2017 NFL Draft: Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer’s prototypical traits...
DeShone Kizer has prototypical size, great football IQ and a rocket launcher for an arm.So why couldn’t the quarterback lead Notre Dame to a better record than 4-8 this past season?It’s a question NFL...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Sizing up the racial divide, Part Two
Bishop Joey Johnson and Your Favorite Columnist sat down recently to talk about the sorry state of race relations in 2017.The black baby boomer and the white baby boomer both believe the racial divide...
View ArticleThousands of Indians fans become new season ticket holders as renewed...
In nearly 30 years of having Tribe fever, Brian Bostaph of Akron has felt the range of emotions that come with being an Indians fan.He’s seen the victories and defeats, especially those that came with...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: With one flagrant shove, Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving sends a...
Apparently, the Cavaliers’ locker room chemistry was not fractured, at least not according to LeBron James.Apparently, Kyrie Irving’s comment on Wednesday that “everyone has kind of gone their own...
View Article2017 season preview: Indians’ starting five pitchers are talented but need to...
GOODYEAR, ARIZ.: Corey Kluber doesn’t care about the notion that the Indians have one of the best starting rotations in baseball.He really doesn’t care. Take it somewhere else, because Kluber doesn’t...
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Willard McCarley to be tried for ex-girlfriend’s murder for third time;...
Summit County juries — twice — convicted Willard McCarley of killing his ex-girlfriend. Appellate courts — twice — kicked the case back for a new trial because of trial errors. McCarley, who has now...
View ArticleFrom rags to road trips: How a Japanese flag from World War II made its way...
It’s been around the world and across the U.S. It’s seen days of war and days of peace. Each of its folds uncovers a name scrawled in pen, keeping alive the memories of those who fought for the United...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: While his sore left foot improves, Kyle Korver’s return...
CLEVELAND: Kyle Korver’s return from an inflamed tendon in his left foot does not appear imminent.The Cavaliers’ shooting guard missed his fourth consecutive game and 11th out of the last 14 Sunday...
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Indians still working through Opening Day lineup after first five
ARLINGTON, Texas: Opening Day is here, and now, thankfully, the games count. The Indians, meanwhile, are still looking at how they’d like to configure the bottom of the lineup. The first five spots in...
View ArticleLocal history: Patriotic fervor swept Akron in 1917 as U.S. entered World War I
The news wasn’t entirely unexpected. The war had been raging for nearly four years in Europe and it seemed increasingly likely that the United States would get drawn into the terrible conflict. Akron...
View ArticleCavaliers 135, Pacers 130 (2OT): Kevin Love saves Cavs in second overtime;...
CLEVELAND: Afficionados of defense, focus and fast-paced basketball, including Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, could not have been happy. At least through the first 48 minutes.But for those more concerned...
View ArticleHow to Volunteer: Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospice Care Center helpers...
Wayne Matuch never forgot the compassionate care his father received in 1980 when the then-new Visiting Nurse Service Hospice program helped him through his final days.Three decades later, Matuch...
View ArticleKent police warn about drug users using public restrooms
KENT: City police are warning residents to be aware of public restrooms being used by drug users.“Gas stations and other public restrooms are very common locations for drug transactions, and for...
View ArticleMacedonia police facing legal roadblock in purse snatching case
MACEDONIA: City police say they are being stymied from making an arrest in a purse snatching case because of privacy laws, Beacon Journal news partner News 5 Cleveland reported.Authorities have...
View ArticleNortheast Ohio mother says teen baby sitter is responsible for infant’s death
LORAIN, OHIO: A Northeast Ohio woman alleges a teenage caretaker is responsible for the death of her infant son, and police say a juvenile suspect is under investigation in the homicide case.Jovan...
View ArticleWorkers find man dead in bathroom of Ohio Turnpike rest stop
GENOA, OHIO: The State Highway Patrol says Ohio Turnpike workers found a man dead in the restroom of a rest stop along the highway southeast of Toledo.The Blade reports workers initially thought the...
View ArticleInterstate 77 lanes shifting in southern Cuyahoga County, northern Summit County
The Ohio Department of Transportation is reminding highway motorists that lanes are shifting this week on Interstate 77 in southern Cuyahoga County and northern Summit County.The state agency is moving...
View ArticleCrash cleared up on state Route 8 southbound
Southbound motorists experienced slow traffic on state Route 8 Monday morning following a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer between Tallmadge Avenue and Perkins Street.According to Akron...
View ArticleMan sought in Stow shooting over illegal drugs
A 20-year-old Akron man avoided gunshot wounds during a heated exchange over illegal drugs in Stow on Sunday by ducking down in the seat of his pickup truck and speeding away.A warrant has been issued...
View ArticleAkron woman stabs husband over infidelity suspicions, police say
An Akron woman was arrested Friday night and charged with stabbing her husband over suspicions that he cheated on her.Christina Rainwater was charged with felonious assault and domestic violence. She...
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