Indians report: Cody Anderson optioned to Triple-A, Lonnie Chisenhall...
CLEVELAND: Amid his ongoing home-run issues, the Indians on Tuesday optioned starting pitcher Cody Anderson to Triple-A Columbus and announced that starting pitcher Mike Clevinger will make his...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: J.R. Smith being counted on for perimeter defense as well...
Cleveland: His nickname may be “Swish,” the sound a basketball makes when it hits all net, but Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith has added to his repertoire.Coach Tyronn Lue and his teammates will...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 18: ‘Bueller’ anniversary showing; Carrie Underwood in...
Hear Carrie Underwood storiesCarrie Underwood’s “Storyteller Tour” arrives at 7 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. A review of her Sunday night show in Kansas City called it “an extravagant...
View ArticleClinton, Sanders split delegates in too-close-to-call Kentucky
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were neck-and-neck in Kentucky’s presidential primary Tuesday, as Clinton sought to blunt the momentum of her Democratic rival ahead of a likely general...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: 3-point-loving Cavaliers morph into new offensive style to...
CLEVELAND: Why LeBron James recently dismissed the label of the Cavaliers as a 3-point shooting team became clearer Tuesday night.Offensively, they are so much more than that.In Game 1 of the Eastern...
View ArticleIndians 13, Reds 1: Battle of Ohio remains lopsided
CLEVELAND: The Battle of Ohio is beginning to look like General Patton took on Captain Crunch. The Indians crushed the Cincinnati Reds for the second consecutive day Tuesday, this time by a score of...
View ArticleCavaliers 115, Raptors 84: Kyrie Irving, LeBron James lead lopsided Game 1...
CLEVELAND: Another long layoff couldn’t slow the Cavaliers. Neither could the Toronto Raptors. LeBron James made his first nine shots and scored 24 points and the Cavaliers hammered the Raptors 115-84...
View ArticleSCORE announces free mentoring workshops for May, June
Akron SCORE, the free mentoring program for new and existing businesses, is conducting a slate of workshops this spring to help new businesses get started and existing businesses grow.All events are...
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court: Judge didn’t have authority to order state to return...
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a Stark County judge’s order for the state to return exotic animals it seized from a Perry Township farm.The Ohio Department of Agriculture seized five...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue man trapped for hour Tuesday in Highland Square apartment...
Akron firefighters late Tuesday rescued a person trapped for an hour in an apartment fire at Highland Square.The fire, which was reported at about 11:30 p.m., displaced all 13 residents of the South...
View ArticleMarcus Price sentenced to 3 years in prison for tampering with evidence in...
Though a Summit County jury found Marcus Price not guilty of murder, he is still going to prison.The same jury convicted Price last week of tampering with evidence for helping to cover up the February...
View ArticleLeBron is Akron’s Billion Dollar Man; dollar figure confirmed in Nike deal
That “kid from Akron” is now known as Akron’s Billion Dollar Man.When LeBron James signed what was called a historic lifetime contract with Nike back in December, the terms were not disclosed but some...
View ArticleDick Goddard announces retirement plans
Dick Goddard, the legendary weatherman and protector of pets, will wrap up his regular forecasting for WJW (Channel 8) in November, and then focus on animal welfare.Comparing the change to Groundhog...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 19: ReCycle Extravaganza, Ricky Skaggs in Kent; free...
Ricky Skaggs is coming to KentThe Kent Stage hosts veteran country star Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and $45 at 330-677-5005, www.thekentstage.com. The Kent Stage is at...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — May 18
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. Let your athletic director and coach know if you...
View ArticleIndians notebook: No timetable for Michael Brantley’s return; Tyler Naquin...
CLEVELAND: Outfielder Michael Brantley continues to rest his surgically-repaired shoulder, and the Indians continue to be vague about any possible return date after he had to be shut down a second...
View ArticleAfter further review, LeBron suggests he is officiated differently after...
INDEPENDENCE: For at least the second time in this postseason, LeBron James took a subtle dig at NBA officiating Wednesday.James said he has come to accept all fouls committed against him will be ruled...
View ArticleIndians 8, Reds 7 (12 innings): Francisco Lindor hits game-winning homer,...
CINCINNATI: The Indians might have grown familiar with routing the Cincinnati Reds, but they needed some extra-inning magic Wednesday night in an 8-7 win at Great American Ball Park.After two nights of...
View ArticleVeteran ‘60 Minutes’ newsman Morley Safer dies at 84
NEW YORK: Viewers didn’t need to see Morley Safer’s reporting to feel its effects.They could have almost heard the yowling from the Oval Office and the Pentagon after Safer’s 1965 expose of a U.S....
View ArticleLawyers urge Cleveland to take action now on permit requests from RNC...
Free speech attorneys working on behalf of RNC protestors have sent a letter to Cleveland officials asking that permits for rallies, tents and marches be granted while there is still time to...
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