By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — It hasn’t been easy for Ben Wallace to get comfortable playing with the Cavaliers. It’s also been difficult for his teammates to get used to having the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year on their side.
On Sunday night, however, all of that changed.
“Big Ben” came up huge on both [...]

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Cosima C. Albright, 79, of Medina, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008, in Medina.
She was born March 10, 1929, in Cleveland. Ms. Albright was a retired accountant. She received her associate degree from Ashland University and was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
Ms. Albright is survived by her sons, David (Julylynn Ulrich) of [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer

Cliff Lee won at least 14 games in each of his three years (2004-06) as a fulltime member of the Indians’ rotation — 18 in ‘05.
That’s enough to give him the job as Cleveland’s fifth starter.
Track record means a lot in the big leagues, and Lee has one [...]

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Donald C. Goodwin, 88, of Elyria, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008, at Life Care Center of Elyria following a brief illness.
He was born July 2, 1919, in Hartland, Maine, and lived in Medina County for most of his life until moving to the Elyria area 12 years ago. Mr. Goodwin was employed by Sears, [...]

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Roy D. Harpster, 100, of Medina, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008, in Medina.
He was born May 28, 1907, in Wayne County. He was a Greyhound bus driver for 40 years, driving more than 3 million miles without a chargeable accident. He taught driving and worked in managerial and safety positions. He was a member [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The way Jeremy Sowers sees it, a disappointing season last year was merely a stumbling block. He’s got plenty of time to fulfill the lofty expectations that have been placed upon him.
“There’s always pressure to succeed,” said Sowers, the Indians’ first-round draft choice in 2004 (sixth overall), who [...]

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Clara Maude McHenry, 94, formerly of Westfield Center, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008, at Orangeville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Orangeville, Pa., where she was a patient for 2½ years.
She was born Oct. 23, 1913, in Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County, Pa., to Otto C. and Frances J. (Drescher) Diltz. She resided in Westfield Center [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — The big man in the middle returned to the Cavaliers’ starting lineup on Sunday night, and not a moment too soon.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who missed Cleveland’s previous seven games with an inflamed disk in his lower back, was back on the court for its home contest against the Charlotte Bobcats.
The Cavaliers [...]

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Mark Hinkelman (left) and Dan Vale were just two of dozens of volunteers who helped serve more than 2,500 people at the Buzzard Sunday pancake breakfast at Hinckley Elementary School in Hinckley Township. The celebration of the buzzards’ annual return included an arts and craft sale, nature scavenger hike, musical performance by the Buzzard Boilers [...]

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Joseph Yuhas, 78, of Hinckley Township, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2008, in Middleburg Heights.
He was born Oct. 13, 1929, in Akron. Mr. Yuhas was an electronics technician with NASA for 27 years. He served in the Air Force in Korea.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Audre (nee Fallat) Yuhas [...]

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