Ohio State Comment of the Day: Lofty expectations for Turner
"The Eastern Conference now has its own version of Brandon Roy. Turner's game is a mirror image of Roy. Good get for the Sixers." - NJBuckeye View full sizeMichael Conroy | Associated PressEvan Turner...
View ArticleHow do you rate the Cleveland Browns' off-season? Answer our poll
The front office has changed and so have the quarterbacks. A lot of player movement with veterans coming and going. Eric Mangini still on the sidelines. What do you think? Lynn Ischay, The Plain...
View ArticleArt Modell's Hall of Fame quest; Eric Mangini's reputation; and the...
Cleveland bloggers discuss Art Modell as he turned 85 this week, Eric Mangini's reputation nationally, Mo Williams' future and whether the Cavaliers' front office got it right going all-in for a...
View ArticleCleveland-area golf course ratings: Read reviews and rate courses before...
Rate your favorite -- and not so favorite -- local courses and take a look at the reviews written by other golfers. View full sizePlain Dealer fileThe 12th hole at Briardale Greens in Euclid....
View ArticleCleveland Browns have made good off-season moves, says Mary Kay Cabot...
Also, Mary Kay answers user's question about what role Evan Moore will play in 2010. The Browns will ask for more out of receiver Brian Robiskie in 2010. Welcome to today's edition of Starting Blocks...
View ArticleLeBron James' free agency chase has NBA in chaos, writes Yahoo! Sports'...
Columnist claims James' power-broker friend William Wesley tells people James is "going to Chicago." John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer LeBron James holds an "Akron's Hometown Hero" award presented to him...
View ArticleLeBron James' former Pee Wee coach recalls his youth football days: Video
Deck remembers James as an on-field coach, instructing his teammates regardless of their position. See Branson Wright's Starting Blocks interview with Rob Deck, who coached LeBron James during Pee Wee...
View ArticleThe Wizards pay the Cavaliers back - The LeBron-O-Meter
The Cavaliers' uneventful draft is no reason to worry. The Hinrich-to-the-Wizards trade is. View full sizeJohn Kuntz | The Plain DealerWho'd have thought that Kirk Hinrich would play such a key role...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Ivory Coast beats N. Korea 3-0, fails to advance
Ivory Coast bowed out of the World Cup in style. Needing an offensive show and a little bit of luck to make the second round, the Elephants got the offense but not the luck. View full sizeAP Photo |...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Brazil wins Group G after 0-0 draw with Portugal
Two of soccer's most prolific teams couldn't find the net Friday at the World Cup. Portugal reached the second round of the World Cup on Friday after a listless 0-0 draw with group winner Brazil....
View ArticleLeBron James links: Bulls' chances grow as Wizards GM Ernie Grunfeld - a...
Chicago's trade of Kirk Hinrich to Washington expands the Bulls' salary cap space to attract James and another top free agent. Longtime Knick Grunfeld made the deal for Washington, hurting his old...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: USA win over Ghana on Saturday would be a milestone
With a win, the Americans would advance to a July 2 quarterfinal game vs. Uruguay or South Korea and match the farthest the U.S. team has advanced since the first World Cup in 1930. TV audience could...
View ArticleAsdrubal Cabrera making progress from broken left forearm: Cleveland Indians...
Manager Manny Acta says Asdrubal Cabrera could return sometime after the All-Star break. Â CINCINNATI, Ohio. -- This is a daily briefing of the Indians 2010 regular season. The Indians play the Reds...
View ArticleJosh Rodriguez pounding hits at Columbus, as he did at Akron: Minor league...
Infielder Rodriguez went into Friday night's Clippers game batting .326 with 11 doubles and seven homers in just 138 combined at bats this season for Akron and now Columbus. Ed Suba, Jr., Akron Beacon...
View ArticleLandon Donovan's game-winner in World Cup was USA at its finest, Bill...
The U.S. advanced in the World Cup on a blue-collar, Cleveland-type goal. Too bad our own teams do not exhibit the same qualities. They say you can learn a lot about a country by the way it plays...
View ArticleBad record working in favor of Tribe's struggling players: Cleveland Indians...
If the Indians were contending, Rafael Perez or Hector Ambriz might be in trouble. View full sizeChuck Crow / The Plain DealerIndians reliever Rafael Perez. Clubhouse confidential: The Indians...
View ArticleCincinnati Reds blast Cleveland Indians as ugly season takes on unwelcome...
UPDATED: As they stumble to their sixth straight loss, this time 10-3 to the Reds in Cincinnati, the Indians are beginning to look a lot like the 1991 team which lost 105 games. View full sizeAl...
View ArticleJames isn't planning a free-agency tour, says business manager: LeBron Rumor...
The Knicks reportedly were planning a splashy dinner for James in Manhattan next week, but upon hearing that no visit to New York was on the agenda, the team held an emergency meeting to come up with...
View ArticleA soccer primer for World Cup rookies
You've been fighting it for two weeks, but this World Cup thing isn't going away. View full sizeFrancois Mori / APA red card means you've been a bad boy.You've been fighting it for two weeks, but this...
View ArticleCleveland Cavaliers receive permission to talk to Los Angeles Lakers...
Shaw and Byron Scott, who is the Cavs' frontrunner to replace Mike Brown, are expected to be the top candidates to replace Lakers coach Phil Jackson if he retires. View full sizeFrancis Specker /...
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