CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona all but left All-Star contention Wednesday night at Jacobs Field. The rising right-hander, who was considered a candidate to represent the Indians in the upcoming Midsummer Classic in San Francisco, probably isn’t anymore after taking his worst beating of the season in a 13-7 loss to the Oakland A’s.Losing for the third […]

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SOLON — Golf is like a glass of lemonade. Once you get a sip, you want the entire pitcher. Kevin Miller and Kevin Pikus grabbed a goblet a year ago, and now the two are back for more at the Northern Ohio Section qualifier for the Westfield Junior PGA Championship.A win today at Hawthorne Valley Country […]

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The late-inning magic has returned to Jacobs Field this year. So have the good times. The only thing that hasn’t come back are the large nightly crowds.
Despite being one of Major League Baseball’s winningest ballclubs throughout this season, the Indians rank 25th in the 30-team circuit in attendance at 23,344 fans per game.
That theme continued […]

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CLEVELAND — The Indians are losing a late-inning left-hander in the bullpen. Fortunately for them, they have another one healthy and pitching well enough to fill his role.Cleveland placed Aaron Fultz on the disabled list Wednesday with a strained muscle in his right rib cage, expecting the veteran reliever to return the day after the […]

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CLEVELAND — Right now, the Cavaliers don’t have an invitation, but they might crash the party at the last minute.
The NBA Draft will take place tonight at 7:30, but Cleveland currently does not have a pick in the two-round affair.
That could change, as Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry is exploring several options to get his […]

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  — Wadsworth graduate Andy Sonnanstine was in line to get his second major league victory, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays lost to the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Wednesday night.
Sonnanstine, who left the ballgame with a 3-2 lead, allowed six hits and two runs […]

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ASHLAND — Sharon Township resident Kathleen Ekey continued her strong play Wednesday in the second round of the Women’s Ohio State Golf Association Amateur held at the Country Club of Ashland.
Ekey defeated Holly Niederkohr 5 and 4 in the championship flight to advance to today’s third round on the par-72, 5,856-yard course.
The former Cuyahoga […]

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Brian Cavanaugh brushes daughter Maggie’s hair before her dance recital.

Editor’s note: This is part of a continuing series chronicling the experiences of naval reservist Brian Cavanaugh during his second call-up to serve overseas, and of his wife, Kate, and 5-year-old daughter, Maggie, as they spend a year on the home front without him.
MEDINA — […]

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The weight of financial responsibility for local gas risers could shift from customers to Columbia Gas of Ohio, which serves Medina County.
However, any switch depends on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbia Gas spokesman Ray Frank said.
Repair, replacement and maintenance of a riser, which is a pipe that carries gas from the underground customer […]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — Efforts to fill a vacancy on the township zoning commission nearly resulted in an official serving on both a legislative and a judicial board.
Instead, an opening on the township’s board of zoning appeals was created.
With plans to retire and move from the township, zoning commission member Wayne Brezina resigned from his position […]

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