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Indians Comment of the Day: LaPorta should have had job from Day 1
"A prospect you are counting on as being a foundation player for the foreseeable future shouldn't be wasting time competing with a Kearns or Branyan. I am a believer in letting guys take their lumps,...
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The New Yorker's 'The Only Game in Town' sports anthology sports some...
The best passage by far springs from the typewriter of Updike, with his famous farewell to Ted Williams in his last game at Fenway Park in 1960. Edited By David Remnick, Random House, 498 pp., $30 As...
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Browns, Ohio State Comment of the Day: High hopes for Robiskie
"Robiskie struggled his first year at OSU but blossomed his second. I always liked him at Ohio State. Not great, but a very reliable, solid receiver. I also beleive it has much to do with the QB...
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LeBron to the Bulls; Brian Robiskie's importance to the Browns; and Carmona's...
Cleveland sports bloggers discuss the recent reports of LeBron headed to Chicago, why Brian Robiskie is important to the Browns' offensive success in 2010 and why the Indians shouldn't trade Fausto...
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LeBron James will stay with the Cavaliers, Bud Shaw believes (Starting Blocks...
Also, Matt LaPorta needs to produce for the Tribe, or the C.C. Sabathia trade starts to look like a bust, Bud says. Associated PressLeBron to Chicago a done deal? Bud Shaw doesn't think so.Welcome to...
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World Cup 2010: Netherlands beats Slovakia 2-1 at World Cup
Like clockwork, the Oranje are into the World Cup quarterfinals. The Netherlands reached the final eight Monday when standouts Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder scored in each half of a 2-1 victory...
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The LeBron-O-Meter: Bull hockey!
Less than three days to Free Agency. Our nerves are stretched to the breaking point Hold us. AP photoIs that what the Bulls will do to Cleveland Cavaliers fans? One thing we can say for sure about...
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Brian Shaw is in Cleveland to discuss Cavaliers job
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw left LA this morning headed to Cleveland for a meeting with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and General Manager Chris Grant about the head coaching position....
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Twinsburg's Malina Howard leads USA national basketball team to FIBA Americas...
Twinsburg's Howard helps USA prevail: The USA women's 18-U national basketball team won the FIBA Americas championship Sunday, defeating Brazil, 81-38, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado...
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Indians Comment of the Day: Patience with prospects is important
"It's too early to judge [some of the team's prospects]. We made that mistake with Phillips, no doubt about it. Why are the fans so quick to make the same 'quick judgment' mistake that the...
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LeBron James should stay in Cleveland: Chuck D of Public Enemy weighs in
"A championship in Cleveland would be much sweeter than anywhere else LeBron would play," rapper says. APChuck D Â Public Enemy performed to a rousing crowd at Cleveland's House of Blues on Sunday...
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Maple Heights football player Shaq Washington's blog: College decision...
Standout incoming senior is planning a July 7 news conference to announce his college selection. View full sizeJohn Kuntz / The Plain DealerWashington MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio - The Raw Talent bus tour...
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Brian Shaw begins coaching interview with Cavaliers; sources say team wants...
The Cavaliers are in the homestretch of their coaching search. At least, they hope so. UPDATED: 8:28 p.m. Francis Specker / Associated PressLos Angeles Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw, right, is...
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The Plain Dealer's 2010 high school track and field Player of the Year:...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Wadsworth senior Jake Hiltner was on the radar as a top 800-meter runner all season, but whether he was a mild disturbance or an oncoming storm was never certain until late May....
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World Cup 2010: Brazil beats Chile, 3-0, to reach quarterfinals
While its fans paraded around the stadium with two huge replicas of the World Cup trophy, Brazil clinically beat South American rival Chile 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals Monday. View full sizeAP...
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The Plain Dealer's 2010 high school boys track all-star team
BOYS TRACK ALL-STAR TEAMÂ ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Strongsville's Colby Alexander - (Lynn Ischay / The Plain Dealer) BOYS TRACK ALL-STAR TEAMÂ ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Jake Hiltner Wadsworth senior / 800 meters...
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Cleveland Browns sign rookie Clifton Geathers to multi-year contract
Geathers was the Browns' second choice in the sixth round, the 186th selection overall in the draft. UPDATED: 7:53 p.m. John Kuntz / The Plain DealerClifton Geathers has family connections to the NFL,...
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The LeBron rumor mill: He's off to Miami; no, Chicago; no, New York?
The predictions are coming in fast and furious -- although a consensus is not exactly at hand. Joshua Gunter / The Plain DealerWill LeBron James and Dwyane Wade embrace as teammates in Miami? The...
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World Cup keeps replaying mistakes, so why not go to the videotape? Bill...
How many bad calls will it take before the World Cup adopts instant replay? View full sizeAlessandra Tarantino / Associated PressThis sequence of six photos shows Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer...
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Browns Comment of the Day: Optimistic about the Browns
"I think the vast majority of us can agree that, for the first time in a long time, the Browns are moving in the right direction. We probably won't be that good next year, but it is exciting to see a...
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