Akron 20, Kent State 0: Zips making bowl plans after convincing victory over...
If the University of Akron football team had hoped to make a statement to a bowl committee, it could not have done so in a better fashion.UA beat archrival Kent State 20-0 in front of 16,391 fans...
View ArticleOhio State 42, Michigan 13: Buckeyes rebound from loss to pound Wolverines
After Ohio State’s stunning upset loss to Michigan State last week, some questioned whether the Buckeyes would mentally give up on the season. After running back Ezekiel Elliott’s scathing criticism...
View ArticleNo. 8 Ohio State 42, No. 12 Michigan 13: Ezekiel Elliott, Buckeyes run over...
ANN ARBOR, Mich.: Ezekiel Elliott ran through, around and past Michigan’s defense a week after running his mouth. Elliott had 214 yards rushing and two touchdowns, helping No. 8 Ohio State rout the...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Urban Meyer to blame as Ohio State finally fixes its offense,...
ANN ARBOR, Mich: When the rout was over, when a tumultuous week ended with Ohio State’s 42-13 victory over Michigan Saturday afternoon, left tackle Taylor Decker broke away from the mob before the...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron soccer: Two own goals, 19 corner kicks later, Zips...
As a center back, University of Akron co-captain Brad Ruhaak is used to scoring an occasional own goal. It happened to the redshirt junior defender from Copley High School as recently as Nov. 13 in...
View ArticleAkron this morning has already tied record high temperature for this date
Akron’s temperatures had climed to 62 degrees at Akron-Fulton International Airport by 10:30 a.m. Saturday.That ties the previous record for Dec. 12, which was set in 1899. Akron will almost certainly...
View ArticleObituary: Singer Natalie Cole, 65, was master of past and present styles
By Sandy Cohen and Hillel ItalieAssociated PressLOS ANGELES: She began as a 1970s soul singer hyped as the next Aretha Franklin and peaked in the 1990s as an old-fashioned stylist and time-defying duet...
View ArticleFiesta Bowl/ Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28: Ezekiel Elliott, Buckeyes roll...
GLENDALE, Ariz.: Unlike last season’s ending, there were no snow angels in confetti.There was no confetti. Ohio State’s celebration of Friday’s 44-28 victory over Notre Dame seemed somewhat muted, save...
View ArticlePat Catan’s acquired by craft chain giant Michaels
Strongsville-based Lamrite West Inc., the parent company of the Pat Catan’s Arts and Craft Stores, has been purchased by Irving, Texas, competitor Michaels for $150 million, the Dallas Morning News...
View ArticleAkron Zips football: Signing Day at hand for UA
UA signees announced so far: Alvin Davis, safety, , 5-10, 170, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Cedric McCoy, OL, 6-4, 343, Palatka, Fla. (Ellsworth CC) Montel Jordan, OL, 6-2, 270, Deerfield Beach, Fla. Jamal...
View ArticleNo stores to close; business as usual after Michaels buys Pat Catan’s,...
Michaels has no plans to rename or close Pat Catan’s stores after purchasing the rival craft store chain based in Northeast Ohio, company officials said. “The Pat Catan’s stores …will continue to...
View ArticleSick day, not snow day: Illness closes Field High School. School set to...
Classes are scheduled to resume Thursday at Field High School after district officials canceled school so the building could be scrubbed down Wednesday to stem the spread of a gastrointestinal...
View ArticleRick Santorum ends Republican bid for the White House, backs Marco Rubio;...
WASHINGTON: Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum ended his bid for the White House on Wednesday and said he will support Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign for the Republican presidential...
View ArticleMusic and mental illness: Exploring the line between genius and insanity
Dr. Richard Kogan’s fingers — sometimes fluttering, sometimes flogging the keys of a piano — spilled a cascading torrent of emotion across a lobby at Summa Akron City Hospital Friday as if it was...
View ArticleSuper Bowl: Broncos D dominates Panthers in 24-10 win
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Peyton Manning got his second Super Bowl ring. Now he can ride off into the sunset a winner. But it was the Broncos defense — and in particular Super Bowl MVP Von Miller — that...
View ArticleArea closings, delays, road conditions and weather forecast
Check local television stations for the latest closings and delays here: WEWS (Channel 5). WJW (Channel 8). WKYC (Channel 3). WOIO (Channel 19). Check out current road conditions from the Ohio...
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