Draft party tab drained Channing Frye’s bank account, but didn’t break bond...
INDEPENDENCE: It’s been 11 years, and Channing Frye still jokingly carries a grudge.He thinks back to the night that close friend and Cavaliers teammate Richard Jefferson and eight more buddies from...
View ArticlePop reviews: Martina McBride, Laura Lippman, Dierks Bentley
RecklessMartina McBrideOn Martina McBride’s first album for the Nash Icon label — created to market veteran country singers — she hedges her bets by co-producing with longtime hit-maker Dann Huff...
View ArticlePentagon: U.S. airstrike targets Taliban leader Mullah Mansour
WASHINGTON: The U.S. conducted an airstrike Saturday against Taliban leader Mullah Mansour, the Pentagon said, and a U.S. official said Mansour was believed to have been killed.Pentagon press secretary...
View ArticleSmoke, cockpit woes signal chaotic end for EgyptAir plane
CAIRO: Leaked flight data showing trouble in the cockpit and smoke in a plane lavatory are bringing into focus the chaotic final moments of EgyptAir Flight 804, including a three-minute period before...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 22: Vintage base ball at Stan Hywet; Food Truck Festival in...
See old-fashioned ‘base ball’ at Stan HywetStan Hywet Hall and Gardens will host a game of vintage “base ball” with the Akron Black Stockings at 1 p.m. Sunday. Players will use old-fashioned equipment,...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Struggles of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love in Cavaliers’ Game 3...
TORONTO: LeBron James’ first incarnation in Cleveland was marked by a constant search for a Robin to his Batman.During James’ seven seasons with the Cavaliers from 2003-10, general managers Jim Paxson...
View ArticleRaptors 99, Cavaliers 84: Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love struggle and Cavs’ playoff...
TORONTO: Kyrie Irving walked off the court and crouched down like a catcher along the baseline early in the fourth quarter Friday. Tired and battered, it was one of the few times on this night Irving...
View ArticleCavaliers' Kevin Love experiences playoff firsts, none of them good, in Game...
TORONTO: Kevin Love experienced several career firsts Saturday night, none of them memorable. He had never lost in the 14 previous playoff games he had started with fellow Cavaliers LeBron James and...
View ArticleEx-Megadeth drummer Nick Menza collapses on stage, dies
LOS ANGELES: Nick Menza, former drummer for the influential metal band Megadeth, died after collapsing on stage during a performance of his progressive jazz trio in Southern California, a family...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 23: Learn about outdoor sprees; food truck rally; Civil War...
Find out about hiking, biking spreesMetro Parks holds popular Hiking and Biking Sprees for which you can earn free rewards. Find out more about Spree For All, the Summer Biking Spree, the Running Spree...
View ArticleAfghan leaders see Taliban leader’s death as hopeful sign
KABUL, Afghanistan: The killing of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a U.S. drone strike was greeted Sunday by Kabul’s political leadership as a game-changer in efforts to end the...
View ArticleEgypt sends submarine to hunt for crashed jet’s black boxes
CAIRO: Egypt sent a submarine Sunday to join the hunt for the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jetliner that crashed in the Mediterranean and killed all 66 people aboard, while hundreds of Coptic...
View ArticleHigh school schedules — May 22
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 ArticleMarla Ridenour: To neutralize finger-wagging Bismack Biyombo, Cavaliers need...
TORONTO: On Monday, Tristan Thompson must start playing like the $82 million man.The Cavaliers need a physical and borderline nasty presence inside for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against...
View ArticleCavaliers, LeBron remain confident despite first postseason loss, vow to play...
TORONTO: The dinner conversation among players during the early hours of Sunday was more subdued than usual. All the jokes and laughter were replaced by a sting of disappointment after the Cavaliers...
View ArticleMadonna, Stevie Wonder pay homage to Prince at Billboard awards
By Mesfin FekaduAssociated PressMadonna paid homage to Prince by wearing his signature color and bringing another icon — Stevie Wonder — onstage to sing the classic “Purple Rain” at Sunday’s Billboard...
View ArticleSummit County agrees to help with security at Republican National Convention
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office will lend a hand with security at the Republican National Convention.County Council on Monday approved an agreement with Cleveland.The Summit County mounted unit,...
View ArticleAkron City Council approves increasing insurance companies’ fees for...
Akron City Council on Monday agreed to increase the fees the Akron Fire Department charges insurance companies for transporting people to the hospital.The fees are tiered and vary by the severity of...
View ArticleVictim in deadly Copley hotel fire identified as 41-year-old Missouri woman
The victim who died in the fire at the Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham in Copley Township on Saturday was Heather Scott, 41, from House Springs, Mo.The Summit County Medical Examiner’s office used...
View ArticleThings to Do, May 24: ‘The Fantasticks’ at Great Lakes Theater; Glendale...
See a play at Great Lakes TheaterThe Fantasticks seems an unlikely candidate for the longest-running theatrical production in American history. It’s a low-tech show with just a few characters, a simple...
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