Dana Vollmer won gold and set a new world record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.98. Vollmer was the second swimmer to set a world record in London as she eclipsed Sarah Sjostrom's time.

United States' Dana Vollmer waves from the podium after receiving her gold medal in the women's 100 meter butterfly at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)

— Dana Vollmer had a triumphant return to the Olympics, setting a world record to win the 100 butterfly in 55.98 seconds. Vollmer made the Olympics as a 16-year-old in 2004 but didn't qualify for Beijing in 2008.

— Michael Phelps moved closer to becoming the most decorated Olympian in history. An American silver in the 400-meter freestyle relay gave Phelps 17 medals for his career — 14 golds, a silver and two bronzes. Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina holds the record with 18. Phelps has five more events in London.

— Kimberly Rhode's gold in women's skeet shooting made her the first American to take an individual-sport medal in five consecutive Olympics. She won a gold in double trap at Atlanta in 1996, a bronze in that event four years later at Sydney, the gold at Athens in 2004 and the silver in skeet at Beijing in 2008.

— North Korea's Om Yun Chol, all of 5 feet and 123 pounds, won a gold medal by lifting an Olympic record 370 pounds in the clean and jerk — more than three times his body weight.

— South Korea stayed perfect in women's team archery, winning a seventh straight gold medal — every one since the event debuted at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

— Kevin Durant scored 22 points and LeBron James had a solid all-around game as the U.S. men's basketball team opened with a 98-71 win over France.

MEDALS

— British cyclist Elizabeth Armitstead won the first medal of the games for the host nation, taking the road race silver in a rain-drenched dash to the finish line just behind Marianne Vos of the Netherlands.

— Divers He Zi and Wu Minxia won the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard, and Guo Wenjun won the women's 10-meter air pistol to give China a total of six golds and 12 medals overall. The United States is second in total medals with 11.

NOT THEIR FINEST HOUR

— Ryan Lochte had a half-body-length lead when he dived into the pool to swim the anchor leg of the 400-meter freestyle relay for the Americans. But Lochte, who had already competed in 1,200 meters of racing in the first two days of the London Games, couldn't hold off Yannick Agnel, who slipped past to give France the gold.

ROYAL TREATMENT

— Zara Phillips did her royal family proud. In her Olympic equestrian debut, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II rode her horse, High Kingdom, to a respectable finish in the eventing dressage competition. Phillips' grandfather, Prince Philip, and her mother, Princess Anne, looked on. Anne clapped politely. The competition continues Monday.

TICKET TO HIDE

— Stung by the sight of empty seats at early events at the London Games, organizing chief Sebastian Coe said free tickets will be given to troops, teachers and students. Coe said the unused seats, largely from Olympic and sports officials, will not be an issue as the games proceed.

MONDAY'S SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS

— Swimming: gold medal finals in men's 200-meter freestyle, men's and women's 100-meter backstroke, women's 100-meter breaststroke.

— Women's beach volleyball: May-Treanor/Walsh (U.S.) vs. Slukova/Kolocova (Czech Republic).

— Men's gymnastics: team final.

— Men's diving: synchronized platform final.

Extensive Olympics coverage. The Indians have an off day.

CLEVELAND, Ohio

Today's TV and radio sports listings

BASEBALL

7 p.m. Dayton at LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS, AM/1330

7 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, ESPN

OLYMPICS

4 a.m. Men's field hockey, NBCSN

5 a.m. Women's beach volleyball, NBCSN

6 a.m. Badminton, NBCSN

6:30 a.m. Women's volleyball Serbia vs. Korea, NBCSN

7 a.m. Tennis, Bravo

8:15 a.m. Equestrian, NBCSN

9 a.m. Women's water polo Spain vs. China, MSNBC

9 a.m. Swimming; beach volleyball; women's volleyball;

