High school boys basketball / St. V-M 74, Ellet 54: Irish seniors Jayvon...
St. Vincent-St. Mary is tough to beat when seniors Jayvon Graves and Jon Williams shoot like they did Thursday night.Graves and Williams combined to score 41 points with more makes than misses to lead...
View ArticleNew Browns DC Gregg Williams vows to instill attitude in players: ‘I will not...
BEREA: Buckle up, Browns defenders. Gregg Williams is ready to get in your face and provide a culture shock.“I will not compromise on their effort and their toughness,” he said. “People will talk...
View ArticleBrowns close to securing linebacker Jamie Collins with new contract
BEREA: The Browns are on the verge of pulling off what they consider a coup.The franchise has been working on a new contract with linebacker Jamie Collins, and the two sides are getting close to...
View ArticleCavaliers 118, Suns 103: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving shine as Cavs cruise over...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James and Kyrie Irving celebrated being named Eastern Conference All-Star starters the only way they know how — they shined in the Cavaliers’ 118-103 victory Thursday over the Phoenix...
View ArticleNTSB: Pilot certified 21 days before Lake Erie plane crash
CLEVELAND: The pilot of a plane that crashed into Lake Erie last month received his certification to fly that type of aircraft just 21 days before the fatal crash, according to the National...
View ArticleInauguration 2017: Trump supporters can’t contain enthusiasm as...
WASHINGTON: Matthew Champlin stood like a triumphant soldier in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue, waving a brilliant red, white and blue flag prominently featuring Donald Trump.“I feel like I’m going...
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Get your motor running: Craft brewery opens inside Ohio Harley-Davidson...
AUSTINTOWN TWP.: Harley-Davidson fans are passionate about their motorcycles. Craft beer fans are just as passionate about their favorite brews. Now two entrepreneurs are hoping to combine those fan...
View ArticleBarberton’s once-abandoned West Theater reopens on its 70th birthday
BARBERTON: Mark Anderson wanted the abandoned West Theater building for the space beneath it, behind it and on both sides of it.Since purchasing the building from the bank for $58,000 cash in 2012,...
View ArticleWhy the Browns should benefit from coaching in Senior Bowl as they prepare...
Describing an upcoming draft as the most important one in the history of the expansion-era Browns has been done too many times, but that statement will probably hold true this year.The Browns own eight...
View ArticleShooter in Akron gunfight arrested after someone called tip line
AKRON: A tip from the public led to the arrest of wanted fugitive Finess Terry on Thursday.Terry was charged with felonious assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. The 25-year-old...
View ArticleHis first speech as president
His inaugural address wasn’t as bleak as his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Yet Donald Trump tapped a similar dark vision of the country. At one point, moments...
View ArticlePolice, family searching for motorist who paralyzed Akron woman, 72, in...
A family is hoping a motorist who caused a hit-and-run crash on Thursday afternoon that left a 72-year-old Akron woman paralyzed from the waist down will be found.“They say you never know what can...
View Article‘El Chapo’ is hauled off to U.S. jail that has held terrorists
NEW YORK: In a scene U.S. authorities had dreamed of for decades, Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was hauled into an American courtroom Friday and then taken away to an...
View Article‘Miracle underway’: Rescuers pull out avalanche survivors in Italy
FARINDOLA, Italy: After two days huddled in freezing cold, tons of snow surrounding them in the wreckage of the avalanche-demolished hotel, survivors greeted their rescuers Friday as “angels.” Among...
View ArticleMichael Stanley coming to Akron Civic Theatre — first appearance there in...
A Northeast Ohio rock icon is coming back for a one-night stand at the Akron Civic Theatre.Michael Stanley and the Resonators will return to the storied theater April 21 marking the band’s first...
View ArticleNorth High School students attend Inauguration watch party on day off
As a room full of students watched Donald Trump place his hand on a Bible and swear to protect the Constitution, 17-year-old Angel Frescki’s eyes filled with tears.Instead of letting them spill over,...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 20
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 ArticleBrowns coach Hue Jackson plans to use Senior Bowl as trial run to gauge...
Browns coach Hue Jackson has yet to hire someone to replace departed associate head coach-offense Pep Hamilton, and he plans to use his staff’s experience coaching in the Senior Bowl next week in...
View ArticleLeBron James admires Spurs ability to adapt under coach Greg Popovich
CLEVELAND: It isn’t just the Spurs’ championship rings that LeBron James admires, nor is it simply the hall of fame talent that has rolled through San Antonio. While James has often called Spurs coach...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron men’s basketball: Zips overcome poor free-throw shooting,...
Eastern Michigan’s Ty Toney put a scare into the University of Akron with 1:39 to play and his team trailing 65-59 Friday night at Rhodes Arena.Toney hit a layup to cut the lead to four points and all...
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