Archive for December 5th, 2007
Sprain to nowhere: Cavaliers drop fourth straight as LeBron misses another game
CLEVELAND — No LeBron James equals no chance for the Cavaliers. No one, it seems, realizes this more than the rest of Cleveland’s players.
With their superstar sidelined for the third straight game due to a sprained left index finger, the talent-challenged Cavaliers fell 100-79 to the very average New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night at […]
Varejao gets offer sheet; Cavaliers plan to match
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers will save some money, while Anderson Varejao will earn the right to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season.
Neither side, however, came out a clear winner.
That’s a quick summary of the three-year, $17.4 million offer sheet Varejao signed late Monday with the Charlotte Bobcats, which the Cavaliers […]
Scott Petrak: Browns’ Anderson has shown he’s a keeper at QB
Derek Anderson played arguably his worst game of the season Sunday in the Browns’ 27-21 loss in Arizona. He finished with 304 yards, but completed just 51 percent of his passes (21-of-41) and, more importantly, committed three turnovers, two of which led to a 14-0 Arizona lead in the first quarter.
The desert disaster, coupled with […]
Boys basketball: Morgan, Oberlin flatten Columbia
COLUMBIA TWP. — Kurt Russell says “Morgan is just Morgan” when referring to his star point guard, Morgan Jones.
If Morgan was being Morgan on Tuesday night against Columbia, it’s good to be Morgan.
Jones, Oberlin’s all-county and all-conference junior, scored 22 points and doled out five assists in roughly three quarters as the Phoenix romped over […]
Boys basketball: Youthful Clearview responds to tough week of practice
LORAIN — After two losses, John Szalay made practices tough on his young Clearview basketball team this week.
He wanted to get a message across.
Then the Clippers took to the court against Brooklyn in their first Patriot Athletic Conference game and nearly blew a nine-point lead in the final minute before securing a 67-65 victory Tuesday […]
Boys basketball: Gentry’s big third quarter lifts Black River past Brookside
SHEFFIELD — David Gentry is only 5-foot-6 but Black River’s junior guard was huge in the third quarter Tuesday night, standing tall over everyone else on the court.
Gentry scored 16 points in the quarter, including four three-pointers, as Black River (2-2) turned a close game into a 59-38 Patriot Athletic Conference rout.
Brookside (0-2) led most […]