1.3 million in cash to Akron couple from his ‘The Wall’...
It’s not every day a Brinks truck rolls up to an Akron house to deliver $1.3 million in hundreds neatly stacked in two black bags along with a lone $10 bill.Then again, with a mega-global brand like...
View ArticleBerlin attack suspect slain in shootout with Italian police
MILAN: A routine request for ID papers outside a deserted train station in a Milan suburb at 3 a.m. Friday led to a police shootout that killed the Tunisian fugitive wanted in the deadly Christmas...
View ArticleCavs 119, Nets 99; Jason Lloyd's 15 thoughts on the Warriors and Christmas;...
CLEVELAND: Fifteen thoughts for 15 rebounds from Kevin Love in Friday’s 119-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets… 1. The Cavs dropped an absolute beating on the Nets. Soap bars wrapped in towels, Pyle...
View ArticleCavaliers-Warriors developing into a rivalry reminiscent of Lakers-Celtics
CLEVELAND: There is a highlight in the Cavaliers’ pregame introduction video this season that always draws ooohs and cheers from first-time viewers: LeBron James dribbling the ball in one hand with...
View ArticleChagrin Falls boy, 17, dies in two-car crash in West Akron
A 17-year-old senior from Chagrin Falls High School was killed and three others were taken to Akron-area hospitals following a crash on North Portage Path on Friday evening.Akron investigators are...
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REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleInvestigators seek supply network for slain Berlin attacker
MILAN: Investigators on Saturday worked to determine if the Berlin Christmas market attacker got any logistical support to cross at least two European borders and evade capture for days before being...
View ArticleHoliday shopping season is losing some of its power
NEW YORK: The holiday shopping season is losing some of its power in the year’s sales.November and December now account for less than 21 percent of annual retail sales at physical stores, down from a...
View ArticleIn Christmas message, pope laments children in war, poverty
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis urged Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus by thinking about the plight of today’s children, bemoaning how some must escape bombs or flee in migrant boats and how...
View ArticlePop singer George Michael dies at 53
LONDON: George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.Michael died...
View ArticleSnow Angels distribute food, socks and hugs to Akron homeless on Christmas Day
By the age of 11, Ty Williams was on a first-name basis with several of downtown Akron’s homeless.So when the Tallmadge youth asked his dad if he could spend Christmas morning with his new friends, it...
View ArticlePope wishes Christmas peace for those scarred by war, terror
VATICAN CITY: Decrying the suffering in Syria, Pope Francis on Sunday wished Christmas peace and hope for all those scarred by war and terrorism, which he said is sowing “fear and death in the heart of...
View ArticleRussia examines all possible reasons for Black Sea jet crash
SOCHI, Russia: Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched Sunday for victims after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly after...
View ArticleVolunteers working to preserve war histories as the number of WWII vets...
By Paula SchleisTime is running out. The youngest World War II veterans are in their 90s now, and many of them are well past the ability to articulate their experiences.That makes these moments all the...
View ArticleNeed for cash puts charter schools in questionable company
Between the future promise and the disappointing past of charter schools, there is Cambridge Education Group.The Akron company and the 20 Ohio charter schools it manages are seeking to disentangle...
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BASKETBALLBOYSScheduleTuesday’s Games(All games 7:30 p.m., unless noted)Barberton at Columbus DeSales, 6 p.m.Canton Central Catholic vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, at Walsh UniversityClaymont at Tusky...
View ArticleCavaliers notes: Richard Jefferson draws technical in wink of an eye
CLEVELAND: Early start times don’t agree with 36-year-old Richard Jefferson, who took three quarters Sunday to get acclimated to the game. But once he did, he made two big dunks that triggered the...
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