The Indians, in their only visit to Yankee Stadium this season, open a three-game series against the Yankees Friday night in the Bronx.

NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Friday night's game between the Indians and Yankees at Yankee Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

INDIANS

DH Carlos Santana.

2B Jason Kipnis.

SS Francisco Lindor.

1B Mike Napoli.

3B Jose Ramirez.

RF Lonnie Chisenhall.

CF Tyler Naquin.

LF Abraham Almonte.

C Chris Gimenez.

RHP Josh Tomlin, 11-3, 3.43 ERA.

YANKEES

LF Brett Gardner.

CF Jacoby Ellsbury.

1B Mark Teixeira.

DH Brian McCann.

3B Chase Headley.

SS Starlin Castro.

C Gary Sanchez.

2B Rob Refsnyder.

RF Aaron Hicks.

RHP Michael Pineda, 5-10, 5.13 ERA.

UMPIRES

H Dale Scott, cc.

1B Bob Davidson.

2B Lance Barrett.

3B Dan Iassogna.

Trevor Bauer, for much of this season, has thrown a red challenge flag out of the dugout when the Indians have challenged a call on the field. Third base umpire Manny Gonzalez confiscated the flag during Thursday's game against the Twins.

NEW YORK - There will be no more red challenge flags sailing from the Indians' dugout this season by order of manager Terry Francona.

Trevor Bauer has made a habit out of throwing a homemade red flag on the field when the Indians have challenged a call this season. It's an NFL thing that the always-creative Bauer brought to baseball.

In Thursday's 9-2 win over the Twins, The Indians challenged a double play by the Twins in the eighth inning. Out came Bauer's challenge flag from the far end of the dugout.

Third base umpire Manny Gonzalez confiscated the flag and Bauer came out of the dugout asking for it back. Gonzalez did not give it back and Francona was not amused.

"I noticed it the other day for the first time, but I didn't see who threw it," said Francona. "I can say with confidence that won't happen anymore. I don't think that shows a lot of respect for the umpires."

Francona said Bauer has apparently been doing it for much of the season except, of course, on the day he pitches.

Bauer, who said he was just trying to have some fun, purchased some red cloth to make the flag.

Took less than 24 hours...I apologize to those upset about the red challenge flag. It was meant purely as a joke with no disrespect intended

-- Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) August 5, 2016

"I thought it was funny," he said. "I think a lot of fans thought it was pretty funny. It was just intended as purely a joke.

"So if someone gets offended about it, that's their issue. It wasn't disrespectful in any way. Just trying to have fun playing baseball."

Bauer said the flag landed on the warning track in front of the dugout by the edge of the infield grass.

"Actually I guess I could say the umpire stole my personal property since he kept my flag," said Bauer.

Bauer added, "I won't do it again. Sorry to everybody who was offended by it. My bad."

Fireworks lit up the skies and the peace symbol, tweaked into the shape of a tree, was projected on the floor of the stadium where Germany won the World Cup in 2014.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- With fireworks forming the word "Rio" in the sky, performers decked in silver and sweet, sultry music, Rio de Janiero is welcoming the world to the first Olympic Games in South America with a message: Let's take better care of our planet.

After one of the roughest-ever rides from vote to games by an Olympic host, the city of beaches, carnival, grinding poverty and sun-kissed wealth lifted the curtain on the games of the 31st Olympiad with a three-hour gala that celebrated Brazil's can-do spirit, biodiversity and its indigenous people. It will trace its history from forested land, through colonization by Portugal, and into a nation of astounding diversity and contrasts.

Before the show, in a video broadcast inside the 78,000-seat Maracana Stadium, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the games "celebrate the best of humanity" and appealed for an Olympic truce, calling on "all warring parties to lay down their weapons" during the two weeks of sporting achievement.

Performers decked in silvery suits folded and unfolded glittering silver sheets that transformed into giant cushions they then beat like drums. Fireworks lit up the skies and the peace symbol, tweaked into the shape of a tree, was projected on the floor of the stadium where Germany won the World Cup in 2014.

As well as a showcase for Brazil's history, culture, diversity and hopes, the gala also represents a triumph, because there were times after the International Olympic Committee selected Rio ahead of Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid in 2009 when it seemed that the city of 6.5 million people might not get its act together for the world's greatest sporting mega-event.

But with more than a dash of "gambiarra," the Brazilian art of quick-fixes and making do, Rio de Janeiro is ready.

Just.

The honor of declaring the games open will fall to Michel Temer, Brazil's unpopular interim president, standing in for suspended President Dilma Rousseff. Her ouster less than four months out from the games for alleged budget violations was one of the many complications that roiled Brazil's Olympic preparations and impacted the opening ceremony itself. Fewer than 25 foreign heads of state were expected, with others seemingly staying away to avoid giving the impression of taking sides amid Brazil's leadership uncertainty.

As Brazilian officials took their places, there were shouts of "out with Temer" from sections of the crowd.

Athletes from 205 nations and territories were set to march behind their flags. They'll be joined by a first-ever Refugee Olympic Team of 10 athletes, displaced from Syria, South Sudan, Congo and Ethiopia. Their flag-bearer, Rose Nathike Lokonyen, fled war in South Sudan and ran her first race in a refugee camp in northern Kenya.

Opening Ceremony: LIVE UPDATES of Giselle's appearance at the Rio Olympic Games (8/5/16)

Michael Phelps will lead the U.S. team, the largest with 549 competitors. History's greatest Olympian will be looking to add to his record haul of 22 medals, in three individual swims plus relays, before the Aug. 21 closing ceremony.

On behalf of all 11,288 competitors (6,182 men; 5,106 women), a Brazilian athlete will pledge an oath that they won't take banned drugs -- a promise likely to ring false to many fans after the scandal of government-orchestrated cheating in Russia.

While it escaped a blanket ban, Russia is paying the price in the shape of a smaller team, whittled down from a 389 athletes to around 270.

Iran picked a woman, archer Zahra Nemati, as flag-bearer for its team made up overwhelmingly of men.