tennis; boxing (tape), Telemundo

10 a.m. Swimming, WKYC

10:30 a.m. Rowing, WKYC

10:30 a.m. Women's beach volleyball, MSNBC

11 a.m. Canoe/Kayak, WKYC

11:15 a.m. Women's water polo, Italy vs. Austria, MSNBC

11:30 a.m. Women's volleyball, U.S. vs. Brazil, WKYC

11:45 a.m. Women's basketball, Russia vs. Brazil, MSNBC

12:45 p.m. Archery, NBCSN

1:30 p.m. Rowing, WKYC

1:30 p.m. Table tennis, MSNBC

1:45 p.m. Swimming, WKYC

2 p.m. Men's field hockey, Britain vs. Argentina, MSNBC

2:30 p.m. Women's water polo, U.S. vs. Hungary, WKYC

3 p.m. Women's volleyball, Italy vs. Japan, NBCSN

3:30 p.m. Weightlifting, MSNBC

3:45 p.m. Badminton, MSNBC

4 p.m. Men's beach volleyball, WKYC

4:30 p.m. Shooting, NBCSN

5 p.m. Boxing, CNBC

5 p.m. Women's beach volleyball, MSNBC

5:15 p.m. Women's basketball, Angola vs. U.S., NBCSN

7 p.m. Events TBA, NBCSN

8 p.m. Swimming finals: men's 200 free,

men's 100 back, women's 100 back,

women's 100 breast;

men's gymnastics, team final;

men's diving, synchronized platform final;

women's beach volleyball, U.S. vs. Czech Rep. (tape), WKYC

Midnight Swimming finals; men's gymnastics team final;

men's diving, synchronized platform final (tape), Telemundo

12:35 a.m. Swimming; canoeing, whitewater (tape), WKYC

Jim Brown and the Cleveland Browns need to make amends.

Ray Matjasic, PD fileJim Brown poses during the Cleveland Browns training camping in 1958.

Brown respected Holmgren's comments and said (also through the media) how he was open to have a conversation.

And now it appears that time may have healed the rift between Holmgren and Brown, because Brown will visit Browns Stadium in September to show support for teammate Ernie Green, who will get inducted into the Cleveland Browns Legends.

Brown will make his first visit to the stadium in two years.

The distance between the organization and its greatest player has gone on far too long. It all started when Holmgren reduce Brown's role (and salary), and offered Brown another position.

Brown declined and moved on.

But things appear to be working itself out. That doesn't mean Brown will regain his role as an adviser, and at this point it really doesn't matter. What matters is reconciliation between Brown and the Browns, which is in the best interest of the organization.

Besides Pete Rose, which organization in sports doesn't have its greatest living player within the fold?

If anything, Brown's return is good karma. And it makes sense.

A U.S. women’s field hockey team that trained with Navy SEALs and prided itself on mental toughness came out with more holes than an English muffin in its 2-1 loss to Germany on Sunday.

Germany's Mandy Haase, right, and United States' Paige Selenski battle for the ball during the women's hockey preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Germany won 2-1. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

London — A U.S. women’s field hockey team that trained with Navy SEALs and prided itself on mental toughness came out with more holes than an English muffin in its 2-1 loss to Germany on Sunday.

Germany, ranked third in the world, cruised to a 2-0 first-half lead, then withstood a more steady U.S. attack in the second half. The game was the first round of a tough round-robin draw for the Americans, who face No. 1 Argentina on Tuesday.

“A lot of it was just nerves,” said Keli Smith-Puzo of Oxford, Ohio. “It took us too long to get into the game and get our touch on. I think in the [halftime] locker room, we knew we had to come out fighting. It’s unfortunate we didn’t do it sooner in the game.”

Lauren Crandall’s goal off a Claire Laubach shot midway through the second half came moments after Michelle Vittese hesitated on a clear shot and allowed German goalie Yvonne Frank to close the gap and make a save.

Caroline Nichols, Michelle Kasold and Katie O’Donnell also forced Frank to make tough saves late as “USA! USA!” chants rang out in the half-filled Riverbank Arena on a chilly night.

“I think we were getting really good, clear pressure on their defensive area and we just have to get luck in there, and we were unfortunate,” Rachel Dawson said. “It would have been good to come away with a goal or two, but that’s how it goes.”

Smith-Puzo had a mix of emotions. After the loss, she smiled and said she was looking forward to holding her two sons she had not seen in 4½ weeks. Both were born since she played in the 2008 Games. They live in Ohio while she has been training with the team in California.

“I’m excited to see them,” she said.

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Despite the relative unease Londoners feel about having anti-aircraft missiles on rooftops of private buildings and troops deployed to all Olympic venues, the sacrifice has been worth it.

Associated PressBritish police officers patrol a shopping mall adjacent to the Olympic Park in London.

