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  • Indians turn to Ubaldo in rematch against KC

    After receiving yet another strong starting pitching performance and making the most of their opportunities at the plate and on the bases late in Monday's narrow 2-1 victory at Cleveland, the Royals will try to jump above .500 on Tuesday night in the second of three games at Progressive Field. Right-hander Ervin Santana will get the ball for the Royals as he opposes Indians righty Ubaldo ...

  • Cleveland police say security guards killed man

    CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland police say a man fatally wounded in his car was shot by private security guards. Police say 20-year-old Are'es Richards refused to move his car when ordered and tried to run down a security guard. He was found unconscious early Sunday in his car in a gas station parking lot and died later. Police spokesman Sgt. Sammy Morris tells The (Cleveland) Plain ...

  • Cleveland security officers shoot-kill man in confrontation www.privateofficer.com

    -- A man was shot following an incident with security officers, during which he allegedly drove his car at one of them when he was asked to move his vehicle, the Cleveland Division of Police said. Are'es Richards, 20, of Cleveland Heights, was found unconscious at the Marathon Gas Station at East 40th Street and St. Clair Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. He had a gunshot wound to his leg ...

  • Queensryches Geoff Tate rocks Cleveland for Mindcrimes 25th anniversary

    Geoff Tate continued recording under said moniker with a cadre of all-star musicians. Several musicians appearing on the resulting Frequency Unknown figure in Tate's new touring super-group, which is now making rounds in celebration the 25th anniversary of Queensryche's classic Operation: Mindcrime ...

  • Carrasco strong in Indians tough loss to KC

    KC@CLE: Santana puts Indians on the board with homer CLEVELAND -- Indians starter Carlos Carrasco pitched well enough to earn his first victory of 2013, but the bullpen let things get away and the offense couldn't keep up. Carrasco -- making his first start since serving a seven-game suspension -- left with one out and a man on second in the eighth inning, while the Indians led by one ...


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Movie Review

Bamboozled [DVD]

Bamboozled [DVD]

Spike Lee may veer into overstatement when he has the central character of Bamboozled, an outwardly successful, but inwardly self-hating, African-American TV executive, recite in voice-over narration at the beginning of the film the dictionary definition of "satire": "a literary work in which human vice or folly is ridiculed or attacked scornfully." I guess it just goes to show that L ... ...

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  • Cavs reportedly considering taking Len at No. 1

    Cleveland Cavaliers still haven't made it clear who they will select with the top pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, but Maryland center Alex Len could be emerging as the choice. According to one report, Len has become the likely option for Cleveland with the top pick -- despite his inability to workout for teams due to a stress injury which has kept him sidelined for weeks. In the recent months ...

  • Tribes Perez eyeing Friday return to bullpen

    Email CLEVELAND -- Closer Chris Perez believes he'll be ready to return to Cleveland's bullpen on Friday after just one more rehab appearance. Perez is scheduled to throw an inning for Double-A Akron on Tuesday. This past Sunday, he tossed a scoreless frame for Class A Lake County, allowing two hits and notching one strikeout. Perez was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 27 ...

  • Francona favors pitchers comfort with safety

    Email CLEVELAND -- A few days after Rays right-hander Alex Cobb was struck in the right ear by a fast-moving liner, Indians manager Terry Francona discussed the delicate safety issue facing Major League Baseball. Francona couldn't say whether incidents such as those involving Cobb or J.A. Happ or Brandon McCarthy are happening with more frequency, or if they're simply being noticed ...

  • Tribe playing it safe with Swishers shoulder

    Email CLEVELAND -- For the second day in a row, Nick Swisher wasn't in the Tribe's starting lineup, held out to nurse an ailing left shoulder as the Kansas City Royals arrived on Monday for a three-game series. Indians manager Terry Francona said Swisher's shoulder was examined on Sunday and the results revealed no structural changes. Swisher received a cortisone shot on Monday. ...

  • Cleveland Hopkins Airport adds Smart Parking

    CLEVELAND -- Big changes are underway at Cleveland Hopkins International airport and drivers will take notice as soon as they pull up. The Hourly/Daily Parking Garage is now the new Smart Garage. "Smart" because sensors above each parking space indicate whether or not a spot is open. Green means it's open, red means that spot is taken. But even before looking up and down the ...

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