BEREA -- Lamar Jackson is the ultimate stress test for a defense. Just call him an equal opportunity annoyer. The Ravens rookie quarterback has the speed to turn the corner and the toughness to run up the middle. Don’t forget about the →
BEREA -- Myles Garrett was so close so many times. He had Bengals quarterback Jeff Driskel in his sights repeatedly Sunday yet didn’t register a sack for the second straight game. “Frustration only fuels me to go get another one,” →
Baker Mayfield has accomplished a lot in his rookie season, after it finally got underway in Week 3. He’s changed the culture, instilled belief throughout the organization and elevated the performance of everyone around him while providing →
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MEDINA — Some see the plight of Cloverleaf’s Cade Cass, Brunswick’s Logan Heil, Wadsworth’s Luke Baughman and Medina’s Blake Chrisman as living in a shadow. The four know having successful brothers wrestle before them →
Brock Brumfield is as cool as a cucumber, the other side of the pillow, an autumn night or any other clich← that applies, but that wasn’t always the case. When he was a freshman and sophomore point guard at Buckeye, the 5-foot-11 senior →
WADSWORTH — The Wadsworth girls basketball team had to fight with everything it had Thursday night, but the Grizzlies were able to pull out a 45-41 victory over Magnificat at the Believe Roundball Classic. “One of the things we try to →
Picking a coach isn’t about the win-loss record over half a season. It’s not about continuity. It’s not about finding an offensive genius. What matters is identifying the best person for the enormous job. That’s an all- →
BEREA -- If Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley is telling the truth, Browns general manager John Dorsey can cross him off the list of potential coaching candidates. Riley reiterated Thursday he’s not interested in making the jump to the NFL at →
Look ahead, even for a moment, and the Medina Invitational Tournament will put you on your backside as fast it throws you on the bottom of the bracket. Many a wrestler has come to the MIT, now in its 44th year, expecting a title, only to go home →
In wrestling, you either win or learn. The education of Brady Linder, however, is over. A standout for Highland, the 152-pound junior placed at every tournament except two last season. The first non-placing event was the Medina Invitational. →
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies took advantage when Cleveland missed its first 12 shots. Then the Cavaliers came storming back, and Marc Gasol and his teammates had just enough to hold on for a wire-to-wire win. Gasol had 20 points, →
Baker Mayfield will not be voted the Most Valuable Player in the NFL this year — even though he grades exceedingly high if your definition of “Most Valuable” is the player in the league who was the most valuable to his team. The →
BEREA -- Baker Mayfield doesn’t understand why some people don’t approve of his long stare-down of former coach Hue Jackson on Sunday during the Browns’ 26-18 win over the Bengals. He denied making a lewd gesture in front of →