Thursday, April 25th, 2013
In the latest piece of evidence indicating that video game football is not exactly a reflection of reality, Barry Sanders became the second straight Detroit Lion to be named to the Madden cover on Wednesday. Calvin Johnson won the honor last year, and actually broke the "Madden Curse" by having ...
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013
For as long as I have written for this blog, I have chronicled the Battle of Lake Erie between Cleveland and Buffalo for the right to be called America's most tortured sports city. It turns out I wasn't the only one paying attention.
"Draft Day" is a soon-to-be filmed sports comedy ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2013
During the 2012 NFL Draft the Cleveland Browns shocked almost everyone by selecting 28-year-old quarterback Brandon Weeden with the 22nd pick in the first round. Weeden went on to earn the team's starting job as a 29-year-old rookie, but produced disappointing results. Now the Browns could shock the NFL again ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2012
In an effort to show that I may be the only person in the world who still believes in bipartisanship, I bring you a second-straight day defending the actions of a prominent Republican political figure.
Today, it's vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan, who earned himself the chuckles of the sports world when ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2012
Somewhere in the 92-year history of the National Football League, someone probably had a worse debut at quarterback than Brandon Weeden of the Cleveland Browns. However, finding such a performance would take a heck of a lot of research, and any time you're in the conversation for something that requires ...
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Monday, August 6th, 2012
'The Cleveland Browns announced that 28-year-old rookie Brandon Weeden would be their starting quarterback when the regular season rolls around this fall. That means returning starter Colt McCoy is out of a job, and now it appears he'll also be unlikely to hang on to a roster spot.
The Browns seem ...
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Friday, August 3rd, 2012
It makes sense that Jimmy Haslam is the new owner of the Cleveland Browns. Haslam made his fortune in truck stops, so he's already accustomed to everyone crapping all over his product.
The price Haslam paid for the Browns was a little more eye-opening.
According to ESPN, Haslam is plunking down more ...
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