Cavaliers notebook: As Andrew Bogut clears waivers, are Cavs better than last...
BOSTON: For the moment, the only uncertainty is the timing of Andrew Bogut’s arrival.But the real question for the Cavaliers is whether the depth added since Jan. 7 will make them a better team than...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — March 1
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleIndians adjusting with league to defensive shifts, don’t mind if opposing...
One of the more interesting games within the game to emerge in baseball in the past decade or so has been the defensive shift, how teams employ it and how hitters can beat it.More data on how teams...
View ArticleBrowns feel urgency to find next starting QB, but Jimmy Garoppolo now appears...
INDIANAPOLIS: Everyone knows the Browns are desperate to acquire a starting quarterback this offseason, and head of football operations Sashi Brown didn’t downplay the fact Wednesday at the NFL...
View ArticleCeltics 103, Cavaliers 99: Celtics survive physical, playoff-style clash...
BOSTON: Five-time Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick considered Wednesday night’s Cavaliers-Celtics showdown such an event that he skipped the NFL Combine to sit underneath...
View ArticleBeyond the arc: LeBron James sets up Deron Williams for a perfect...
Sights, sounds and observations from the Celtics' 103-99 victory over the Cavaliers Wednesday night at TD Garden. 1. It was Deron Williams' welcome-to-the-Cavaliers moment. 2. LeBron James found...
View ArticleCoventry students get back to nature, test water quality of Cuyahoga River in...
PENINSULA:It’s still late winter, but there’s something blooming in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It’s a partnership among Coventry Middle School, the park and EarthEcho International, a nonprofit...
View ArticleArea deaths — compiled March 2
MEDINABanfield, C. Merrill, 79, of Wadsworth. Died Thursday. Hilliard-Rospert.Stetson, Jerry W., 65, of Wadsworth. Died Wednesday. Hilliard-Rospert.PORTAGEHelmick, William R., 84, of Streetsboro. Died...
View ArticleNational Numbers; Rape Crisis Service Statistics
National numbers: • 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college.• Every 98 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.• Every eight minutes, the victim is a child.• Only 6 of every...
View ArticleNational news briefs — compiled March 2
WASHINGTONMilitary spending bill debutsLawmakers on Thursday unveiled a $578 billion spending bill to keep the U.S. armed forces operating through September as President Donald Trump has vowed to add...
View ArticleWorld news briefs — compiled March 2
SYRIAMilitary recaptures PalmyraSyria’s military announced on Thursday it has fully recaptured the historic town of Palmyra from the Islamic State group as the militants’ defenses crumbled and IS...
View ArticleWave of U.S. airstrikes target al-Qaida in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen: U.S. forces carried out more than 20 airstrikes against al-Qaida in Yemen on Thursday, killing at least seven militants in the largest operation since a ground raid a month ago that left...
View ArticleSenate confirms Carson, Perry for housing, energy posts
WASHINGTON: Two of President Donald Trump’s former rivals for the GOP White House nomination won Senate confirmation Thursday to join his administration.Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was confirmed as...
View ArticleNot so urgent anymore? Trump’s new travel ban delayed
NEW YORK: President Donald Trump was barely in office when he signed an executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. There was not a moment to waste, he said, because any...
View ArticleCongressional redistricting plan open for debate
A local Republican is pitching a plan to limit partisan politics in how congressional districts are drawn.State Sen. Frank LaRose of Hudson introduced Senate Joint Resolution 3 this week. The measure...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled March 2
Sessions steps aside from probeThe attorney general acts after revelations he twice spoke with the Russian ambassador during the campaign and failed to say so when pressed by Congress.Syria retakes...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — March 3
AKRONNightly interstate closuresAKRON: The Ohio Department of Transportation is warning highway motorists that there will be various nightly lane closures and stopped traffic along Interstate 76/77...
View ArticleUniversity of Mumbai eyes Akron for potential U.S. campus
The University of Akron is in preliminary discussions with the University of Mumbai to serve as a home for the Indian school’s first U.S. campus.“I’m excited about exploring the prospects,” UA...
View ArticleAttorney General Jeff Sessions steps aside from Russia probe under pressure
WASHINGTON: Under intensifying pressure, Attorney General Jeff Sessions abruptly agreed Thursday to recuse himself from any investigation into Russian meddling in America’s 2016 presidential election....
View ArticleThings to Do, March 3: Cirque du Soleil; new brewery in Falls; spotting owls;...
Flying beasts of Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil’s touring show Toruk: The First Flight glides into Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m....
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