High school wrestling: Perry’s David Carr sets sights on third state title;...
COLUMBUS: Perry junior David Carr will be making his way toward the center mat for another championship bout on Saturday night.Carr, a state champion in each of the past two years, will try to go...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 10
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 ArticleMarla Ridenour: Injuries, integration of new players might be contributing to...
ORLANDO: Do the Cavaliers believe they can wait until the postseason to play defense?Or is the continuing inefficiency in that department merely a byproduct of injuries that have plagued them since...
View ArticleMAC Tournament: Akron 74, Ball State 70: Zips hold off Cardinals, advance to...
CLEVELAND: The University of Akron men’s basketball team will play in its ninth Mid-American Conference Tournament title game, but even after leading wire-to-wire, it wasn’t easy to get there.After...
View ArticleHigh school girls basketball/Ottawa-Glandorf 51, Norton 34: Panthers fall one...
MANSFIELD: The task seemed monumental.In order for Norton to advance to the state final four, it would need to upset top-ranked and undefeated Ottawa-Glandorf, a team with considerably more tournament...
View ArticleArt project lets residents show love for city by lighting up hearts
Akron can now wear its heart on its storefront. And depending on how much love you show for our fair city, the hearts will grow and grow and grow and grow and grow.Five Zelda-like hearts — yes, like...
View ArticleHolly Christensen: Meet Lyra
“Is there a vagina?” I asked the midwife the moment I pushed a baby out of my womb for the final time.My fifth child is my first daughter. Or so the doctors had told me during an ultrasound 18 weeks...
View ArticleFirestone High brings Miranda's innovative musical ‘In the Heights’ to Akron
Musical theater lovers can’t get enough of Lin-Manuel Miranda these days. Tickets to his show Hamilton are impossible to get in New York and have sold like hotcakes in Chicago.Now, Akron-area audiences...
View ArticleA managing editor bids farewell
Doug Oplinger, the Beacon Journal’s managing editor, retired Friday after 46 years in journalism.While many may know Doug and some may not, all of you know his work at the Beacon Journal and Ohio.com....
View ArticleAkron City Councilwoman wants to see Summa get past crisis, put aside egos
An Akron councilwoman wants to help cure the problems in Summa Akron City Hospital’s Emergency Department.Tara Mosley-Samples, whose ward includes City Hospital, has spoken with more than 40 nurses,...
View ArticleBrowns secured coveted guard Kevin Zeitler by offering best deal, reunion...
Kevin Zeitler apologized for not beating around the bush Friday during his introductory conference call with Browns beat writers.The coveted right guard was direct about why he signed with the Browns...
View ArticleReceiver Kenny Britt takes leap of faith with Browns despite no answer at...
Former Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Kenny Britt realizes he took a leap of faith by signing with the Browns as an unrestricted free agent.Not only is the franchise coming off a 1-15 season, but it’s...
View ArticleJ.C. Tretter hopes to leave injuries in past, become dependable starting...
J.C. Tretter is thrilled to join the Browns in good health and focused solely on center because he has been injured and juggling multiple positions for most of his career.Tretter was plagued by...
View ArticleIssues raised by Summa ER nurses
Here are issues raised by nine Summa Akron City Hospital Emergency Department nurses and the responses from Summa and US Acute Care Solutions, the physician staffing group that took over New Year’s...
View ArticleOhio Democrats see edge if Donald Trump fires Richard Cordray, head of...
WASHINGTON: Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to fire the head of the nation’s primary consumer protection agency, and some Ohio Democrats focused on next year’s race for governor say go...
View ArticleAkron City Hospital ER nurses say physician staffing change has put patients...
Nine registered nurses who work at Summa Akron City Hospital’s emergency room said they believe some of the physicians who took over the ER Jan. 1 put patients’ lives in danger.Some of the doctors are...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: LeBron James said he’d ‘love to see’ Larry Sanders...
ORLANDO: LeBron James believes in second chances.So if General Manager David Griffin decides Larry Sanders is the rim protector the Cavaliers need, James is on board.Reports surfaced Friday night from...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Jackson 70, North Canton Hoover 42: Top-seeded Polar Bears...
CANTON: If Jackson could have gotten off to a better start and played any more efficiently Saturday, it would have won the Boston Marathon, the Iditarod, the World Series, the Super Bowl and made a...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 11
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 ArticleCavaliers 116, Magic 104: Signs of cohesion evident as Cavs halt three-game...
ORLANDO: Unflappable Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue saw no reason for a team meeting, no point in extra practices or even a team-bonding trip to a bowling alley.In a 1-4 start to March, he saw injuries...
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