Are the London Olympics safe?

So far, yes.

Despite the relative unease Londoners feel about having anti-aircraft missiles on rooftops of private buildings and troops deployed to all Olympic venues, the sacrifice has been worth it.

From one reporter's limited perspective, I would rather see troops manning entrances than privately trained, inexperienced security employees. The troops are efficient (and remarkably friendly, always remembering to say “Cheers!” as we leave a checkpoint).

The Olympics have learned to make security more efficient. Once someone clears metal detectors and bag inspections similar to an airport gate operation, visitors are free to move from one venue to the next without having to pass through security to gain entry.

When buses carrying reporters arrive at the venues, the vehicles are inspected for bombs inside and underneath before being allowed to proceed. It's nice to see, though I would feel a little better if they inspected the vehicles before we got on.

Rowing coverage on WKYC Channel 3 is 10:30-11 a.m. Westlake's Margot Shumway will compete.

Associated Press fileWestlake rower Margot Shumway and double sculls partner Sarah Trowbridge go off at 5:30 a.m. Rowing overage on WKYC Channel 3 is 10:30-11 a.m.

Shumway's games begin

Westlake rower Margot Shumway and double sculls partner Sarah Trowbridge received good and bad news in their draw Sunday for today's preliminary heat races. Their preliminary race includes strong teams from Germany and Poland, but they avoided facing the favored British duo of Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins. They go off at 5:30 a.m. Rowing overage on WKYC Channel 3 is 10:30-11 a.m.

Lochte goes for second gold

Can Ryan Lochte keep the momentum going? After smashing his way to victory in the 400 IM on Saturday, then fading on the anchor leg as Team USA settled for silver in the 400 free relay on Sunday, Lochte dives in for the 200 free final today at 2:43 EST, though it will be shown in prime time. He qualified fifth for the final in what Team USA coach Gregg Troy said could be the most exciting swim of the Olympics, with five to six gold medal contenders.

Women's hoops back on court

After Saturday's 81-56 win over Croatia, Team USA takes on Angola, which is coming off a 22-point loss to Turkey. The United States in women's basketball could be as big a gold medal favorite as there is in London, so this one, to be shown on NBCSN at 5:15 p.m., should get ugly.

Big match in women's volleyball

The gold medalist, Brazil, and the silver medalist, Team USA, from the 2008 Olympics meet up in pool play in what could be a preview of the gold medal match again. WKYC Channel 3 will televise it starting at 11:30 a.m.

• Also see: Olympics 2012: July 30 TV schedule | cleveland.com

Margot Shumway and Sarah Trowbridge get a second chance to advance in Tuesday's six-boat repechage race, and must finish in the top two to make the 'A' final. Watch video

DORNEY, England – Westlake native Margot Shumway and double sculls partner Sarah Trowbridge placed third in a prelim heat Monday morning and did not advance to the 'A' final at the London Olympics rowing venue on Dorney Lake.

The top two in each heat advanced to Friday's final, and the U.S. pair finished the 2,000-meter race in 6:55.25, 4.40 seconds behind runner-up Poland and 6.45 back of winner Australia. The U.S. boat was picking its way through the field after a conservative start and closing in on Poland, which made a move with 600 meters remaining that Shumway and Trowbridge did not match.

Shumway and Trowbridge get a second chance to advance in Tuesday's six-boat repechage race, and must finish in the top two to make the 'A' final.

“We had a really solid piece all the way through, and then just brought it down a little bit at the end,'' Shumway said. “Any draw at the Olympics is going to be tough.

“I think it's a good learning experience for us. We're going to take ourselves to task tomorrow and try to get ourselves in the 'A' final.

Shumway's family was in attendance, including her mother Julia, who is chronicling Margot's career as well as her own battle with breast cancer. The blog can be found at http://MargotRowForGold.blogspot.com/

Also today in today's video, Tim Warsinskey takes a look ahead at what to watch Monday, including a facsinating story unfolding with the U.S. men's gymastics team.

“Whoever doesn’t give me the effort isn’t going to be playing,” said Acta. “But this isn’t about effort. They’re just struggling.

PD FileIndians manager Manny Acta

Clubhouse confidential: Tribe manager Manny Acta said he didn’t have a problem with the Indians’ effort in a three-game sweep by the Twins at Target Field.