After the grandeur of Beijing's opening ceremony in 2008 and the high-tech, cheeky inventiveness of London's in 2012, Rio's was expected to be more earthy, with funk, samba and joie de vivre laced with more serious messages from the country with the world's largest forest, the Amazon, for the need to protect the planet. Grammy award winners Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, and supermodel Gisele Bundchen were expected to star.

"The world is very tense and so is Brazil. We are also willing to tell the world to stop attacking our home. The world is threatened because of global warming. We are calling for action," said Fernando Meirelles, one of the directors of the show.

After Brazil's most famous athlete -- soccer star Pele -- said he will not appear, the Olympic mystery of who might light the cauldron remained intact.

The cauldron was designed by American sculptor Anthony Howe, who told The Associated Press he was inspired by life in the tropics. There will be two cauldrons in Rio, one at the Maracana soccer stadium that is hosting the opening ceremony and another open to the public in downtown Rio.

The cauldron in central Rio is expected to be lit by a runner after the opening ceremony is finished, Howe said.

In all, 4,800 performers and volunteers will be involved in the show designed to showcase Brazil as a garden of the world.

"Smile is the approach the Brazilians have toward life," said Marco Balich, the executive producer. "Brazil is not a grand nation. They're saying in this ceremony, we are who we are, with a lot of social problems, a lot of crises in the political system, etc."

NBC will broadcast the opening ceremony on a one-hour tape delay because it wants the entertainment spectacle to be shown completely in U.S. prime time. Rio is one hour later than Eastern time.

Get updates as the Browns hold a scrimmage on Friday night.

BEREA, Ohio - The Browns' 2016 training camp continues Friday. It will feature a full-contact scrimmage.

Eleven training camps dates are open to fans. Check out our visitor's guide for what you need to know about attending. But if you can't make it, we have you covered.

Cleveland.com Browns reporters Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe will be there. Follow along with live updates in the Twitter widget below and also in the comments. We'll have complete camp coverage at cleveland.com/browns.

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The Indians transaction tracker might blow a gasket if this keeps up. Lefty TJ House was recalled from Class AAA Columbus on Saturday and Shawn Morimando, another left, was optioned.

NEW YORK - Manager Terry Francona would rather keep promoting pitchers from the minors than wear out his best relievers in one-sided losses.

The Indians, with that in mind, made yet another roster move Saturday morning, optioning lefty Shawn Morimando to Class AAA Columbus and recalling left-hander TJ House to fill the most fluid bullpen spot in the big leagues.

"We've had five starts where we haven't gotten much length," said Francona. "We talk about it all the time - preserving your bullpen. This is one way to do it. You take that last spot in the pen and revolve it.

"I wouldn't say it's ideal, but it beats the heck out of pitching Cody Allen, Andrew Miller and Bryan Shaw when you're down by seven runs."

Here's what the last few days have looked like on the Indians' transaction tracker:

On Wednesday, right-hander Shawn Armstrong was recalled from Columbus and right-hander Austin Adams was optioned. On Thursday, right-hander Mike Clevinger and left-hander Ryan Merritt were recalled from Columbus and Armstrong and right-hander Cody Anderson were optioned. On Friday, Merritt was optioned to Columbus and Morimando was recalled. Now Morimando is headed to Columbus and House is with the Tribe for his second tour this season.

Moving day (again) for Tribe relievers

It stems from one turn through the rotation where the Tribe's starters have gone 0-4 and with a 15.58 ERA. Not one of them has managed to pitch five innings.

"Even though this has been a tough week, we haven't hurt our bullpen," said Francona. "That's the way we've done it. TJ has relief innings under our belt and we have Monday off. We could even put a starter or two out in the bullpen.

"We should be OK. It would nicer if we had a lead and were trying to win the game. But if something haywire happens, you don't want your bullpen to get to the point where you can't win for the next three or four days."

House opened the season at Columbus as a starter, but was moved to the bullpen. In his last 14 appearances, all in relief, he's posted a 1.98 ERA. Overall, House is 4-3 with one save and a 4.23 ERA. He's made 26 appearances, including 12 starts.

Morimando pitched one inning in Friday's 13-7 loss, allowing four runs on three hits. He retired the first two batters he faced in the sixth, but then issued four walks and a single.

"The game sped up on me," said Morimando after the game.

Said Francona, "You have to remember he was throwing on short rest so we wanted to limit him to 55 or so pitches. He came out of the chute and his stuff was nice and crisp. Then he lost his release point. "

Who's will be the next Indians' reliever joining the big league club? If things continue like they've been going, it won't take long to find out.

Get live updates from Columbus as the Browns practice at Ohio Stadium.

BEREA, Ohio -- Browns training camp hits the road on Saturday. The team will practice at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. They scrimmaged on Friday night at their practice facility in Berea.

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Cleveland.com Browns reporters Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe will be there. Follow along with live updates in the Twitter widget below and also in the comments. We'll have complete camp coverage at cleveland.com/browns.

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If Indians and Texas meet in the postseason this year, the Jonathan Lucroy's vetoed trade will make for a good storyline.

NEW YORK - The scuttled Jonathan Lucroy deal with the Indians comes down to a lack of foresight.

The Indians were going to send catcher Francisco Mejia, shortstop Yu-Cheng Chang, center fielder Greg Allen and right-hander Shawn Armstrong to Milwaukee for Lucroy before Monday's trade dealing. The Brewers signed off on the deal. Lucroy didn't because he and his agent, Doug Rogalski, wanted two things from the Indians.

No.1. They wanted the Indians to drop his 2017 club option and make him a free agent at the end of this season.

No.2: If the Indians wouldn't do that, they wanted them to guarantee Lucroy that he'd be their starting catcher in 2017.

The Indians weren't going to drop the option because it was a big part of why they went after Lucroy in the first place. The club option is worth $5.25 million and after absorbing more than $20 million in the trade for left-hander Andrew Miller, getting an All-Star catcher for $5.25 million in 2017 made a lot of sense to them.

Even if they did drop the option, the whole deal probably would have been threatened because the Indians weren't going to give up four players for a two-month rental.

