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Looking at next years rotation for the Indians, Cliff Lee and Fausto Carmona are the only really sure things.andnbsp; Obviously, the likes of Reyes, Sowers, Jackson (somewhat), and Aaron Laffey figure to be squarely in the mix for the middle-to-back-of-the-rotation, but the notable name in this p......

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Here is why the Cincinnati Bengals will never be successful under current ownership and leadership:andnbsp; they lack any content to their character.andnbsp; Owner Mike Brown, after publicly parting ways with one of the NFLand#39;s true miscreants, disgraced receiver Chris Henry, welcomed him bac......

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The Royals came to town and are proving that years of experience trump the flash-in-the-pan badness that Cleveland has mustered, and that they wonand#39;t be denied their rightful (5th) place in the A.L. Central.andnbsp; In todayand#39;s B-List, Buff wonders if Anthony Reyes has shaken off the gh......

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Last year, most Buckeye fans assumed that Coach Tressel and linebackers coach Luke Fickell would be breaking in a whole new set of starting linebackers in 2008. Middle linebacker James Laurinaitis looked like a surefire first round draft pick after picking up the Butkus Award as the nations best ......

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It has been a season of ups and downs for Lake County right-handed reliever Mike Pontius.andnbsp; A Jekyll and Hyde kind of year.andnbsp; Pontius started the year in Lake County and through nine appearances was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, and in 21.1 innings did not allow a run.andnbsp; His dominating s......

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What happens when you follow a seemingly-endless string of losing seasons with a winning season, then follow said winning season with a couple key additions to the defensive line?andnbsp; Unbridled optimism, thatand#39;s what. Especially in Cleveland, where it doesnand#39;t take much -- if anythi......

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No sport lends itself to the instant overreaction of fans like football. You wait all week to watch the team play, and youand#39;re very emotionally invested in their performance. When the Browns win, youand#39;re on cloud nine for the dayand#39;s remaining hours, and that feeling carries well in......

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Well, at least the new uniform pants looked good and the final score was close.andnbsp; Other than that, it would be hard to find much positive about the Cleveland Browns 2008 national televisionandnbsp;debut on Monday night against the New York Giants.andnbsp; With both teams starting units on t......

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To a young, confident, and most of all talented Browns team, the 2008 schedule, studded with prime-time showdowns, short work weeks, and back-to-back road swings, isnand#39;t as much an obstacle as it is a challenge, one that can be broken down into six distinct schedules-within-the-schedule. Win......

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20 days until the Browns opener.andnbsp; 26 days until Ohio State vs. USC.andnbsp; Mo Williams is a Cavalier.andnbsp; And Cliff Lee is chasing the Indians second straight AL Cy Young Award.andnbsp; Things are heating up in CTown, and this should be a very exciting fall for Cleveland sports fans.a......

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Tony is back with yet another installment of Minor Happenings.andnbsp; At the end of the week he recapped his visit to Winter Haven and Myrtle Beach in two separate pieces, and today starts to get things back to normal with a regular (shorter) version touching on some of last weeks news and notes......

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Inandnbsp;his last installment, Bob Fergusandnbsp;took a look at all the first round rookie draft picks at skill positons and assessed the impact they could allandnbsp;have from a fantasy football standpoint.andnbsp;andnbsp;Today, he takes a look at the rest of the rookies that could have some fa......

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As we admire the glory that is the last couple of days of Olympic Baseball that have included Matt LaPorta hitting a 3-run HR in a USA win against the Netherlands and Nick Weglarz (shown to the right) going 5 for 7 in his first two games for Canada with 2 HR in his 4 for 4 effort in the opener ag......

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Ray Fosse getting bowled over by Pete Rose in the All-Star game. Mark Price tearing his ACL on the scorers table. Jim Chonesand#39; broken foot in the and#39;76 playoffs. Ray Chapman, Herb Score, Big Z breaking his foot twice, and the LeCharles Bentley injury. How do they rank in terms of effect?......

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After a ferocious run of movie reviews for us early this summer, we hit a dead spot this last month.andnbsp; A dead spot that ends this week as SIX new movies come out, providing a little something for everyone.andnbsp; andquot;Tropic Thunderandquot;, andquot;Star Wars: The Clone Warsandquot;, an......

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