University of Akron’s EXL Center founder resigns
The future of the University of Akron’s Experiential Learning Center for Entrepreneurship and Civic Engagement, better known as the EXL Center, might be in jeopardy. The head of the center resigned...
View ArticleTwo women still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives after cycling...
The last time Cathie Hilston was happy — truly happy — it was just after 7 p.m., one year ago today. She was one of eight members of the Akron Bicycle Club on their regular Thursday night jaunt through...
View ArticleHigh school football / Stow 38, Wadsworth 14: Bulldogs take control early en...
STOW: No doubt about it this time.After receiving a scare against Wadsworth on its way to the best season in school history last year, Stow took no such chances on Friday.Unleashing an offense that...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Copley rallies for 27-26 victory over Barberton
Suburban LeagueCopley 27, Barberton 26Senior Weston Bridges scored the game-winning touchdown with 2:13 remaining in the game to rally the visiting Indians (3-1, 1-0) to a Suburban League-American...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAmherst Steele 54, Berea-Midpark 13 Archbishop Hoban 63, Royal Imperial Collegiate (Canada) 14Ashland 35, West Holmes 7Aurora 42, Kent Roosevelt 7Avon 45, Grafton...
View ArticleHigh school football/Highland 48, Revere 0: Chris Burnside, Evan Kasulones...
GRANGER TWP.: The Highland football team displayed its strength and speed on offense, defense and special teams Friday night.Simply put, visiting Revere was no match for the Hornets as the boys dressed...
View ArticleIndians 11, Tigers 4: Mike Napoli powers Indians past Tigers; magic number to...
CLEVELAND: In one of the bigger individual games this season, the Indians grabbed an early lead and held the Detroit Tigers down in an 11-4 win Friday night that added clarity to the American League...
View ArticleBrowns have full confidence, trust in Josh McCown as he takes over at QB,...
At first glance, this doesn’t sound like a good situation: An NFL team loses its starting quarterback in Week 1 to an injury, and the backup steps in with a record of 18-39 as a starter, including 2-17...
View ArticleReward raised to $10,000 for arrest of Akron slaying suspect
A reward of up to $10,000 is now being offered to anyone who identifies the person who killed an Akron teen more than two years ago.The family of slain teenager Tyler Anderson and Summit County Crime...
View ArticleBrowns notebook: As Ravens running back Terrance West prepares to return to...
BEREA: Baltimore Ravens running back Terrance West claimed this week he requested to be traded from the Browns last year. “I was in Cleveland. I called for a trade when I was in Cleveland,” West said...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron football: Composed Zips rally to dominate Marshall 65-38
Poised would be the best way to describe the University of Akron football team against host Marshall on Saturday.Poise alone didn’t win the game. But when the Zips needed to maintain composure, they...
View ArticleFans of naked yoga say classes help improve body image
COLUMBUS: Mention nude yoga to the average person and you’re likely to get a giggle or a squirm, or maybe a joke about downward dog.Ask Amy Patterson and she might giggle too, or show an interesting...
View ArticleCedar Point’s Mean Streak laid to rest; what’s next for FrontierTown?
SANDUSKY: The first shovelful of dirt had barely been thrown in the Cedar Point cemetery of dead rides, and the speculation was already flying faster than the Valravn: What will become of the Mean...
View ArticleAkron celebrates longtime residents and new immigrants at Global Village...
Croatian girls slipped out of their white tamburitza dresses and into black soccer shorts and sneakers Saturday while the next act — the Mon Community of Ohio — took the stage at Akron’s Global Village...
View ArticleBrowns predictions
Nate Ulrich (1-0)Ravens 34, Browns 20Multiple deep threats for Joe Flacco spell doom for the secondary.Marla Ridenour (1-0)Ravens 24, Browns 17Josh McCown is much more accurate than Robert Griffin III,...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Catcher Yan Gomes confirmed to be out six to eight weeks;...
CLEVELAND: Indians manager Terry Francona confirmed on Saturday what was essentially already known, that catcher Yan Gomes’ season has likely reached its conclusion after he sustained a nondisplaced...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Sept. 17
FOOTBALL BUCHTEL 61, NORTH 0 North 0 0 0 0 — 0 Buchtel 27 21 6 7 — 61 Buc—Robinson 67 pass from McGinniss (West kick) Buc—King 6 pass from McGinniss(kick) Buc—Robinson 4 run (West kick) Buc—Johnson 25...
View ArticleHillary Clinton deploys Bernie Sanders to Akron and Kent State to woo young...
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal politics writerU.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ persuasive speeches for Hillary Clinton on Saturday were a far cry from the massive, boisterous rallies he once held when...
View ArticleOhio State football: Noah Brown’s four TD catches upstage ‘basic’ Buckeye...
NORMAN, Okla.: Ohio State’s Noah Brown took the spotlight off the Buckeyes’ “basic” defense. Brown came up with an astonishing touchdown reception, holding onto the ball with two hands behind the back...
View Article29 injured in explosion in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood
NEW YORK: An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities said a second nearby site was also being investigated. Mayor Bill de Blasio called...
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