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Sports Writer for the AP. Covering the bases, baselines and line of scrimmage in Cleveland. Only love can make it rain, the way the beach is kissed by the sea.

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#Browns RB coach Stump Mitchell.
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LeBron and his Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary teammates and close friends.
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LeBron said the #Cavs should be proud to have three All-Stars. Garland, Allen “and me.”
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Cleveland’s first family.
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Ominous sign. The Guardians sign at the team shop broke off.
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This is something.
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Asked one of the #Cavs how much DeAndre Jordan could help right now and he said “Montell Jordan could help us right now.”
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Ohio State just beat the only undefeated team in the country and won a conference championship. Alabama watched.
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Chubb on what he expects from Mayfield. “We all know Baker, so I don’t know what to expect.” #Browns
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This is the door open just down the hallway from #Warriors locker room. #Cavs
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#Steelers WR Juju Smith-Schuster on rivalry with #Browns : "I think they’re still the same Browns teams I play every year. “I think they’re nameless gray faces. They have a couple good players on their team, but at the end of the day, I don’t know. The Browns is the Browns."
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Clay Matthews should already be in the Hall of Fame. Shame on the voters.
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"This is not the Cleveland we knew over the past few years,” Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo said. “They have a good team and we have to respect them more. They're a playoff team and are fighting for the title themselves.”
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Jacoby Brissett signed personal messages on jerseys and hung them in some of his teammates' lockers before leaving today. #Browns
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Clowney on what made the #Browns so appealing: "They win."
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While some #Browns fans take part in a drive-thru pep rally downtown, others are gathered outside the team’s facility in Berea to send the team off to Kansas City. Cleveland, man. All heart.
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Oklahoma has the better loss. Ohio State has the better win. Both would beat Notre Dame.
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wearing Indians jersey and cap. He walked up chanting “Bernie, Bernie” to former #Browns QB Bernie Kosar.
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Drummer outside Cleveland cathedral as John Adams buried today.
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Looks as if the Bitonio deal is imminent. #Browns
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#Celtics are here.
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I’ll be honest, when the #Ravens recovered the onside kick, I figured Justin Tucker’s game-winning 58-yard field goal was moments away. #Browns
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Kevin Love wearing tie to honor Fred McLeod. #Cavs
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Kareem Hunt heading home.
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Baker Mayfield:
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Kyrie Irving: “Cleveland loved me through my mistakes and I love them for it.”
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According to NFL merchandise mover Fanatics, #Browns outselling others across all sports across their network since team clinched playoff berth. Baker Mayfield's jersey is #2 seller.
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For all the Swifties, Travis Kelce is headed to Singapore.
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Cleveland’s Cavaliers are 18-12. They won 22 last season.
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6 years
Can #Browns handle Jarvis Landry and Antonio Callaway and Josh Gordon and Dez Bryant?
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5 years
Sheehy came back to #Browns facility last night at 2 am to work out.
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Jarrett Allen on Kevin Love’s performance tonight: “He threw his cane to the side and went out and balled out.” #Cavs
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4 years
Really shameful that #Indians develop a star like Lindor and have no shot of signing him to long-term deal. Baseball is beyond broken.
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Rashard Higgins: "I want to get to the playoffs. I am going to do whatever it takes. Wherever coach needs me, I am going to be there.” #Browns
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New #Cavs forward Caris LeVert: "Here, we're playing for a championship."
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On his way out, Brock Purdy grabbed Garrett by the shoulder, congratulated him and wished him luck going forward.
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Huge ovation for Myles Garrett. #Browns town
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#Browns were 3-3 in 1989, when they last played in an AFC Championship.
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Tito: "You know if you would have told me back in, I don't know, March we just signed up to play Game 5 in New York, to go to the ALCS, I would have jogged to New York. I'm excited."
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Flacco said he’s been blown away by the welcoming he’s received in Cleveland.
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Steph Curry and his wife booed by Cleveland's crowd.
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2 years
Strong halftime show. Great concept, loved Dre as the conduit. I would have gladly taken more Kendrick and less 50. For me, Prince remains the standard.
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After Game 5, #Cavs coach Ty Lue collected $5,000 from players, coaches and hid it in the ceiling in the coaches office at Oracle. It was motivation for Game 6. The rest is history.
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My biggest hopes for next season: 67,000 #Browns fans inside FirstEnergy Stadium, a crowded (but not too crowded) press box, Clevelanders bellied up elbow to elbow in every bar from East 4th Street to West 6th. It's been a tough, memorable 2020 season. Peace, everyone.
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#Browns were officially eliminated from the playoffs on Dec. 22. That, folks, is an incredible accomplishment following an 0-16 season and late-October coaching change.
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#Browns Pro Bowl LG Joel Bitonio will be activated from the COVID-19 list today.
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Dean Wade is a huge Chiefs fan and said doing that with Travis Kelce courtside was special.
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Several out-of-towners have told me how impressed they are with Cleveland — it’s friendliness, cleanliness and affordability. Proud to call it home.
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Jabrill Peppers asked about bling helmet chain around his neck. No diamonds. "It's $50," he said.
