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Houston's Dallas Keuchel moves into No.1 spot in 2015 AL Cy Young watch

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Dallas Keuchel, who started the All-Star game for the American League, leads the league in innings pitched and is tried for the top spot in wins and starts.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here's a look at the American League's Cy Young race headed into the second half of the season. Stats are through Friday. Numbers in parenthesis represent a pitcher's previous ranking.

1. (No.2) LHP Dallas Keuchel, Houston (11-4, 2.23): The Astros lefty not only started the All-Star game, but is tied for the AL lead in wins and starts, while leading the league in innings pitched.

2. (No.1) RHP Sonny Gray, Oakland (10-4, 2.29): After shutting out the Indians on two hits to close the first half on July 12, Gray opened the second half by allowing five runs in six innings against the Twins. He has 14 quality starts out of 16 starts this season.

3. LHP David Price, Detroit (9-2, 2.38): Price is 5-0 over his last seven starts. He's allowed a lot of hits in that stretch (44 in 50 2/3 innings), but not a lot of runs (nine).

4. (No.3) RHP Felix Hernandez, Seattle (11-5, 2.84): King Felix was 8-1 with a 1.91 ERA on May 27. Since then he's been less than kingly.

5. (No.6) LHP Glen Perkins, Minnesota (0-1, 1.21, 28 saves): Perkins is 28-for-28 in saves. Right-handers are hitting .137 against him and he doesn't waste time. Perkins throws 71 percent of his pitches for strikes and is averaging just 13.2 pitches per inning.

6. LHP Chris Sale, Chicago (8-4, 2.72): Frightening thought of the day - Chris Sale on a championship caliber team. The 6-6 lefty has struck out 10 or more batters in 10 of his last 12 starts. Lefties are hitting .193 and righties .208 against him. He leads the AL with 157 strikeouts in 119 1/3 innings. That doesn't seem fair.

7. (No.4) RHP Chris Archer, Tampa Bay (9-2, 2.74): Archer, after going 6-0 in eight starts, is 0-2 in his last three. He allowed nine earned runs on 12 hits against the Royals just before the break. The former Tribe farmhand has 147 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings.

8. (No.10) LHP Mark Buehrle, Toronto (10-5, 3.34): He's 5-1 in his last nine starts and gives the powerful Blue Jays a chance to win in almost every one of his starts. The opposition is hitting .262 against him, but only .212 with runners in scoring position.

9. (No. 7) RHP Wade Davis, Kansas City (5-1, 0.45, 9-for-10 in saves): Davis has allowed just two earned runs in 40 appearances this season. He can set up and close.

10. RHP Greg Holland, Kansas City (3-0, 2.60, 20-for-22 in saves): Holland has converted 13 of his last 14 save opportunities. Lefties are hitting .178 and righties .160 against him.

Next week: AL MVP watch.


Starting lineups, Game 90: Cleveland Indians vs. Cincinnati Reds

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Here are the lineups and the pitching matchup for Saturday's affair between the Indians and the Reds.

CINCINNATI -- Here are the lineups and the pitching matchup for Saturday's affair between the Indians and the Reds.

Pitching matchup: Corey Kluber (4-10, 3.38 ERA) vs. Anthony DeSclafani (5-6, 3.65 ERA)

Lineups

Indians

1. 2B Jason Kipnis

2. SS Francisco Lindor

3. LF Michael Brantley

4. 1B Carlos Santana

5. C Yan Gomes

6. RF Brandon Moss

7. 3B Giovanny Urshela

8. CF Michael Bourn

9. P Corey Kluber

Reds

1. 2B Brandon Phillips

2. 1B Joey Votto

3. 3B Todd Frazier

4. RF Jay Bruce

5. LF Marlon Byrd

6. C Brayan Pena

7. SS Eugenio Suarez

8. P Anthony DeSclafani

9. CF Billy Hamilton

Cavs' Matthew Dellavedova has a lot of fans and little leverage -- Bud Shaw's Sports Spin

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The Cavaliers still want to bring Matthew Dellavedova back. Looking at the restricted free agent market, chances are they will do just that -- Bud Shaw's Sports Spin. Watch video

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Matthew Dellavedova is almost assuredly one of the teammates on LeBron James' wish list but that status -- nice as it is -- comes with waning leverage.

From bench player to folk hero and back again, (way back to No. 3 point guard), Dellavedova has a better chance of maxing out on T-shirt sales than maxing out on his playoff performance.

If the report of Dellavedova seeking a multi-year deal at $4 million per is close to true, his agent deserves some credit for the same chutzpah in negotiations that Delly showed against the Bulls, Hawks and Warriors.

By the way, we would all do exactly what Dellavedova and Tristan Thompson are doing - trying to cash in. J.R. Smith couldn't resist the same urge (though he should have.)

But even on that short list of three, Dellavedova doesn't exactly rank at the top in importance for the Cavaliers.

Delly can channel Liam Neeson and boast a very particular set of skills, skills acquired over a short NBA career, that make him trouble for opposing guards looking for room to breathe.

But he also has a limited set of skills that might make a raise from $800,000 to $2 million a lot more appealing to the Cavs. The sooner he gets comfortable with that conclusion the sooner he returns to a team (and a coach) that not only grasps his value but embraces it.

The guess is that is where this ends, with Dellavedova here next season if not longer.

 

For now, it's difficult to imagine a NBA team seeing Thompson as a $80-85 million player, it's doubly tough to imagine one meeting Delly's reported figure in restricted free agency.

No doubt the Cavaliers have a strong interest in keeping James happy. But James also represents a chip of sorts for the Cavs.

Dellavedova, Thompson and Smith must know James is the tide that lifts them all. If they don't, other NBA teams seem to recognize it. 

It doesn't mean they won't sign elsewhere. But the market is drying up. The guess is if they're looking for maximum reward for their good work they might be better off waiting a year.

For Dellavedova, that raises a particular set of issues. Limited minutes behind Irving and Mo Williams don't exactly increase his value.

He offers different strengths than Williams but Williams is so much better offensively the Cavs could find another Delly a lot easier than they could find a point guard who can help his team match baskets while Kyrie Irving is off the floor.

Williams just signed a two-year $4.3 million deal. Dellavedova is an expensive proposition at slightly more than his $1.2 million qualifying offer let alone at twice Williams' salary. The luxury tax only adds to the expense.

You could argue other backup guards, given the opportunity, could've produced in the postseason, and that Dellavedova simply brought some extra grit to the job.

Much was expected of Williams in the postseason last time around with the Cavs, and he didn't produce. But let's be fair. He won't be close to the second scoring option this time around (and Delly would be well south of him.)

Dellavedova was first in the hearts of the fan base for the way he made the most of his chance in the playoffs. His toughness is valuable. 

But it doesn't change the fact that he's high on the list of Cavs' players who need LeBron James more than the Cavs need them.

Cleveland Cavaliers likely to wait before deciding on Russian center Sasha Kaun

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The Cavaliers have to consider their tax burden before making an offer to Russian Center Sasha Kaun.

LAS VEGAS -- The Cavaliers "aren't in a hurry" to make a decision on Russian center Sasha Kaun, a league source told the Northeast Ohio Media Group.

