Archive for July 14th, 2007
2nd verse, same as 1st: Indians 5, Royals 4
Indians start 2nd half with winning rally in 9th
CLEVELAND — It didn’t take long for the rally pie to make an appearance in the second half. The Indians’ symbol of success carried by veteran Trot Nixon for much of the first half of the season found Ryan Garko’s face Friday night after Garko’s […]
Fultz stuck on DL: Tribes Notes
CLEVELAND — The Indians planned on activating reliever Aaron Fultz after the All-Star break but that was scrapped Friday, with the team feeling the left-hander wasn’t ready. Fultz, on the disabled list with a strained muscle in his rib cage, pitched a simulated game Thursday and the decision to leave him on […]
Beckham next step in growth of U.S. soccer
Nancy Armour The Associated Press It’s safe to say no athlete, no matter how famous, has ever gotten a welcome quite like David Beckham. Hundreds of fans at the airport, and thousands more at the stadium — decked out in his brand-new jersey, of course. His every word, smile and wave […]
OSU’s Gee plans ‘zero tolerance’
Andrew Welsh-Huggins The Associated Press COLUMBUS — The new president at Ohio State University, the nation’s largest, says college athletics must be fixed at the national level and he will have “zero tolerance” for player misbehavior at Ohio State. Gordon Gee disbanded the athletics […]
Walk in the park
Opportunistic North wins district
ELYRIA — Elyria North Little League had just seven hits but was the recipient of 18 walks and took advantage of other miscues to come away with a 15-5 mercy-rule victory over Elyria East to win the District 3 Juniors All-Stars (ages 13-14) championship at North Park on Friday. North […]
Developer eyes farm in Oberlin
Proposal includes 400 housing units; woods would remain undeveloped
OBERLIN — A Sandusky developer wants to build 400 housing units on the 126-acre Gott farm north of Wal-Mart and is willing to preserve 33 acres of woods as part of the deal. The total investment could be $60 million to $70 million, said […]