High school football / Hudson 25, Stow 24: Explorers use 15-0 fourth quarter...
HUDSON: Fighting for its playoff life and a share of a league championship, Hudson delivered a fourth-round knockout to previously unbeaten Stow on Friday.Rallying from a 17-point deficit, the...
View ArticleHigh school football/East 38, Ellet 31: Fourth-quarter comeback propels...
East football players celebrated their second win in a row at the University of Akron’s InfoCision Stadium by dousing coach Marques Hayes with a bucket of Gatorade.Hayes and his assistants were fired...
View ArticleALDS Game 2/Indians 6, Red Sox 0: Corey Kluber cruises through seven shutout...
CLEVELAND: Indians ace Corey Kluber had to wait an extra day to make his first career postseason start. It was worth the wait.Kluber cruised through baseball’s best lineup from the regular season, and...
View ArticleWikiLeaks email dump reveals parts of Clinton’s speeches to Wall Street
WASHINGTON: Excerpts of Hillary Clinton’s paid speeches, including those to Wall Street, were leaked Friday, a revelation that may perpetuate criticism that she is an out-of-touch Washington insider...
View ArticleLeBron James endorsement: For my kids, for Hillary
Two years ago, I told you I was coming home to Northeast Ohio — where I was born and raised. When I came back, I had two missions.In June, thanks to my teammates and all your support, I accomplished my...
View ArticleFacebook’s Oculus to start selling hand controllers
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook says it’s working to make virtual reality more social as the industry gets more crowded.With a host of leading tech companies now selling VR products, Facebook’s Oculus division...
View ArticleObit: Ronald Simon, Cuyahoga Falls teacher, artist
The artwork of Ronald D. Simon lives on in some 700 private collections throughout North America. A six-part metal sculpture he did for the University of Akron is remembered by many. Still others...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Andrew Hawkins says rookie QB Cody Kessler ‘has a lot of...
BEREA: Virtually everyone who watched Browns rookie quarterback Cody Kessler in the preseason had doubts about whether he would be ready to function in a regular-season game this year.But Kessler’s...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Falls forks over $335,000 to fired employee
The Cuyahoga Falls School Board’s decision to sack an employee two years ago has cost taxpayers $335,000, not including the district’s legal fees.The out-of-court settlement included a confidentiality...
View ArticleFlorida not so sweet: Akronite moves home, creates Halloween tradition for city
Claude DeBord was 12 years old when he left South Akron and moved with his family to St. Petersburg, Fla. That October he went trick-or-treating inside an old minor league baseball stadium.It was hot....
View ArticlePolice chief: 2 officers killed, 1 hurt in California; shooter at large
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF.: Two Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were shot to death Saturday when a man they had been speaking calmly with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened...
View ArticleCavaliers 108, 76ers 105: Jordan McRae scores 20 points, LeBron James and...
CLEVELAND: Jordan McRae’s experiment as a point guard is over before it ever really started. Coach Tyronn Lue acknowledged before the Cavaliers’ 108-105 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday that...
View ArticleRepublicans tell Trump to quit, billionaire vows to press on
NEW YORK: A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would “never” abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from Republican leaders nationwide who disavowed the GOP’s presidential...
View ArticleRolling Acres’ demolition looms; share your memories
The soon-to-be-demolished former Rolling Acres Mall today is a far cry from the mall when it first opened and flourished.Beacon Journal photo archives show packed parking lots with no room for cars and...
View ArticleIndians mascot Chief Wahoo relegated to the bench at Progressive Field
One man is conspicuously absent from the Cleveland Indians’ 25-man postseason roster.In fact, the longtime MVP has pretty much been relegated to a much smaller role on the team’s left sleeve and on the...
View ArticleALDS: Indians, Red Sox Game 3 starters Josh Tomlin, Clay Buchholz in...
BOSTON: Starting pitchers Josh Tomlin and Clay Buchholz have competed before in their baseball careers. Just never on this big of a stage.Tomlin and Buchholz had their paths first cross at Angelina...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Backup quarterback Tra’Von Chapman leads Zips...
University of Akron quarterback Tra’Von Chapman performed on the ground and just well enough in the air to lead the Zips to a 35-13 win over Miami on Saturday in a Mid-American Conference game at...
View ArticleOhio Sen. Rob Portman pulls Trump support
Associated PressOhio Sen. Rob Portman is revoking his support for Donald Trump and says he will instead back Trump’s running mate Mike Pence for president.In a statement posted on his campaign website...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Terry Francona’s proudest moment; Indians not looking to be...
BOSTON: Indians manager Terry Francona has won two World Series rings. He’s also guided the Indians to within one win of advancing to the American League Championship Series. But to hear him say it,...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 8
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. Let your athletic director and coach know if you...
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