Cleveland front office personnel dined with the 7-foot Kaun Friday night in Las Vegas after he watched the team's Summer League finale courtside with LeBron James and coach David Blatt, among others.

The Cavs control Kaun's NBA rights and could pay him at least the veteran's minimum of $525,000, in addition to the roughly $1.3 million left of the team's taxpayer's salary cap exception, if they so chose. They invited Kaun to Las Vegas to start the dialogue about possibly playing for Cleveland next season.

Kaun, who made the equivalent of $2.9 million annually playing for CSKA in Moscow, told the Northeast Ohio Media Group Friday that money "something that shouldn't be a problem" -- indicating he'd take less money to play for the Cavs.

But how much less could be an issue. The Cavs are already heading into next season way above the league's $70 million salary cap and $85 million luxury-tax line, and have yet to settle up with Tristan Thompson and potentially J.R. Smith and Matthew Dellavedova.

Every dollar the Cavs continue to spend beyond the luxury-tax line means team owner Dan Gilbert's tax bill skyrockets higher.

Team general manager David Griffin has to decide who he wants to fill the few remaining spots on the roster, those players' value to the Cavs, and then pitch it to Gilbert to get the OK on a tax bill that could reach $90 million. Kaun, for instance, would likely be Cleveland's fourth big man behind Kevin Love, Kaun's friend Timofey Mozgov, and Thompson.

And yet, Griffin told the Northeast Ohio Media Group the Cavs would "love to have" Kaun and he "could be rotational for us." Furthermore, Kaun, 30, has said he's finished playing in Europe, so it's difficult to determine what kind of bargaining power he would have with the Cavs to get them to come up from the veteran's minimum salary.

Kaun played for the Russians bronze-medalist team under Blatt at the 2012 Olympics and was a member of the 2008 national championship team at the University of Kansas.

2015 British Open: Dustin Johnson leads after two rounds as Tiger Woods misses cut

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For all the debate over whether the British Open should have started Saturday, Dustin Johnson only cared about the finish.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- For all the debate over whether the British Open should have started Saturday, Dustin Johnson only cared about the finish.

A second round that lasted nearly 39 hours due to rain one day and a raging wind the next finally ended with Johnson driving the 18th green and taking two putts from 150 feet for birdie and a 3-under 69.

That gave him a one-shot lead over Danny Willett of England, who for the second straight year did not hit a single shot in the British Open on Saturday. Last year it was because he missed the cut. This time it was because he finished his second round Friday.

Even a championship with 155 years of history can deliver a strange twist.

And there were plenty on the Old Course. Brooks Koepka refused to play when his ball wouldn't stay still on the 11th green. Jordan Spieth three-putted five times in one round. Tiger Woods posted his highest 36-hole in the British Open.

Rarest of all is that the wind delay that lasted more than 10 hours forced the first Monday finish in 27 years at the British Open.

Not so peculiar was Johnson atop the leaderboard at 10-under 134.

Paul Lawrie, the 46-year-old Scot who won a crazy Open at Carnoustie in 1999, played bogey-free over the final 14 holes for a 70 and was two shots behind. Louis Oosthuizen (70) and Jason Day (71) joined the large group at 7-under 137 that included Adam Scott and Zach Johnson, who finished Friday.

Spieth, going after the third leg of the Grand Slam, shot 72 and was five behind.

One month after a three-putt from 12 feet cost him a shot at the U.S. Open, Johnson walked the Old Course with a swagger. He did enough damage Friday that even a couple of bogeys didn't get him off track, and he showed in the short time he played Saturday he could handle the wind.

"Every aspect of your game is challenged," Johnson said.

As gusts began to top 40 mph when the second round resumed in the morning, Johnson chose to chip up the steep slope at the front of the par-5 14th green. He didn't hit quite hard enough. And then, the player with a reputation of being it too much of a hurry at the majors made the mistake of taking his time. An inch away from placing his coin behind the ball to mark it, a gust moved his ball and it picked up enough momentum to roll off the green and cause Spieth to jump out of the way.

Three putts later, Johnson had his second bogey of the week. One hole later, the R&A realized it was too windy to continue.

Johnson returned nearly 11 hours later, made two solid pars and finished with his birdie. It was the fourth time in the last six rounds at the majors that he has had at least a share of lead, though not when it mattered -- at the end.

This might be his best chance yet.

Spieth three-putted for par on the 14th hole and swiped his putter in disgust as leaving two of those putts short. He had another three-putt from about 90 feet on the 17th hole. But he stayed in the game by driving the 18th green for a birdie.

"I believe I'm still in contention. I still believe I can win this tournament," Spieth said.

But after spending two days playing alongside Johnson, he also realized a third straight major will require some help.

"I need a really solid round tomorrow because Dustin is not letting up," Spieth said. "Dustin is going to shoot a good round tomorrow with less wind, and I'm going to need to shoot a great round to really give myself a chance."

The second round didn't finish Friday because a burst of heavy rain flooded the course. That was nothing compared with the gusts off the Eden Estuary, and the R&A knew it was going to be on the edge to play. R&A officials said they spent an hour on the 11th green -- the most exposed part of the golf course -- to make sure golf balls weren't moving. And then it started, and Koepka's ball wouldn't stay put.

He took nearly 30 minutes to hit one putt. He kept marking his golf ball and protesting with a rules official and finally said he wouldn't play when his ball moved a couple of inches on three occasions. A few holes ahead, Oosthuizen putted up to 3 feet on the 13th. A gust blew it a few feet away and, as the South African laughed at the absurdity, it moved about 8 feet away.

About that time, play was halted and didn't resume until 6 p.m.

It was the third straight time that an Open at St. Andrews was halted by wind -- 2010 for the British Open and 2013 for the Women's British Open. The fullest grandstand was behind the driving range as players kept trying to stay loose in case the wind subsided, and it finally did.

Ultimately, what mattered was the finish.

Just not for Woods. He never had a realistic chance of making the cut. Needing mostly birdies, he resumed his round with three straight bogeys and shot 75 to finish his two rounds at 7-over 151. That was his highest 36-hole ever in the British Open, one month after his highest 36-hole total ever (156) to miss the cut in the U.S. Open.

Willett, meanwhile, also came to the golf course to practice.

"We had it yesterday, but they've had an extremely long day today," Willett said. "It's not ideal for the guys."

Live updates and chat: Cleveland Indians vs. Cincinnati Reds, Game 90

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Get scoring updates and join beat writer Zack Meisel for a live chat as the Indians and Reds play the second game of a three-game series Saturday night at Great American Ball Park.

CINCINNATI -- Get scoring updates and join beat writer Zack Meisel for a live chat as the Indians and Reds play the second game of a three-game series Saturday night at Great American Ball Park. 

Game 90: Indians (42-47) vs. Reds (40-47).

First pitch: 7:10 pm. ET.

TV/radio: Fox Sports 1, WMMS FM/100.7, WTAM 1100

All-Star break a timely reprieve for Cleveland Indians' balky-backed outfielder Michael Brantley

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A four-day reprieve from the daily grind certainly didn't hurt. Brantley bounced back from the All-Star break with a pair of doubles and a walk in four trips to the plate in Friday's series opener against the Reds.

CINCINNATI -- Michael Brantley has avoided specifics when discussing the back injury that has bothered him for months.

