Archive for September 16th, 2007
Indians’ Carmona shuts down Royals
CLEVELAND — The Indians are heavily promoting C.C. Sabathia as a candidate for the American League Cy Young Award. Perhaps it’s time they do the same for Fausto Carmona. The right-handed flamethrower tossed another masterpiece Saturday night, taking over the A.L. ERA lead with eight scoreless innings in the Tribe’s 6-0 win over […]
Tribe notes: Unhappy Lee looking ahead
CLEVELAND — The Indians are driving toward their first playoff berth in six years, but Cliff Lee’s season remains stuck in neutral. So far this season, the left-hander has lost his spot in the starting rotation, been demoted to Triple-A Buffalo, remained in the minors until Sept. 1, then pitched just twice out of […]
Chris Assenheimer: Indians, Central Division champs … don’t be afraid to say it
I know it’s Cleveland, land of the sports losers, home of the heartbreak and all, but I think it’s safe to go ahead and say it. “Cleveland Indians, Central Division champions.” Barring a catastrophic collapse, say maybe like the one that took place during the 2005 season, the Indians […]
Dan Coughlin: Web site helps athletes get recruited
Having coached high school and college football for 10 years before spending another 25 years as a sports agent, Vern Sharbaugh saw too many good high school athletes fall between the cracks. He knew how and why that happened so he decided to seal the cracks. You will find his solution at […]
Browns players find focus amid the adversity
CLEVELAND — The Browns hierarchy insists a plan’s in place to change the fortunes of the franchise. It’s safe to say last week didn’t follow the script. Everyone connected with the Browns was stunned by the totality of the dismal effort in the 34-7 loss to the Steelers. If […]
Dog-gone good: Ohio State hammers Washington
SEATTLE — Usually stoic in his scarlet sweater vest, Jim Tressel was jumping around the sideline. In the huddle, normally low-key Todd Boeckman barked at his Ohio State teammates, as the quarterback making his third career start joined his coach in trying to ignite the Buckeyes. It worked. Chris […]