“Whoever doesn’t give me the effort isn’t going to be playing,” said Acta. “But this isn’t about effort. They’re just struggling.

“How can you say that when just three days ago they were giving effort [in a series victory over Detroit] and when they got to the Twin Cities, they shut off? That’s not the case. It always looks like that when you get hit around and you can’t score.”

Trade talk: The White Sox acquired Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano on Saturday night to go along with stretch-run additions Kevin Youkilis and Brett Myers. The Tigers added Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante. To date, the Indians have added utility man Brent Lillibridge.

Does Acta feel he’s at a disadvantage in the American League Central?

“We’re not winning as consistently as we should,” said Acta. “So far, it has had nothing to do with Liriano and whoever else the White Sox and Tigers have gotten. We have to take care of our own business.”

Stat of the day: Ubaldo Jimenez leads the American League in stolen bases allowed (22), walks (92) and wild pitches (11). He’s tied with Justin Masterson for the wild-pitch lead.

Roberto Hernandez will face the Rochester Red Wings at Columbus' Huntington Park. First pitch is at 12:05 p.m.

View full sizeJohn Kuntz, The Plain DealerPitcher Roberto Hernandez, pictured during his season debut Thursday at Class-A Lake County, will make his second start Tuesday in the Columbus Clippers’ home game against the Rochester Red Wings.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Roberto Hernandez will make his next start Tuesday for the Columbus Clippers, the Class-AAA team announced Monday morning.

The right-hander will face the Rochester Red Wings at Columbus' Huntington Park. First pitch is at 12:05 p.m.

Hernandez is on a rehabilitation assignment while serving a three-week suspension from Major League Baseball for age and identity fraud. The earliest he could join the Indians is Aug. 11. 

He made his first appearance of the season Thursday at Class-A Lake County, allowing three runs, one earned, on four hits in five innings. He struck out four with no walks and induced eight ground-ball outs.

Hernandez is 53-66 with a 4.59 career ERA throughout six major league seasons with the Indians. He won a career-best 19 games during the 2007 season.

For information of tickets, visit clippersbaseball.com or call 614-462-5250.

The Cincinnati Reds move up to the top spot in cleveland.com's MLB Power Rankings for this week. The Tribe fall four spots to No. 19.

cleveland.com's Glenn Moore will reveal his Major League Baseball power rankings every Monday.

View full sizeAP Photo/David ZalubowskiYoung Cincinnati Reds fans raise brooms to mark the Reds' three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies over the weekend after the Reds' 7-2 victory in Denver on Sunday. The Reds have won 10 straight.

View full sizeAP Photo/Nick WassOakland Athletics starting pitcher Travis Blackley dives to field a ball that went for a bunt single by Baltimore Orioles' Omar Quintanilla. The A's moved up five spots in the rankings.

View full sizeAP Photo/Rick ScuteriR.A. Dickey won his 14th game yesterday, which leads the National League.

View full sizeAP Photo/Paul BattagliaThe Indians were swept over the weekend in Minnesota, which helped the Twins climb out of last-place in the AL Central.

Benjamin Jacobs can't wait to prove himself. Watch video

BEREA, Ohio -- Linebacker Benjamin Jacobs is used to achieving at a high level. From finishing first in the state of Nevada in the discus while in high school to once sharing the NCAA record for the most forced fumbles in a game (three).

Now Jacobs, in his second training camp with the Browns, hopes to do more than maintain a spot on the active roster. He wants to contribute.
 
"I'm hoping to step in whenever they need me," Jacobs said. "If someone's down for a week, and the team needs me, I'll be there. I'm just waiting. Whenever they call me, I'll be ready."

Jacobs, 6-4 and 243 pounds, signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Fresno State in 2011. He was waived prior to the start of the season but was signed to the practice squad. Jacobs earned a spot on the active roster in late November and played in five games last season. He didn't record any tackles.

The preseason will give Jacobs his first chance to get some numbers.
 
"I'm looking forward to those games because that will give me a chance to build my resume on film," Jacobs said. "It'll give the coaches a chance to see me play, and that I can play."

Reporter Tim Warsinskey recaps how Ohioans have done thus far at the Olympics, and looks ahead to big events in the next couple of days. Watch video

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Welcome to today's edition of Starting Blocks TV, hosted by Chuck Yarborough. Today's guest is Plain Dealer reporter Tim Warsinskey, who checked in from London to talk about the Olympics.