Maybe he doesn't want to use the balky back as an excuse for his dip in power. Maybe he's simply tired of thinking and talking about the discomfort.

No matter the case, a four-day reprieve from the daily grind certainly didn't hurt. Brantley bounced back from the All-Star break with a pair of doubles and a walk in four trips to the plate in Friday's series opener against the Reds.

"You could see [Friday] night," said manager Terry Francona, "it looked like his bat had a little life to it. That was good to see."

Brantley's .295/.369/.429 slash line is far from dismal, especially in the middle of an oft-unproductive lineup. Prior to Saturday's action, however, he had totaled only five home runs. Last year, Brantley smacked a career-high 20. His slugging percentage has dipped to .429 from the .506 mark he posted last year.

"He goes out there every day, regardless of how he's feeling, and he finds a way to compete," Francona said. "Whatever percent he's at, he gives you every bit of that. If his slugging is down, I get it. I also see what he does. I know when there's a runner in scoring position, we like when he's up."

Brantley has been a lone wolf when it comes to excelling with runners in scoring position this year. In such situations, he owns a .358/.462/.481 slash line, with only seven strikeouts in 104 plate appearances.

The outfielder missed six of the club's first nine games this season. He missed another contest in late May and two more in early June. He has played every game since and every inning over the last month. And for that, Francona is appreciative.

"It's immeasurable," Francona said. "It makes your job a lot more fun, a lot more rewarding."

NBA Summer League: The Cleveland Cavaliers may not have room for their draft picks

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Cleveland Cavaliers second-round picks Rakeem Christmas and Sir'Dominic Pointer showed strengths and but enough weaknesses during the NBA's Las Vegas summer league to keep them off the roster this fall.

LAS VEGAS - The Cavaliers' summer league finale here was perhaps the perfect illustrator of where they stand with their two second-round draft picks from 2015, Rakeem Christmas and Sir'Dominic Pointer.

With Cleveland up on the Minnesota Timberwolves by just two points and 1:18 left on Friday, Pointer (the Cavs' pick at No. 53) had the ball ripped from him.

But before Minnesota's Lorenzo Brown could tie the score with a layup, Pointer soared from seemingly nowhere to swat Brown's ball off the backboard.

Christmas, meanwhile, drafted by the Timberwolves for the Cavs (confused? We'll explain in a minute) at No. 36, banged bodies with the league's top overall pick, Karl-Anthony Towns.

Christmas committed seven fouls (it takes 10 to foul out in the summer, instead of six) against Towns, but limited him to nine points and four rebounds on 2-of-8 shooting.

To summarize, in Cleveland's 78-73 win over Minnesota, both Christmas and Pointer showed flashes of why the Cavs said they wanted them when the picks were made in June. They also showed obvious flaws, and on a roster built for the NBA Finals with LeBron James leading the way, there may not be room in Cleveland for rookies with much to learn.

"We're in a really unique situation roster-spot wise, where both of them could be effected by that," Cavs general manager David Griffin told the Northeast Ohio Media Group. "What we need are guys that can compete in championship caliber games. We ended up in a situation where we ran out of bodies in the Finals and guys that were ready to play significant minutes. And we're going to need to have as complete of a roster as we possibly can.

"When I say unique, it's not the same for them to have been drafted by most teams in the league. We have more immediate needs, probably."

The Cavaliers are so heavily geared toward winning immediately that they've obliterated the league's $70 million salary cap and $85 million luxury-tax line for next season. As a result, they couldn't justify selecting a player with their first pick in the draft at No. 24, who wouldn't be far enough along to contribute to the Cavs' championship chase, and pay a luxury-tax bill upwards of $7 million for that player to sit.

So Cleveland selected point guard Tyus Jones in the first round and traded him to the Timberwolves, who as part of the deal picked Christmas at No. 36. The Cavs used their first pick of the second round - at No. 31 - on Turkish forward Cedi Osman who will play in Europe and either develop over time for Cleveland or be used as trade bait.

Which brings us back to Christmas and Pointer, two players who play positions (post, wing, respectively) where the Cavs have openings on the bench but may struggle to make the roster nonetheless.

Christmas, at 6-9 and 250 pounds out of Syracuse, averaged 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in four summer league games - all starts. Pointer started each of Cleveland's games and averaged 5.6 points and 3.0 boards, but the 6-6 forward from St. John's added 1.0 steals and 1.4 blocks per contest.

Pointer actually shot 56 percent from the floor, he just didn't shoot the ball very much. He also averaged 2.0 turnovers. Christmas committed 4.8 fouls per game and shot 33 percent.

"Dom, on the defensive side of the ball, is special," Griffin said. "He's really rare in his ability to guard on the ball and to make plays as a defensive playmaker, in the passing lanes, the blocked shot he got at the end of (the last) game was huge. He's a rare blend of those things."

Of Christmas (the player, not the holiday), Griffin said he's "somebody who's only going to get better as he adjusts to the speed of the game.

"I thought he held his own against a very good player (in Towns)," Griffin said. "He's performed well against legitimate bigs, so I think he's shown he's got good promise."

Christmas, in a postgame interview Friday, said he "started off slow" in Las Vegas but recovered. Towns, the No. 1 overall pick from Kentucky who had never before played against Christmas, said "there's a reason he's here, he's a very good player."

Pointer said "I showed what they brought me here for, to play defense."

Both said they were "honored" to be drafted by LeBron James' team, that he was a player they grew up watching. But will either get the chance to play along side him?

As the Cavs consider what to do with their openings for reserves in the frontcourt, Griffin said "odds were good" that Christmas "will be on our roster in some form or fashion."

Depending on if Cleveland finds a fourth big man, such as Sasha Kaun, or Anderson Varejao is healthy enough to fill that role, Christmas could make the Cavs' roster and shuttle back and forth between Canton and play in the D-League.

Cleveland wants a backup small forward behind James, and has all but said Pointer's offensive game is not good enough for him to fill that role. The Cavs can outright the last four players they cut in the fall to their D-League team.

Griffin said "we'll go through the process with their agents and try to identify the right situation."

Cleveland finished 2-3 in the Vegas summer league, which ends with Monday night's championship game. Griffin said he and his staff scouted each of the 24 teams here "at least twice" and liked some players on different teams, but there just isn't room for them now in Cleveland.

Cavs guard Joe Harris struggled, averaging 8.0 points and shooting just 23 percent. Griffin said the Cavs asked him to handle the ball and create his own shot instead of catch and shoot - his usual role in limited minutes in Cleveland.

"These are guys at the bottom of the bench trying to get small minutes for themselves," Griffin said of most players on NBA summer league rosters. "That's really what we envision for Joe Harris."


Tribe made sure Trevor Bauer's irregular break was as regular as possible: Cleveland Indians notes

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"A lot of people went out of their way to make sure he had a regular break," manager Terry Francona said. "A lot of people lost their break to try to keep him on a good schedule. I don't know. I don't think that has much to do with it."

CINCINNATI -- Trevor Bauer didn't want to make excuses for Friday's truncated outing.

The right-hander lasted only four innings against the Reds, as he surrendered five runs on seven hits. In the Tribe's first game following the All-Star break, Bauer was far from sharp. And he cited the break as a reason for that.

"I think not being in a competitive situation for nine days coming back from the All-Star break was a little bit tough," Bauer said.

