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The Athletic's inaugural Cleveland Hall of Fame Class of 5
We are starting small. No giant inaugural classes here. Five inductees in our first group. → Read More
Reed: Inconsistencies of youth and on-the-job training continue to plague Browns – The Athletic
A week after dismantling the defending AFC North champions, the Browns were embarrassed 31-3 in front of a national television audience. → Read More
GQ approved: The multilayered story behind John Dorsey’s uniform look – The Athletic
“But I have to say, Dorsey’s look is pretty put together,” said GQ senior editor Sam Schube. → Read More
NHL: Dublin native Sean Kuraly fighting to make Bruins' roster
In a four-day span in April, Sean Kuraly went from riding a euphoric wave in Boston to boarding a minor-league bus destined for Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. → Read More
Blue Jackets, Tortorella agree to extension through 2018-19
The Blue Jackets have agreed to a one-year contract extension with coach John Tortorella. The club reached a deal Monday morning that will keep the 59- → Read More
Crew Cuts: As transfer window opens, Gregg Berhalter has decisions to make about Ethan Finlay and right wing
In a 15-minute span Tuesday night, CrewSC fans saw Ethan Finlay at his undervalued best and maddening worst in a 1-0 win at Minnesota United. The right → Read More
How Blue Jackets' prospect Kale Howarth learned to believe in himself and become an NHL draft pick
With the puck on his stick and a defender on his hip, Kale Howarth curled off the wall Thursday afternoon inside the OhioHealth Ice Haus. The rangy Blue → Read More
Blue Jackets' Jarmo Kekalainen comfortable taking risks
CHICAGO — John Tortorella described rookie Zach Werenski’s decision to return to a playoff game after being struck in the face with a → Read More
Blue Jackets' Jarmo Kekalainen comfortable taking risks
CHICAGO — John Tortorella described rookie Zach Werenski’s decision to return to a playoff game after being struck in the face with a puck as having “(heart) as big as the building.”The Blue Jackets coach did not say “heart,” but was referencing another part of the anatomy. The memorable quote ended up on T-shirts alongside Werenski’s battered face.Two days after consummating his latest… → Read More
Analysis | Cleveland Cavaliers must make improving bench a priority to dethrone Golden State
The Cleveland Cavaliers boast one of the oldest benches this side of the U.S. Supreme Court. In the recently completed NBA Finals, justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had just two fewer points than James Jones and Channing Frye combined. Ginsburg is 84-years-old and detractors accuse her of always going left -- making the judge only slightly more mobile than Frye, the 34-year-old perimeter shooter who… → Read More
Cavaliers 137, Warriors 116 | Offense keeps Cavs alive in NBA Finals
CLEVELAND – With the shot clock expiring and his team’s season on life support, J.R. Smith launched a desperation 30-footer midway through the second quarter as Golden State’s Draymond Green and Klay Thompson ran at him, arms raised. The ball floated through rim, giving the Cavaliers a 15-point lead, as Smith skipped down the court and Green and Thompson looked away dejectedly. There would be no… → Read More
NBA Finals | LeBron James reveals his mother and wife did not want him returning to Cleveland
CLEVELAND – LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers three years ago despite protests from his mother and his wife. The four-time NBA most valuable → Read More
NBA Finals | Cavaliers must give LeBron James more help defensively on Kevin Durant
CLEVELAND – LeBron James probably would have liked to gone Roger Murdoch on reporters Wednesday morning when asked whether having to guard Kevin Durant in the NBA Finals is wearing him down. “Do I look tired,” James said hours before the Cavaliers attempted to dig out from an 0-2 series hole against the Warriors at Quicken Loans Arena. “I’m averaging a triple-double in the Finals. I’m pretty… → Read More
Playing with Manning in pro-am 'really cool,' Day says
Jason Day, the world’s No. 3-ranked golfer, is used to attracting a crowd on a course, especially when he plays at Muirfield Village Golf Club.It → Read More
NBA playoffs | On the Cleveland Cavaliers and the confessions of a cursed sportswriter
CLEVELAND – Cleveland fans and basketball experts alike were mystified by the Cavaliers’ second-half collapse Sunday night in Game 3 of the → Read More
J.R. Smith says Cavaliers teammate LeBron James need to 'play confident' in Game 4 against Boston
CLEVELAND – A night after catching an earful from a heckler, one of LeBron James’ best friends on the Cavaliers essentially made a similar observation – the game’s best player needed to be better than what he showed in Sunday night’s performance. “He's got to be aggressive, get downhill, play like he's been playing, play confident,” teammate J.R. Smith said Monday, a day after James was… → Read More
Blue Jackets | Playoff newcomers didn't back down from defending champs
PITTSBURGH — Alexander Wennberg didn’t hide his disappointment in the visitors’ dressing room Thursday night after the Blue → Read More
Blue Jackets lineup: Sedlak replacing Hartnell; Nutivaara, Quincey return
The Blue Jackets will scratch veteran winger Scott Hartnell tonight, one of four lineup changes coach John Tortorella is making as his team looks to stave → Read More
Blue Jackets notebook | Matt Calvert regrets suspension
Blue Jackets left wing Matt Calvert wishes he’d kept a lid on his emotions.In the waning seconds of Game 2 in Pittsburgh on Friday, Calvert lost his cool just as the Penguins' Tom Kuhnhackl crossed his path.First, Calvert blatantly cross-checked Kuhnhackl’s right arm, breaking his stick. Then Calvert curled around a head-down Kuhnhackl and dropped a shoulder into him, knocking him to the ice.… → Read More
Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski's absence will alter lineup
Blue Jackets assistant coach Brad Shaw began reassembling a puzzle Monday without knowing if a key piece will be available to him between now and when the → Read More