Warsinskey recaps how Ohioans have done thus far, with the highlight being Upper Arlington's Abby Johnston winning a silver medal in synchronized diving.

Looking ahead, Warsinskey says he is most excited to see boxer/Glenville graduate Terrell Gausha's next fight Thursday, and wrestling competition involving Akron's Justin Lester and Columbus' Tervel Dlagnev.

Warsinskey also discussed the thrill of covering Friday's Opening Ceremony and life as an Olympics reporter.

SBTV will return Tuesday with Plain Dealer reporter Dennis Manoloff talking about the Indians and Tuesday's MLB trade deadline.

Cavs put 11-game and 22-game partial season tickets on sale Monday.

The Q.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cavs put two partial season ticket plans on sale Monday.

The 11-game plan starts at $209 per seat, and the 22-game plan starts at $418 per seat. Each package features games against last season’s NBA playoff teams, including the Miami Heat, L.A. Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Team USA qualified first on Saturday and had hopes for a medal, even a gold, entering today.

U.S. gymnast Danell Leyva performs on the pommel horse during the Artistic Gymnastic men's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

CORRECTION:  A scoring change after the competition on a Japanese pommel horse routine changed the final order of finish. Japan moved from fourth to second, Great Britain from second to third, and Ukraine from third to fourth.

LONDON – Team USA fell short of its high expectations, making crucial mistakes early in the men's gymnastics team final today and falling short of a medal. After qualifying in first place, and after winning a team silver in 2004 and a bronze in 2008, the team finished fifth with a score of 269.952, more than six points behind gold medalist China.

Japan took the silver, but only after a change on a pommel horse score in the final round of competition moved the Japanese up from their original position of fourth.

Great Britain, after originally celebrating a shocking silver, settled for the bronze without much complaint, while Ukraine questioned the scoring after being moved out of third to fourth.

Had Team USA matched its qualifying score from Saturday, it would have taken the silver medal. Instead, it fell more than five points short of its qualifying score.

Great Britain, as the host nation, drew roars throughout the competition, while Team USA was nothing more than a sidelight, with it pretty clear after the Americans' second rotation, on the pommel horse, that there would be no medal.

John Orozco sat on the horse during his routine and drew a very low score of 12.733, while Danell Leyva fell off the horse and scored 13.400. Overall, the three gymnasts from Team USA scored 40.633 on the pommel horse. In the the qualifying, they had managed a 43.965 and that falloff of more than three points could not be overcome, despite a strong finish.

Levya and Orozco were the two-highest scoring members of Team USA in the qualifying and will compete in the individual all-around competition on Wednesday.

Kanicki started at defensive tackle for the Browns in four NFL championship games. In the first of those contests, he more than held his own against one of the NFL's best-ever offensive linemen, helping Cleveland to its last title win.

Plain Dealer file photo(Left to right) Receiver Tom Hutchinson, defensive tackle Jim Kanicki and defensive back Larry Benz, all rookies, with veteran quarterback Frank Ryan at a Touchdown Club gathering at the Pick-Carter Hotel on Sept. 23, 1963.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A countdown of the top 100 players in Cleveland Browns history. Players must have spent at least four seasons with the Browns. The ranking is based only on players' careers with the Browns.

No. 100, JIM KANICKI, defensive tackle, 1963-69

The Browns picked Michigan State's Kanicki in the second round of the 1963 draft. He backed up veteran great Bob Gain and Frank Parker as a rookie, occasionally displaying the strength and quickness that would make him a key to the solid Cleveland defenses for the rest of the decade.

Gain and Parker began the 1964 campaign as the starters, but both suffered early-season injuries -- Gain, a broken leg in the fourth game, ultimately proving to be the final game of his superb 12-year career.

The burden fell on Kanicki and Dick Modzelewski, who had been acquired in the off-season after 11 NFL campaigns -- the previous eight as a mainstay of the New York Giants' feared defense.

Kanicki's play was inconsistent for a few games, and as the Browns approached the NFL championship game against the Baltimore Colts, his inexperience was one of many reasons Baltimore was expected to win with ease. Kanicki, at right tackle, would surely be a pushover for the Colts' great left guard, Jim Parker.

