UA bracing for $20 million revenue drop from lower enrollment projections
Administrators at the University of Akron expect declining enrollment to reduce annual revenue next year by $20 million.The news came Friday, three days after the board of trustees agreed to let...
View ArticleFormer UA President Scott Scarborough to teach business course at university...
Former University of Akron President Scott Scarborough is joining the faculty that voted no confidence in his leadership as a professor this fall in UA’s business college.Scarborough will move from his...
View ArticleThings to Do, June 4: Bill Maher in Cleveland; art and wine in Kent;...
Have a laugh seeing Bill MaherThis election season is a gold mine for comics with a political bent, so Bill Maher should offer up a fine night of laughs at 7:30 p.m. at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — June 3
SOFTBAllState Tournament(All games at Firestone Stadium)Friday’s ResultsDivision II SemifinalsLaGrange Keystone 18, Hamilton Ross 0Hebron Lakewood 4, Archbishop Hoban 1Division I SemifinalsWalsh Jesuit...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Left-hander Tom Gorzelanny benefiting from lower arm angle,...
CLEVELAND: The interest to bring in left-handed relief pitcher Tom Gorzelanny started sometime in the second part of last season, when he was pitching for the Detroit Tigers. That’s around the time...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Former majority owner Gordon Gund selling final 15...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: Former Cavaliers majority owner Gordon Gund is selling his final 15 percent stake in the team, according to a Bloomberg report. Gund held onto a small percentage of the franchise after...
View ArticleCavaliers can look to numbers for optimism after dismal performance in Game 1...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: If there is reason for optimism following the Cavaliers’ disappointing Game 1 NBA Finals loss, it is rooted in the numbers. LeBron James’ teams have rallied to win Game 2 in each of...
View ArticleIndians 6, Royals 1: Danny Salazar dominant as Indians take down...
CLEVELAND: After two consecutive walk-off wins, the Indians had a calmer night in a 6-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday at Progressive Field. The victory was the Indians’ third in a row and...
View ArticleMuhammad Ali, who riveted the world as ’The Greatest,’ dies
He was fast of fist and foot — lip, too — a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He stung. Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their toll and his...
View ArticleBeacon Journal wins Cleveland Press Club awards
The Beacon Journal brought more than 20 awards back to Akron — including 11 first-place wins — in the Press Club of Cleveland’s 2016 All Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards.The newsroom staff was...
View ArticleUCLA shooting renews concerns about classrooms with no locks
LOS ANGELES: When an active shooter alert spread across the UCLA campus Wednesday, some students found themselves in a frightening predicament: They were told to go into lockdown but couldn’t lock...
View ArticleThings to Do, June 5: Monkees at Rocksino; psychic fair; jazz at library;...
Hear members of the Monkees in NorthfieldHas it really been 50 years since the “Prefab Four” first hit our ears and TV screens? Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork of the Monkees bring their “Good Times: 50th...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Muhammad Ali’s voice for social change inspires LeBron James,...
OAKLAND, Calif: To a degree, LeBron James is willing to cross the same line Muhammad Ali crossed.On Saturday at Oracle Arena, the Cavaliers star and four-time league Most Valuable Player shied away...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — June 4
SOFTBAllState Tournament(All games at Firestone Stadium)Saturday’s ResultsDivision IV FinalConvoy Crestview 3, Strasburg-Franklin 2Division III FinalWheelersburg 8, South Range 3Division II FinalHebron...
View ArticleIndians 7, Royals 1: Ryan Lewis’ 20 Walk-Off Thoughts on Francisco Lindor,...
Here are 20 Walk-Off Thoughts on the Indians’ 7-1 win against the Kansas City Royals Saturday night. 1. The Indians took back first place by a half-game in the American League Central with Saturday’s...
View ArticleStanley Cup Final: Donskoi’s OT goal gives Sharks 3-2 win over Pens in Game 3
SAN JOSE, CALIF.: The fans in San Jose waited 25 years for their first Stanley Cup Final. A few extra minutes for an overtime victory wouldn’t be a problem.Joonas Donskoi scored 12:18 into overtime...
View ArticleMemphis officer struck, killed after 3 shot in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn.: A man suspected in a downtown Memphis shooting that left three people injured fled in a stolen vehicle that fatally struck a police officer, police said Sunday.Justine Welch, 21, faces...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Francisco Lindor not yet among top AL shortstops in...
CLEVELAND: Francisco Lindor has established himself as one of the top all-around shortstops in the game today, but after the first round of All-Star Game voting, his name doesn’t appear among the top 5...
View ArticleThings to Do, June 6: Kids’ film series; monologue on finding God; free band...
Bring children to see ‘Paddington’ at CinemarksArea Cinemark theaters are showing Paddington as part of their “Summer Movie Clubhouse” program that shows a different family film every week through...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Promise to young daughter inspires J.R. Smith to be...
OAKLAND, CALIF.: J.R. Smith’s commitment to defense this season can be traced back to a promise he made his daughter. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue has at times referred to Smith as the team’s best...
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