As for the guarantee, the Indians said no to that as well, but Lucroy and Rogalski should have been able to read between the lines. The Indians were parting with four players. Mejia is a switch-hitting catcher who has hit in 47 straight games this year. Chang is a power-hitting shortstop. Allen can play the heck out of center field and can run and Armstrong is a hard-throwing right-hander with late-inning potential.

If Lucroy and his agent couldn't figure out that he was going to be the Tribe's starting catcher for the remainder of this year and next year, well, they need to read the tea leaves a little better. Yes, the Indians have Yan Gomes signed to a multiyear deal. They love Gomes' intensity and ability to handle the pitching staff. But he's dealt with serious injuries the last two years and has yet to repeat the offensive production he showed in 2014.

Lucroy recently told ESPN's Robert Sanchez his version of events. He said that when Chris Antonetti, Indians president of baseball operations, told Rogalski that he couldn't guarantee Lucroy the starting catcher's job next year, the deal was dead. Lucroy is a free agent after 2017 and felt he has to catch everyday to get a big deal.

It's hard to argue with Lucroy's reasoning, but were the Indians really going to part with the players they were will to part with to have a two-time All-Star catcher shuttle between first base and DH in 2017? That makes no sense and it shows the Lucroy, for some reason, simply didn't want to play in Cleveland.

The Indians took a gamble in targeting a guy they knew had them on his no-trade list. They felt they could bowl over the rebuilding Brewers with prospects and give Lucroy the chance he always said he wanted - to play for a team that has a chance to make the postseason. The first part worked, the second part didn't because Lucroy exercised his right to veto the trade.

Trade depends on Lucroy's approval

That was his right, and after rejecting the Indians, the Brewers traded him to Texas, a team that was not on his no trade list. Players negotiate no-trade clauses into their contracts for a reason. And if they have that leverage, they should certainly use it if it fits their agenda. But they shouldn't ignore the obvious when it's sitting on a tee in front of them.

Lucroy went on to tell Sanchez, "You can say anything you want about what I've said in the past about wanting to get traded to a winner and then blocking the trade to Cleveland. Well, guess what? I did get trade to a winner."

Lucroy gives his side of the story

Yes, he did. Texas started Saturday leading the AL West at 63-47 with a 5 1/2 games lead over Houston. The Indians started the day leading the AL Central at 61-46 with a two-game lead over Detroit.

Lucroy added, "Cleveland fans don't like that, but it's nothing against them. It wasn't personal. If anything, I have more respect for the Indians because of Antonetti's honesty. He could have lied to my agent to my agent and said I'd player catcher every day next season. I'm thankful for that."

Antonetti read Lucroy's comments and would not comment on it, but lots of things get said in negotiations. There is always a lot of back and forth, proposals and counter proposals.

But one thing remains when the issue of who said what is stripped away. Why would the Indians give up four players for a catcher that has been to two All-Star games only to play him out of position for a full season?

Maybe it's a question that will never be answered, but if the Indians and Rangers should meet in the postseason, it will make for a good storyline. On second thought, forget about October. How about when the Indians and Rangers play a four-game series in late August at Globe Life Park in Arlington?

Browns Robert Griffin III has displayed improved mechanics. But the true test of his improvement will come when defenders can sack him and get him off his mark.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Robert Griffin III lit it up in the Browns intrasquad scrimmage Friday night and again on Saturday in the Orange and Brown scrimmage at Ohio Stadium, but defenders can't touch the quarterbacks in these practices, and the true test of his improvement won't come until the first preseason Aug. 12 in Green Bay.

Even then, Griffin will probably only play a series or two, so it will be hard to tell how far he's come. The Browns won't really know how well he's reading defenses until a team gameplans for him in the regular season and tries to rattle him.

"He's been good,''  said Pep Hamilton,, associate head coach/offense). "We'll find out about his ability to recognize looks from a defense that he's not so familiar with once we play a game next week."

There's no question that Griffin has been impressive in the first week of camp. He's connecting especially well with top pick Corey Coleman -- who caught three big passes from him Friday night including a 41-yard touchdown pass over Justin Gilbert -- and his accuracy has improved tremendously since spring practices.

"Outstanding,'' Jackson said Friday of Griffin's accuracy on the deep balls to Coleman. "I keep saying and you guys keep watching Robert get better and better and better right before your eyes. He's no different than any other player I'm coaching. There's an expectation that I have for that position and how they play. There's an expectation for the line, defense or offense. Our guys have to meet that expectation, and I think he's trying. That's all you can ask for. He'll keep growing and going after it, and good things are going to happen.''

Corey Coleman catches 3 big passes from RG3, but Hue Jackson not ready 'to anoint' him yet

But the Browns won't really know how accurate Griffin can be until he has a defender or two bearing down on him. The knock against Griffin has never been his physical ability. He's always had world-class speed, a cannon arm and tremendous athleticism.

But he was demoted to third-string quarterback last season in Washington largely because he struggled to see the field quickly enough and function in the pocket.

"He's just not very good in the pocket," an anonymous veteran Redskins defensive player told theundefeated.com this Spring. "When you asked him to sit back there and read defenses and dissect things, you could tell it was difficult on him. You could even tell in practice last season, when he was the scout team quarterback going against the first-string defense, it was still moving kind of fast for him. He wasn't sure where the rush was coming from. He wasn't quite sure where they [the safeties] were. It's gonna be hard for him."

The Browns tried to solve that problem, in part, by sending Griffin to work with quarterback biomechanics expert Tom House in Los Angeles. Some of the top quarterbacks in the league such as Tom Brady and Drew Brees are flocking to House because the results have been outstanding. Jackson is a huge fan, and has sent many of quarterbacks to House, including Andy Dalton, who's numbers skyrocketed last season as a result.

Griffin returned to Berea in July with more streamlined mechanics and more zip on the ball. Even his footwork and throwing motion look noticeably better, and the ball is hitting the mark more often. Several times, he's fit it into tight windows, including to Coleman along the sideline or in the back corner of the end zone. Friday night, he completed 6-of-7 passes for about 150 yards, including strikes of 35, 53 and 41 to Coleman.

