Archive for December 16th, 2007
Michigan hires WVU’s Rodriguez as new football coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan hired Rich Rodriguez away from his alma mater after failing to bring back one of its own. A man with ties to both the Wolverines and West Virginia might’ve helped. College football’s winningest program ended its coaching search Sunday, nearly a month after it started, by […]
Ohio State men’s soccer team loses to Wake Forest in NCAA final
CARY, N.C. — Zack Schilawski always dreamed of scoring big goals in his hometown. He delivered the biggest one of his career there Sunday, scoring the eventual game-winner to lift Wake Forest to a 2-1 victory over Ohio State in the NCAA College Cup championship. “It’s unbelievable,” said Schilawski, who graduated […]
Dolphins finally get first victory of the season
MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins finally won one, thanks to a break and a big play in overtime. After Baltimore’s Matt Stover missed a 44-yard field goal in the extra period, Miami’s Greg Camarillo turned a short completion into a 64-yard touchdown, and the Dolphins beat […]
Tiger Woods closes year with Target victory
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Ten weeks later, nothing has changed with Tiger Woods and the rest of golf. Woods won the final golf tournament of the year Sunday, closing with a 4-under 68 to match the tournament record at the Target World Challenge and set a record for the largest margin of victory, […]
Weather contributes to wrecks; more snow expected today
ELYRIA — It only took about 2 inches of snow to turn roads into skating rinks Saturday as the first part of a major winter storm hit.
State troopers in Elyria reported that about 25 cars slid off the highways between 2 and 9 p.m. The trouble spots were along state Routes 2, 82 and 252, […]
Shovels a hot item before the storm hit
ELYRIA — There was a mad rush to the cash register Saturday as worried residents got ready to face the worst Old Man Winter could throw this way.
By the time the first flakes started bombarding the county about 1 p.m., some store owners were knee-deep in green but low on the essentials — shovels, rock […]