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BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardSaturday’s ResultsChippewa 53, Willard 49Massillon 60, Lakewood 54 (OT)Orrville 36, Dalton 35Sandy Valley 73, Buckeye Trail 66Evanston (Ill.) 72, St. Vincent-St. Mary 66Triway...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Former Cavs center Timofey Mozgov finally receives...
CLEVELAND: Timofey Mozgov’s championship ring came with an extra surprise: a midcourt mobbing prior to Saturday’s game between the Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers.Mozgov was recognized just prior...
View ArticleAs Browns revisit starting point of brutal stretch, they maintain faith in...
In the midst of their worst stretch in franchise history, the Browns will return to the place where the pain and suffering started when they visit the Buffalo Bills beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday.The last...
View ArticleCavaliers 119, Lakers 108: Refreshed, rested Big Three power Cavs over pesky...
CLEVELAND: A refreshed and rested Big Three was just what the Cavaliers needed to shake the pesky Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James scored 26 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving...
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Parts of Rolling Acres Mall recycled and finding new life
The familiar orange fountain once at the center of the former Rolling Acres Mall is still standing — yet a large chunk of the mall around it is gone. Demolition crews have removed two wings of the...
View ArticleHigh school wrestling: Michael North, Cody Surratt win individual titles,...
NORTH CANTON: It’s not about the slip, it’s about the rebound.For many wrestlers, the 57th annual North Canton Holiday Invitational on Saturday was about a return to the top.While the Walsh Ironman,...
View ArticleSupporters of impeached South Korean leader clash with protesters
SEOUL, South Korea: Supporters of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye clashed with anti-Park protesters Saturday, as large crowds of demonstrators again gathered in Seoul to demand the...
View ArticleLocal organization gives away hundreds of bikes to underprivileged kids in...
Around 9 a.m. Sunday morning, police and fire cruisers drove through East Akron with sirens blaring.Kids peeked underneath window shades as officers blockaded the intersection of Dahlgren Drive and...
View ArticleJet-setting Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99
LOS ANGELES: Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress who made a career out of multiple marriages, conspicuous wealth and jaded wisdom about the glamorous life, has died. She was 99.The middle...
View ArticleLocal history: Kenmore girl’s unusual 1966 Santa letter led to lifelong...
Although it has been 50 years, retired Akron teacher Judy Williamson Mervine recalls assigning a letter for second-graders to write in December 1966 at Lawndale Elementary in Kenmore.She told the...
View ArticleAkron couple featured in LeBron-produced game show on NBC for the chance to...
LeBron James is taking a shot at the game show universe, and an Akron couple will play an important role in the venture.NBC is offering a sneak peek of the James-produced, prime-time game show The Wall...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Defense can’t stop run, offense can’t get it going, Bills RB...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.: The Browns encountered an offense constructed to thrive in wintry weather, and the results were embarrassing.They surrendered more rushing yards than they had all season Sunday in...
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BASKETBALLBOYS ScoreboardSunday’s ResultsBrunswick 31, Walsh Jesuit 28Evanston (Ill.) 57, Pickerington North 50Mansfield St. Peter’s 72, St. Thomas Aquinas 54Mountain Misson (Va.) 71, Cleveland Heights...
View ArticleBrowns analysis: Nate Ulrich breaks down 33-13 loss to Buffalo Bills
Browns vs. Bills: Quick HitsWhat went right: Quarterback Robert Griffin III had one really promising series in the third quarter, highlighted by a 33-yard pass to wide receiver Andrew Hawkins on...
View ArticleCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue may opt to rest Kyrie Irving again later in season
CLEVELAND: Kyrie Irving responded so well to rest the first time that Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue hasn’t ruled out doing it again.Lue said prior to Irving’s return Saturday after a week off that he’ll...
View ArticleBills 33, Browns 13: Hue Jackson considers benching Robert Griffin III...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.: Robert Griffin III improved but not enough to prevent coach Hue Jackson from considering another change at starting quarterback and not enough for the Browns to avoid tying their...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: In all too fitting moment, ‘Pierogi Prince of Parma’ saves...
CLEVELAND: There was something too perfect about Jamie Meder — aka “the Pierogi Prince of Parma” — being the hero who saved the Browns from an 0-16 season.After Saturday’s 20-17 victory over the San...
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Amish boy gets unexpected help from twin after suffering severe burns
Jerry and John Miller just wanted to cook breakfast over the fire. After a night of camping in their backyard in Dundee, the 11-year-old Amish twins with matching dark hair and even darker eyes,...
View ArticleStudents lacking support, or the consequences in ending the ‘5 of 8’ rule
The State Board of Education thought it was providing local school officials with helpful flexibility. Unfortunately, its decision nearly two years ago to eliminate the “5 of 8” rule concerning school...
View ArticlePop singer George Michael dies at 53
LONDON: George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.Michael died...
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