With healthy roster, Big Three clicking, LeBron hopes to lead Cavs to...
TORONTO: The last time the Cavaliers celebrated a trip to the NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving was in a knee brace and Kevin Love was in a sling. LeBron James was the only healthy member of the Big Three, but...
View ArticleIndians 11, Orioles 4: Indians rough up Ubaldo Jimenez, grab first place in...
CLEVELAND: Ubaldo Jimenez had plenty of highs and lows during his tenure with the Indians. On Saturday, facing the Indians at Progressive Field, he didn’t stay in the game long enough to have anything...
View ArticleChinese detergent maker sorry for harm done by racist ad
BEIJING: A Chinese laundry detergent maker apologized for the harm caused by the spread of an ad in which a black man “washed” by its product was transformed into a fair-skinned Asian man.Shanghai...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco nearing return; second...
CLEVELAND: The Indians have spent most of the season waiting for two key pieces to return from the disabled list. It appears as though they’ll be getting at least one of them back soon. Indians...
View ArticleFamily of boy who was rescued thanks Cincinnati Zoo; Harambe the gorilla is...
CINCINNATI: Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, “Stay calm!” while one woman yelled, “Mommy loves you!” as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy who had fallen into a...
View ArticleWWII veteran breaks silence so the world never forgets
Bill Miller kept the war locked away for 65 years.Then, about a decade ago, he was asked to tell a group of students at Barberton High School about following Gen. George Patton over the Rhine into the...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 30: Lots of Memorial Day parades, ceremonies; School’s Out...
Attend Memorial Day events to honor the fallenMany communities are holding parades, wreath-layings and other events to mark Memorial Day and honor service members. Check out a full list at Ohio.com....
View ArticleDifferent roads have led old friends Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye to...
Channing Frye has waited 11 years for this moment. Richard Jefferson has waited 13 years to get back. Together, the close friends are perhaps two of the more unlikely teammates to be playing in the NBA...
View ArticleOrioles 6, Indians 4: Another rally goes for naught in Indians’ home loss to O’s
CLEVELAND: For the second time in three games, the Indians fell behind the Baltimore Orioles, fought their way back to a tie but couldn’t keep up.Failing to capitalize on key scoring opportunities in...
View ArticleObama marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON, VA.: President Barack Obama challenged Americans on Memorial Day to fill the silence from those who died serving their country with love and support for families of the fallen, “not just...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 31: ‘Steel Magnolias’ at Play House; jazz band in...
Southern belles’ form bonds in ‘Steel Magnolias’Cleveland Play House and Playhouse Square have joined forces on a production of Steel Magnolias, the enduring tale of the bonds among six Southern women...
View ArticleUnlike other urban counties, Summit stays mum on checkpoint locations
Flashing police lights, a line of traffic and an LED sign reading “checkpoint ahead” might be the only alerts Summit County motorists receive that a sobriety checkpoint lies ahead.That’s because police...
View ArticleFew Memorial Day airport headaches; most wait times bearable
MIAMI: Travelers who had braced for long lines and long waits were instead moving through most U.S. airports fairly quickly Monday, as the busy Memorial Day travel weekend drew to a close.“Honestly it...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Clear-the-air meeting, irrepressible teammate helps coach...
INDEPENDENCE: With each playoff victory, a clear-the-air meeting following a March 24 road loss to the Brooklyn Nets looks like the turning point in the Cavaliers’ season.With each team gathering, like...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Jose Ramirez learning to play angled left-field wall; door...
CLEVELAND: One of the challenges of a natural infielder finding playing time in the outfield is learning how to play near the wall on deep fly balls. In Jose Ramirez’s case, he has to deal with a...
View ArticleRangers 9, Indians 2: Rangers hand Josh Tomlin his first loss
CLEVELAND: Indians starter Josh Tomlin entered Monday’s game a perfect 7-0 this season. The Texas Rangers made sure he left with a loss and then some as they pounded the Indians 9-2. The Rangers scored...
View ArticleSummit County judge awards $4.5 million to Akron family in medical...
An Akron family was awarded $4.5 million by a Summit County judge after a jury ruled doctors severely misdiagnosed a woman’s medical issue, leading to her death.Nakeyia McMichael, who had lupus, died...
View ArticleMan on death row for 1990 slaying of Portage County couple takes his case to...
COLUMBUS: Tyrone Noling has spent 20 years on Ohio’s death row for a double murder he has always said he didn’t commit.Sparing Noling from execution for the 1990 slayings of an Atwater Township couple...
View ArticleSteve Miller unleashes on the Rock Hall and the Black Keys in Howard Stern...
Hall of famer Steve Miller used the microphone of shock jock Howard Stern to attack the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and offer his thoughts on Akron’s favorite sons the Black Keys, who introduced him at...
View ArticleJustified ruling on police shooting of Massillon man contradicted by SWAT...
A slain Massillon man’s legacy hinges on whether a federal judge will accept testimony contradicting a police department’s ruling that an officer was justified in shooting the man during a 2013...
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