Basketball

Cleveland’s first-ever outdoor youth basketball league is in the midst of its second season. Organizers and participants say it has prevented violence in what was once a hotspot on the city’s West Side.

Commentator Terry Pluto discusses former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello's unconventional path to the NBA and his legacy. Fratello is receiving the NBA’s Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award.

New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Ohio are at their lowest levels since July but the Ohio Department of Health is keeping an eye on a new omicron variant; the Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments over whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the legal ability to end the state's participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program ahead of a government deadline stopping the payments; the Ohio primary is just six weeks away but candidates still don't know whether the contest will happen on that date; and more stories.

Cleveland tourism leaders say the draft helped bring us one step closer to getting back to normal after the pandemic; six seniors at Walsh Jesuit High School won’t graduate this spring after an alleged assault during a party at a Silver Lake home in late March; Wisconsin-based home improvement chain Menards has won approval to build another new store in the area, this one off of state route 18 at the Medina/Summit County line; and more stories.

Following its earlier move to allow students to participate in fall sports—a reversal of its initial decision—the Akron Board of Education gives the OK for winter sports amid the worsening COVID-19 pandemic.

The Akron community is remembering a longtime Kenmore girls basketball coach who died of cancer his past week. Our sports commentator Terry Pluto says Yontami Jones leaves behind a legacy that’s much more than the titles she won during her 25 years.

The Akron community is remembering a longtime Kenmore girls basketball coach who died of cancer his past week. Our sports commentator Terry Pluto says Yontami Jones leaves behind a legacy that’s much more than the titles she won during her 25 years.

Cavs GM Koby Altman says the team is thrilled to be back in action in a mini bubble as they prepare for the NBA draft in November.

College basketball kicks into tournament mode this week, with a chance for teams to punch their ticket to March Madness. The Mid-American Conference…

Lawmakers want to crack down on schools and coaches that force students to participate in only one extra-curricular activity. They say the one-sport rule…