Cavaliers notebook: Kyle Korver tries to get over emotional return to Atlanta...
ATLANTA: When the Atlanta Hawks traded Kyle Korver to the Cavaliers on Jan. 7, he had no time to say goodbye to his friends in Atlanta.So he did that Thursday night.After a few hours sleep following...
View ArticleWrestling: Skyler Decatur one win away from becoming Ellet’s first state...
NORTH CANTON: What’s in a name? A heck of a lot of if you’re Skyler Decatur.The Ellet senior has rather famous cousins.Jordan Decatur is a multitime national champion with a scholarship to Ohio State...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Woodridge 60, CVCA 58: Mason Lydic scores 25 points to lead...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: New nets on each basket delayed the start of Friday’s Division II sectional final between CVCA and host Woodridge.Once the hoops were assembled properly, a packed house was in for a...
View ArticleMitchell Trubisky confident he wouldn’t be crushed by pressure of playing...
INDIANAPOLIS: Anyone who plays quarterback for the Browns fights an uphill battle under a microscope, and Mitchell Trubisky understands the Herculean task better than any other prospect at the NFL...
View ArticleAkron 66, Kent State 56: Zips pull away for win over rival Golden Flashes
Kent: The University of Akron had little to play for other than bragging rights and not getting swept by archrival Kent State for the first time since the 2009-10 season.The Golden Flashes (18-13, 10-8...
View ArticleCavaliers 135, Hawks 130: Cavs set NBA regular-season record with 25...
ATLANTA: On a night when the Atlanta Hawks honored hall of famer “Pistol Pete” Maravich and one of the league’s best long-range shooters in Kyle Korver, it appropriately rained 3s Friday night in...
View ArticleRobin Swoboda: New home brings leaks and other kinds of noxious gas
“Don’t buy a lottery ticket.” That was my friend’s advice after hearing the most recent in a rather long streak of unfortunate events. Some are too private to share, and some I want the whole world to...
View ArticleTwo people killed in crash in Canton, authorities say
CANTON: City police and fire departments were investigating a fatal crash that left two people dead and one injured on Tuscarawas Street West at Raff Road on Saturday evening.Canton Police Sgt. Michael...
View ArticleAkron firefighters battle warehouse blaze on Kelly Avenue on Saturday
Firefighters late Saturday morning battled a blaze inside a warehouse in the Goodyear Heights neighborhood of Akron.At 11:36 a.m., there was heavy smoke and fire in the building at 171 Kelly Ave.,...
View ArticleBarberton’s New Haven neighborhood is a dream unrealized, but a new developer...
BARBERTON: In 1997, Barberton annexed more than 500 acres from Franklin Township with the hope of creating a vibrant and neo-traditional neighborhood.It was a coup for an industrial city that was...
View Article15 homicides from 2016 remain unsolved in Akron
There were 30 homicides in Akron in 2016. Police have charged suspects in 15 of them. Anyone with information about unsolved homicides is urged to call detectives at 330-375-2490. Tipsters can remain...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: Deshaun Watson wows at combine with good footwork,...
INDIANAPOLIS: Deshaun Watson won the national championship with Clemson in January, and he triumphed Saturday in the on-field quarterback workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine.Of the four top-rated...
View ArticleHudson native Ben Gedeon finishes first among linebackers in bench press at...
INDIANAPOLIS: There are fans watching draft prospects bench press this year at the NFL Scouting Combine, but there isn’t a Ben Gedeon cheering section.“I was kind of wishing my brother would come with...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 4
BASKETBALLBOYSTournament ScoreboardSaturday’s GamesCanton Division I Sectional FinalsJackson 99, Garfield 66Copley 76, Canton McKinley 62Massillon 69, Wooster 60Copley Division I Sectional...
View ArticleAkron immigrant shackled by ICE ‘self-deports’ to avoid prosecution
Waiting an hour already, Leonardo Valbuena called his boss to say he’d be running late. He didn’t like being late. When the clerk called his name, his wife stirred and Valbuena stepped up to the...
View ArticleTrump claims Obama had phones wiretapped; Obama denies it
PALM BEACH, Fla.: President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephones “wiretapped” during last year’s election, a startling claim that Obama’s...
View ArticleHigh school basketball/Copley 76, Canton McKinley 62: Indians roll past...
COPLEY: The Copley basketball team should make a commercial.It can stand in front of the camera, arms around one another, and ask rhetorically, “Can you hear us now? Can you see us now?”If not, you...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: ‘Perfect situation,’ confidence in 3-point shooting help...
MIAMI: Derrick Williams’ biggest lesson during the previous nine games he’s played with the Cavaliers likely came Wednesday night in Boston.The Cavs had a 92-90 lead on the Celtics with 2:56 remaining,...
View ArticleHeat 120, Cavaliers 92: Miami a perfect resting place as LeBron James, Kyrie...
MIAMI: Two out of three certainly isn’t a trend.But when LeBron James knows he needs to sit out a road game or the second night of a back-to-back, AmericanAirlines Arena may be an easy resting place.It...
View ArticlePotential No. 1 overall draft pick Myles Garrett has message for Browns at...
INDIANAPOLIS: Myles Garrett revealed his biggest regret is begging the Dallas Cowboys in an ESPN-produced video to trade with the Browns so the Arlington, Texas, native could play for his hometown...
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