Bauer remained in Cleveland during the break. So did pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who worked with the hurler at Progressive Field while the majority of the team rested at their respective homes across the country.

Bauer said he would have preferred more of a live-action setting over the break, instead of a bullpen session.

"A lot of people went out of their way to make sure he had a regular break," manager Terry Francona said. "A lot of people lost their break to try to keep him on a good schedule. I don't know. I don't think that has much to do with it."

Bauer said he struggled to "find a way to kick" his competitiveness into gear, a result of the time off between starts. He did, however, note that his message "is not an excuse."

"I still need to be better," Bauer said. "I need to execute pitches better."

Testing, testing: Nick Swisher took batting practice with Class A Lake County. Now, he'll try a real game. Swisher is slated to serve as designated hitter for the Captains on Monday.

Speed kills: In the eighth inning of the Indians' 6-1 loss on Friday, Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton scored from third on a grounder to third baseman Giovanny Urshela. The rookie infielder looked Hamilton back, but the speedster bolted for the plate as soon as Urshela threw to first. Hamilton scored, as Carlos Santana's throw arrived too late.

Francona said Urshela handled the play well. He said there "might be one or two guys" in the big leagues who can replicate what Hamilton did.

"That's his game," Francona said. "When he's on base, he's going to try to change the game with his legs."

Urshela said he once watched Hamilton tag up at second base and then score on a fly ball to center field while the two played at the Low-A level.

"That's why I was trying to keep him close to the base," Urshela said. "I threw it and he started to run. He's fast. He can run."

Role play: Francona briefly reflected on his lone season with the Reds, which came in 1987. In 207 at-bats, he posted a .227/.266/.295 slash line.

"I was so bad," he said. "I was like the mascot."

Jac's Fact cruises in $75,000 George Lewis Memorial at ThistleDown Racino

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jockey Megan Fadlovich had little trouble dominating the field with Jac's Fact in the 36th running of the $75,000 George Lewis Memorial Stakes on Saturday afternoon at ThistleDown Racino. On a day when favorites ruled, no thoroughbred prompted shorter odds than 4-year-old Jac's Fact. The 3-5 favorite won his fifth race in eight starts this season...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jockey Megan Fadlovich had little trouble dominating the field with Jac's Fact in the 36th running of the $75,000 George Lewis Memorial Stakes on Saturday afternoon at ThistleDown Racino.

On a day when favorites ruled, no thoroughbred prompted shorter odds than 4-year-old Jac's Fact. The 3-5 favorite won his fifth race in eight starts this season for owner Raymond Donald and trainer Ivan Vazquez.

Fadlovich settled in fourth along the rail in the 1-1/8-mile race with Jac's Fact in the early going, letting Circle Can Run and Startin Something duel for the lead. Jac's Fact moved up to third at the 3/4-mile and cruised to an easy 4-1/2-length victory in 1:53.64.

Jac's Fact returned $3.20, $2.20 and $2.10. Deniro's Saint came from far back to grab second with Luis Gonzalez in the saddle, returning $4, $2.80. Startin Something held on for third, paying $5.

It was the third stakes win of the season for Jac's Fact, who picked off the Michael Rowland Memorial Stakes here and the Gendelman Memorial Stakes at Belterra Park in Cincinnati. ThistleDown official Pat Lynch set the morning line odds and made Jac's Fact the 8-5 early choice. Lynch also figured out the rest of the field. Lynch's program superfecta pick of the 5-8-2-4 combination was the best bet of the featured race, returning $213.40 for a buck.

Cleveland Gladiators drop fourth in row, 65-58 to Orlando Predators

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Cleveland Gladiators letting the last playoff berth slip away in Arena Football

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Gladiators lost their fourth game in a row Saturday evening, and now a playoff berth is in question.

Three turnovers figured prominently in the 65-58 setback to the Orlando Predators at Quicken Loans Arena. The first one put the fading Gladiators in a hole early. The last one effectively decided the game.

With the score tied 7-7 midway through the first period, an Orlando kickoff banged off the Cleveland goal post. The live ball was gobbled up by the Predators' Lamark Brown, who got into the end zone.

The last turnover blunted a Cleveland rally halfway into the fourth quarter. Cleveland quarterback Shane Austin fumbled while being sacked, and Orlando linebacker Terence Moore scooped up the ball and went 10 yards for another score. That put the Gladiators behind 58-45.

Cleveland came back to score on Austin's second TD plunge of the game, but the drive took more than four minutes.

Orlando put the game away when Larry Brackins hauled in his fourth short TD catch of the contest. The 6'5 receiver had only five grabs on the day.

The Gladiators (7-9) had only a half-game edge over the Tampa Bay Storm for the final American Conference playoff berth going into the Saturday tilts. Tampa's game started two hours later than Cleveland's.

The Gladiators, coming off an Arena Bowl appearance last year, are idle next week, then play their final two games at home as they try to salvage the season.

The Predators (10-6) are on top of the league's South Division, and have clinched a playoff spot.

Austin ended the night 29 of 44 passing attempts for 267 yards and six TDs. He had one interception. Orlando quarterback Randy Hippeard went 19 for 32 for 202 yards and six scores.

Cleveland's Collin Taylor caught four TD passes, giving him 36 on the year.

Corey Kluber, three homers power Cleveland Indians to victory over Cincinnati Reds: DMan's Report, Game 90

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Three Indians homers -- by Michael Brantley, Brandon Moss and Yan Gomes -- accounted for eight runs in a 9-4 victory at Cincinnati on Saturday night.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Corey Kluber allowed three runs in 7 2/3 innings and three Cleveland Indians homers accounted for eight runs in a 9-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Tribe homers came from Michael Brantley, Brandon Moss and Yan Gomes.

Here is a capsule look at the game after a DVR review of the Fox Sports 1 telecast:

Streak snapped: The Indians (43-47) had lost three in a row.

Battle of Ohio secured: The Indians clinched the season series. They lead, 4-1, with one game remaining.

The Reds (40-48) were swept in a three-game series in Cleveland, May 22-24.

Rare air: The Tribe had not scored nine-plus since May 27. It had not scored nine-plus with Kluber on the mound since May 24, 2014.

Kluber entered with an average run support of 2.30, lowest in MLB.

Feasting on the National League: Kluber (5-10, 3.38 ERA) gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out five. He exited in the eighth with runners on second and third and two outs; Cody Allen allowed a three-run homer to Jay Bruce.

Kluber improved to 10-1 with a 1.87 ERA in 11 career interleague starts. He has struck out 88 and walked seven in 77 innings.

Setting the tone: The Tribe led, 3-0, six pitches into the game against Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (5-7, 3.99).

Jason Kipnis fouled a first-pitch fastball (90 mph), then lined a cutter (86) past  second baseman Brandon Phillips and into center field for a single. Catcher Brayan Pena had set up on the outside corner; the pitch stayed over the plate at the thighs.

Francisco Lindor fouled a first-pitch fastball (90), then chopped a fastball (92) through the middle for a single. Pena had set up on the outside corner; the pitch stayed over the plate at the shins. Kipnis stopped at second.

Brantley took a fastball (91) on the outside corner at the knees for a strike. (It might have been outside.)

