Archive for May 3rd, 2008
Three-mendous: Szczerbiak, Gibson get outside game going as Cavs oust Wizards; LeBron posts triple-double
WASHINGTON — An extremely unselfish LeBron James passed up a lot of shots, so Wally Szczerbiak and Daniel “Boobie” Gibson darn well better not have. With their superstar teammate setting them up early and often, the two guards came up big as the Cavaliers won […]
Cavs notes: Wizards get unpleasant surprise when league suspends Songaila before Game 6
WASHINGTON — It was the Washington Wizards’ turn Friday to complain about being on the receiving end of a hard foul, but it happened before Game 6 of their best-of-seven series with the Cavaliers even started. In a rough-and-tumble series that has featured a lot of physical play, Wizards forward/center Darius Songaila […]
Schubert needs to be quick study: Oberlin College star enjoying life in the fast lane at Browns minicamp
BEREA — Chris Schubert has spent his entire life as a Browns fan in Lorain County. After Friday, good luck convincing him Browns headquarters is only 27 miles from Oberlin College. “The difference is huge, huge,” Schubert said. “Guys here run 4.3s (in the 40-yard dash) whenever they feel […]
Savage signs extension: Browns GM believes early power struggle helped him, team
BEREA — Without late, great movie director Frank Capra, it’s impossible to know where the Browns would be today if the soap opera that was the final days of 2005 had played out differently. What’s clear is that owner Randy Lerner is convinced senior vice president and general manager Phil Savage is […]
Indians’ Wedge trying to keep slow start in perspective
CLEVELAND — Indians closer Rafael Betancourt wasn’t happy following Thursday’s 3-2 extra-inning win over the Seattle Mariners. Tribe manager Eric Wedge let everyone listening know how he felt about the victory as well. But sitting in the clubhouse on Friday before Cleveland’s opener against Kansas City was rained out, Wedge changed his tune a […]
Tribe notes: Wedge still searching for a lineup that works
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ roller-coaster lineup would have continued Friday had the Tribe not got washed out as Franklin Guiterrez and Casey Blake were set to flip-flop spots in the order with Guiterrez taking over the No. 2 hole and Blake moved down to eighth. It would have been the 26th different […]