"I think because he had time to just work out over the summer, a lot of the things we've asked him to do from a fundamental and technical standpoint, we were able to facilitate those things through Coach House out in California,'' said Hamilton. "He's throwing the ball well. Mechanically, he's always been just as good as anyone else with regards to being able to throw the football all over the field. We feel good about where he is right now."

The transformation from OTAs to training camp has not been lost on 10th-year veteran Tramon Williams, who was beat by Coleman on one those deep balls, a 53-yarder to the 2 on which the rookie was helped by a little push-off on the grizzled veteran.

"He's been doing an excellent job,'' said Williams. "From when he first got here until now, some of the balls that he threw today, the location that he put them at, it was amazing. I actually went up to him on the field after he threw the ball into the corner of the end zone and I told him, I said, 'Man, if you throwing the ball like that,' I said, 'you're going to throw a lot of touchdowns this year.' That's impressive that he came in and do so far."

The deep balls Friday night were dazzling and all, but Jackson has been equally impressed with Griffin not throwing interceptions or fumbling the ball.

"The most important thing, Robert is protecting the football,'' said Jackson. "That's what's going to give us the best chance to win games. I'm loving the big plays, and that's what quarterbacks do in the National Football League, but what you have to do to be a winning quarterback is win. On top of that in order to win, you have got to be able to take care of the football. He's done a good job with that. If we can do that, run the football and then make explosive plays like I think we can, then I think we've got a chance to be a decent offensive football team."

After two of the big catches in the scrimmage, Coleman complimented Griffin on the field.

 "I just told him good job, let's keep it going,'' said Coleman.

Especially when the real games begin and the rush is on.

The Indians needed one good start from somebody and Corey Kluber supplied Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Kluber allowed two runs early and the dominated the Yankees on the way to a much-needed win. Watch video

NEW YORK -- The Indians have been looking for something, anything, to get them pointed back toward the promised land. That would be October and a chance to play in the postseason.

Well, it's not like they held a seance with Abner Doubleday to try and reinvent the game. They just returned to the basics -- good starting pitching and home runs.

Corey Kluber, after a frightening five-game turn by the rest of the rotation, supplied the good pitching Saturday afternoon as the Indians beat the Yankees, 5-2, at Yankee Stadium.

The homers came from Jason Kipnis, Mike Napoli and Rajai Davis. The Tribe has hit 19 homers in its last nine games following a five-game drought.

"Kluber got things back in order," said manager Terry Francona. "He brought some normalcy to the game. We were competing to win and not trying to mop up a game."

The Indians were 1-4 and the rotation had a 15.58 ERA in the previous five games.

Francona had a chance to shorten the game and show off his new bullpen, but he let Kluber (11-8, 3.22) pitch. Kluber allowed two runs on five hits in eight innings to improve to 3-1 in his career against the Yankees.

Kluber, in his last five starts, is 3-0 with a 1.46 ERA (six earned runs in 37 innings). He's struck out 39, walked eight and hasn't thrown more than 103 pitches in any of those starts.

Francona did call for former Yankee Andrew Miller in the ninth. He worked around a single by Brett Gardner to earn his first save as an Indian and his 10th of the season.

"That was tough," said Miller, acquired from the Yankees on Sunday. "There were a lot of distractions. That part of the lineup are the guys I tended to hang out with. I'm glad it worked out for us. It was a big win."

The Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the second with a pair of two-out runs. Catcher Gary Sanchez doubled home Starlin Castro, took third on a single by Aaron Hicks and scored on a wild pitch.

After that the game belonged to Kluber.

"I didn't do anything (different)," said Kluber. "I just went out there and did what I wanted to. I changed speeds and mixed it up in and out.

"They got a couple of base hits in the second, but when I put the ball where I wanted, they didn't. That's what I focused on."

The Indians did some flexing to get back into the game.

Kipnis made it 2-1 in the fourth for his 19th homer. He hit CC Sabathia's 3-1 pitch over the fence in right field for his second straight homer off a lefty.  Kipnis' career-high 19 homers breaks down this way -- 14 vs. righties, five vs. lefties.

Davis pulled the Indians into a 2-2 tie with a two-out single in the fifth off Sabathia (6-9, 4.18). Abraham Almonte, who walked and took second on a ground out, scored.

Napoli broke the tie with a solo homer in the sixth off Sabathia. It was his 28th homer, the most by an Indian since Grady Sizemore hit 33 in 2008. Napoli hit a 3-1 pitch for his 10th homer since the All-Star break.

The 28 homers are the second most in Napoli's career, two shy of the 30 he hit in 2011 when he played with Texas.

Davis pushed the lead to 4-2 in the seventh as he homered off former teammate Anthony Swarzak. It was the 10th homer Davis has hit this year. His previous career high was eight.

Kipnis made it 5-2 in the ninth with an RBI single that scored Davis from second. Kipnis has 61 RBI for the year. He had 52 all last year.

What it means

Not only did the Indians hold off Detroit in the AL Central with Saturday's victory, they won for the sixth time in their last eight games at new Yankee Stadium. Overall, however, they are still 10-17 at the new House That Ruth Built.

It was just the Indians second win against four losses in August.

The pitches

Kluber threw 100 pitches, 67 or 67 percent for strikes. Sabathia threw 100 pitches, 57 or 57 percent for strikes.

Thanks for coming

The Indians and Yankees played in front of 37,264 fans Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. First pitch was at 1:08 p.m. and the temperature was 84 degrees.

What's next?

Rigt-hander Carlos Carrasco (7-5, 3.12) will face Yankee right-hander Masahir Tanaka (7-4, 3.46) on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. SportsTime Ohio, WTAM 1100 and WMMS/FM 100.7 will carry the game.

Carrasco is 0-1 against the Yankees this year and 4-3 with a 3.64 ERA in his career. Gardner has three homers and five RBI against Carrasco.