Fox Sports 1 play-by-play voice Joe Davis said: "(DeSclafani) is a guy who, historically, has pounded the zone. Throws his fastball as much as anybody in the National League. Sometimes, that can be to a fault, though.''

FS1 analyst C.J. Nitkowski, a former MLB pitcher, said: "Absolutely. You have to be a little bit careful about pumping too many fastballs in there, especially against an American League team. The Indians are having an off-year offensively, but you've got to be very careful here against Michael Brantley.''

Brantley smashed a fastball (92) into the right-field seats for his sixth. Pena had set up on the outside corner; the pitch veered to the inner third below the knees.

Nitkowski said: "Michael Brantley has a great swing, great bat speed....This pitch...that is the danger zone to just about any left-handed hitter with power -- down and in.''

Two more three-balls: The Tribe scored three in the third to make it 6-1 and three in the seventh to make it 9-1.

In the third, Lindor led off by drilling a first-pitch curve into the right-field corner for a double. Pena had set up on the outside corner; the pitch darted down and in.

With one out, Carlos Santana smoked an RBI double to left-center. Santana stayed on a 1-1 fastball on the outer third at the belt. Terrific approach and swing.

With two outs, Moss belted an 0-2 cutter (87) from DeSclafani into the right-field seats for his 15th. It snapped an 0-for-21. Pena had set up on the outside corner; the pitch stayed over the plate at the thighs.

In the seventh, Kipnis led off against righty Nate Adcock with a walk. Kipnis stole second and moved to third on Brantley's one-out grounder. Santana walked and stole second without a throw -- his sixth steal in seven attempts this season.

Adcock, perhaps rattled by Santana's swipe, grooved a 2-0 sinker to Gomes, who had no choice but to visit the upper tank in left for his fourth.

Superb night: Santana, continuing his hot July, went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two walks.

In the fifth, he stayed on a 1-1 fastball away and ripped it to left for a double. Another terrific approach and swing, stemming from less leg kick and being more upright at impact.

Mental lapse: Lindor failed to run out a pop to center in the seventh.

Nitkowski said: "You're looking at a 21-year-old rookie who does not run that ball out. Yes, Billy Hamilton is a great center fielder; he's going to catch that ball. But I don't want my 21-year-old rookie not running balls out, and I doubt (Tribe manager) Terry Francona does, either.''

Klubot at work: Here is the final pitch of each AB vs. Kluber:

First inning

(R) Brandon Phillips -- single to left-center (3-2 fastball at thighs).

(L) Joey Votto -- double to right (0-0 fastball above knees inner half).

(R) Todd Frazier -- grounder to pitcher (1-2 fastball off outside corner at shins).

(L) Jay Bruce -- sacrifice fly to right (0-1 changeup off outside corner at belt); Votto erased attempting to advance to third by catcher Gomes.

Second inning

(R) Marlon Byrd -- liner to left (1-0 cutter over plate above knees). Brantley diving catch while moving in and to the right.

(L) Brayan Pena -- liner to left (2-1 fastball outer third above belt).

(R) Eugenio Suarez -- swinging strikeout (0-2 fastball inner half at belt). Nine-pitch half-inning.

Third inning

(R) Anthony DeSclafani -- grounder to pitcher (0-1 cutter outer third).

(L) Billy Hamilton -- swinging strikeout (2-2 cutter over plate).

(R) Brandon Phillips -- pop to left (1-2 cutter over plate at thighs). Phillips missed a pitch to hit.

Fourth inning

(L) Joey Votto -- single to right (0-1 chanegup over plate and up).

(R) Todd Frazier -- fielder's choice, third to second (1-2 cutter down and away). Double play lost when ball slipped out of Jason Kipnis's hand during relay.

(L) Jay Bruce -- single to right (1-2 cutter over plate below knees). Kluber missed spot; Gomes set up on outside corner.

(R) Marlon Byrd -- swinging strikeout (2-2 cutter in lefty's batter's box). Shocking to see Byrd get fooled as badly as he did.

(L) Brayan Pena -- fly to center (3-1 fastball inner half at thighs). Kluber fell behind, 3-0. After a called strike (fastball), Kluber challenged and was fortunate Pena was batting and not, as one example, Votto.

Fifth inning

(R) Eugenio Suarez -- fly to center (0-0 fastball down). Kluber's location ruined Suarez's attempted ambush.

(R) Jason Bourgeois (PH) -- grounder to short (1-1 fastball over plate). Lindor smooth play up the middle.

(L) Billy Hamilton -- liner to right (2-0 fastball inner third at knees). Hamilton with (near) warning-track power. Seven-pitch half-inning; Kluber 62 through five.

Sixth inning

(R) Brandon Phillips -- single to left (2-0 cutter over plate above knees).

(L) Joey Votto -- single to left (1-2 fastball down and in). Gomes appeared to want the pitch up and in, but it turned out to be well-located anyway. Credit Votto for figuring out how to get barrel to ball and dumping it into left.

(R) Todd Frazier -- fielder's choice, first to short (0-0 breaking pitch off plate outside at knees). Slow roller put runners on first and third.

(L) Jay Bruce -- swinging strikeout (3-2 cutter inside corner at knees). Kluber's best cutter of the game.

(R) Marlon Byrd -- swinging strikeout (0-2 cutter outer third at shins). Kluber ovematched Byrd: swinging strike (93-mph fastball up), called strike (83-mph breaking pitch over plate), swinging strike (90 cutter). Kluber's second-best cutter of game.

Seventh inning

(L) Brayan Pena -- pop to third (1-1 fastball).

(R) Eugenio Suarez -- fly to right (1-1 cutter over plate at thighs).

(L) Skip Schumaker (PH) -- fly to center (2-1 fastball). Ten-pitch half-inning.

Eighth inning

(L) Billy Hamilton -- grounder to short (0-2 fastball away).

(R) Brandon Phillips -- single to center (0-2 breaking pitch down). B-Phil took big swing, blooped it in front of Michael Bourn.

(L) Joey Votto -- walk (3-2 fastball high). Votto 3-for-3 with walk.

(R) Todd Frazier -- fly to center (2-1 cutter). Each runner advanced one base as Bourn caught ball on track.

(Kluber relieved by Cody Allen, received ovation from pockets of GABP.)

Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber on some long-awaited run support: 'That's a huge lift'

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"Those first three guys in that first inning kind of set the tone for the whole game for our offense. That's a huge lift for the whole team to jump on a guy that quick."

CINCINNATI -- The Indians' offense erupted for nine runs and Corey Kluber earned his fifth victory of the season in Cleveland's 9-4 triumph on Saturday night. Here is what Kluber, outfielder Brandon Moss, catcher Yan Gomes and manager Terry Francona had to say after the win.

Kluber, on being spotted a three-run lead before he took the mound:

"Those first three guys in that first inning kind of set the tone for the whole game for our offense. That's a huge lift for the whole team to jump on a guy that quick."

Francona, on the team providing Kluber with some long-desired run support:

"Just to let Kluber have a game where he had a little bit of a lead, that was really good. It's a nice way to play a game. It's a formula for winning. They have a lot of good hitters and they made Kluber work. It seemed like every time he got himself into a potential bind, he made some really good pitches."

