Ohio State Comment of the Day: Time to fix the BCS system?
"The current BCS system stinks. There needs to be a national playoff system established that ends in the BCS championship game."- KeepEyeOnTheBall Marvin Fong/PDIs another BCS Championship in Jim...
View ArticleOhio State No. 1 in polls, but ESPN projects Boise State tops in first BCS...
Ohio State, projected to be No. 5 in initial BCS standings next week, is hurt by its strength of schedule to date. ESPN notes Boise has played toughest part of its schedule and OSU hasn't. Top two...
View ArticleBrowns Comment of the Day: Should Wallace try to play vs. Steelers?
"So they are going to play a guy with a high ankle sprain. Are you kidding me? I don't care if Mr. Miyagi is part of Wallace's rehab, you can't play a QB who has a high ankle sprain. Man they must...
View ArticleBig rivalry game on tap: football blog with Strongsville High's Ray Hamilton
Editor's note: Strongsville tight end Ray Hamilton is taking readers inside his team's huddle by writing a blog for cleveland.com throughout the 2010 football season.   We took care of business...
View ArticlePittsburgh Steelers links -- they feel they owe the Cleveland Browns one:...
Steelers won the 2008 season Super Bowl but were already struggling when they visited Cleveland to face the 1-11 Browns last season. Pittsburgh's repeat hopes all but ended when Browns' defense keyed...
View ArticleJoe Tait resting comfortably in Houston hospital with pneumonia: Cavaliers...
Tait is expected to remain at the hospital for an additional day or so before returning to Ohio. John Kuntz / The Plain DealerJoe Tait was hospitalized in Houston following Sunday night's Cavaliers...
View ArticleBrett Favre apologizes to Minnesota Vikings teammates for 'distraction' hours...
Quarterback apologizes to his team for the distraction caused by an NFL investigation into allegations that he sent racy messages and lewd photos to a Jets game hostess in 2008. Vikings and Jets meet...
View ArticleField hockey or golf, Hathaway Brown's Sydney Kirby is taking a big (winning)...
HB field hockey star Sydney Kirby takes a swing at golf, leads her team to state. John Kuntz / The Plain DealerThat Hathaway Brown's field hockey standout Sydney Kirby is an exceptional athlete is...
View ArticleRegardless of QB, the Cleveland Browns only have one real offensive option --...
The Browns should rest Seneca Wallace and Jake Delhomme for the next three weeks and return to caveman, run-the-ball football for their games at Pittsburgh and New Orleans. Thomas Ondrey / The Plain...
View ArticleTwo can be better than one for Ohio Bobcats: Mid-American Conference Insider
Instead of searching for a No. 1 behind center, the Bobcats have settled on playing two. AP file photoBoo Jackson has shared the quarterback duties with Phil Bates as the Ohio Bobcats have won two of...
View ArticleEric Mangini expects Colt McCoy to 'seize' his chance if his Cleveland Browns...
The Browns are prepared to start rookie Colt McCoy in Pittsburgh with their two veteran QBs hobbled. Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerColt McCoy has gotten increased work with the first team in the...
View ArticleIndians' great Al Rosen on anti-Semitism: 'I had broad shoulders': When They...
The integration of baseball -- and Cleveland's role in it -- is a familiar slice of history. The average fan is less aware of the struggles of Jewish ballplayers, although that, too, carries a thick...
View ArticleMangini keeps mum on extent of Peyton Hillis injury: Browns Insider
Peyton Hillis' availability for Pittsburgh is uncertain after he aggravated a pulled quad against Atlanta. Lisa DeJong / The Plain DealerA thigh injury is threatening Peyton Hillis' availability for...
View ArticleOhio State faces season's biggest test so far as Wisconsin revels in its Camp...
No team in the Big Ten gets a bigger bump from its home stadium, and it's not really that close. Morry Gash / Associated PressJohn Clay and the Badgers enjoy the biggest home-field edge in the Big...
View ArticleRookie Manny Harris keeps impressing as Cleveland Cavaliers top Mavericks,...
Manny Harris being Manny is a good sign for Cavs. UPDATED: 12:01 a.m. Tony Gutierrez / Associated PressCavaliers guard Daniel Gibson (1) challenges the Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki in the first half of...
View ArticleCavaliers will have to be very good at little ball: Mary Schmitt Boyer's...
In-game updates from Dallas as the Cavaliers take on the Mavericks in a preseason game. Lisa DeJong / The Plain DealerDaniel Gibson has gotten plenty of praise from Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott...
View ArticleYour Space: High School Sports Photos from Week 7
What's going on at your high school? Go to cleveland.com/yourspace to send your pictures of varsity teams from your school. We'll publish the best picture each Tuesday in The Plain Dealer, and the...
View ArticleBrett Favre dodges questions on allegations after loss to Jets
Brett Favre stepped up to the podium after a discouraging loss to the New York Jets and spent about 20 minutes evading questions the same way he tried to avoid tacklers. Minnesota Vikings' Brett Favre...
View ArticleColt McCoy leads the Browns over the Steelers! Now what? Poll
Cleveland, Ohio -- Yeah, it's a teensy bit premature. Also optimistic, fantastic and darn near ludicrous. But stranger things have happened. Julia Roberts married Lyle Lovett. William Hung got a...
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