Cavaliers will receive championship rings on opening night against Knicks on...
The NBA figured 52 years was long enough. Cleveland fans won’t have to wait longer than they have to for their championship banner to be raised. The Cavaliers will receive their championship rings on...
View ArticleIndians 14, Angels 4: Ryan Lewis’ 14 Walk-Off Thoughts on Carlos Santana, a...
Here are 14 Walk-Off Thoughts after the Indians’ 14-4 win against the Los Angeles Angels. 1. More-so than the actual game, the talk in the clubhouse afterward was about Carlos Santana’s health. 2. In...
View ArticleHostess launches “Deep Fried Twinkies” as first frozen treat
NEW YORK: The deep-fried Twinkie is jumping from the state fair to the home freezer.Hostess Brands, the maker of lunch box treats like Ho Hos, on Friday launched packaged “Deep Fried Twinkies” that...
View ArticleJudge tosses fired band director’s suit against Ohio State
COLUMBUS: A federal judge dismissed the civil rights lawsuit filed by Ohio State University’s fired marching band director Friday, putting an almost certain end to Jonathan Waters’ two-year legal...
View ArticleU.S. court orders release of nephew in ‘Making a Murderer’
MADISON, Wis.: A judge on Friday overturned the conviction of a Wisconsin man found guilty of helping his uncle kill a woman in a case profiled in the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer,...
View ArticleJudge blocks Ohio law to divert Planned Parenthood money
CINCINNATI: A federal judge blocked an Ohio law aimed at diverting public money from Planned Parenthood, saying in a Friday ruling that the group stood to suffer “irreparable injury.”The state law...
View ArticleAkron police lieutenant fined, given suspended jail sentence for driving...
Akron’s 2015 Police Officer of the Year, who drove while intoxicated with a gun in the vehicle last month, was fined $400 and warned she will be jailed if she gets into any more trouble with the...
View ArticleAfter verbal missteps, Trump blames others
ERIE, Pa.: It’s the media’s fault. That’s out of context. Never said it in the first place.Donald Trump’s claim Friday that he was merely being “sarcastic” in accusing President Barack Obama of...
View ArticleThings to Do, August 13: Burger Fest in Akron; Yo-Yo Ma at Blossom; ride the...
Hear Yo-Yo Ma at BlossomFew classical music stars break through to the mainstream the way cellist Yo-Yo Ma has. He brings his Silk Road Ensemble to Blossom at 8 p.m. with its eclectic array of music...
View ArticleStreetsboro high school marching band suspended indefinitely amid hazing...
STREETSBORO: Administrators in Streetsboro City Schools have indefinitely suspended the marching band program pending an investigation into allegations of hazing at band camp last weekend.High school...
View ArticlePressuring Trump, Clinton releases 2015 tax returns
WASHINGTON: Hillary and Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million last year, according to a tax filing released by her campaign Friday that sought to pressure presidential rival Donald Trump to disclose his...
View ArticleJust how extreme can amusement park rides go?
Taller.Faster.More extreme.It seems when it comes to roller coasters and water slides, the sky is the limit.With the roller coaster capital of the world right in our own backyard with Cedar Point,...
View Article2016 Summer Olympic Games: Saturday’s television schedule
NBC: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Track & Field — Qualifying Rounds (LIVE); Men’s Discus — Final; Women’s Water Polo — U.S. vs. Hungary (LIVE)2 p.m.-4 p.m.: Beach Volleyball — Round of 16 (LIVE); Rowing —...
View ArticleIndians 13, Angels 3: Ryan Lewis’ 16 Walk-Off Thoughts on eight steals, a...
Here are 16 Walk-Off Thoughts on the Indians’ 13-3 win against the Los Angeles Angels. 1. The Indians tied a nearly 100-year-old record Friday night, swiping eight bases. Rajai Davis (now with 31 this...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Browns QB Cody Kessler doesn't hang head but expects...
Almost every day I spend covering the Browns at team headquarters, FirstEnergy Stadium or on the road, there are too many news items, notes and observations to fit into the newspaper. So this blog is...
View ArticleOhio fugitive arrested in New Mexico officer’s death
Authorities don’t yet know why a New Mexico police officer in a small village famous for its green chili and not much more pulled over two Ohio murder suspects before being gunned down.But the daytime...
View ArticleThings to Do, August 14: Paw print art; Akron Farm & Flea; make your own...
Get some pooch-made artworkKids love to make art from their handprints — why not fur-kids? Rubber City Prints holds “Dog Days of Summer,” giving pet owners a chance to stamp their dog’s pawprint (using...
View Article2016 Summer Olympic Games: Sunday’s TV
NBC:8 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Women’s Track & Field — Marathon (LIVE)11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.: Women’s Basketball — U.S. vs. China (LIVE)1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Equestrian — Individual Jumping Qualifying; Men’s Golf —...
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