Instead, Kanicki played a superb game, helping to provide a strong inside pass rush against fabled quarterback Johnny Unitas and negating a Baltimore running game featuring Lenny Moore, as the host Browns won, 27-0.

The Browns, with Kanicki and Modzelewski the starting tackles, also reached the 1965 title game, but lost at Green Bay, 23-12. "Little Mo'' played his final season in 1966, backing up Walter Johnson, who replaced him as the starter alongside Kanicki.

Kanicki and Johnson formed a strong tackle duo through the 1969 campaign, though Kanicki missed much of that season with a broken leg. He started the Browns' two playoff games, though, including the 27-7 loss at Minnesota in the NFL championship game. It was the fourth title game start for Kanicki with the Browns, who had been routed, 34-0, by the Colts in Cleveland in the 1968 championship game.

The Browns, concerned about the deteriorating knee condition of quarterback Bill Nelsen, traded star wide receiver Paul Warfield to the Miami Dolphins for the third overall pick in the 1970 draft. Cleveland used the pick to select Purdue quarterback Mike Phipps.

That deal would eventually rank among the worst in Cleveland sports history.

The trade the Browns swung soon after, in an attempt to replace Warfield, was no bargain, either. Cleveland sent Kanicki and promising running back Ron Johnson to the Giants for big-play receiving threat Homer Jones.

Jones returned a kickoff for a touchdown during the 1970 Browns' 31-21 season-opening win over the New York Jets in Cleveland, the debut of ABC's Monday Night Football series. He would catch just 10 passes in that, his final NFL season.

Kanicki started for the Giants the next two years, before retiring.

Video: About 2:40 into the 1967 Cleveland highlight film, former Browns' radio play-by-play announcer Gib Shanley features Jim Kanicki (69):

cleveland.com will bring you live high school football this season during all ten weeks of the 2012 high school football season and the playoffs. cleveland.com's Glenn Moore and Dan Labbe will be joined by Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan to bring you live play-by-play action of some of the area's best matchups. You'll be able to listen to...

High school football season is right around the corner!

cleveland.com will bring you live high school football this season during all ten weeks of the 2012 high school football season and the playoffs.

cleveland.com's Glenn Moore and Dan Labbe will be joined by Daryl Ruiter of 92.3 The Fan to bring you live play-by-play action of some of the area's best matchups. You'll be able to listen to the games live and interact with the guys in the booth via a live chat room.

Be sure to stay tuned for "Friday Night Blitz" after the game as the broadcast team will fill you in on what transpired in other games across Northeast Ohio. If you can't listen live, we'll offer full archives of the game available right on their box score pages.

2012 cleveland.com High School Football Broadcast Schedule

(All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted)

Week 1

Friday, August 24 - Aurora at Twinsburg

Saturday, August 25 - Brecksville vs. North Royalton - Browns Stadium (2 p.m.)

Saturday, August 25 - Cardinal Mooney vs. St. Ignatius - Browns Stadium

Week 2

Friday, August 31 - Glenville at Solon

Saturday, September 1 - Euclid at Cleveland Central Catholic (1 p.m.)

Week 3

Friday, September 7 - Willoughby South at West Geauga

Week 4

Friday, September 14 - Brunswick at Hudson

Week 5

Friday, September 21 - Kirtland at Cuyahoga Heights

Saturday, September 22 - Willoughby South at University (1 p.m.)

Week 6

Friday, September 28 - West Geauga at Aurora

Week 7

Friday, October 5 - Solon at Mentor

Week 8

Friday, October 12 - Padua at Lake Catholic

Week 9

Friday, October 19 - Olmsted Falls at Avon Lake

Week 10

Friday, October 26 - Twinsburg at Mentor

Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians. Featured today are Did The Tribe Win Last Night, Right Down Euclid and Dawg Pound Daily.

Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians.

Joshua Gunter/The Plain DealerWill Pat Shurmur improve from last season?

"Shurmur is in uncharted territory. He’s the only NFL coach trying to assimilate a 28-year-old rookie quarterback to his complex scheme (or, one that was complex last year when it failed). He’s the only head coach who needs to make a starting receiver out of a guy who hasn’t played a down of football in two years.