Tanaka has a no decision against the Indians this year and is 0-2 with a 5.71 ERA against them lifetime. Napoli is hitting .600 (6-for-10) with two homers and two RBI against Tanaka.

The Ohio State beat has made an annual tradition of standing outside of the Buckeyes' team hotel and taking pictures of players as they walk in to check in for fall camp. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Are Ohio State football player celebrities? 

Some are, some aren't. But one day a year, they all can feel like one. 

* Which Ohio State football player had the best camp move-in shirt? Vote in our poll

That's because the Ohio State beat has made an annual tradition of standing outside of the Buckeyes' team hotel and taking pictures of players as they walk in to check in for fall camp. 

That day was Saturday. 

And, as uncomfortable as it may be for us to stand outside and be glorified paparazzi, we do it for our loyal readers who want to see how Ohio State players look after a summer of conditioning.

Oh, and this is the chance to get a closer glance at all those five-star prospects we've been writing about non-stop. 

So check out the gallery above for all of our pictures.

If you're more of a video person, check out our below of players arriving and checking in for fall camp. 

The Ohio State football team moved into its off-campus hotel for training camp on Saturday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Consider Ohio State's walk up to the team hotel before training camp the Buckeyes version of walking the red carpet. So naturally some players take the chance to show off their unique fashion senses.

In the photo gallery above are a collection of the best T-shirts worn by Ohio State football players on Saturday as the team checked into an off-campus hotel to officially start fall camp.

See more photos from Ohio State's camp check-in

Look through the gallery above, then vote in the poll below for which Buckeye had the best look.

This is how you make two hours of football players walking into a hotel interesting.

Corey Kluber pitched superbly and three Indians homered in a 5-2 victory over the Yankees on Saturday afternoon in the Boogie Down.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Right-hander Corey Kluber allowed two runs in eight innings and Jason Kipnis, Mike Napoli and Rajai Davis homered as the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees, 5-2, Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, N.Y. Andrew Miller worked a one-hit, two-strikeout ninth to earn his first save as an Indian.

Here is a capsule look at the key aspect(s) of the game, which was televised by Fox Sports Time Ohio:

Streak busted: The first-place Tribe (62-46) had lost four straight on the road.

Kluber; pray for lots of rain; Kluber: The Indians desperately have needed Klubot.

On July 31 at Progressive Field, Kluber allowed five hits in seven innings against the Oakland Athletics. The Tribe won, 8-0.

In the next five games, Tribe starters Danny Salazar, Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer, Mike Clevinger and Josh Tomlin combined to log 17 1/3 innings and give up 39 hits and 30 earned runs. No starter lasted longer than 4 2/3. The Tribe went 1-4.

Kluber resumed his nastiness Saturday.

Kluber gave up five hits (four singles, one double), walked one and struck out eight. He threw 67 of 100 pitches for strikes. He faced three batters in seven of the eight innings.

The Yankees scored twice in the second to make it 2-0. With one out, Starlin Castro was off-balance against a 2-2 breaking pitch but blooped it near the left-field line for a single. Bad break for Kluber. Didi Gregorius struck out swinging after being ahead in the count, 2-0.

Gary Sanchez zipped a 1-2 fastball to center for an RBI double. The pitch, which was supposed to be down and away, veered over the plate.

Light-hitting Aaron Hicks singled to right, Sanchez advancing to third. Sanchez scored when Kluber's 0-2 breaking pitch to Ronald Torreyes missed location badly and resulted in a wild pitch. Torreyes grounded to short.

Kluber received help from his fielders on several occasions -- and from New York's pesky Brett Gardner once.

*Gardner led off the third with a single and was erased when too-eager Jacoby Ellsbury attempted to ambush Kluber. Ellsbury swung at the first pitch and grounded to shortstop Francisco Lindor, who created a 6-3 double play. Gardner not at fault here.

*With one out in the fifth, Hicks singled. On a 1-1 pitch to Torreyes, Tribe catcher Roberto Perez erased Hicks attempting to steal. Torreyes eventually struck out.

*Gardner led off the sixth with a four-pitch walk. Kluber put an 0-1 cutter on Ellsbury's trademark, which produced a pop to right field. Problem for the Yankees is, Gardner seemingly thought it was going to be some type of extra-base hit and headed for second. Right fielder Abraham Almonte flipped to first baseman Carlos Santana for the double play.

*Brian McCann led off the seventh with a bloop to right-center. Almonte ran a long way and made a sliding catch.

More of this, please: In the eighth inning, Kluber struck out right-handed Sanchez looking at a 2-2 fastball with tremendous comeback action to the outside edge at the knees. That Sanchez gave up on it is completely understandable.

Kip, Kip, hooray: Kipnis was 2-for-4 with the homer, two RBI, one run, one walk and one steal. Nothing more.

Kipnis commenced the Tribe's comeback by leading off the fourth inning with a blast to right-center off former Indians lefty CC Sabathia. Kipnis attacked a 3-1 fastball for his 19th.

Kipnis delivered an RBI single in the ninth. For the season, he is slugging .495 with  120 hits, 61 RBI and 64 runs.

Ragin' Rajai: Davis was 2-for-4 with the homer, two RBI, two runs, one walk and one on-base disruption.

Davis tied the score, 2-2, with two outs in the fifth. He hit Sabathia's 0-0 get-me-over breaking pitch into the hole at short for a single to drive in Almonte from second.

Davis extended the Tribe's lead to 4-2 in the seventh off former Indians righty Anthony Swarzak. With one out, Davis dropped the barrel on a 1-0 slider and sent it deep to left for his 10th.

In the ninth, Davis put on a show.

With one out, Davis walked against righty Nick Goody. Davis dropped the bat straight down, Kenny Lofton-style, as soon as the fourth ball passed through the hitting area. 

Nervousness was evident in Goody's eyes and two shoes because he knew Davis would try to steal. Davis never got a legitimate chance -- but still helped create and score a run.