Kluber, on his outing, in which he limited the Reds to three runs over 7 2/3 innings:

"I'd say it was kind of a sloppy outing to some extent today. I wasn't locating pitches great, but when you have that cushion, you can kind of get away with some stuff, because you don't have to worry about being quite as fine. You can just go out there and attack guys."

Kluber, on the offensive contributions from Moss, Gomes and Carlos Santana, who combined for two doubles, two home runs and six RBIs:

"We need everybody to contribute, whether it's all our position players hitting or all our pitchers pitching. We've got some ground to make up, so we kind of all need to start clicking. But, yeah, it was good to see those guys have good nights."

Moss, on the team's run support for Kluber this season:

"It's not his doing. I don't think our run support behind any of our starters has been great. We're not the worst team offensively in the league but we definitely haven't been swinging the bats like we're capable of swinging it."

Moss, on snapping an 0-for-21 skid with a third-inning home run:

"It feels good just to be on base. It'd been a really bad stretch there before the All-Star break and you start hitting the panic button, wanting to try to find it, trying to force things."

Francona, on the decision to turn to closer Cody Allen in the eighth inning, with the Indians holding a 9-1 lead:

"He hadn't pitched in seven days. I didn't want him to go too long, so that's why we brought him in in the eighth and it didn't work very well, but that's what happens when he doesn't pitch for seven days. Hopefully he pitches [Sunday]. He just needed to shake off the rust."

2015 British Open Sunday live leaderboard, TV schedule, tee times, updates

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Dustin Johnson led Danny Willett by one stroke as the third round began Sunday at the 2015 British Open, where better weather is expected. Jordan Spieth was five strokes behind and was among 19 golfers within five of the lead.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Keep up with leader Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth's Grand Slam quest and the wild weather at the 2015 British Open Sunday with our live leaderboard, TV schedule, tee times and updates from the St. Andrews Old Course in Fife, Scotland.

Check out the box below for live Twitter updates and photos from Twitter accounts of some of the top golfers and notable golf news feeds.

British Open TEE TIMES, click here.

Start times

Sunday, third round, 3:15 a.m. ET

Monday, final round, TBD

TV schedule (ESPN)
Sunday, third round, 6 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET

Monday, 6 a.m. ET to conclusion.

ESPN.com live streaming schedule:
(Featured groups and Road Hole)
Sunday, 6 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ET

Monday, 6 a.m. to conclusion.

Golf Channel's nightly recap: 7 p.m.

WEATHER FORECAST

Significantly less wind to blow through St. Andrews for the third and fourth rounds with sustained winds holding below 11 mph. Rain will occasionally keep the course damp and temperatures will be in the low 60s, according to accuweather.com.

"There will be lingering morning rain and then some spottier showers around for the rest of Sunday," said AccuWeather meteorologist Tyler Roys. "But the rain will be nothing like what St. Andrews saw on Friday that caused the delays."

 

SUNDAY STORY LINES TO WATCH

Rest, rust and being ready: American Dustin Johnson, with just two bogeys in the tournament, is playing the best golf and appeared almost unaffected by the wind, delays and long days. He has a one-stroke lead on Englishman Danny Willett, who finished the second round Friday and didn't even come to the course Saturday while Johnson lingered for hours.

It will be interesting to see if the day of rest helps Willett or turns him rusty in the damp Scotish air. Likewise, will the mental and physical strain take a toll on Johnson, who is driving long and straight, and has his short game humming.

Johnson and Willett tee off at 10 a.m. ET.

Danny who? Who is Danny Willett? The Englishman completed the second round at 9-under after shooting 69 Friday. Willett is ranked second on the European Tour and once was a higher ranked amateur than Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler, but he has never finished better than 15th in a major.

Spieth five back: Pre-tournament favorite Spieth was five under and five strokes back. He was tied for 14th. If the 21-year-old is to win his third major this season, he'll need to start putting better. The PGA Tour's top putter three-putted five times in the second round and had 37 putts total, 10 more than his average.He finished with an even-par 72 in the second round.

Spieth, the Masters and U.S. Open champion, seeks to become the first modern Grand Slam winner. He is paired with Sergio Garcia and they tee off at 8:30 a.m. ET.

POLL: Will Jordan Spieth win golf's Grand Slam?

No room for error: At the midway point, 19 golfers are within five strokes of the lead, many of them with major wins, which Johnson and Willett do not have. Former Open champ Paul Lawrie finished Saturday eight under. At seven under are frequent major contender Jason Day and major winners Adam Scott, Zach Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen.

One to watch: Hideki Matsuyama, the 2014 Memorial Tournament champion, birdied five of the first seven holes in the second round Friday, but couldn't keep it going when play resumed Saturday. Still, he finished six under for the round, which tied for the best round of the day.

Matsuyama had the fewest putts of the second round (24). He is one of the tour's most accurate drivers, but has struggled putting. If his short game continues like this, he could be a factor.

He's tied at six under for the tournament with Luke Donald, Retief Goosen and Irish amateur Paul Dunne.

Woods' woes: Tiger Woods (76-75--151) missed the cut. He also missed the cut at the U.S. Open. Woods, 39, is struggling to return to form and shot the worst Open round of his career Thursday.

McIlroy out: For the first time in six decades, the Open is being played without its defending champion. Rory McIlroy is out with an ankle injury suffered playing soccer with friends.

McIlroy has not yet withdrawn from the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron Aug. 6-9.

The purse: The Open carries a $9.2 million purse, with $1.8 million going to the winner and $1 million to the runner-up.

Old Course: Par at the legendary "Home of Golf" is 72. Total distance: 6,672 yards. Oosthuizen won the Open when it was last played on the Old Course in 2010.

Click here for an interactive guide to the Old Course.

More updates: Check back for expanded daily coverage from the course and live updates with leaderboards all weekend at cleveland.com/golf.

Cleveland Indians back Corey Kluber with offensive outburst in 9-4 victory against Cincinnati Reds

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Kluber had logged 36 2/3 innings over his previous five starts. In those 36 2/3 frames, the Indians totaled nine runs. They matched that output on Saturday. The Indians had not scored more than five runs for Kluber this season.

CINCINNATI -- Maybe the tides have finally shifted in the Indians' favor.

After all, there won't be a full moon until the end of the month. It will be a blue moon, in fact.

And though there was no such lunar display above Great American Ball Park on Saturday, the Indians did what they do once in a blue moon: score a bunch of runs. To make matters even more scientifically stupefying, they did so with Corey Kluber on the mound.

The Indians' offense backed the right-hander from the get-go en route to a 9-4 rout against the Reds.

Three batters in, the Indians grabbed a 3-0 advantage. After singles by Jason Kipnis and Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley clubbed a three-run shot to right-center field. Kluber, who entered the game with the lowest run support of any pitcher in the majors, was spotted three runs before he even stepped onto the rubber.

The Indians pushed the lead to 6-1 in the third, as Carlos Santana slapped an RBI double to center. Brandon Moss then snapped an 0-for-21 skid with a two-run shot to right.

Tribe catcher Yan Gomes joined in on the fun in the seventh. He launched a two-out, three-run blast to the second deck in left field. Kipnis and Santana scored and the Indians secured their highest run total since May 27.

