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Preview: Illinois at #3 Ohio State


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
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The seniors need to rise to the occassion ... #3 Ohio State 25-2, 12-2 Big Ten Roster Schedule ... February 22, 2011 7:00 PM ET - ESPN —— The Schott Columbus, OH ... Illinois 17-10, 7-7 Big Ten Roster Schedule ... One of the great aspects of college basketball is if you lose a game or even 2 of your last 3, the season is not lost and you don't have to wait a full week to get back into the action. Luckily for Ohio State, they didn't have time to dwell on the Purdue loss, but they

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My Orange Duffel Bag


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 6:29 p.m.

Almost forgot - put up a post over at The Cleveland Fan about My Orange Duffel Bag. Sam Bracken’s story of growing up alternatively abused and neglected, only to find salvation in football, only to have his knee blow out the summer before college is an inspiring read ...

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Preview: #3 Ohio State at #11 Purdue


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.
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Johnson scored at will in the first meeting ... #3 Ohio State 25-1, 12-1 Big Ten Roster Schedule ... February 20, 2011 1:00 PM ET - CBS —— Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN ... #11 Purdue 21-5, 10-3 Big Ten Roster Schedule ... With 5 games remaining in the Big Ten schedule, Ohio State comes into West Lafayette looking to strike a major blow in their quest for the regular season conference title.  With a win over the Boilermakers, OSU will be up by 3 games in the standings with 4 to play.

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Where to go from here?


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 5:25 a.m.

 It’s been a tough few months for me after since  season ended and I am finally over  2010  and looking forward to the 2011 season (if there is one). The Browns ended the season playing some pretty poor football as we all know. The Steelers game was in my opinion the worse game at Cleveland Browns Stadium.There [ ... ] ...

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Dawson and Vickers Among Top AFC North Free Agents


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 4:42 p.m.

James Walker of ESPN has the 10 Top AFC North Free Agents, and the Browns have two on the list, kicker Phil Dawson and FB Lawrence Vickers:10. Phil Dawson, place-kicker, Cleveland BrownsAnalysis: Dawson has been the face of Cleveland’s special teams since the Browns returned to the NFL in 1999. He had another consistent year [ ... ] ...

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Rogers Speaks His Mind on the Browns, Playing for Texans


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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 1:40 a.m.

Shaun Rogers for the first time is speaking out about the situation with the Browns in 2010, as well as his future ... The former Browns DL said that last season the team lost some players and he was playing hurt all year against his agents advice.“We just continued to rebuild and we lost a [ ... ] ...

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The Revolution of Basketball


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Published Feb. 16, 2011 at 1:32 p.m.

No stranger to revolution, the invention of basketball in 1891 changed the world of sports forever. Basketball, continually evolving to keep pace with players’ abilities, also prides itself on community involvement. Nike ran a commercial in the 90s placing the burden of social revolution squarely on the shoulders of gentle Joe Smith (a future Cleveland Cavalier), Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, Jimmy Jackson and Eddie Jones, in an attempt to soften the trash-talking, bad boy image of the NBA ...

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Preview: Michigan State at #3 Ohio State


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Published Feb. 15, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
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#3 Ohio State 24-1, 11-1 Big Ten Roster Schedule ... February 15, 2011 9:00 PM ET - ESPN —— The Schott Columbus, OH ... Michigan State 14-10, 6-6 Big Ten Roster Schedule ... Playing their first game of the year following a loss, all eyes will be on how well Ohio State responds to Saturday's 71-67 loss in Madison. Typically, having to take on Sparty after such a painful game would be of huge concern but this year's version of the Fighting Izzo's has failed to meet expectations and while

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Ray Rhodes Joins the Browns as Defensive Assistant


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Published Feb. 15, 2011 at 4:54 p.m.

Ray Rhodes has joined new Browns coach Pat Shurmur’s staff as a defensive assistant. Rhodes, a former NFL head coach, has spent the past three seasons with the Houston Texans. Before that, he worked in Seattle with Browns president Mike Holmgren. Rhodes brings more than 30 years of pro coaching experience to Cleveland. He was [ ... ] ...

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2011 Browns Gab NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report – MLB Quan Sturdivant


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Published Feb. 14, 2011 at 8:59 p.m.

By Abe MunchQuan Sturdivant, MLB, North Carolina, 6’2 230Position Ranking: #2Strengths: Plays with consistently good technique and gap discipline. Natural when taking on blockers, extends arms and bends at the knees to properly disengage. Played all three linebacker positions. Good overall instincts, and goes through his read & keys before releasing [ ... ] ...

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