Archive for May 9th, 2008
H.S. Baseball Notes: Overs’ stellar career coming to an end
Soon it will be over for Overs. Aaron Overs’ fine career at Open Door School will end soon. It has been quite a run for him at the small school in western Elyria that, because of size and not belonging to a conference, sometimes flies under the radar. His […]
Indians: Homer runs bite Byrd in loss to Yankees in Big Apple
NEW YORK — Jason Giambi and the sluggish New York Yankees suddenly turned sluggerish. The Yankees played home run derby Thursday, with Giambi, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano and Wilson Betemit connecting in a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians that prevented a three-game sweep. “There were big hits up and down […]
Indians notes: Michaels traded to Pirates for player to be named
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for a player to be named. Michaels was designated for assignment Tuesday after hitting .207 with no home runs and nine RBIs in 21 games this season. “We had a chance to get an established major […]
Apartment fire displaces nine families
ELYRIA — For the second night in a row, nine families were being housed in motel rooms thanks to help from the American Red Cross following a fire Wednesday night at a three-story apartment building near Midway Mall.
The fire, which broke out in an apartment on the top floor after bedding was ignited by a […]
Hundreds eat 23-cent pizzas as Papa John’s eats its words
WESTLAKE — When a Papa John’s Pizza franchise holder in Washington, D.C., made T-shirts calling LeBron James a “crybaby,” he created a mess that only a 23-cent pizza could fix.
How did the pizza chain come up with the price? It’s James’ jersey number, of course.
But hungry customers waiting to cash in on the deal were […]
Family says shot severed victim’s spinal cord
The woman who was abducted, shot and terrorized Tuesday may never walk again.Family members told county sheriff’s officials that the 43-year-old woman’s spinal cord was severed when her abductor fired a single bullet into her mid-upper back region.
The woman had been hiking Tuesday in the Carlisle Reservation when 25-year-old Matt-hew Plas allegedly […]