Archive for November 15th, 2007
Baseball: A-Rod, Yanks close to mega-deal
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have agreed to the outline of a record $275 million, 10-year contract, a deal that potentially would allow him to earn millions more if he sets the career home-run record.
The amount of the guaranteed money was revealed by a person familiar with the negotiations who […]
Girls basketball: Holiday tournament kicks off season
ELYRIA — The girls basketball season opens Friday night in a big way.
Four area teams gather at Elyria High School for the ninth annual Lorain County Holiday Classic, a two-day invitational the host Pioneers have won every year.
It could be different this time.
Admiral King, coming off its best season in four years, and Keystone’s tall […]
Baseball: Padres’ Peavy is NL Cy Young Award winner
NEW YORK — Jake Peavy has been one of the best pitchers in the National League for years. This season, he pulled away from the pack.
The San Diego Padres ace was an unanimous winner of the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts — pitching’s version of […]
Baldwin-Wallace men’s and women’s basketball previews
BEREA — Let the post-Davis era begin.
For the first time in seven years, Baldwin-Wallace’s men’s basketball team will be without a player named Davis.
The Yellow Jackets were blessed with the Davis brothers — Thad and Tori — for six years. The Open Door graduates led coach Steve Bankson’s teams to some memorable accomplishments.
Thad starred from […]
Oberlin men’s and women’s basketball previews
Isaiah Cavaco does not like to look too far beyond his next challenge, which is tonight against Swarthmore College in Philadelphia. But Cavaco, the first-year Oberlin College coach, understands that he has to a lot more to do than win basketball games. He is in charge of bringing a sense of credibility to the Yeomen […]
Robberies have cops looking for link
Two more armed robberies have been added to the list of six across the county that police say they suspect might be related.
Sheriff’s deputies were called at 7:23 p.m. Monday to the Fuel Stop at 430 Oberlin-Elyria Road, Carlisle Township, after a gun-wielding man robbed the gas station that sits in front of ValueCity, according […]