Sports
Cleveland Indians’ Cabrera gets 3-year deal
Apr 5th
Done rebuilding, the Cleveland Indians think they’ve got enough talent to contend this season, in 2013 and perhaps for longer.
Asdrubal Cabrera wants to be around for all of them. On the eve of their home opener against Toronto, the Indians locked up one of their best players Wednesday by finalizing a three-year contract with Cabrera, their slick fielding All-Star shortstop who had a breakout season in 2011.
Allen leads Celtics past Cleveland
Feb 29th
Ray Allen scored 22 points, Kevin Garnett added 18 and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 86-83 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Boston, which couldn’t hold a 16-point lead in the first quarter, avoided its first six-game skid since dropping seven in a row from April 4-15, 2007.
Kyrie Irving returned from a bruised elbow that sidelined him late in the second quarter and led Cleveland with 24 points, 19 in the second half.
Brad Childress won’t call the plays in Cleveland
Feb 22nd
We don’t know who will take snaps at quarterback for the Browns next year. We do know who will call the plays: The same guy that called them last year. Pat Shurmur said Wednesday that he will remain the team’s playcaller, while new offensive coordinator Brad Childress will assist Shurmur on gamedays in the booth.
Playcalling ability is probably an overrated skill in the NFL and Shurmur understandably doesn’t want to give up one of the most fun parts of the job. That’s only a problem if a head coach that also calls plays struggles in game management on Sundays.
Ben Roethlisberger suffered setback in Cleveland
Jan 4th
We’ve seen a lot of predictions that the Steelers will blow out the Broncos this weekend.
People making those predictions must not have watched Steelers-Browns last week. Pittsburgh is banged up, and they have had trouble pulling away from mediocre teams on the road. (Think 13-9 over Kansas City.) More >
Cleveland Browns team report: LT Joe Thomas stays positive
Dec 28th
Joe Thomas remains a breath of fresh air in a Browns environment where chronic losing has been toxic. The 27-year-old left tackle has had a few glitches, with more penalties than usual, More >
Cleveland State Vs. Kent State Final
Nov 23rd
The Cleveland State Vikings continued their dream start to the season with a 57-53win over in-state rival Kent State Flashes on Monday night at Memorial A & C Center in Kent, Ohio.
Jim Thome Returns to Cleveland
Aug 26th
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n an Indians uniform, Jim Thome had a better on-base percentage than Manny Ramirez, a better OPS than Tris Speaker and more home runs than everyone by a country mile. And with Travis Hafner ailing once again, Thome gets the 41st-birthday present that we all wish for — he gets to come home.
On the surface, it would seem that Thome would only be a superficial upgrade over Hafner. For the season, Thome’s wRC+ is 131, while Hafner has posted a near-identical 125 mark. More >
