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Cleveland Sports News and Rumors

Cornerback Joe Haden will be game-time decision: Cleveland Browns Insider

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com

If Haden is idle, Sheldon Brown and Buster Skrine will start on the outside and rookie Trevin Wade will serve as the nickel back.

Tom Reed, cleveland.com

After waiting five years to get some steady playing time, the Boardman native is opening eyes with his solid play at guard in place of the injured Jason Pinkston.

Spencer Lund, dimemag.com

It’s too early in the season to say for certain which teams will and won’t make the playoffs, but we can confidently say some teams are still a lock, or they’re going to at least be in the running as the season progresses. One team that’s almost c…

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

Cleveland Browns kicker Phil Dawson will head back to his hometown of Dallas, Texas, when the team goes to the Lone Star State to play the Cowboys on Sunday.

Matt Florjancic, clevelandbrowns.com

The Browns have prepared for blitzes and defending multiple running backs for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.

theclevelandfan.com

I find it interesting, because a few weeks ago, we openly pondered the shortstop situation with our dear Cleveland Indians. Then Mike Aviles trade happened. And now the whole, situation has changed. If you haven't been paying attention, Miami traded the…

clevelandbrowns.com

The Holmgren family and Cleveland Browns have donated $20,000 to the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign.

Starting Blocks, cleveland.com

This is how the Cleveland Browns can defeat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

David I. Andersen, cleveland.com

Cleveland Browns News and Notes with T.J. Ward, Trevin Wade, Ahtyba Rubin, Phil Taylor, Jabaal Sheard, D'Qwell Jackson and Joe Thomas as they prepare for the Dallas Cowboys Sunday. Hosted by Plain Dealer's Browns beat writer Mary Kay Cabot.

Todd Archer, ESPN.com

For the first time since spraining his left foot, DeMarco Murray has not been ruled out by the Dallas Cowboys.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Rob Ryan was fired, along with the rest of the Browns’ coaching staff, at the end of the 2010 season. He hasn’t forgotten or forgiven. As Ryan, now the defensive coordinator of the Cowboys, spoke to reporters today about Sunday’s game against the Br…

nba.com

Cavaliers rookie center Tyler Zeller has been cleared to play wearing a mask to protect a broken cheekbone.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Not long ago, Browns receiver Josh Cribbs said he was weary of more changes in Cleveland.  Now, he may welcome them. After touching the ball on offense only eight times in nine games, Cribbs tells Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, “I feel c…

cleveland.com, cleveland.com

Do the Browns have a chance against the Cowboys in Dallas on Sunday? How has Brandon Weeden done in the first-half of the season and what can we expect from him the rest of the way out? Listen to Tom Reed's analysis on 92.3 The Fan.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

As with everyone in the Browns organization, rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden has seven weeks to prove himself, before the expected changes begin. But Weeden, the “other rookie quarterback” in a class including Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Rya…

theclevelandfan.com

- Saturday, November 17, 2012- Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, WI- Ohio State at Wisconsin- 3:30 PM ET- TV: ABC / ESPN2 -The Buckeyes take their 10-0 record to Madison, Wisconsin Saturday afternoon, the same place their perfect record and their No. 1 ra…

Branson Wright, cleveland.com

Josh Gordon is fined for "playing football" on Ed Reed.

Branson Wright, cleveland.com

City Mission hosts Ben Watson, Reggie Hodges and Mohamed Massaquoi in Chow Down with a Brown event.

cleveland.com, cleveland.com

"Bernie's rookie season he had a 50% comp rate, 8 TDS and 7 INT and his qb rating was 68.9. That was with two 1,000 running backs and a hall of fame tight end. Weeden has played nine games with a rookie rb, 3 rookie wr, a 2nd year te and wr, and a …

David I. Andersen, cleveland.com

Plain Dealer Cleveland Browns beat writers Mary Kay Cabot and Tom Reed preview the Browns game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium.

theclevelandfan.com

Earlier this week, in a display of sportsmanship unseen since third grade, tens of thousands of people upset that Barack Obama was re-elected petitioned to have their states leave the union. 81,000 signatures were in my home state of Texas, which has a …