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Spring Training Rundown: The Long Way to the First Day

theclevelandfan.com

It just hit me so quickly. All this spring training madness. I don't think it slowed down once for me to breath it all in. Maybe it took a crash down to the reality for our spring edition of the Cleveland Indians 2013 squad for me to stop and breathe, b…

theclevelandfan.com

The talk on social media on Tuesday was that this would be forever remembered  as "the Luke Walton Game." On the surface, Luke Walton's 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal are not that impressive. Of every player in the match-up betwee…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Dion Waiters scored 25 points to help make up for the absence of Kyrie Irving, and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Chicago Bulls with a 101-98 victory on Tuesday night.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden says the player he really is and the player we all saw on the field during his rookie year are not exactly the same player. In an interview on WKNR in Cleveland, Weeden said his rookie year was “average,” but he’s a…

theclevelandfan.com

Some things just weren’t meant to last forever, but when it comes to things ending with a thud, the Cleveland Indians could do a lot worse than dropping to 5-1 in Cactus League play on February 26lth.  But, the 1972 Dolphins will need to hold off on th…

theclevelandfan.com

A year after Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and a year before man landed on the moon, we witnessed another moment in our history that, when you come right down to it, was probably just as culturally significant. Its origin and contents are like t…

Mike Peticca, cleveland.com

The Browns haven't fared particularly well in recent free-agency periods. The NFL Scouting Combine has concluded. More Browns and combine story links.

Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com

The question is not whether Browns QB Brandon Weeden had problems reading defenses as a rookie, but why? And what are the prospects for improvement this fall?

CNNSI.com

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- New Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona has named Justin Masterson his starter for opening day.

MLB.com

Donnie Joseph struck out the side in the Indians' fifth on Tuesday, dispensing the three batters on the minimum nine pitches. He had fanned all three Rangers he faced on Saturday, throwing 15 pitches.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

Here are what blogs from Cleveland and around the country are saying about the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians. Featured today are Dawgs By Nature, It's Pronounced Lajaway and Fear the Sword.

MLB.com

The Reds aren't taking the slightest of chances of players with even minor injuries this early in Spring Training. Third baseman Todd Frazier has not played since Saturday, when he strained his left calf sliding into third base against the Indians.

ESPN.com

Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones is a perfect fit for the Browns' new 3-4 defense. Jones is the exact pass-rush terror the Steelers need to eventually replace James Harrison. But the Browns and Steelers could both pass on the FBS leader in sacks in the f…

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

Plain Dealer Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot joined Baskin and Phelps on 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM) today to talk Browns.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Michael Brantley is wearing a protective wrap on his left forearm at the Cleveland Indians' training camp and has no timetable for returning to the lineup.

theclevelandfan.com

The first minor league baseball game I ever went to was in 1991. I was 9 going on 10, and my dad took me to go see the AA Canton-Akron Indians. The tickets, parking and food were all cheaper than the big league club, and the baseball was almost as good.…

clevelandbrowns.com

The NFL regular season is still months away, but the NFL Network is providing Browns fans with a football fix through special encore broadcasts of "NFL Road Tested" all next month.

clevelandbrowns.com

The NFL regular season is still months away, but the NFL Network is providing Browns fans with a football fix through special encore broadcasts of "NFL Road Tested" all next month.

Glenn Moore, cleveland.com

Get your questions ready and join Terry Pluto today at noon as he talks Cleveland sports.

Branson Wright, cleveland.com

The Browns will get a close look at defensive backs today during the final day of the NFL Combine.