On a 1-0 pitch to Kipnis, a distracted Goody crossed up catcher Sanchez, who whiffed on the catch for a passed ball. Davis trotted to second. Goody, worried that Davis soon would try to rip third, hurried his 2-0 fastball to Kipnis and threw it over the middle of the zone. Kipnis was obligated to sock it to right-center for the RBI single.

Naptastic: Napoli went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts. No matter. His hit was ginormous.

With one out in the sixth, Napoli took a 3-0 fastball (92 mph) from Sabathia that was outside by plenty. As Napoli prepared to go to first, plate umpire Balkin' Bob Davidson signaled strike. Forced back into the box, Napoli hit the next pitch, a fastball (92) on the outer half above the knees, into the seats in right to give the Tribe a 3-2 lead.

Napoli, continuing to drive up his extension price, has 28 homers and 79 RBI.

Get the contract done, Indians ownership/front office. Get it done.

Brown is the No. 14 overall player in the 2017 recruiting class.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta recently confirmed that the Buckeyes are looking to add a backcourt player and a wing player to their 2017 recruiting class.

Well in some ways five-star 2017 Las Vegas prospect Troy Brown fills either of those needs, and he just set an official visit date with Ohio State.

Brown, the No. 14 player in the country according to the 247Sports composite ratings, will officially visit Columbus the weekend of Sept. 2-4. That's the opening weekend of the football season with the Buckeyes hosting Bowling Green in Ohio Stadium.

Expect that football gameday environment to be a part of Brown's official visit experience.

Brown announced the dates for his five official visits on his Twitter account on Saturday. Ohio State will be first, followed by Alabama (Sept. 9-10), Oregon (Sept. 23-25), Kansas (Sept. 30-Oct. 2) and Georgetown (Oct. 5-7).

He recently announced a final eight list that included those five schools. Arizona, California and UNLV are the schools from the original top eight that were left out of the official list.

Brown is rated the No. 4 small forward in the country in the 247Sports composite ratings, but he could also play either guard spot in college.

The Buckeyes already have a commitment from four-star center Kaleb Wesson for 2017, and are high on four-star forward Kyle Young from Massillon Jackson. As it stands now, Ohio State could add three players total in the 2017 recruiting class.

Ohio State basketball scholarship chart

Yan Gomes hasn't been behind the plate since separating his right shoulder on July 17. The Tribe's pitching hasn't been at its best since then so just how badly is Gomes missed?

NEW YORK -- Do you have a question that you'd like to have answered in Hey, Hoynsie? Submit it here or Tweet him at @hoynsie.

Hey, Hoynsie: How much do you attribute this awful stretch of starting pitching to catcher Yan Gomes' absence? I never put much stock in to pitchers talking about their comfort level with a catcher and his game calling ability etc., but Gomes absence has been jarring. - David Bolger, Lakewood.

Hey, David: You raise a good point. I asked Terry Francona the same question before Saturday's game against the Yankees. He said Gomes has been missed simply because he was their Indians starting catcher.

Francona said that Chris Gimenez takes a lot of pride in preparing a game plan and carrying it out behind the plate. Regarding Roberto Perez, Francona said that when Gomes separated his shoulder on July 17, Perez had to cut short his rehab assignment from a broken right thumb and was forced back into the starting position.

Perez, after missing nine weeks of the season because of surgery on his thumb, wasn't quite up to big league speed when Gomes went down. Francona believes he'll be OK.

"He's got a real good feel for catching," said Francona of Perez. "I told him, 'as long as you're prepared, the pitchers will buy into you and everything else will slow down,'" said Francona. "He'll be OK."

@hoynsie at what point do we start talking Napoli for MVP? His at bat last night in the 9th said it all. #PartyAtNapolis

-- Jonathan Breech (@jonathanbreech) August 6, 2016

Hey, Jonathan: I think Mike Napoli is already in the conversation. Statistics alone don't make an MVP. The influence he's had in the clubhouse has been real and voters can take that into account.

The stat guys will cough loudly at your suggestion, not because of Napoli's homer and RBI, but because of his strikeouts. I just know the Indians haven't had a hitter like this in the middle of their lineup since the days of a healhy Travis Hafner.

He's made a difference.

Napoli willing to talk extension with Tribe

@hoynsie Is the Indians bullpen like a revolving door with the constant calling up and sending down? Stan Kocienski, Parma

-- Stan Kocienski (@gspnation555) August 6, 2016

Hey, Stan: Perfect description and Francona isn't going to apologize. Here's his reasoning. He'd rather keep the shuttle going between Cleveland and Class AAA Columbus instead of pitching his prime relievers in blowout losses.

If the Indians start playing good baseball again, the shuttle should slow down.

Terry Francona trying to protect bullpen

@hoynsie Where did Yandy Diaz (.344) come from and do you expect him with the big club this season? Jon, North Ridgeville

-- Jon Sladek (@JonSladek) August 6, 2016

Hey, Jon: Diaz defected from Cuba and the Indians signed him in a great under-the-radar deal.

He started the year at Class AA Akron and was promoted to Class AAA Columbus. Diaz, as you noted, is hitting .344 (96-for-279) with 18 doubles, six homers and 35 RBI for the Clippers. He's played 25 games at third base and 34 in the outfield as the Indians try to find a position for him to play.

@hoynsie Who fills in for Jose Ramirez at 3B when he needs a day off? Kurt Ramage, Parma

-- Kurt Ramage (@kurtramage) August 6, 2016

Hey, Kurt: Utility man Michael Martinez would replace him.

@hoynsie assuming Brantley rejoins the lineup at some point, where do you bat him? Ryan Erie

-- Ryan Romba (@Romba13) August 6, 2016

Hey, Ryan: If I'm convinced Michael Brantley is healthy, I'd have no problem hitting him third, fourth or fifth. I wouldn't play him every day, but when I did I'd hit him in the middle of the lineup.

Hey @hoynsie what do you think the chances are the @Indians resign @MikeNapoli25? He is a difference maker! Joyce Keough, Willowick

-- Joyce Keough (@joycekeo) August 6, 2016

Hey, Joyce: When the Indians signed Napoli in December, I thought it was a reach. I felt sure that Napoli would be a one-and-done, but he's been so much more than a that.