He’s juggling what we hope will be four impact rookies on one side of the ball. And because of Brandon Weeden’s age, the way they acquired Josh Gordon in the supplemental draft, and by trading up for Trent Richardson, the Browns have declared development time to be short. This means Shurmur is also on notice to clean up all of the blunders listed above.

The point is, specific and noticeable improvement in coaching is not a foregone conclusion just because they’ll have a full offseason this time. Replacing Peyton Hillis’ sore throat, Colt McCoy’s noodle arm, Brian Robiskie’s metal feet or Tony Pashos’ entire body will help, but it won’t eliminate a new host of obstacles this most recent Browns installment must face."

AP Photo/Mark DuncanIt's time to stop mediocrity, on and off the field.

"There are just too many leaks in the dam. A trade, even two, probably doesn’t fix the Wahoo woes and make them a contender or a team that could compete in October. Antonetti said before Thursday’s game they were exploring several trade options, but the players on the current roster would have to play better. With the exception of Carlos Santana’s poor production this summer, what players truly are under achieving? The core members of the offense and pitching staff have played well, but maybe the additional pieces needed to hold a team together just aren’t good enough?

Worse yet, the cost of mediocrity is on the rise."

Gus Chan/The Plain DealerWhat will the 2012-13 season bring Byron Scott and the Cavaliers?

"The always highly-anticapted battle against the Miami Heat and hated hometown resident LeBron James, who won his first championship even though Cavs owner Dan Gilbert promised the city one first, will take place three times this season. Although the Cavaliers didn’t host the Heat at home last season, they will pay host to them in their 81st game on April 17, 2013 on on March 20, 2013. Since the boo birds didn’t get to come out for LeBron last season, they will have to give the NBA champion a warm welcoming.

Every Easter Conference team will get a jab at the Cavaliers four times, except for the Nets, Wizards, Knicks and Charlotte Bobcats. The Cavaliers will face all 15 Western Conference teams two times next season."

Browns quarterbacks Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy both put points on the board in situational drills on Day 3 of training camp.

BEREA -- Quarterback Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy both puts points on the board today in goal-line and two-minute drills, throwing touchdown passes to tight ends and producing Phil Dawson field goals.
 
  Both the first and second units struggled to punch it in on the ground on the goal-line, with Trent Richardson getting stopped once, on a plow up the middle, and Brandon Jackson twice. Rookie linebacker James-Michael Johnson stood up Jackson on one of those runs and also had two interceptions in the morning sessions.

 "I think the pads then tend to separate the linebackers and what we think,'' said coach Pat Shurmur. "He’s had a couple of good days, he really has.”
 
 But the goal-line offense faired better through the air, with McCoy finding tight end Jordan Cameron on the right side for a touchdown pass and Weeden hitting Ben Watson with one in a similar spot.

 In the two-minute sessions, Weeden failed to score on his first chance, but he and McCoy each set up gamewinning field goals. McCoy completed a pass over the middle to Cameron and one to the right to rookie Josh Cooper, with whom he's been developing some fine chemistry on the second team. Weeden, after getting two passes batted down near the line, completed two to rookie Josh Gordon and one to Mohamed Massaquoi to set up Dawson's kick.
 
 Cameron has been getting more reps with tight end Evan Moore sidelines with a non-football injury, and earning some playing during the season. "I worked pretty hard in the offseason to get more explosive and more powerful,'' said Cameron. "I want to be known as a good football player, not just a good athlete.''
 
  Shurmur said of Cameron, who played as a reserve at USC, said "I think just playing the game and I don’t want to sounds cliché, but you have to practice it and play it to improve at it. He was guy that didn’t play a lot of football in college, but showed us the skill and ability to be a good receiver. Now, when you line up at the end of the line of scrimmage, you have got to get used to controlling your body in blocking situations, you have to learn how to release when somebody’s basically tackling you, those types of things.''
 
 In other camp news:
 * The players will have tomorrow off per rules of the new CBA, which stipulates a day off camp at least after every fifth practice. They don't practice again until Wednesday at 2 p.m.
 
  “It’s an off day, but it’s not a vacation day,'' said Shurmur. "Although, by rules, we can’t structure anything other than treatments if they’re injured, I would anticipate that they are going to take care of their bodies, and use it in a way where they’ll prepare themselves for practice on Wednesday... I’ve talked about our guys being very professional and I anticipate that they’ll use their time wisely.”
 
