Kevin Garnett joining TNT as a weekly contributor
MINNEAPOLIS: It didn’t take long for Kevin Garnett to find work after retirement.The 15-time All-Star has a multiyear agreement with Turner Sports to join the network’s wildly popular NBA coverage...
View ArticleMother calls police on the cop next door after Halloween tombstone decoration...
GREEN: A woman who found her family’s name inscribed on a tombstone in the neighbor’s front yard has asked the police to investigate what she considers more than a Halloween prank.Lisa O’Brien of Green...
View ArticleSource: Clinton-related emails came in Weiner investigation
WASHINGTON: A U.S. official says newly discovered emails that have prompted a new FBI review of the Hillary Clinton email investigation came from a separate sexting probe of former congressman Anthony...
View ArticleDoctors: Ohio overreacted to drug-tracking noncompliance
COLUMBUS, Ohio: A physicians group says Ohio’s medical board has overreacted and has confused the medical community after the discovery that about a third of doctors weren’t complying with board policy...
View ArticleSummit County Executive Ilene Shapiro outraises opponent Bill Roemer
Summit County Executive and Democrat Ilene Shapiro raised $265,000 in her bid to hold onto the county’s top office.The amount dwarfed that of her Republican opponent Bill Roemer, who raised $17,060 in...
View ArticleCrafty political messages muddy Ohio House race
It’s getting ugly in northeast Summit County as political operatives launch dubious attacks from Columbus to sway local voters in one of the tightest races for the Ohio House.Questionable mailers and...
View ArticleThings to Do, Oct. 29: Halloween fun for all ages; Buckeye Book Fair in...
Have Halloween fun for all agesThere’s lots of Halloween fun to be had around the area:• Downtown Canton’s Last Saturday offers trick-or-treat stations and Pokemon Go lures for kids, a “Boos Crawl” for...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Channing Frye excused from team after death of his mother
TORONTO: Cavaliers center Channing Frye has been excused indefinitely from the team following the death of his mother.He missed Friday’s game at Toronto and will not play in Saturday’s home game...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 28
FOOTBALLScoreboardFriday’s ResultsAmherst Steele 37, Lakewood 14 Archbishop Hoban 28, Cle. Benedictine 0Ashland 24, Lexington 21Aurora 49, Tallmadge 0Barberton 39, Revere 14Black River 49, Wellington...
View ArticleHigh school football/Perry 30, GlenOak 24: Panthers rally from 24-3 deficit...
PLAIN TOWNSHIP: Improbable finishes.If that’s what you were looking for on the final Friday night of the regular season, all you needed to do was look to the Federal League.Improbable finishes in the...
View ArticleHigh school football / Woodridge 42, Springfield 7: Bulldogs roll over...
PENINSULA: Woodridge honored its graduating players Friday night as part of a senior night celebration, but the underclassmen — particularly sophomore Kyle Kelleher — put on the show in a 42-7 win over...
View ArticleHigh school football / East 32, Garfield 14: Dragons win regular-season...
The wait is over for the East football team.After so many years of frustration, the 2016 Dragons are City Series champions.Garfield was East’s foe Friday night at the University of Akron’s InfoCision...
View ArticleFree trade a top issue for campaigns, not Ohioans
By Doug LivingstonBeacon Journal staff writerOhioans say the economy and jobs are the most important issue in this election.Talk long enough, though, and the word “trade” comes up.There is a sense that...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Indians stay true to aggressive mantra in World Series;...
CHICAGO: Indians manager Terry Francona doesn’t like to look ahead. He doesn’t like to talk in hypotheticals. He wants to look at every situation as it comes, taking it one task at a time. It’s the...
View ArticleWorld Series Game 3/Indians 1, Cubs 0: Indians shut out Cubs to take 2-1 lead...
CHICAGO: Chicago Cubs fans waited 71 years to see a World Series game at Wrigley Field, but they’ll have to wait at least one more night to see their team score a run, as the Indians’ pitching staff...
View ArticleCavs 94, Raptors 91; Jason Lloyd's 18 thoughts on new lineups, big shots and...
TORONTO: Eighteen thoughts for 18 points from Kevin Love in the Cavs’ 94-91 win against the Toronto Raptors on Friday at Air Canada Centre… 1. The last time the Cavs were in this building, they...
View ArticleUnderestimated Indians set record with fifth postseason shutout
CHICAGO: They are facing some of the hottest-hitting teams in baseball. They were supposed to be afterthoughts against all three. But the Cleveland Indians continued to prove Friday night that their...
View ArticleIndians 1, Cubs 0: Ryan Lewis’ 29 Walk-Off Thoughts on Josh Tomlin, the...
Here are 29 Walk-Off Thoughts on the Indians’ 1-0 win against the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series Friday night. 1. The Indians’ pitching staff—the one that’s beat up and well below full...
View ArticleHillary Clinton announces Monday campaign stop at Kent State
Hillary Clinton is scheduled to make a campaign stop at 1 p.m. on Monday at Kent State University. The Clinton campaign announced the visit early Saturday morning. The event is scheduled to take...
View ArticleFormer President Bill Clinton returns to Cleveland on campaign trail
CLEVELAND: With the crowd chanting, “O-H-I-O” and “I believe that she will win,” former President Bill Clinton returned to the campaign platform Saturday in Ohio to urge voters to get out the vote and...
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