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I'll miss the excitement of every game. I'll miss the Finals. I'll miss watching LeBron play. I'll savor the past four years and be thankful for them for the rest of my life.
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Actor Michael Rappaport brought a broom. He's been told where to put it by #Cavs fans. #NBAFinals
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Asked #Browns LB Malcolm Smith if he had any tackling tips for Baker Mayfield. “Yeah,” he said. “Don’t do it.”
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4 years
That LeBron 3 to make it 89-87 is always overlooked.
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2 years
Cortes starting for Yankees tomorrow.
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3 years
As disappointed as Cleveland fans may be, 99 percent would have signed up for a Game 16-win-and-you're-in scenario before the season. #Browns
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Garrett on Flacco: “He’s one of us, and if he keeps doing this, he’ll stay one of us.”
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Flacco: “I’m going to remember this for the rest of my life.”
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#Browns rookie Donovan Peoples-Jones: “There’s nowhere I’d rather be than here.”
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6 years
Draymond screams in the ref’s face. Acceptable.
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2 years
Fingers will point at Mayfield, but when you don’t have a running game and guys aren’t winning on pass routes, what’s he supposed to do? #Browns
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5 years
My Dad raised me to respect everyone, live life to the fullest and cheer for the Indians, Browns and Buckeyes. He was always there for me. He will always be with me. Love you, Dad. RIP.
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#Browns still have plenty to gain in the last two games -- a winning overall record, winning record in division, chance to beat Big Ben and division champs. Baker Mayfield has chance to finish strong. Idea of losing final two games to help draft positioning is absurd.
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Kyrie Irving said “Cleveland is never in the rearview” and has fond memories of his time here.
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3 years
Trying to get my head around the possibility of Myles Garrett chasing Mason Rudolph with a playoff spot on the line. #Browns
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I need the new rule book. I have no idea what's a penalty and what's not in an NFL game any more. #Browns
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6 years
LeBron enjoyed Chris Paul's Game 5 shimmy: "I was laughing, smiling like everybody else did." #Cavs
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3 years
A mostly drama-less, ho-hum road win for the #Browns . Talk about progress.
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Stefanski on his view of the Hail Mary: “I blacked out.”
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#Browns planning to introduce Odell Beckham Jr. on Monday. Quite an opening day.
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#Cavs Kevin Love will receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYs. @kevinlove being honored for his efforts in mental health awareness.
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Landry flashed a "1" and "3" after TD catch to pay homage to @obj . #Browns
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LeBron said he’s flattered by Philadelphia billboards urging him to sign with #Sixers . “It’s dope.”
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Jose, All-Star, astronomer.
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Hunt thanks #Browns for giving him a second chance. "They believed in me."
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Postgame with Team Kelce. “We had a blast,” Jason said.
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5 years
3rd and 1. No Chubb. 4th and 1. No Chubb. #Browns
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3 years
My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.
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3 years
Word is #Browns flew home without a plane early this morning.
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3 years
#Browns went into the season with an unproven rookie coach and unsure about their franchise quarterback. There are no more questions about either.
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7 years
Here's Peppers on his sparkling necklace. #Browns
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Tyronn Lue said Cleveland fans coming up to him in tears after the NBA title has stuck with him.
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Baker Mayfield and his wife, Emily, spreading some holiday cheer today at Boys & Girls Club in Elyria, Ohio. #Browns
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Joe Flacco was mentioned as part of the homily at 4:30 Mass today. Cleveland.
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3 years
#Cavs have modeled themselves after the #Heat —young, hungry, balanced, deep. It’s all about culture and it’s growing in Cleveland.
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Flacco said his oldest son asked him where he was throwing the ball on his pick Sunday.
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3 years
#Browns are going to have to earn this playoff spot like no one ever imagined.
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2 years
#Browns held a players-only meeting. Not sure if that’s good or bad after two games.
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4 years
Still trying to process the Dorsey move. He assembles the most talent the #Browns have had in 10, maybe 20 or 30 years. He missed on the coach. So can him?
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2 years
Cade York never buys another lunch in Cleveland.
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Clowney on Big Ben's last home game: "We want to send him out the right way -- our way," he said. #Browns
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#Browns RB Nick Chubb said Kareem Hunt "has talked about this game all year like he knew it was going to happen. ... He's ready for it. "
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Two years ago today: "Iguodala to Curry, back to Iguodala, up for the layup." "Oh, blocked by James! LeBron James with the rejection!" Happy Anniversary, Cleveland.
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#Browns RB Kareem Hunt wouldn’t say what Garrett told him after the game about Rudolph. “It’s between me and Myles.”
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5 years
Dorsey could probably get LeBron back at this point.
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4 years
Landry said he's not seen @obj this content, healthy and focused since they were at LSU. #Browns
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#Browns DE Myles Garrett named All-Pro.
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GarLand.
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2 years
By the way, Cleveland, your first-place baseball team took 4 of 5 from one of its closest pursuers this weekend.
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The best player in baseball just might be Cleveland’s third baseman.
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3 years
#Browns center JC Tretter believes team has finally found its franchise coach and quarterback.
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