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Strange weekend

April 28, 2008

– The Cavs and Wizards continue their war of words; good thing for the Cavs, the Wizards have shown little bite on the court.
– The Browns received passing grades from most sites around the sporting world for their draft.
– Kyle Busch nearly wrecked like he usually has at Talladega, but he kept his car [...]

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Guide posts: Browns, Tribe, Tiger

April 11, 2008

– The TV talk this weekend will center around Tiger Woods and The Masters. This usually signals the beginning of golf season in NE Ohio. With temperatures in the 40s this weekend, maybe the Browns minicamp in May would be a better starting point.
– Is C.C. Sabathia struggling with expectations? Many thought that he turned [...]

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Favre and other thoughts

March 6, 2008

– Brett Favre got preferential treatment from the national media during his career but there is no doubt that the NFL is losing a unique athlete with his retirement. His gunslinger mentality was fun to watch, and his joy in playing was infectious. He will be taking his place in Canton in five years.
– Akron [...]

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Steroids interest?

February 12, 2008

How much do you all want to read about Roger Clemens and steroids?
We go back and forth as to how much room to give this in the paper as it proceeds with Congress.

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Big MAC attack

January 21, 2008

We will have two features and fact boxes previewing the UA-Kent State men's basketball game Wednesday at the M.A.C. Center.
As for coverage of the game, we will have Tom Gaffney, Stephanie Storm and Patrick McManamon providing insight to the key MAC East game late Wednesday on Ohio.com and in the Thursday edition of the Beacon [...]

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What's working, what's not

January 3, 2008

Here is a quick rundown of what is working in sports, what is not.
Romeo Crennel: working
Dolphins going on fifth coach in five years: not working
Winter Classic in NHL: working
BCS mess (Hawaii in game, Georgia didn't face USC): Not working
Jim Tressel: working
Bill Stewart at WVU: not going to work (these hires from within always seem to [...]

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Blog's role

November 29, 2007

As you guys can see I haven't blogged much in November. Partly due to vacation, partly due to some time to reflect on where to take this blog.
We have a Browns and Cavs blog, and our Indians writer has a weekly Q/A with readers, so I think it would be better for you guys to [...]

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Coming Sunday

November 3, 2007

Marla Ridenour looks at the call from some in the NFL that the Patriots should stop running up the score.
Patrick McManamon looks at the Browns rise, the Cavaliers fall and other random thoughts in his Beside the Point.
Brian Windhorst offers his view of the early going in the NBA as the Cavs depart on a [...]

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Plan of attack

October 29, 2007

Coming off my recent post, here is how we are planning to attack the week.
Patrick McManamon will be with the Browns and Cavaliers this week, including covering the Knicks game Friday night.
Marla Ridenour (Browns) and Brian Windhorst (Cavaliers) are on their beats.
Sheldon Ocker will provide some opinions off the Wisconsin-Ohio State game Saturday.
George Thomas will [...]

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Insider politics

October 29, 2007

Part of putting the newspaper and Web site together are questions of staffing and importance.
For us, the unquestioned leader is the Browns, followed by the Indians, Cavaliers and Ohio State football in no particular order.
After that is where it gets murky. High school football, Akron football and KSU football, the college basketball programs. Don't forget [...]

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