CLEVELAND — There was some controversy and a little room for second-guessing, but of this there can be no dispute: The Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t very good.
In a battle between two teams that figure to have pretty good odds of winning the draft lottery, the Cavs were worse when it mattered most, crumbling […]

The Indians signed Austin Kearns to a one-year contract Monday, bringing back the 30-year-old outfielder who spent the first four months of the season with Cleveland last year.

Kearns was one of the Indians’ more productive hitters in 2010, batting .272 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs in 84 games, before being traded to the Yankees on July 30. He appeared in 36 games for New York, hitting .235 (24-for-102) with two homers and seven RBIs, and was a member of the Yanks’ ALDS and ALCS rosters.

Kearns will most likely open the 2011 season as the Indians’ starter in left field, with Michael Brantley backing him up.

CT photo by Bruce Bishop.

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DAYTON — Nearly four-year-old restrictions on Ohio teen drivers get some of the credit for a drop in accidents on Ohio roads.

The state Department of Transportation says Ohio saw a 16.7 decline in overall vehicle crashes between 2005 and 2009. Fatal accidents fell 23 percent.

State Highway Patrol Sgt. Doug DeBord tells the Dayton Daily News the trend has resulted from increased seat belt use, better education programs — and the state’s “graduated license” law.

The law that passed in late December 2006 and took effect the following April allows a driver under 17 to have just one passenger who is not a relative.

It also restricts drivers under 18 from being on the roads during overnight hours without a parent or guardian, except for work reasons.