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Boola Boola battery: Breslow & Lavarnway
Craig Breslow thought about the first all-Yale battery in the major leagues in 125 years and couldn't resist a pun about catcher Ryan Lavarnway.
Special needs kids staying in traditional schools
The high cost of educating students with special needs is disproportionately falling on traditional public schools as other students increasingly opt ...
Guantanamo plea deal prisoner said to have a cat
A former Maryland resident who is detained at Guantanamo Bay seems to have acquired a cat at the isolated prison on a U.S. base in Cuba, a fellow ...
Ohio hospital shooting: Mercy killing or murder?
John Wise watched a tear roll down his wife's face as he stood alongside her bed in the intensive care unit. She'd been unable to speak after ...
Browns RB Richardson has surgery on left knee
Trent Richardson won't play in the Browns' first preseason game. Cleveland, though, hopes the heralded rookie will be able to rebound from left knee ...
Peyton back on field, RG3, Luck get going
Yep, that's Peyton Manning wearing No. 18 and throwing passes. The uniform might look strange, though. And yes, that's a female line judge making ...
Browns' first pick Richardson to see specialist
Trent Richardson's ailing left knee may be more seriously injured than the Cleveland Browns thought. The team issued a one-sentence statement ...
Attorney: Ohio moviegoer had gun for protection
A northeast Ohio man brought a gun, ammunition and several knives to a showing of the latest Batman movie because he wanted to protect himself in case ...
Aging baby boomers face home health care challenge
For the past three years, Taura Tate's mornings have revolved around caring for a woman who suffers from the effects of a stroke and diabetes.
Goodell tells kids: Play the game right
More than 100 youth football players knelt in the grass in front of the white goal post, waiting to strap up their new helmets. First, they got a ...
New Browns owner wants a winner in Cleveland
The new Browns owner said he's ready to bring "winning back to Cleveland" and proclaimed there's "zero chance" he'll move the team out of town. A day ...
Packers top first-ever AP Pro32 rankings
Wear those Cheeseheads proudly, Packers fans. Your team tops the first-ever AP Pro32 NFL power rankings, a new pro football version of the AP Top 25 ...
A team-by-team look at famous in-season deals
Zack Greinke and Hanley Ramirez have already changed teams, and general managers still have a few more hours to make additional big trades. Some of ...
16 Amish in Ohio reject beard-cutting plea deals
Sixteen people charged in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio rejected government plea bargain offers of leniency Monday and will ...
Browns owner to give up controlling interest
Browns owner Randy Lerner has begun talks with truck-stop magnate Jimmy Haslam on giving up controlling interest while committing to keep the team in ...
Browns owner talking with possible investor
Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner says he's discussing a possible investment in the team by businessman Jimmy Haslam. The team announced Friday that ...
1 Ohio bridge bomb plot suspect pleads guilty
One of five men charged with plotting to bomb an Ohio highway bridge pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to testify against his co-defendants.
NBA rookie of year Kyrie Irving breaks right hand
Kyrie Irving, the NBA's reigning rookie of the year, broke his right hand during the Cavaliers' practice on Saturday in Las Vegas. Irving will return ...
Some ex-MLB managers find new life in the minors
Edwin Rodriguez climbed the managing ladder all the way to the major leagues. Now the former Florida Marlins skipper has settled into a new home — ...
New jobs report looms over Obama campaign bus trip
Campaigning by bus through swing state Ohio, President Barack Obama cast his re-election bid as a bet on the American worker Thursday, even as he ...
Obama climbs back on the campaign bus in Ohio, Pa.
It's the kind of trip President Barack Obama relishes — one that plays to his natural political abilities by taking him outside of Washington to mix ...
Weaver, Angels blank Indians 3-0
Jered Weaver was surrounded. There were baserunners at every corner and trouble everywhere he looked. He didn't panic or crumble. He did something ...
Davis first to Hornets, then what in NBA draft?
Once Anthony Davis slips on a Hornets hat above basketball's most celebrated eyebrow Thursday night, the NBA draft really starts. Davis will head to ...
Redskins' RG3: "There's vultures out there"
Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III said the arrest of a former Baylor basketball player for allegedly trying to extort money from the ...
LeBron gets his championship, at long last
LeBron James looked at the crowd, knowing he had just a few moments left on the court for the season. He waved his arms to them. They roared back.