Archive for May 28th, 2007
A win that was worth waiting for
The Cavaliers are still down, but they are far from out of the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Daniel “Boobie” Gibson made a myriad of clutch plays in the fourth quarter Sunday night, leading Cleveland to an 88-82 win over Detroit in Game 3 of the best-of-seven series. […]
Carmona sweeps away his demons
Indians 5, Tigers 3 DETROIT — Prior to Sunday night, the lasting memory of Comerica Park for Fausto Carmona was a bad one, featuring him grabbing his head in despair last year after allowing a walk-off home run to Pudge Rodriguez as the Indians’ closer. Things went much better for the young […]
Jake knew Fausto had the right stuff
Tribe Notes DETROIT — Fausto Carmona’s successful string as a starting pitcher this year has come as a surprise to many, but not to teammate Jake Westbrook. “It doesn’t surprise me at all the way he’s stepped up and done what he’s done,” said Westbrook, who is on the disabled list with a […]
Franchitti reigns in the heavy rain
Mike Harris The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti prayed for rain as the dark clouds gathered above and fast cars filled his mirrors. “It was going to come down to a dogfight, and there’s a lot of strong cars,” the Scotsman said. “Whatever happened, if it came down to that […]
Lorain family lost a hero in 1968
LORAIN — Charlie Sanchez can still see the tears on his mother’s face. He had come home from school and opened the door of his Lorain home to a scene he now wants to forget. His whole family — both parents and eight brothers and sisters — were sobbing on the living […]
EC graduates reflect, then move ahead
ELYRIA — One by one, Elyria Catholic High School seniors stood up to give one last thanks to their parents, faculty … and the Blues Brothers. Each of the 131 graduating seniors recorded a “senior reflections” moment beforehand, in which students had the opportunity to offer an inspiring quote while thanking their […]