Archive for August 18th, 2007
Byrd, defense the difference as Tribe downs Devil Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Paul Byrd gave up plenty of hits — just none when they mattered.
Byrd yielded eight hits but continually got out of jams, and the Cleveland Indians scored two runs early before holding on to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-1 Friday night.
Byrd […]
Doug Clarke: Tribe’s Wedge fiddles while opportunity knocks
Eight. Count ’em: Eight. Eight ways to score from third base with less than two out. Eight. Eight ways. (Prediction: Someone from SABRE, an organization for baseball nerds, will inform me that there are nine ways to score from third base with less than two out. I am not in SABRE, so I […]
Browns’ QB watch still primary focus
CLEVELAND — This is no ordinary preseason game. It can’t be when the starting quarterback job is on the line. “It’s possible that a starter could come out of this game,” Browns coach Romeo Crennel said Thursday. “If it plays out the way we want it, then we’ll announce a starter. If it’s still […]
Co-defendants link Vick to dog executions
RICHMOND, Va. — It’s up to Michael Vick now. His last two co-defendants pleaded guilty Friday and implicated Vick in bankrolling gambling on dogfights. One of them said the Atlanta Falcons quarterback helped drown or hang dogs that didn’t do well. With his NFL career in jeopardy and a superseding indictment […]
Horse racing: Slots simply a bandage for a wounded sport?
The arguments for or against allowing video lottery terminals, or VLTs, or high-tech slot machines, at racetracks in Ohio has usually boiled down to this: Those opposed — “gambling is a sin.” (But I hear no calls to outlaw horse racing, the state lottery or bingo). Those in favor — “it’s my money […]
Prep roundup: Overy, Middies win golf tourney
LODI — Jay Overy shot 74 to lead Midview to the team championship at the Cloverleaf Invitational at Westfield Country Club on Thursday. The Middies totaled 316 strokes, 11 better than runner-up Strongsville. Bryan Yeo shot 81 to lead Keystone’s fourth-place finish (364 strokes).
TEAM SCORES: Midview 316, Strongsville 327, Cloverleaf 333, Keystone […]