High school scores, summaries and schedules — May 25
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 ArticleIndians notebook: Effective base running paying dividends; Mike Napoli has...
CHICAGO: The Indians don’t have many speedsters in their lineup, but one of their biggest strengths this season has been running the bases effectively. According to FanGraphs’ BsR (base running)...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Cavaliers shed their sense of entitlement, go from dormant to...
CLEVELAND: It struck me while watching the first quarter of Oklahoma City’s victory over Golden State on Tuesday. The Warriors came out with the same sense of entitlement the Cavaliers had shown...
View ArticleIndians 4, White Sox 3: Corey Kluber, Indians take series 3-1
CHICAGO: The Indians continue to reel in the Chicago White Sox. On Wednesday, the Indians got an ace-like outing from Corey Kluber and did enough to beat Jose Quintana and the White Sox 4-3 to take...
View ArticleCavaliers 116, Raptors 78: Calm comes before Cavs storm to Game 5 victory...
CLEVELAND: The frayed nerves and trepidation that typically come with a two-game losing streak in the postseason doesn’t apply to LeBron James. He has been in this position plenty of times before....
View ArticleAs Kevin Love bounces back, teammate disputes his fall-guy label for...
CLEVELAND: Richard Jefferson didn’t like what he was hearing. He didn’t want Kevin Love to be the “fall guy” for the Cavaliers’ two losses in Toronto. So after Love busted out of a 5 for 23 shooting...
View ArticleSignet reports increased revenue
Signet Jewelers, which bills itself as the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $146.8 million, or $1.87 a share, up from $118.8 million or $1.48...
View ArticleCedar Point edges Kings Island as Ohio’s most visited amusement park
The numbers are in, and Cedar Point once again topped Kings Island in attendance in 2015.The power of a werewolf-themed roller coaster lurking in the swamps off the Cedar Point midway, along with a...
View ArticlePolice say deadly Akron shooting followed argument about woman who was mother...
A West Akron man was arrested Wednesday night on charges that he shot and killed a 24-year-old man on Edmeyer Court.Christopher M. Hunter, 27, is charged with aggravated murder, felonious assault and...
View ArticleOhio Senate OKs bill criminalizing serious pet abuse
An Ohio law that would make abusing pets a felony rather than a misdemeanor awaits approval by Gov. John Kasich.House Bill 20, also known as Goddard’s Law, passed through the Ohio Senate with almost...
View ArticleAkron City Council to hold special meeting to reconsider vote on Ellet high...
Akron City Council signed off on the construction of a new high school in the Ellet neighborhood earlier this month.But now, some council members want to rescind their vote, saying they haven’t gotten...
View ArticleAttorney: Akron discriminating against black firefighters
A group of black firefighters says Akron is discriminating against them when it comes to a new promotional exam.But the president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 330 calls that...
View ArticleTrump reaches the magic number to clinch nomination
BISMARCK, N.D.: Triumphantly armed with a majority of his party’s delegates, Republican Donald Trump unleashed a broadside attack Thursday on Hillary Clinton’s prescriptions for energy, guns, the...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 27: Louisville Slugger Museum at Indians-Orioles; Thomas...
Mobile museum at Indians gamesAt this weekend’s Indians games vs. the Orioles, the Louisville Slugger Mobile Museum will be on hand, offering fans the chance to hold bats once used by Sandy Alomar Jr.,...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic Akron General CEO Dr. Thomas Stover announces immediate...
Cleveland Clinic Akron General CEO and president Dr. Thomas “Tim” Stover announced his immediate retirement Thursday, hospital spokeswoman Stephanie York confirmed.Janice Murphy, the chief operating...
View ArticleCleveland bans fake guns during RNC, allows real ones and moves march to west...
Going to the Republican National Convention in July?Don’t bring tennis balls, fake guns, squirt guns, canned food, ladders, martial arts nunchaku, grappling hooks, sleeping bags or gas masks. Those...
View ArticleDavid Meeker, 76, dies Thursday after heart attack earlier in week on golf...
When David Anthony Meeker was leading an effort against the repeal of Summit County’s charter government in 1982, he found a 300-pound tree stump in his yard.He set up the hunk of wood and convinced...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — May 26
BASEBALLTournament ScoreboardThursday’s ResultsCanton Division I RegionalSolon 11. Mayfield 0Stow 3, Jackson 2Bowling Green Division I RegionalCleveland St. Ignatius 8, Highland 2Whitehouse Anthony...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Team to hold joint practices with Buccaneers in Florida...
Although the Browns won’t move training camp from their Berea headquarters this summer, they will take it on the road for a brief business trip.The Browns will head to Florida to participate in two...
View ArticleIndians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin making an All-Star case; reliever Ryan...
CHICAGO: Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin was named the No. 5 starter out of spring training. From there, he’s been making a case to be included on the American League All-Star team.With Tuesday’s...
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