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  • Raburn relishing platoon role for Tribe

    Email CLEVELAND -- Ryan Raburn knows he's not going to play every day. And he's OK with that. Raburn, 32, signed with the Indians in January after spending his entire career in the Tigers organization. He said he was aware his new role would not involve a regular spot in the lineup when he signed with a division rival. "It's going great," Raburn said. "It's ...

  • No end in sight to Marsons injury problems

    Email CLEVELAND -- Injuries are putting a damper on catcher Lou Marson's season, as the catcher has been restricted to only three games for the Indians in 2013. First, it was a neck strain that landed Marson on the 15-day disabled list. And now he's on it again -- this time with right shoulder inflammation. He's participating in a throwing program, but has "no clue" ...

  • Brantley gets tips from dad a former big leaguer

    Email CLEVELAND -- After Michael Brantley smoked a 93 mph pitch from Seattle ace Felix Hernandez for a three-run homer in Sunday's 6-0 win, he rounded the bases, high-fived his teammates and pointed to somebody in the stands. That person was his father, former Major Leaguer Mickey Brantley. The elder Brantley played outfield for the Mariners from 1986-89 and came to Cleveland to help his ...

  • Fugitive of the Week wanted for gambling murder

    CLEVELAND -- The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive Demetrice Cannon. Cannon is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and the Cleveland Police for aggravated murder as he is suspected of shooting and killing a man after an argument during a May 2 dice game. Cannon is suspected to be hiding out somewhere in the ...

  • Clinic’s appeal of school district claims heads to tax board

    The Cleveland Clinic is still fighting to keep its Family Health and Surgery Center at 26900 Cedar Road in Beachwood exempt from property taxes, and the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals in Columbus will hear the Clinic's latest appeal in the case. Those hearings are set for Monday, May 20 to Friday, May 24 and Tuesday, June 18 to Friday, June ...


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Movie Review

The Ruling Class [DVD]

The Ruling Class [DVD]

The historical rigidity and socially sanctioned elitism of the British class system has been a target of constant parody for centuries, from Jonathan Swift, to Oscar Wilde, to George Bernard Shaw, to Monty Python. With the onset of radical politics and social reform in the 1960s, overt satire of the British aristocracy died down as the view became more prominent that class inequalities were being ... ...

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  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 20

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Cleveland Indians: 1. ...

  • Lake County 9-year-old driver slams car into tree

    LAKE COUNTY -- A father is facing charges after deputies say he put his daughter behind the wheel and the girl slammed the family car into a tree. Deputies were called to the Headlands State Park last evening after the Honda smashed into a tree in the parking lot sustaining heavy front end damage. According to the investigation, the child lost control of the car after it achieved excessive ...

  • Weeden surprised by Browns move to add Hoyer

    Browns were signing quarterback Brian Hoyer, but he's not worried about how it will impact the quarterback competition. "I was surprised, but that's the nature of the beast," Weeden said Friday at the ...

  • Autopsy due for teen found dead in Lorain

    LORAIN -- Autopsy results are due for a 17-year-old boy whose body was found by a roadside in northern Ohio. The (Lorain) Morning Journal (http://bit.ly/18b9QSH ) reports that the body of Deandre McDowell showed no significant signs of trauma. The body was found Friday night along a road in Lorain, west of Cleveland. Lorain County Chief Deputy Coroner Dr. Frank Miller told the newspaper ...

  • Mandel earns degree 74 years after first enrolling

    Instead, Mandel sat with 2,000 fellow graduates and joined them in donning a cap and gown while accepting his diploma. Having earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry, the graduation ceremony marked the completion of an undergraduate curriculum 74 years in the making. "It's important to me to take this last step. It's like I stopped on third base and had a chance to score by ...

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