Browns Comment of the Day: New quarterback won't fix old problems
"What good does another quarterback do for you if we don't have wide receivers that can 1) get open and 2.) catch the ball?" - TriceUp View full sizeNell Redmond | Associated PressThere are reports...
View ArticleIchiro Suzuki becomes first player with 10 straight 200-hit seasons; Jose...
Both feats occur during Blue Jays' 1-0 win -- on Bautista's homer -- over Ichiro's Mariners. Ichiro has finished each of his nine previous seasons with at least 206 hits. Bautista becomes 26th player...
View ArticleIndians Comment of the Day: 'Snow Days' a good idea
"It's a great idea, and I am glad they are doing it. It's great to see anyone downtown with imagination driving more people down there to enjoy themselves. I just wish it wasn't so pricey." -...
View ArticleCavaliers Comment of the Day: Pulling for the owners in negotiations
"Reality is that both sides are making way too much. Price of tickets, merchandise, etc. is outrageous. Having said that, would love for the owners to play hard ball and watch the players suffer. The...
View ArticleOhio State Comment of the Day: No problem with Buckeyes' scheduling
"They do their best to get name programs on the non-conference schedule, but there is only so much they can do. This isn't EA Sports where you can just look over who's available and load up the...
View ArticleTranscript of Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini's Thursday news conference
Transcript of news conference with Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini on Thursday, Sept. 23. Chuck Crow / The Plain DealerLinebacker D'Qwell Jackson is making progress in his recovery from a...
View ArticleAlex Urbanscik, Cory Vinborg lead Mentor boys golf team to 12th straight...
Rocky River's boys team wins the West Shore Conference tournament, while Chardon takes the Premier Athletic Conference title. Alex Urbanscik carded a 72, and teammate Cory Vinborg fired a 75 to lead...
View ArticleSputtering Cleveland Indians drop fifth straight as they stagger toward finish
The Indians aren't exactly a fine-tuned machine in the race to get out of last place in the American League Central Division. View full sizeChuck Crow / The Plain DealerJayson Nix is about to throw...
View ArticleRoad Runner Akron Marathon will be 36th this year for woman from Virginia
Saturday's Road Runner Akron Marathon will be the 36th marathon this year for Dana Casanave View full sizeJohn Kuntz / The Plain DealerRunners begin their long slog during last year's Road Runner...
View ArticleLocal college football preview capsules for Saturday's games
Ohio State draws what should be an easy assignment at home against Eastern Michigan, while Akron travels to Indiana and Bowling Green takes on No. 21 Michigan. View full sizeMichael Conroy /...
View ArticleRock N Roll Heaven wins Little Brown Jug
Rock N Roll Heaven beats I'm Gorgeous and Razzle Dazzle by 2 1/4 lengths in the final. DELAWARE, Ohio — Rock N Roll Heaven won the $604,100 Little Brown Jug -- the second leg of the pacing Triple...
View ArticleNorthfield Park's race-day schedule approved: Horse Racing Insider
Northfield Park's request for 213 racing dates in 2011, the same as this year, was approved Wednesday by the Ohio Racing Commission at its meeting Wednesday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Ohio's...
View ArticleTop-ranked Akron Zips men's soccer team faces test against No. 2 Tulsa tonight
Tonight is Akron's first regular-season nationally televised soccer game, at home against No. 2 Tulsa (6-0), and the Zips look to set an attendance mark upward of 4,300 at Lee Jackson Field. View full...
View ArticleFormer North Canton Hoover star Erick Howard has eye on Ohio State: Hey, Tim!
Two-time Mr. Football Erick Howard is playing for a military academy but would like to transfer to another school, possibly Ohio State. View full sizeAPErick Howard Q: Hey, Tim: I saw in your column...
View ArticleWhatever happened to ... Bart Tanski, former Mentor quarterback
Tanski says he has no regrets in turning down scholarships to non-Division I schools in order to try his luck at Bowling Green State University. View full sizeBart Tanski Whatever happened to Bart...
View ArticleMaple Heights believes schedule will provide ample points: Football Insider...
Could Maple Heights go 10-0 and still miss the playoffs? The Mustangs don't think so. View full sizeMaple Heights coach Todd Filtz. Can Maple Heights go 10-0 and miss the playoffs? "That is the...
View ArticleFamily bragging rights up for grabs for Brunswick's Luke Beal, Twinsburg's...
Beal and Solis, brothers-in-law, are keeping the family pleasantries to a bare minimum as their teams prepare to play tonight. View full sizePDTwinsburg coach Mark Solis. It's been a light family...
View ArticleInjuries not slowing Amherst volleyball: Fall Sports Insider
The 2010 volleyball season will go down as one of the most challenging of Amherst coach Laurie Cogan's 20-year career. View full sizePDAmherst volleyball coach Laurie Cogan. If there was ever a season...
View ArticleHigh school football preview capsules for Week 5
The Plain Dealer's high school sportswriters preview this weekend's area football games. View full sizeThomas Ondrey / The Plain DealerThe season doesn't get any easier tonight for Mentor senior...
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