RB Trent Richardson is perfect selection for Browns
Alabama running back Trent Richardson is the right player at the right position at the right time for the Browns. Simply put, Cleveland made a terrific move Thursday in trading up to select Richardson...
View ArticleNFL Draft update: Browns consider dealing QB Colt McCoy
Day 2 of the NFL Draft begins tonight at 7 with the second and third rounds. The Browns hold the No. 37 overall pick – fifth in the second round – and No. 67. First-round picks Trent Richardson and...
View ArticleMedina’s Dan Flake finds perfect mix at OSU
MEDINA — Dan Flake has always had two loves: agriculture and lacrosse. The Medina senior found the perfect place to continue doing both at Ohio State University when he signed with the school earlier...
View ArticleSchoolhouse Scoops plans June opening
An ice cream shop at 686 Lafayette Road, Medina, is nearing completion but won't be ready for a grand opening until June. Schoolhouse Scoops will serve hand-dipped and soft-serve ice cream and 4...
View ArticleWalking a mile in her shoes
Wearing 4-inch go-go boots, Brunswick Hills Township police Sgt. Stephen Klopfenstein, left, and his son Stephen, of Rittman, march through the streets of Akron in high heels in the sixth-annual "Walk...
View ArticleBrowns draft capsules
Draft capsules Trent Richardson Drafted: Round 1, 3rd overall pick (acquired from Vikings on draft night). College: Alabama. Position: Running back. Height: 5-foot-9¼. Weight: 228. Hometown: Pensacola,...
View ArticleBrowns get an offensive lineman
Brian Dulik The Gazette BEREA — California tackle Mitchell Schwartz admittedly doesn’t know much about Cleveland, but he is well aware what his role will be with the Browns. “Joe Thomas is probably the...
View ArticleCavaliers look back and ahead
Rick Noland The Gazette INDEPENDENCE — Nick Gilbert brought the Cavaliers good luck again Friday. The popular 15-year-old son of Cavs owner Dan Gilbert represented the team at a drawing in New York to...
View ArticleBrowns get QB of future
Brian Dulik The Gazette BEREA — The Browns now have their quarterback of the future in 28-year-old Brandon Weeden, meaning Colt McCoy could soon become part of their past. Cleveland snared the Oklahoma...
View ArticleBees, Grizzlies forge softball split
Brad Bournival The Gazette WADSWORTH — Michelle DeAngelis watched her Wadsworth softball team knock off the eighth-ranked team in the state in a 5-4 thriller. Medina coach Jessica Toocheck witnessed...
View ArticleDay 2 of NFL draft is a bit boring
Scott Petrak The Gazette BEREA –— The second day of the three-day NFL Draft didn’t have nearly the buzz of the first for the Browns. One minor trade – not involving Colt McCoy. No college football...
View Article2 men arrested on drug-trafficking charges
WADSWORTH — Medina County Drug Task Force agents and Wadsworth police officers arrested three people Thursday in two separate drug investigations. Ryan J. Grifa, 32, of Akron, is accused of selling...
View ArticleIrving slam dunk to win Rookie of Year
Rick Noland The Gazette INDEPENDENCE — For the first time this season, Kyrie Irving wasn’t named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month when the April winner was announced Friday. The honor went to...
View ArticleBrowns go on the offensive with draft
BEREA — The Browns began the NFL Draft with heightened aggression. They ended it with loftier aspirations. “We’d all like to see a big jump this year, that’s our hope. That’s reasonable,” president...
View ArticleHunter’s drop lifts Indians
CLEVELAND — Derek Lowe was not in a giving mood Sunday at Progressive Field, but the Los Angeles Angels sure were. With help from two Angels errors — a glaring one on Gold Glove outfielder Torii Hunter...
View ArticleThe draft was truly exhausting
I have a confession to make. I woke up Sunday morning with a hangover. Not too many draughts. Too much draft. Three long days of upsides, 40 times, arm lengths, hand sizes and comments about...
View ArticleSpeedy WR may be spark team needs
BEREA — It took the Browns three days and four rounds, but they finally added a wide receiver in the NFL Draft. Cleveland selected Miami (Fla.) speedster Travis Benjamin with the 100th overall...
View ArticleSteffas takes third Jim Reynolds Relays title
AVON — For the third straight year, Highland senior Karissa Steffas came away with the top prize in the high jump at Saturday’s Avon Jim Reynolds Relays. Steffas teamed with Nikki McKenna in the...
View ArticleCop lauded for CPR efforts
MEDINA TWP. — A police officer’s CPR allowed a woman to live long enough that her family could say goodbye. Medina Township police Officer Michael Oyler, 39, received a life-saving award at Thursday’s...
View ArticleSoftball notes: Division I tourney will be up for grabs
Suburban League softball coaches are calling it the redux version of this year’s conference race, and with good reason. When the Barberton Division I District gets under way next week, it will be an...
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