WHAT HAPPENED: The heat and hitting helped make for the most lively practice of camp. There were no fights, but a lot of jawing and guys were clearly on edge. The play wasn’t always crisp, but it was intense.
WHAT’S NEXT: Two practices today, 8:45-10:45 a.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m.
QB DERBY: Charlie Frye gets a slight edge, […]

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MEDINA — Results Tuesday from the Motorcross Bikes race at the Medina County Fair.
 COLLEGE BOY
Rider                                                        Hometown
1. Dan Harbaugh                                               Seville2. Jeff Butkovich                                               Medina
3. George Ross                                           Smithville

SENIOR ONE 30-PLUS
Rider                                                        Hometown
1. Danny Martinez                                              Akron2. Todd Senauskas                                     Brunswick
EXTRA CLASS
Rider                                                        Hometown
1. Mike Czartoszcwski                            Wadsworth2. Krystal McAusland                              New London
65 CC GROUP ONE
Rider                                                        Hometown
1. Hunter Widener                               South Amherst2. Garrett Smith                                              Creston
3. R.J. […]

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BEREA — Browns fans may have to find something new to complain about this year.
The offensive line, the perennial punching bag for angry talk show callers since the team’s return in 1999, is projected as a strength his year. Coach Romeo Crennel points to the line as a reason for optimism, and its elder statesman […]

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CLEVELAND — Fausto Carmona was the same pitcher he has been Tuesday night at Jacobs Field. Unfortunately for the Indians, so were their hitters.
With its offense still stuck in low gear, Cleveland wasted another quality pitching performance, this time from Carmona, dropping the first game of the series to last-place Texas, 3-1.
A trio of pitchers […]

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Talent is familiar to Katie Schroll and Robin Tresch, especially during fair week.
Each year, the 11-year-old Westfield Upper Elementary students submit a variety of projects to be judged at the Medina County Fair. This year they won everything from a first-place ribbon for a Beanie Baby collection by Katie to a horse shown by Robin.
But […]

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MEDINA — Motocross fans got a glimpse at a rising star at the Medina County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. 
Dan Harbaugh blew away competition in the College Boy Class (16- to 24-year-olds) and took first in the 125-B Heavyweight Race. He also took second in the Lightweight Race.
Even after his second-place finish, Harbaugh excited the […]

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MEDINA — The city’s historic preservation board voted Tuesday to rescind its previous vote to deny the demolition application for three Victorian houses on East Washington Street.
The decision was made by the same three board members who voted July 19 to deny the demolition application, which was in violation of city code. The code states […]

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James P. Baker, 76, of Brunswick, passed away Monday, July 30, 2007, in Brunswick.
He was born April 27, 1931, in Cleveland. Mr. Baker was employed as a millwright at General Motors for 30 years. He was a member of VFW Post 9520 and was a coach for many years for Pee Wee football. He served […]

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AKRON — Golf fans might know Choi Kyoung-Ju by a different name, but nothing should be lost in translation in regards to his game.
Better known as K.J. Choi to those in the field and in the grandstands at Firestone Country Club, he has played the part of favorite more often than not this season.
The first […]

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YORK TWP. — A 20-year-old Litchfield Township man drowned while trying to retrieve a fishing bobber lost in a pond Monday night.
Robert Swiger Jr. was fishing in a pond in the 2800 block of Erhart Road with his father, Robert Sr., and older brother Marvin when they apparently lost the bobber, Lt. John Detchon of […]

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