Cavaliers notebook: LeBron will cross item off bucket list when Cavs attend...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James is crossing another item off his bucket list Saturday when the entire Cavaliers team travels to Columbus to watch the second-ranked Buckeyes face third-ranked Michigan. Cavs...
View ArticleHigh school football: Hoban, Canton Central Catholic to play in separate...
The Archbishop Hoban and Canton Central Catholic football teams are seeking to make return trips to Columbus.Hoban ventured to Ohio Stadium last year and won the Division III state final over Toledo...
View ArticleBrowns cornerback Joe Haden agrees he’s having average season, expects more...
BEREA: He’s not just an average Joe, but he’s been playing like one this season.That’s the assessment Browns defensive coordinator Ray Horton offered Friday about two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Joe...
View ArticleCavaliers 128, Mavericks 90: Big Three dominate for three quarters, sit out...
CLEVELAND: Tyronn Lue warned for weeks that the Cavaliers weren’t playing up to their potential, that despite the flashy record there was still room to improve. They were missing too many open looks...
View ArticleHigh school football/Perry 14, Hudson 3: Max Baker, Nick Myers rush Panthers...
LAKE TWP.: The Perry football team is Columbus bound for the second year in a row under veteran coach Keith Wakefield.A combination of hard-nosed rushing on offense and disciplined play on defense...
View ArticleTim Ryan: Why I changed my thinking on abortion
There are many factors involved when a woman decides to end a pregnancy, and over the past 14 years in political office, I have gained a deeper understanding of the complexities and emotions that...
View ArticleShooter sought in Leonard Street slaying, woman charged with complicity
Police arrested a 36-year-old woman and charged her with involvement in the shooting death of a man on Leonard Street in Akron’s Lane-Wooster neighborhood on Sunday. Jadrine Cole, 31, of Longview Ave....
View ArticleMan, 69, sets himself on fire in Highland Square moments after ranting about...
A 69-year-old Akron man wearing a U.S. Marines uniform doused himself in gasoline and set himself ablaze on a Highland Square street Saturday morning.Witnesses said the self-immolation occurred moments...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Everyone’s a target for cybercrime, but we don’t all have...
Organized crime used to be easier to spot: Hoodlums in the 1930s would kidnap someone and hold them ransom until you paid.But these days, the hoodlums hide behind computers and their crimes are...
View ArticleAstronomy for December: Venus shines, meteors fall
Venus is brighter this month than it has been all year, and sits above the southwest horizon at dusk. Mercury lies about 25 degrees below and west of Venus, and Mars, the same distance above and to the...
View ArticleIs Akron’s Crafty Mart the anti-Black Friday? This weekend, shoppers chat...
By Amanda GarrettBeacon Journal staff writer A moth hole in the tweed of her husband’s suit jacket led Jennifer Couch to an art project that has evolved into a business.The jacket couldn’t be saved,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Naming Akron’s new high school
I wouldn’t exactly call it a flood of responses. There were four.Come to think of it, I wouldn’t even call them “responses,” because I never asked the question.But a foursome of readers is on exactly...
View ArticleBottom line at UA
The analysts at Ernst & Young put it straight: If recent trends continue at the University of Akron, and no action is taken, the annual budget deficit “could grow significantly and create even...
View ArticleBrowns vs. Giants predictions — Nov. 27
Nate Ulrich (9-2)Giants 23, Browns 17Spoiler alert: The Browns will be 0-12 during their Dec. 4 bye.Marla Ridenour (11-0)Giants 35, Browns 7New Yorkers have some backups better than Browns...
View ArticleMillennium Fund awards grant to Latino group to celebrate Hispanic heritage
In a children’s library at St. Matthew Parish, traditional Mexican music drifted through the otherwise quiet halls.“Escuche la musica,” — listen to the music — the choreographer said as Lourdes Montes...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: After instant classic victory to boost resume, Ohio State...
COLUMBUS: To heck with style points.So what if the passing game has struggled the past two weeks.Forget about the fact the Buckeyes are not playing in the Big Ten Championship Game.Ohio State has...
View ArticleOffensive line issues of Browns at forefront as they prepare to host New York...
Browns coach Hue Jackson couldn’t just sit back and relax while he watched NFL games on Thanksgiving Day.What did he do instead?“Get mad and start throwing things at the TV,” Jackson...
View ArticleCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue seeking wins over stats, puts more focus on offense
CLEVELAND: Beyond all of the 3-pointers, the increased pace and extra possessions the Cavaliers are creating for themselves, there is one clear piece of tangible evidence that indicates the team’s...
View ArticleHigh school football/Archbishop Hoban 23, Columbus DeSales 14: Strong defense...
MANSFIELD: Archbishop Hoban football coach Tim Tyrrell delivered a message Saturday at halftime to his players, who faced an 11-point deficit in a Division III state semifinal.The Knights responded...
View ArticleNo. 2 Ohio State 30, No. 3 Michigan 27 (2 OT): Curtis Samuel delivers...
COLUMBUS: When an Ohio State player takes over a game late in a double-overtime win, his name bears repeating.Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer thought as much Saturday after Curtis Samuel willed No. 2 Ohio...
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