Archive for November 29th, 2007
Why all the smoke?
Pillows of black smoke filled the 5 p.m. rush hour Thursday in downtown Elyria as fire struck a defunct building along 3rd Street.
Elyria fire and EMS crews responded shortly after 4:50 p.m. to the site of the former Lorain County Fair and Riverview Mobile Home Park, and battled strong winds to fight the blaze.
No one […]
Fickle finger decides Cavs’ fate: LeBron sprains finger in blowout loss
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — LeBron James was grounded at The Palace after lifting his game to rarified air in his previous visit.
James sprained his left index finger in the second quarter Wednesday night, and did not return, and the Detroit Pistons went on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-74 Wednesday night.
The Pistons insisted the victory […]
Heels stop feat: No. 1 North Carolina snaps Ohio State’s home winning streak
COLUMBUS — One look at the stunned faces filling the stands at Value City Arena and it was easy to see that Buckeye Nation had forgotten what it was like to witness its men’s basketball team lose a game.
But that’s exactly what happened as No. 1 North Carolina snapped Ohio State’s 28-game home winning streak […]
Ohio State notes: Buckeyes have been hot against No. 1
COLUMBUS — Ohio State had played the No. 1 team in the country 17 times before Wednesday night’s showdown with top-ranked North Carolina.
The Buckeyes’ record in those games was 8-9, but they had won six of the last seven — two during Thad Matta’s tenure as coach.
Those meetings included last season’s 49-48 win over No. […]
Browns GM Savage in no hurry to act on possible QB problem
BEREA — At some point, the Browns are going to have to make a choice between Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn. General manager Phil Savage wants to delay the inevitable.
“Everybody feels like they have to have one (good quarterback),” Savage said Wednesday in a state-of-the-team news conference. “We feel like we have two. I’d love […]
Browns notes: Savage credits Crennel for turnaround
BEREA — Browns general manager Phil Savage is a rare breed in sports. He is an honest man, perhaps to a fault, especially when it comes to discussing his team.
“After our first game, I told somebody, ‘I don’t think we’ll be favored to win a game the rest of the year,’” he admitted Wednesday. “If […]