I just don't know how far out on a limb the Indians would go for a guy who is 34 and has had problems with his hips. Let me run this by you.

Indians sign Napoli to one-year deal

Napoli is a free agent at the end of the year, right? What if the Indians made him a qualifying offer -- they will reportedly be over $16 million this year -- and he took it, linking himself to the Tribe for one more year?

If Napoli keeps producing at his current pace, he's going to have more than one team after him. But if the Indians feel he's worth the risk of a qualifying offer, that would be a lot of money to turn down even if it was a one-year deal.

@hoynsie Hey Hoynsie, Do you think that the Indians have what it takes to get through this slump and hold off the Tigers? Zach, Olmsted Twp

-- Zach Boscarello (@ZachTBosco5) August 6, 2016

Hey, Zach: I think they have the talent to do it, but thinking and doing are two different things. They certainly used the right formula in Saturday's win over the Yankees -- great starting pitching and power.

Tribe uses good pitching, power to beat Yankees

Mary Kay Cabot and Dan Labbe give you a quick recap of the Orange and Browns scrimmage in Columbus. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns scrimmaged in Columbus on Saturday afternoon. The event was mostly a dress rehearsal for a game that included warm-ups, a halftime and more.

After the scrimmage, Mary Kay Cabot and I talked about what we saw. We touched on the performance of Terrelle Pryor. We also talked about Robert Griffin III's performance and when Hue Jackson might name a starting quarterback.

Check out the video above and get complete coverage of the Orange and Brown scrimmage at cleveland.com/browns.

Pryor caught two touchdowns in Saturday's practice at Ohio Stadium. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In his last game on this same field, Terrelle Pryor passed for 220 yards and two touchdowns, ran for another 49 yards and for the third time as starting quarterback beat Michigan.

That was in November of 2010.

In 2016, was Pryor back on the turf at Ohio Stadium and caught two touchdown passes, including a 75-yarder from Josh McCown. That final deep ball ended the Browns' no-tackle, no pads practice in shorts at Ohio Stadium.

Pryor ended his day by running across the back of the endzone with the ball in his hands and dropping an O-H on the crowd.

He was back. And maybe, he just might be back. 

As a threat on the football field.

In a fight to potentially start at receiver for the Browns, at least early in the season while Josh Gordon is suspended, Pryor was cheered whenever he touched the crowd by 42,310 every time he touched the ball, and he touched it a lot.

On this one day, with Gordon on the sideline and rookie breakout Corey Coleman sitting out with ice on his hamstring, Pryor was once again what he was for three years at Ohio State .

The most exciting player on the field.

Watch the video that tells that story. 

Pryor owned the present. And he remembered a bit of that past.

He was good Saturday. Back then?

"I was electric," Pryor said.

Head coach Hue Jackson says Coleman could have been out there if he wanted him to.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman was all anyone was talking about following Friday night's scrimmage at the team's practice facility in Berea. Fans in the state capital were likely eager to get a look at the dynamic wide receiver. That didn't happen. 

Coleman didn't play on Saturday and watched from the sideline with his upper left leg wrapped. Head coach Hue Jackson confirmed afterwards that it was a hamstring issue. 

"He'll be fine," Jackson said. "He just had a little hamstring issue, and I just didn't want to push it too far. We're too close to getting ready for the season."  

The Browns training camp last season was marred by hamstring problems, including to wide receiver Terrelle Pryor and running back Duke Johnson. There have been fewer issues this season, but any type of setback for Coleman would be a difficult pill to swallow for the Browns offense. 

"He could have been out here if I wanted him to," Jackson said. "It's important to take care of our players and protect them that way." 

Searching: Rookie Spencer Drango continues working with the first team at right tackle. Jackson said it's all part of trying to find the best group up front. 

"He's one of our young players who I'm excited about. I think he has a bright future here, but as I said to all of you guys, we're still going to continue to search and find the best five linemen up there for our football team," he said. "I think the key to our football team will be our lines, offensively and defensively. If we can continue to improve and get better, then we'll have a chance to be where we want to be." 

Taking attendance: Defensive lineman John Hughes was again absent today. He was excused earlier in the week for personal reasons.  

Center Cameron Erving remained sidelined with an elbow injury. Jackson said he expects him to return to the field soon. 

"Oh yeah, Cam will be back very soon," Jackson said. 

Odds and ends: Attendance for Saturday's practice was 42,310. ... The Browns presented Columbus City Schools with a $25,000 check that will equip Linden McKinley High School and West High School with new five-star football helmets, as rated by Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings. ... The Browns will return to the practice field on Monday after a day off on Sunday. Practice is scheduled to run from 3:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. 

What did the former OSU QB say about coming back to associate with the Buckeyes?

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor can come back.

But will he?

The former Ohio State quarterback's five-year ban from associating with the Buckeyes football team ended on July 26. The ban, slapped on Pryor by Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith for Pryor's role in the Buckeyes' 2011 NCAA problems, wouldn't have affected him Saturday.

Pryor's ban ends

Pryor was back in Ohio Stadium with the Browns as part of their practice at Ohio Stadium. He was back for the same thing last year but sat out with an injury, though he did sign autographs afterward.

Terrelle Pryor's 2015 Ohio Stadium return

This time, he was back and he flashed some of the skill that made him a star in Columbus from 2008 to 2010. 

Watch Pryor's big day

He also:

* Defended Ohio State's locker room to his teammates. The Buckeyes spent their money on the far more lavish locker room and facilities at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, their home every day except home football Saturdays.

"A lot of guys on my team go in the locker room and they expect it to be nicer. I said, 'Man, this is tradition. Your schools have all the Nike on the walls probably. We don't have to recruit like that,'" Pryor said with a laugh. "I stick up for my school. It's great to be back. It's a beautiful stadium."

* Talked to Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Luke Fickell, who took over as the Buckeyes' head coach in 2011 and would have been Pryor's head coach for that season if Pryor hadn't left for the NFL's supplemental draft.

