Archive for October, 2008
While LeBron sat: Cavaliers drill Bobcats in home opener thanks to solid play with their star on the bench
CLEVELAND — For one night, anyway, LeBron James was not the difference. His teammates were. With James sitting on the bench for almost eight minutes at the end of the third period and beginning of the fourth, the Cavaliers turned a five-point lead into a 14-point margin and beat the Charlotte Bobcats 96-79 in […]
The game changer: Clearview’s Hitchens can dominate an opponent in a variety of ways and on both sides of the ball
TONIGHT
WHO: Clearview (10-0) vs. Ottawa-Glandorf (6-4) WHAT: Division IV, Region 14 quarterfinal TIME: 7:30 WHERE: Tom Hoch Memorial Field RADIO: WEOL 930-AM, WOBL 1320-AM
Clearview running back Anthony Hitchens breaks through a hole in the line and sprints toward the opposing safety’s coverage zone.The defender has watched film on the Clippers star […]
Shoremen refuse to stay down: Bennington’s attitude, play helped Avon Lake turn around tough start to season
TONIGHT
WHO: Avon Lake (8-2) vs. Highland (9-1) WHAT: Division II, Region 6 quarterfinal TIME: 7:30 WHERE: Medina Highland Stadium RADIO: WDLW 1380-AM
If any team needed cheering up this season, it was Avon Lake after Week 4. The record was 2-2. The Shoremen had […]
Browns’ Lewis wants to run the ball, not his mouth, but speaking up after last Ravens game turned out OK
BEREA — As the game got away in a seven-minute flurry of interceptions, incompletions and Baltimore touchdowns, Jamal Lewis steamed. After averaging 4.4 yards on nine first-half carries as the Browns took a lead against his former team, Lewis had been relegated to bystander in the pivotal third quarter. So when the […]
Browns notes: Baltimore Raven and Elyria native Nakamura ready to play in front of the hometown fans
BEREA — Haruki Nakamura will be one of the enemies Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium, but he can’t wait to see some friendly faces. “I’m very excited,” Nakamura said Thursday by phone. “The biggest thing for me is having fun and everybody getting a chance to watch me play again. The last time a […]
High school volleyball: Olmsted Falls storms back from 0-2 deficit, beats Toledo Ursula to advance to regional final
NORWALK — The 212 came dangerously close to being the 32. That was before Olmsted Falls discovered its pilot light wasn’t out after all, and the Bulldogs rallied from losing the first two games to defeat St. Ursula Academy, 18-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-11, in a Division I regional semifinal Thursday. Never in […]