Bob Dyer: ‘Nate the Great’ celebrated at Summit Lake
Sitting in chairs on the gym floor where Akron’s best basketball player learned the game, they came to honor the memory of Akron’s second-best basketball player — and one of its all-time nicest...
View Article1 dead, over 100 hurt in train crash at New Jersey station
HOBOKEN, N.J.: A rush hour commuter train crashed through a barrier at the busy Hoboken station and lurched across the waiting area Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring more than 100...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Danny Salazar to ditch third pitch for postseason bullpen role
DETROIT: If Danny Salazar is able to pitch in the American League Division Series out of the bullpen, he’ll do so with a refined pitch repertoire. For the purposes of that role in the ALDS and possibly...
View ArticleOhio State football: Multi-skilled Curtis Samuel a glitch Buckeyes opponents...
Columbus: The glitch is back and the Ohio State football team is rolling because of it.Curtis Samuel, whose high school coaches called him “faster than a glitch in a video game,” has taken over the...
View ArticleJosh Gordon’s career with Browns likely done after he steps away from...
BEREA: Josh Gordon isn’t expected to play for the Browns ever again after the latest disappointing detour in his career.The ultra-talented but troubled wide receiver announced Thursday he’s stepping...
View ArticleCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue hoping to add recently retired Kevin Garnett to...
INDEPENDENCE: Even in retirement, Kevin Garnett is in demand. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue acknowledged Thursday he has discussed the possibility of Garnett joining the Cavs coaching staff in some...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Kicker Cody Parkey confident he’ll rebound: ‘We’re going to...
BEREA: Cody Parkey could have been kicked to the curb, but the Browns stood by him after his disastrous debut with them.The kicker made just 3-of-6 field goals Sunday in a 30-24 overtime loss to the...
View ArticlePolice: Autopsies done for sisters found dead in Seychelles
VICTORIA, Seychelles: Two American sisters found dead in their tropical island villa while vacationing in Seychelles died of excess fluid in their lungs, according to police in the African archipelago...
View ArticlePositivity goes a long way and gets runner to the finish line
When a Pittsburgh woman hit the 11.4-mile mark of the Akron Marathon on Saturday, she was almost ready to call it quits.But as Barbara Ford, 57, hobbled past one of 13 Hero Zones manned by Akron...
View ArticleHillary Clinton coming to Akron on Monday for voter registration event
Hillary Clinton will visit Akron on Monday for the first time since winning the Democratic nomination for president, her campaign announced Friday.She plans to attend an Ohio Democratic Party voter...
View ArticleClinton’s ‘nasty’ Trump ads are mostly his own words
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton is making “nasty” ads about him. Most of Clinton’s commercials about Trump, though, merely include clips of him speaking. Her campaign seems to have...
View ArticleTalented Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins presents stiff challenge for...
Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins doesn’t remember much from his first regular season NFL start, which happened to come against the Browns.There isn’t much to remember other than the win, actually....
View ArticleHigh school football Friday night scoreboard
Friday’s GamesNon-leagueMassillon 38, Austintown Fitch 21Buckeye 35, Wellington 21Sandy Valley 41, East Canton 7Ellet 48, Green 34LaGrange Keystone 16, Black River 7Canton Central Catholic 31,...
View ArticleRavenna cemetery accused of failing to provide headstones, vaults, other...
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is suing two cemeteries – one in Ravenna – for selling but failing to provide gravestones and other memorial items to numerous customers.The lawsuit accuses Grandview...
View ArticleSpirit Airlines landing at Akron-Canton Airport in November, but area is not...
Akron-Canton Airport’s newest airline arriving in November is new to the region, but the region and airport aren’t new to the head of Spirit Airlines.Spirit Airlines Chief Executive Officer Bob Fornaro...
View ArticleLocal Humane Society changes its name for more clarity
PAWSibilities, Humane Society of Greater Akron is changing its name to the Humane Society of Summit County just in time for its Fall in Love Adoption Event on Saturday.“There was a lot of confusion,”...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Crestwood tops previously unbeaten Mogadore 24-7
Portage TrailCrestwood 24, Mogadore 7Logan Thut rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown, and the host Red Devils (5-1, 1-0) scored 24 unanswered points to defeat the Wildcats (5-1, 0-1) in a County...
View ArticleHigh school football / Jackson 35, GlenOak 10: Undefeated Polar Bears make...
JACKSON TOWNSHIP: It was either going to be a definitive night in the Federal League or a night in which the league race took on the look of scrambled eggs.It turned out to be a definitive all right....
View ArticleHigh school football / East 28, Firestone 12: Jemarulin Suggs powers Dragons...
Jemarulin Suggs gave everyone a sneak peek Friday night of what the near future might hold for the University of Akron’s running game.The 5-foot-11 senior running back, who recently committed to play...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 30
FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAlliance at West Branch, ppd.Archbishop Hoban 41, Mentor Lake Cath. 10Aurora 43, Highland 10Avon 42, Lakewood 6Avon Lake 35, Amherst Steele 14Barberton 41, West Holmes...
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