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Babcock & Wilcox: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (BW) on Thursday reported a loss of $16.8 million in its first quarter. The Akron, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents per share. Losses, adjusted to extinguish debt and to account for...
Myers: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Myers Industries Inc. (MYE) on Tuesday reported earnings of $3.5 million in its first quarter. The Akron, Ohio-based company said it had profit of 9 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 21 cents per share. ...
Goodyear: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT) on Monday reported a loss of $57 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Akron, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 10...
FirstEnergy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — AKRON, Ohio (AP) — FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $253 million. On a per-share basis, the Akron, Ohio-based company said it had profit of 44 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 55 cents per share. ...
Michigan's QB battle among many in Big Ten that started in spring and will ramp up again in the fall
Quarterback discussions always dominate spring football, never more than this year in the Big Ten with transfers coming and going and only a handful of starters returning. Just four of the 14 teams — and two of the four from the Pac-12 that join the conference in August — appear...
FirstEnergy made secret $1 million payment in 2017 to support ‘Husted campaign’ in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Akron-based energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio gave a secret $1 million contribution to a dark money group backing Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted in his 2018 bid for governor, cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer reported Wednesday. ...
March Madness: Creighton outmuscles Akron for 77-60 win in NCAA Tournament opener
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Creighton leaned on experience from past trips through March to make sure this one didn't start with a stumble. Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 23 points and Trey Alexander had 19 as the Bluejays, who came within seconds of making the Final Four a year ago, opened the...
Dalton Knecht hopes to change Tennessee's history of early exits in March Madness
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers have a history of underachieving in the NCAA Tournament under coach Rick Barnes. The second-seeded Vols hope All-American Dalton Knecht can help change that. For the first time in recent memory, the Vols have a big-time...
From walk-on to MAC's biggest star, Akron's Enrique Freeman takes amazing journey to March Madness
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Enrique Freeman's trip from obscurity to college stardom is so unique, so unconventional, even Akron's senior center finds it unbelievable. “Sometimes, it's unreal," Freeman said Wednesday. "It's amazing.” There isn't another player in this...
Late mistake by Kent State allows Akron to pull out 62-61 win for MAC title, NCAA Tournament bid
CLEVELAND (AP) — Seconds from a conference championship and an NCAA Tournament trip, Kent State's Julius Rollins made a mistake magnified by March. Madness. Greg Tribble made two free throws with 4.8 seconds left after he was inexplicably fouled by Rollins, giving...