Kluber didn't forget how to pitch with a little support, either. He limited the Reds to three runs on seven hits and a walk over 7 2/3 innings. He exited with the Tribe grasping a 9-1 lead, but Cody Allen served up a three-run homer to Jay Bruce in the bottom of the eighth.

What it means

With the victory, the Indians (43-47) escaped the American League Central cellar. They sit a half-game in front of the White Sox, who dropped to 42-47 with a loss to first-place Kansas City on Saturday. The Indians own a 24-21 mark away from Progressive Field. They improved to 28-8 when they score first and they snapped a nine-game losing streak at Great American Ball Park.

Support system

Kluber had logged 36 2/3 innings over his previous five starts. In those 36 2/3 frames, the Indians totaled nine runs. They matched that output on Saturday. The Indians had not scored more than five runs for Kluber this season. They last scored nine runs during a Kluber outing on May 24, 2014.

The doctor is in

In a span of three trips to the plate this weekend, Brantley totaled 10 bases. He doubled in his final two at-bats on Friday and he rounded the bases after his first-inning home run on Saturday.

Supernatural

Santana walked twice and doubled twice. He also swiped his sixth base of the season in seven attempts. The six steals mark a career high. Over his last eight games, he has collected 11 hits in 26 at-bats (.423 average) and has reached base at a .516 clip.

They came, they saw

An announced crowd of 39,588 watched the affair at the ballpark.

What's next

The Indians and Reds will reconvene at Great American Ball Park on Sunday afternoon for a 1:10 p.m. first pitch. Cleveland right-hander Carlos Carrasco (10-7, 4.07 ERA) will oppose Cincinnati ace Johnny Cueto (6-6, 2.73), who has been the subject of trade rumors in recent weeks.

The Indians will spend Monday's off-day in Milwaukee, where they will begin a two-game set against the Brewers on Tuesday evening. Danny Salazar (8-4, 3.74) and Cody Anderson (2-1, 0.89) will pitch the two games for the Tribe.


St. Vincent-St. Mary OT Zach Corrigall latest in series of NCAA football recruiting player pages on 50 local prospects (videos, photos)

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The series – Top Targets: NEO’s Best NCAA Recruiting Prospects – will feature 50 dynamic player pages on the biggest football recruits in the region. Today, the focus is on St. Vincent-St. Mary OT Zach Corrigall.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Welcome to another edition of cleveland.com's new summer-long series of interactive and multimedia football player profile pages covering NCAA recruiting and high school careers.

The series – Top Targets: NEO’s Best NCAA Recruiting Prospects – will feature 50 dynamic player pages on the biggest football recruits in the region. Look for recruiting profile pages on elite boys and girls basketball players later in the school year, too.


Today's featured athlete, with the debut of his player page, is St. Vincent-St. Mary offensive tackle Zach Corrigall, a Kent State commit.


Player pages include many separate posts. Content includes photo galleries, videos, college offers, career stats, key content about the player by cleveland.com and other media outlets and much more about the prospect on and off the football field.


These pages are rolling out with one posted every Monday through Saturday continuing until Thursday, Aug. 27, the first night games will be played.


Each day there also will be a post like this one with links to find all of the player profile pages that have been published to date. Click on the player’s name below for a direct link to his page. You can also see the most recent football news on the cleveland.com football page. 


Links to every player page to date:



Zach Corrigall, St. Vincent-St. Mary: Corrigall is a Kent State commit who prides himself on his relentless work ethic and willingness to always look for ways to improve various aspects of his game. His strength and dedication to his craft of protecting his quarterback and opening up holes for his running backs make him a cornerstone of the Irish's offense as the team looks to make another deep playoff run after a state semifinal appearance last year. 




Kierre Hawkins, Maple Heights: An Ohio State commit, Hawkins is the focal point of the Maple Heights offense. Although he is projected as a tight end or a receiver in college, Hawkins sees the majority of his work out of the backfield for the Mustangs. He helped take the team to the playoffs last season.



Carlos Chavis, LorainNow the focal running back on the team, Chavis could be in store for a huge junior year. In a limited role last season, he rushed for 836 yards and 10 touchdowns. He has the ability to read the hole, while also taking it the distance at any given moment. Look for Chavis to start to get some offers during his junior campaign.



Cameron Odom, Bedford: The Ohio University commit is a speedy runner both on the track and on the football field. He can also catch the football. With Odom having such Bedford alumni members and pro football receivers such as Chris Chambers and Lee Evans, he's in good company to blossom as a wide out.



Tyler Tupa, Brecksville: Tupa, an Ohio commit, is a senior receiver with a knack for hauling in passes and finding the endzone. Tupa also has received scholarship offers from Kent State and Bowling Green. He's part of the Tupa family, which has experienced a lot of football success, including his father, Tom, who played in the NFL as a punter. Last season, Tyler Tupa had 17 receiving touchdowns for Brecksville.



Nick Sokolowski, Brecksville: The senior is a cornerstone of the Bees' defense and has begun to catch the attention of more college scouts but still is regarded as somewhat underrated. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound defensive end possesses quick feet and agility in addition to size and strength. He has a Division I offer from Bowling Green and has taken unofficial visits to Toledo and Cincinnati. Other big name schools such as Purdue also have expressed interest in what Sokolowski has to offer. 



Jack Wohlabaugh, Walsh Jesuit: Wohlabaugh, an Ohio State commit, is a heady and athletic interior lineman who finishes off every play. He is the son of former Browns center and nine-year NFL veteran Dave Wohlabaugh, and last season he displayed the savvy and leadership that comes with having a father who started 128 professional games. Wohlabaugh is nasty and aggressive, smart and strategic.



Tony Butler, St. Edward: The senior is the main holdover from a defensive backfield that dominated opponents during last season’s Division I state championship season. Originally a Pitt commit, he recently decommitted to pursue other offers. A rarity as a 6-foot-2 defensive back, Butler is a three-star prospect and likely to be the Eagles defender opposing quarterbacks try to avoid most this season.



Cole Gest, St. EdwardThe three-star running back is undersized, but the Indiana commit has impressed talent evaluators with his speed and physicality. Heading into last season, it was the passing game of St. Edward that had opponents' focus, and Gest exploited them. This year, it will be the opposite as opposing defenses will add another defender in the box to try and stop the talented senior.



Jake Sopko, Avon: The senior quarterback committed to Cincinnati in May. He led the Eagles to a 10-2 record and the Division II regional semifinals last season, throwing for 2,864 yards and 25 touchdowns. He was a first-team All-Northeast Lakes District selection.



Chawntez Moss, Bedford: The senior running back committed to Pittsburgh in April. Moss led the Bearcats in rushing last season, with more than 2,000 yards and 25 touchdowns, and was selected as a cleveland.com All-Star. Moss helped lead Bedford to a perfect regular season and playoff run that ended with a 34-32 loss to Mayfield in a Division II regional final.



Nik Urban, Willoughby South: The senior offensive guard committed to Northwestern in April. He opened eyes during a dominant junior season in which the cleveland.com All-Star selection's play helping allow teammate D.J. Greene to rush for 1,900 yards and 26 touchdowns. Urban has 10 offers in all, including fellow Big Ten members Illinois and Maryland. He is a consensus three-star prospect among the main national recruiting services. 



