Archive for October 2nd, 2008
Sheriff: Search teams find Fossett wreckage
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Searchers found the wreckage of Steve Fossett’s airplane in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada just over a year after the millionaire adventurer vanished on a solo flight, and the craft appears to have hit the mountainside head-on, authorities said Thursday.
Crews conducting an aerial search late Wednesday spotted what turned […]
Ohio State: Wells thinks he can still win Heisman
COLUMBUS — Despite playing in less than half of his team’s games so far, Ohio State tailback Chris “Beanie” Wells still thinks he can win the Heisman Trophy. “I honestly think I can be the best player in college football,” Wells said during preparations for the 14th-ranked Buckeyes’ game at […]
High school golf: Shoremen surprise at sectional
HURON — Kyle Lottman was worried. Wouldn’t you be? The Elyria junior bogeyed his final four holes at Wednesday’s Division I sectional golf tournament in wet and windy conditions at Thunderbird Hills North to go from safely in next week’s district tournament to squarely on the bubble. “I figured I’d be the […]
Browns: Edwards failing to live up to hype
BEREA — Braylon Edwards had four 100-yard receiving games, a team-record 16 touchdown catches and a career-high 80 receptions last season for the Browns. Through four games this year, the Pro Bowl wide receiver has 95 yards — total — and just 11 receptions. Regardless of how one crunches those numbers, they don’t […]
Browns notes: Stallworth, Tucker plan to play against Giants
BEREA — The Browns expect to be at their healthiest so far this season when they return from the bye to face the Giants on “Monday Night Football” on Oct. 13. Receiver Donte Stallworth (quadriceps) plans to play for the first time, and offensive lineman Ryan Tucker (hip) said Wednesday he’s still on course […]
Cavaliers: Varejao in fold to start this time around
INDEPENDENCE — Running along the beach in Brazil is a good way to stay in shape, but it’s not the ideal way to be in top-notch condition to play in the NBA. Power forward Anderson Varejao learned that lesson the hard way a year ago, when he missed all of training camp and the […]