Archive for April 5th, 2008
John C. Williams
John C. "Jake" Williams, 80, of Amherst, died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Community Health Partners, Lorain, following a short illness.
He was born in Lorain, January 20, 1928, to Edward and Rebecca (nee Jones) Williams, and was a graduate of Lorain High School, Class of 1945.
Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army during 1946 […]
Lorain gears up for summer soccer tourney
LORAIN — The Venezuelans are in to round out an eight-team roster of soccer stars set to show their skills in a tournament this August in Lorain.
It will be the first trial by fire for the 17 young members of the Premier Soccer Academies team, all of whom have been training since August 2007 at […]
Indians fall 6-3 in opener against the A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland right-hander Justin Duchscherer couldn’t even enjoy his first start in nearly five years. A strained biceps in his pitching arm made sure of that.
Duchscherer allowed one run in five innings to help Oakland to a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians […]
Dinosaur discovery on display in Cleveland
Seven years ago, a recognized dinosaur expert who works at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History discovered the skull of a new species of horned dinosaur.
Starting this week, the museum becomes the first anywhere to display a detailed resin-fiberglass cast of the skull of the 20-foot, 2,000-pound Albertaceratops nesmoi that roamed southern Alberta, Canada, […]
Cavaliers deserve the hook after performance vs. Bulls
CLEVELAND — Remember “The Gong Show” from the 1970s? The Cavaliers staged their own version of it Thursday night in blowing a 17-point lead and losing 101-98 to the Chicago Bulls at Quicken Loans Arena. It started, fittingly enough, when 6-foot-9 power forward Ben Wallace missed a dunk with 2:20 to go. Certain […]
UCLA freshman Love ready to take on Memphis in Final Four
SAN ANTONIO — Kevin Love kept backing up, and a hush fell over the crowd at the Alamodome. They knew what was coming next: The only true long shot at this Final Four. From full court, the UCLA freshman started launching two-handed heaves at practice Friday. On his 12th try, bingo! […]