Top 10 moments from a memorable 2016 for the Indians
We close the books on 2016 Saturday night, a year that featured two wild rides for Cleveland’s sports teams, as well as one barely successful attempt from the Browns to escape history’s backside.The...
View ArticleIstanbul governor: at least 35 dead in attack on nightclub
ISTANBUL: An assailant believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 40...
View ArticleTrump ditches media for golf game, offers New Year’s wishes
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: President-elect Donald Trump ditched his press pool once again, traveling to play golf at one of his clubs without a pool of journalists on hand to ensure the public has...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron has empathy for what Ronda Rousey is going through...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: LeBron James can empathize with Ronda Rousey today. James has been there and says he understands how Rousey is feeling.Rousey’s UFC comeback fight ended 48 seconds after it started...
View ArticleCavaliers 121, Hornets 109: LeBron, Kevin Love lead victory with Jordan McRae...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: The Cavaliers’ season-long search for a backup point guard seemed to haunt them Saturday when they were forced to start the game with no point guard on the floor. The injury-riddled...
View ArticleBrowns insist they’re focused on ending dismal season with winning streak...
After all of the pain and suffering they endured in 2016, the Browns have made a New Year’s resolution to end this disappointing season on a winning streak, even if it costs them the No. 1 overall...
View ArticleFiesta Bowl: Clemson 31, Ohio State 0: Tigers dominate Buckeyes in College...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: Deshaun Watson ran for two touchdowns and threw another and No. 3 Clemson crushed No. 2 Ohio State 31-0 Saturday night in the Fiesta Bowl to set up a rematch with Alabama for the...
View ArticleOhio State notebook: Guard Billy Price returning for senior season, will move...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: Billy Price has so much respect for the road Pat Elflein took at Ohio State that he decided to follow the same path. Price, the Buckeyes’ All-America right guard, said after a 31-0...
View ArticleRecovery efforts resume for missing plane with 6 aboard
CLEVELAND: Recovery efforts have resumed for a small plane that carried six people and disappeared over Lake Erie near Cleveland’s shores three days ago.The Cleveland mayor’s office says Sunday that...
View ArticleWhy it would make sense for Browns coach Hue Jackson to lobby for addition to...
Browns coach Hue Jackson will urge owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam to add a proven, old-school talent evaluator to the front office to provide checks and balances for head of football operations Sashi...
View ArticleBrowns make three changes to starting offensive line for season finale at...
The Browns will kick off the New Year with some major experimentation on their offensive line. Cameron Erving will move from center to start at right tackle, Austin Pasztor will move from right tackle...
View ArticleRobert Griffin III throws first 2 TD passes of season to lead Browns to 14-7...
The Browns took advantage of the Pittsburgh Steelers resting their biggest stars by dominating early in Sunday's season finale between the two teams at Heinz Field and earning a 14-7 halftime lead....
View ArticleSearch resumes for plane with six Ohioans aboard; bag investigated
CLEVELAND: Police were investigating the contents of a bag recovered near a private harbor as part of the search for a missing plane carrying six people, the mayor’s office said Sunday.The bag was...
View ArticleGood memories, good food: A final visit to Parasson’s restaurant on North Hill
Hungry customers lined up to get inside Parasson’s Italian Restaurant on Akron’s North Hill.I remember the loud clank of iron rings on wooden doors, the life-size suit of armor that stood in the...
View ArticleCavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving’s assist totals rising as he focuses less...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Shortly after taking over as head coach, one of Tyronn Lue’s first missions was convincing Kyrie Irving to block out the noise. Stop fretting over your assist numbers, Lue consistently...
View ArticleFirst Summit County home is sold for $1 at public auction
Attention homebuyers: “Abandoned” or “vacant” houses are selling for $1.No. This is not a gimmick.A 92-year-old bungalow near Goodyear Heights Metro Park in Akron sold for $1 at sheriff’s sale on Dec....
View ArticleResident physicians at Summa Health vote no confidence in system president
Resident physicians at Summa Health System have voted no confidence in President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Malone.The residents announced the vote Sunday and expressed their disappointment in...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic CEO said to be out of the running for VA secretary
NEW YORK: Cleveland Clinic chief Toby Cosgrove has withdrawn his name from consideration as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a post that would have put him in charge of the health care...
View ArticleGunman in New Year slayings at Istanbul club still at large
ISTANBUL: Turkish police struggled Sunday to track down a gunman who attacked New Year’s Eve revelers at a popular Istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people, most of them foreigners. Close to 70...
View ArticleBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam vows to stick with coach Hue Jackson, front office...
PITTSBURGH: In the wake of the worst season in Browns history, owner Jimmy Haslam vowed to defy his nature by exercising patience. The Browns set a franchise record for losses in a season by finishing...
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