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AFC North-leading Steelers attempt to get even with Browns
The Browns stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers last month when a snowstorm greatly affected the scene in Cleveland.,When the teams reconvene 17 days later, the elements will be more conducive to playing football as the Browns visit the Steelers in an AFC North battle on Sunday.,The Browns upset Pittsbur...
NBA’s best and worst meet as Cavaliers face Wizards
After coming out ahead in a matchup between the NBA's top two teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers will seek to avoid a letdown when they face the visiting Washington Wizards in NBA Cup play on Tuesday.,Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Cavaliers to a 115-111 wi...
Donovan Mitchell's late surge propels Cavs past Celtics
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 35 points, including 11 straight for Cleveland late in the fourth quarter, to propel the Cavaliers to a 115-111 comeback win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday.,Cleveland stared at a potential third straight loss when it fell behind by 14 points late in th...
Broncos look to continue surge against upset-minded Browns
The Denver Broncos can take a major step toward a postseason berth when they host the Cleveland Browns on Monday night.,Denver (7-5) has won two straight games since falling to division rival Kansas City on a last-second blocked field goal. The Broncos enter Week 13 holding the seventh and final AFC...
Cavaliers' ownership group to bid for WNBA team in Cleveland
Cleveland is looking to rejoin the WNBA.,Rock Entertainment Group, which holds ties to the NBA's Cavaliers, is vying to bring a WNBA expansion team back to Northeast Ohio.,"It has long been woven into our mission to utilize our platform to unite our community in ways that drive equal opportunities a...
QB Russell Wilson stays in the moment as Steelers take on Browns
Though the Steelers are well on their way to an AFC North title, Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson realizes there is still plenty of work to do., ,Wilson is starting to feel like he might be part of something special as the Steelers prepare for a meeting with the host Cleveland Browns on Thursda...
Darius Garland, Cavaliers remain perfect as 76ers can't keep up
Darius Garland scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell took over down the stretch as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained undefeated with a 114-106 road victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.,Mitchell finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists for Cleveland (13-0), which...
Injury-riddled Pelicans host 8-0 Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers have yet to lose a game this season.,The New Orleans Pelicans are just trying to find enough healthy bodies to keep up as they host the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.,The Cavaliers have matched the 8-0 start of their 1976 team after one-point and two-point victories in a home-...
Browns, now in QB Jameis Winston's hands, face stingy Chargers
Jameis Winston was just an afterthought earlier this month when the Cleveland Browns had a full stable of quarterbacks.,But Deshaun Watson's season-ending Achilles injury changed the dynamic and Dorian Thompson-Robinson's injury to a throwing finger in the same Oct. 20 game fully opened the door for...
Weather issue pushes Tigers-Guardians to earlier Game 5 start
The decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series between the Detroit Tigers and host Cleveland Guardians has been moved to 1:08 p.m. ET on Saturday because of a forecast for inclement weather, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,The game initially was scheduled for 8:08 p.m. It will be...
Longtime friends Tarik Skubal of Tigers, Matthew Boyd of Guardians share Game 2 stage
Tarik Skubal's path toward being the probable American League Cy Award winner includes receiving tutelage from former Detroit teammate Matthew Boyd.,That's the same Matthew Boyd who will start for the Cleveland Guardians against Skubal in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Monday afternoon in Cleve...
Browns rule out TE David Njoku, RB Pierre Strong vs. Giants
The Cleveland Browns on Friday ruled out tight end David Njoku and running back Pierre Strong for Sunday's home game against the New York Giants.,Njoku has missed practice all week because of an ankle injury sustained in Week 1, while Strong sat out practices Wednesday and Thursday after injuring hi...
Guardians' Ben Lively to start against Rays after injury scare
While the Cleveland Guardians wait for one key contributor to return from injury, another is set to go.,With All-Star outfielder Steven Kwan considered day-to-day, Ben Lively takes the mound after dodging a serious injury in his most recent outing, as the American League Central-leading Guardians lo...
Deshaun Watson will start vs. Jags as Browns keep issues off field
NFL head coaches loathe distractions, but Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is dealing with a major one in Week 2.,Several days after Deshaun Watson was accused of a vicious sexual assault four years ago, he will start at quarterback when the Browns visit the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afte...
Royals starter Cole Ragans exits early due to leg cramps
Kansas City Royals starter Cole Ragans exited Monday afternoon's game against the host Cleveland Guardians in the fifth inning due to cramps in his left calf and hamstring., ,After Ragans walked Lane Thomas to open the home half of the fifth, Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez looked toward the dugo...
WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia eases into Cleveland semis
No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil needed just 75 minutes to score a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Frenchwoman Clara Burel in the quarterfinals of Tennis in the Land on Thursday in Cleveland.,Haddad Maia won not only 21 of 27 first-service points (77.8 percent) but also 12 of her 22 first-return point...
Cavaliers founder Nick Mileti dies at 93
Nick Mileti, the founder of the Cleveland Cavaliers and former owner of the city's MLB franchise, died Wednesday at the age of 93.,Both the Cavaliers and the Cleveland Guardians confirmed his passing with announcements on social media Thursday.,"The Cleveland Guardians are saddened by the loss of fo...
WTA roundup: No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez stunned in Cleveland
Romania's Ana Bogdan stormed back to defeat No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the first round of Tennis in the Land on Tuesday in Cleveland.,Bogdan cruised to a 5-0 lead in the third set. Fernandez saved seven match points in a marathon seventh game, eventually pushing the s...
No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez stunned in Cleveland
Romania's Ana Bogdan stormed back to defeat No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the first round of Tennis in the Land on Tuesday in Cleveland.,Bogdan cruised to a 5-0 lead in the third set. Fernandez saved seven match points in a marathon seventh game, eventually pushing the s...
WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka emotional after Cincinnati title
No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 15 minutes to win the Cincinnati Open on Monday in Mason, Ohio.,Sabalenka broke through for the first time since the Australian Open and won her first WTA 1000 tournament title of the year by stopping th...