CLEVELAND — A two-week break between games in the middle of the NFL season can feel like such a long time that you don’t know if the team that emerges from the other side of the bye will look anything like the previous version. Browns head coach Hue Jackson, who has been around the league… Read More Hue Jackson assigns each Browns player to lose at something during bye week to stay fresh
CLEVELAND — Browns defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has an infamous past from his time with the New Orleans Saints. Who can forget the Bountygate scandal, when Williams was caught paying players for big hits in an attempt to injure opposing players? After NFL punishment, though, Williams apparently has learned his lesson and is not the… Read More A more toned-down Gregg Williams now just offering coupons for big hits
INDIANAPOLIS — In all levels of football, protecting the players has become a key part of the game. In the college football ranks, the referees sometimes indiscriminately decide that certain hits fall under the “targeting rule,” which ejects the player who made the hit. There is much confusion every week over exactly what is considered… Read More NCAA to consider all forms of tackling as targeting
Once debated as the greatest point guard in NBA history before ESPN chilled out, Steph Curry’s amazingly high volume of 3-point shooting has his name all over the NBA record books. Now the Golden State Warriors star has entered history in a different category, becoming the first player in league history to twice be ejected… Read More Steph Curry sets NBA career record for ejections from throwing mouthpiece
The 2017-18 NBA season has officially begun, as Derrick Rose has suffered his annual lower-body injury. Rose landed badly on a hard foul during Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. He was diagnosed with a left ankle injury that coach Tyronn Lue said “doesn’t look good.” The Cleveland Mocks staff reacts to Rose’s 96th injury… Read More Cleveland Mocks Rapid Reactions: Derrick Rose injured in second game
CLEVELAND — With so many computer models and stats systems being able to project a complete picture of how entire seasons will turn out, it’s no question that people will turn to these algorithms to get a hint of how each upcoming NBA season will turn out. While there is a lot of variance among… Read More Projections have scoring by NBA centers skyrocketing after Kevin Love’s position switch
CLEVELAND — The city of Cleveland was split for months about funding renovations to Quicken Loans Arena, a move that one side felt was necessary for the downtown economy but another felt should be handled by the Cavs ownership, and not the taxpayers. While a compromise was eventually reached that would provide funding from both… Read More Dan Gilbert to replace The Q with Palace of Auburn Hills in lieu of renovations
CLEVELAND — With the staggering number of big names and personalities the Cavaliers have on their 2017-18 roster, it’s a challenge for coach Tyronn Lue to manage all 15 players. That’s why Jose Calderon, who was signed early in the offseason, apparently completely slipped the mind of the third-year head coach until he noticed him… Read More Tyronn Lue surprised to see Jose Calderon at Cavs practice
CLEVELAND — The Browns have officially made it past the training camp quarterback controversy and into the midseason quarterback controversy. The only certain thing about this controversy is that it will be decided by which QB is worse, not better. This year’s contestants feature rookie DeShone Kizer and preseason fourth-string signal-caller Kevin Hogan. In a… Read More Hue Jackson to start Kevin Hogan “just because”
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Following the Memphis Grizzlies’ announcement that they will be retiring Tony Allen’s number this season, the Charlotte Hornets are doing the same for a fellow useful but unspectacular player. At halftime of the Hornets’ Jan. 12 game against the Utah Jazz, Gerald Wallace’s No. 3 will be raised to the rafters of… Read More Charlotte Hornets to retire Gerald Wallace’s number
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