 * During the two-minute drill, Shurmur lined up Greg Little and Mohamed Massaquoi on the outside and Greg Little in the slot. It's the three-wide lineup he hopes to use a lot during the season.

  “I think that’s one way for us to get three of what we consider our better receivers on the field,'' said Shurmur. "We do use a lot of three wide-receiver sets and today, because we were working two minute, it probably showed up that way quite a bit. That's a good lineup.''
 
 * Shurmur is also very excited to utilize the blazing speed of receiver Travis Benjamin, who's having a great camp. "I’m very eager of course,'' said Shurmur. "He's really established himself. When you look at him you say, ‘Well okay, how is he going to be in traffic?” But he’s distinguished himself these last couple days catching the ball in traffic. There were a couple of pivots, in routes, where he’s working back to the ball where the corner was hanging on his back and he reached out in a physical way and caught the football with his hands -- some things that you need to see so I hope his development continues.”
 
  * The young corners behing Sheldon Brown and Joe Haden are catching Shurmur's eye: "Sheldon is starting right now, but I really like some of the development that I’ve seen. I’ve talked about it. Buster (Skrine) is gritty, gritty guy. Dimitri Patterson challenges, my goodness and you could see those guys playing outside for sure and then Trevin Wade. I think he’s got a feel for playing the game at corner.''
 

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"It will be interesting to see what we get from Fausto, Gomez and Carrasco next year. 3 starting pitchers who have shown something at this level but for various reasons have questionable futures.

At very least you would hope two of the three will be ready and good enough to take the spot Lowe has now and probably one other maybe Tomlin, maybe a starter we trade."

Spoiler alert: Click for today's results in men's and women's swimming in London.

Ryan Lochte fourth in 200m free final

United States' Ryan Lochte reacts after competing in the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in London, Monday, July 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)

Ryan Lochte failed to medal Monday in the men's swimming 200-meter freestyle. The U.S. star finished fourth in the event.

France's Yannick Agnel routed a stellar field by more than a second and a half to win the gold. Having pushed France ahead of the United States in the anchor leg of the 4x100 free relay a day earlier, Agnel led from start to finish and clocked 1 minute, 43.14 seconds.

"I did my best," Lochte said. "I guess sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I gave it 110 percent. There's probably some things I messed up on, but you live and learn. (Agnel is) a great racer. There's no doubt about it. He's quick and he showed it last night and tonight. I'm happy for him. He did good."

Park Tae-hwan of South Korea and Sun Yang of China shared silver in 1:44.93.

World record holder Paul Biedermann of Germany was fifth.

Defending champion Michael Phelps did not enter the event.

Missy Franklin wins gold in women's 100 backstroke

United States' Missy Franklin reacts after winning gold in the women's 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Monday, July 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

American teenager Missy Franklin won the women's 100-meter backstroke at the London Olympics on Monday.

Franklin won the two-lap race in 58.33 seconds for her first Olympic gold and second medal after taking bronze in the 4x100 freestyle relay.

"Indescribable," the 17-year-old Franklin said. "I still can't believe that happened. I don't even know what to think. I saw my parents' reaction on the screen and I just started bawling. I can't even think right now."

Emily Seebohm of Australia touched in 58.68 to take the silver medal and Aya Terakawa of Japan finished in 58.83 to take bronze.

"You never know until you see that scoreboard, so I was just going as fast as I could until I got my hand on the wall," Franklin said. "It was 110 percent effort, and all the work paid off."

Franklin, who was rattled less than two weeks before the Olympics by the Aurora theater shooting not far from her home, showed tremendous resiliency racing with such a short break (about 14 minutes) following the semis of the 200 freestyle. She finished eighth in that event, clearly saving something for the 100 back final.

Rebecca Soni nearly pulled out a third U.S. gold (men's swimmer Matt Grevers won the 100 backstroke) Monday, rallying furiously on the return leg of the 100 breaststroke. But she couldn't quite catch blazing Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte, a gold medalist at the tender age of 15.

Phelps qualifies for 200-meter butterfly

Michael Phelps qualified for the men's 200-meter butterfly final on Monday. He won his heat with a time of 1 minute 54.53 seconds, just 0.28 seconds behind leader Takeshi Matsuda of Japan.

The final is Tuesday night. Phelps is trying to win his 18th Olympic medal.