Archive for March 12th, 2013
Browns agree to 5-year deal with defensive lineman Desmond Bryant
The Browns weren’t done after signing outside linebacker Paul Kruger to a five-year contract to open free agency.
CEO Joe Banner and general manager Michael Lombardi agreed to a five-year contract with former Raiders defensive lineman Desmond Bryant reportedly worth $34 million.
The team didn’t announce the Bryant deal Tuesday night, but The Chronicle-Telegram confirmed the agreement …Read More
Browns agree with pass rusher Paul Kruger as free agency opens
The Browns wanted outside linebacker Paul Kruger, and they got him.
And it didn’t take long.
Less than an hour after free agency began at 4 p.m., the Browns and Kruger agreed in principle to a five-year deal that will reportedly be worth $41 million. ESPN first reported the deal and The Chronicle-Telegram confirmed it through a …Read More
Medina Muncipal Court expansion eyed by city council
MEDINA — City Council took up an issue Monday that has been discussed for more than 10 years — whether to expand the Municipal Court.
Council President John Coyne said Council members have come to a consensus that the city does not yet need a second judge but it does need an improved court facility.
Coyne said …Read More
2 Brunswick-area men face assault, burglary charges
MEDINA — Two Brunswick-area men are accused of breaking into a Chippewa Lake home and assaulting a woman and her teenage son.
Shane A. Wuensch, 19, of 837 Pennys Drive, Brunswick, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of kidnapping — all first-degree felonies — and a count of second-degree felonious …Read More
Classes cancelled today at Medina Career Center for cleanup of water-line break
MEDINA — Classes have been cancelled for today, March 12, at the Medina County Career Center due to cleanup of an internal water-line break.
The closure includes all high school and adult-education courses, as well as all evening activities, according to a voice message at the Career Center.
Classes are scheduled to resume Wednesday, the message states. …Read More
Girls All-Ohio: Grizzlies’ Rachel Goddard named to 3rd team
COLUMBUS — A six-year wait is over.
The Associated Press Division I and II All-Ohio girls basketball teams were released Monday, and Wadsworth senior Rachel Goddard was named to the D-I third team.
Rachel Goddard
The 5-foot-7 point guard and reigning Gazette MVP becomes the first Wadsworth player to be selected to one of the top three …Read More
College basketball: Tony Stockman guides Ohio Christian to title
The 2012-13 basketball season had a little bit of everything for Tony Stockman.
The first-year coach at Ohio Christian University not only taught a young team the meaning of hard work, he found his own way in his first head coaching gig.
Tony Stockman
In the end, Stockman’s Trailblazers came away with the school’s first National Christian …Read More
Safety improvements in store at Granger Road, Route 94
GRANGER TWP. — Township officials have won funding for a roundabout for a dangerous intersection at Granger and state Route 94.
The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency approved spending $2.15 million for the project through the Ohio Department of Transportation.
A pickup turns left onto Granger Road from southbound Ridge Road in Granger Township on Monday …Read More
Coach Byron Scott says ‘soft’ play costs Cavs
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers coach Byron Scott is ticked off about his team’s poor play in the third quarter, but he’s not sure his players are.
“We come out soft,” he said Monday following practice at Cleveland Clinic Courts. “We come out on our heels and we wait to see what (the opposition) does first instead of …Read More
Brunswick City Council against 2 state bills
BRUNSWICK — City Council members took up two resolutions Monday aimed at taking a stand against state bills they say encroach on the city’s “home rule” authority.
One resolution states Council’s reason for opposing Ohio House Bill 5, a proposal supporters say is meant to reduce complications in the state’s tax code to make the state …Read More