That was a step worth noting.

"He came into the locker room, gave me a little dap and it was great to see him," Pryor said. "I talked to him for a while."

* Did an O-H to the stands after catching his final touchdown.

The end of the ban means Pryor can get tickets to football games, work out at the team's facilities and otherwise interact with the Buckeyes like any other former player.

Can is one thing? Will he?

The Browns' bye week this season is after Ohio State's regular season ends, so it probably won't fit for Pryor to attend an OSU game. But the logistics will eventually work.

As Pryor walked off the field and back up the tunnel toward that Ohio State locker room, he made it clear.

He said he'll be back. He can. And he will.

Hue Jackson revealed that he was partly responsible for Terrelle Pryor switching from quarterback to receiver becoming a receiver

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Browns are lucky that Hue Jackson didn't convince Terrelle Pryor to make the switch from quarterback to receiver until after he cut him last year as a quarterback for the Bengals.

Because if Jackson, the Bengals' offensive coordinator, had had the gumption to suggest it a little earlier, he might be gearing up to face the big, rangy deep threat this season as a member of the Bengals instead of unleashing him on his AFC North foes as multi-purpose weapon for the Browns.

"I'll never forget last year when he was with me in Cincinnati for a little while and wanted to be a quarterback,'' Jackson said Saturday after the Orange and Brown scrimmage at Ohio Stadium, where the former Ohio State quarterback stole the show. "I didn't have enough confidence to ask him to change positions at that time, and that's why we let him go to be honest with you -- because I felt like he needed to make a decision about what he needed to do.''

After the Bengals waived Pryor on June 18, 2015 following five weeks with the team as a quarterback, Jackson reached out to his lifelong close friend Craig Austin, who became like a father-figure to Pryor.

"I said 'tell him that maybe he needs to play receiver and do it full-time,''' said Jackson. "He made that decision, and he has never looked back. I think we see the fruit of his hard work. That's what it is. He's worked extremely hard and that's what you see."

Jackson had drafted Pryor along with Al Davis in 2011 supplemental draft when he was head coach of the Raiders in 2011. Pryor played quarterback for Jackson there, but took only one snap as a rookie after serving a five-game suspension for his NCAA memorabilia violations.

Terrelle Pryor remembers his big OSU past on big day in scrimmage

But the two grew close enough in Oakland that Pryor knew Jackson had his back on the receiver suggestion.

"We had talks, me, Hue and Craig Austin,'' said Pryor. "That's one of his best friends. He was like a surrogate father/mentor. We all had a decision and talked and came to a conclusion. That type of deal."

Oddly enough, it wasn't the Bengals who gave him his first shot at wideout, but the Browns.

They claimed Pryor on waivers on June 22nd, just days after he made the switch. But after suffering a pulled hamstring early on in training camp, he wasn't able to show just what a natural he was at the position. The Browns cut him shortly after he made the 53-man roster, and he went back to working hard at his new craft.

Fortunately for them, they snatched him up again on Dec. 2nd, and he provided a sneak preview of what's to come when he caught a 42-yard pass in the season finale against the Steelers.

Now, he's become a bona fide deep threat and multi-purpose weapon on offense and special teams.

In the Orange and Brown scrimmage at Ohio Stadium, he owned the day, catching two touchdown passes, including a 5-yarder over K'Waun Williams from Robert Griffin III in the back of the end zone and a 75-yarder on a go-route from Josh McCown to end the practice. After the long one, he started OH-IO and some in the crowd of 42,310 at Ohio Stadium chimed in.

On the opening field goal drive alone, he caught three passes for about 45 yards.

"He's done a tremendous job,'' said Jackson. "There are a lot of guys that I can say that about, but he's definitely one. He has taken this opportunity and he is trying to make the most of it. Remember, I drafted him with (late Raiders Owner) Al Davis when he came out to Oakland. He couldn't do any football for six weeks, and he wanted to be a quarterback. That is what really believed he was.''

Pryor rocked the 'Shoe on a day when No. 15 overall pick Corey Coleman was sidelined by a tweaked hamstring from his big scrimmage Friday night in Berea. Andrew Hawkins was also sidelined with a hamstring and Josh Gordon (quad) still isn't practicing yet.

But Jackson insisted Pryor's big outing back home where the former Rose Bowl MVP starred as a dual-threat quarterback wasn't staged.

"We didn't set it up that way,'' said Jackson. "Obviously, that's the way it's going to be for our football team. One day, it might be Corey, another day it, might be Terrelle and the next day it might be Hawk. It could be a lot of different people, and that's the fun part about our offensive football team. We have some guys that can make some plays."

The 6-4 guy towering over 5-9 Williams in the back of the end zone was not lost on Griffin.

"He's a big guy, physical,'' said Griffin. "He's got an elite trait that you can't coach, and that's size. He's been able to utilize that while he's been in camp and in the spring. We love the progress that he's made. I know Terrelle was excited to come back. You see he finished it off the right way, and he played really well today."

Pryor, used in creative ways by Jackson, also threw a pass here for old times' sake, but missed deep down the sideline to Marlon Moore. Still, it's a sign of things to come that Jackson is willing to let him throw.

"Yeah, it was cool,'' he said. "It is a little different. You have to work on throwing deep down the field with a glove on. It's a little different because if you take your glove off and the defense sees that, guys are pretty sharp out there. It's something that I have got to continue to work on and try to master. We have a couple weeks now. I'll just keep on working and grinding at that."

Pryor acknowledged that his 2015 season was derailed by the pull hamstring so shortly after switching positions.

"I wasn't ready to run like that,'' Pryor said. "I just came over from being a quarterback my whole life pretty much. Now that I'm back, I'm running a lot. I had an offseason to run. I went through the whole system through the offseason, OTAs and stuff like that. I was able to really catch on with how we (receivers) run and how much we run. Before I was like a bear, but now, it's a gazelle."

And fortunately for the Browns, not like a Bengal.

Here are some sights and sounds from Saturday's Orange and Browns scrimmage