Luke Farrell, Perry: The senior TE has 14 Division I offers after three spectacular seasons for the Pirates. As a junior, Farrell caught 43 passes for 730 yards and six touchdowns, upping his career totals to 91 catches for 1,544 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a DE, he recorded 19 solo tackles and 21 assists last season as well as 10 sacks. He has 198 total tackles in over the last three seasons including 68 as a sophomore, of which 40 were solo tackles. Imposing size, speed and strength and the will to continue to improve on those aspects make Farrell a promising collegiate prospect. 



Demario McCall, North Ridgeville: The senior RB is an Ohio State commit after two outstanding full seasons for the Rangers. As a junior, McCall rushed for 2,302 yards and 35 touchdowns, and caught 14 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown. He has 60 touchdowns in two seasons. McCall is a game-breaker because of his speed and elusiveness in the open field. Any time he touches the ball, he is a threat to get into the end zone.



A.J. Rose, Garfield Heights: The senior QB/RB holds more than 13 Division I offers, including Minnesota and Syracuse. Rose committed to Kentucky in February. Scouts like Rose's size and speed, combined with his ability to run through tacklers at the line of scrimmage. Last year, Rose rushed for more than 700 yards and 12 touchdowns while passing for more than 600 yards and 10 scores.

St. Vincent-St. Mary's Zach Corrigall: Vital info about OT on and off football field (photos)

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Learn more about St. Vincent-St. Mary standout Zach Corrigall on and off the football field in this expanded profile.

AKRON, Ohio – Get to know St. Vincent-St. Mary standout Zach Corrigall on and off the football field in this expanded profile.

The profile contains all the must-know information like height/weight and national rankings, in addition to a full and updated college recruiting breakdown of offers and campus visit details. And because of all the access we have with Corrigall, we’re helping you get to know him away from football. 


Corrigall is among dozens of Northeast Ohio athletes with his own personalized cleveland.com player page, which will be updated by Northeast Ohio Media Group reporters throughout his career with all the latest news on his college recruiting and high school performance.


The 50 player pages are rolling out one per day, Monday through Saturday, through the season openers on Aug. 27. Check out the latest post with links to all the player pages that have been published to date.


Now it’s time to get to know Corrigall on and away from the football field.


VITALS


Graduation year: 2016.


Position: Offensive tackle.


Height, weight: 6-4, 265.


Analysis of his game: Corrigall has size and quickness to spare as well as an incredible work ethic and a will to constantly strive to improve his footwork and blocking techniques. 


LATEST COLLEGE RECRUITING NEWS


Offers: Kent State (committed).  


Breakdown of campus visits


Kent State: Took an unofficial visit in March during the school's junior day event and received an offer in April. Corrigall spoke with coaches Shawn Clark and Paul Haynes and watched practice while there. The effort the coaches put in getting to know him and the work ethic of the team left Corrigall with the impression that Kent State would be a good fit for him.  


National recruiting services say


247Sports.com says: He is a two-star prospect on both 247Sports' national composite rankings and its own. He is ranked 172nd at offensive tackle and 95th in the state. 


Rivals.com: He is not ranked by Rivals.


Scout.com: He is not ranked by Scout.


OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD


Favorite pro athlete: LeBron James. I just like his work ethic and intensity and he always gives back to the community. 


Personal role model: My dad. He's taught me to be a well-spoken young man. I lot of kids don't have their dad in their lives and I'm just fortunate to have him to teach me how to be the young man I am today. 


Favorite pre-game meal: Spaghetti with homemade meatballs and homemade sauce.


If you could meet anyone, living or dead: It would probably be Bill Starr. He was a professional power lifter and he created the 5-by-5 training program. 


Personal goal for this season: My goal for myself is just to become a stronger, better and faster football player and to be a good leader for my team. I'd like to improve my hands, my punching, and my footwork. Nobody's perfect with their footwork and you can always get better at that. 


Where do you see yourself in 20 years? I see myself in a house with a wife, two kids, teaching kids at a high school. I'd probably teach social studies or history. 


Who is your best friend on the team? Sam Waller. We both play offensive line and we just try to push each other as hard as we possibly can. 


What would you choose to be your theme music? "Walk" by Pantera. 


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Starting lineups, Game 91: Cleveland Indians vs. Cincinnati Reds

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Here are the lineups and the pitching matchup for Sunday's series finale between the Indians and the Reds.

CINCINNATI -- Here are the lineups and the pitching matchup for Sunday's series finale between the Indians and the Reds.

Pitching matchup: Carlos Carrasco (10-7, 4.07 ERA) vs. Johnny Cueto (6-6, 2.73 ERA)

Lineups

Indians

1. 2B Jason Kipnis

2. SS Francisco Lindor

3. LF Michael Brantley

4. 1B Carlos Santana

5. RF David Murphy

6. 3B Mike Aviles

7. CF Michael Bourn

8. C Roberto Perez

9. P Carlos Carrasco

Reds

1. 2B Brandon Phillips

2. 3B Ivan De Jesus

3. 1B Joey Votto

4. RF Jay Bruce

5. C Brayan Pena

6. LF Marlon Byrd

7. SS Eugenio Suarez

8. P Johnny Cueto

9. CF Billy Hamilton

Live updates and chat: Cleveland Indians vs. Cincinnati Reds, Game 91

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Get scoring updates and join beat writer Zack Meisel for a live chat as the Indians and Reds play the finale game of a three-game series Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.

CINCINNATI -- Get scoring updates and join beat writer Zack Meisel for a live chat as the Indians and Reds play the finale game of a three-game series Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. 

Game 91: Indians (43-47) vs. Reds (40-48).

First pitch: 1:10 pm. ET.

TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio, WMMS FM/100.7, WTAM 1100

Amy Schumer, LeBron James movie 'Trainwreck' scores $30 million at the box office

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The $30.2 million splash was way above the projections of a $15-$20 million weekend haul. Only Marvel's Ant-Man ($58 million) and Minions ($50.2 million) fared better.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- NBA champion. Celebrity pitchman. Philanthropist. Now you can add "box office draw" to LeBron James' LinkedIn profile.

The debut of James' film, "Trainwreck," was prettier than a Cuyahoga sunset, raking in $30.2 million at the box office over the weekend.

James' role was small, so it's really star Amy Schumer's face director Judd Apatow is seeing in the clouds for the impressive opening, which was good for third on the weekly chart.

The $30.2 million splash was way above the projections of a $15-$20 million weekend haul. Only Marvel's "Ant-Man" ($58 million) and "Minions" ($50.2 million) fared better.

"Inside Out" ($11.7 million) and "Jurassic World" ($11.4 million) round out the top five.

In his big movie acting debut, James plays Bill Hader's best friend, an exaggerated version of himself known for doling out sage relationship advice, extolling the virtues of Cleveland and forgetting his wallet when the check comes.

1. "Ant-Man," $58 million ($56.4 million international).

2. "Minions," $50.2 million ($66.2 million international).

3. "Trainwreck," $30.2 million.

4. "Inside Out," $11.7 million ($21.3 million international).

5. "Jurassic World," $11.4 million.

6. "Terminator Genisys," $5.4 million.

7. "Magic Mike XXL," $4.5 million.

8. "Gallows," $4 million.

9. "Ted 2," $2.7 million.

10. "Mr. Holmes," $2.5 million.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.

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