The Browns have two players headed to the Pro Bowl in an otherwise miserable season.

Thad Matta was in the house at Northland Tuesday night.

Browns tight end Steve Heiden has torn ligaments in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season.

Cavaliers starting center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is out of the walking boot, but he’s not quite ready to get back into Cleveland’s lineup.

There was nothing fancy about the way Ohio State sophomore center Jantel Lavender dominated inside against Delaware State on Tuesday.

For the fifth time in seven years, Ohio State prepares for a trip to Arizona. But for the first time since 2002, OSU heads to the Fiesta Bowl as a hefty underdog.

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The Eagles beat the struggling Cleveland Browns 30-10 on Monday night for their third straight victory.

No. 18 Ohio State built a 30-point lead in the second half but finished with only a 68-54 win over Cleveland State on Monday night, and the Buckeyes were left in a foul mood.

Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is doing well in his comeback from an elbow injury and might throw in practice this week, another indication that he won’t need surgery.

The nonprofit organization launched by Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is cutting its staff and some of its charitable work.

On the ladies’ side, Pickerington Central squared off with Pickerington North.

It was more OCC hoops at Thomas Worthington when the Rowdy Cards hosted Hilliard Davidson.

The Dawg Pound hosted Groveport in the OSS.

It was a matchup of state tournament hopefuls: DeSales and Worthington Christian.

A sold out crowd came out to Northland to watch the nationally ranked Vikings host powerhouse Dayton Dunbar.

Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis received the Lott Trophy on Sunday night at the Pacific Club.

Another capacity crowd. Another Chicago Blackhawks victory.

A week of acrimony and attrition ended with another Washington Redskins loss - and this one was the most mind-boggling of them all.

Needing to win their last five games to make the playoffs, the Philadelphia Eagles turned to Brian Westbrook and a stifling defense.

Doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the Washington Redskins are in a mess of trouble.

The Arena Football League has canceled the 2009 season for the Columbus Destroyers, Cleveland Gladiators and the rest of its teams subject to agreement of the players union.

Sam Bradford’s biggest score: the Heisman Trophy.

Nothing is going right for the New York Islanders. Steve Mason made sure.

No. 10 Xavier stayed unbeaten by taking the roughest one of them all.

“I didn’t come to watch LeBron James,“ Bibby said. “I came to play.“

The brown khakis were slightly rumpled, and the Nike sneakers were the trademark jet black. A cane, however, was nowhere in sight when Joe Paterno walked into the auditorium with nary a limp.

The Cleveland Indians have Kerry Wood’s medical records. They just aren’t saying whether they like them.

Wrapped in a pair of towels after his postgame shower, LeBron James paused in front of one of the flatscreen TVs mounted in Cleveland’s locker room. He saw the Boston Celtics were winning their 14th straight game.

The Cincinnati Reds strengthened their bullpen Friday by agreeing to a $4 million, two-year contract with free-agent left-hander Arthur Rhodes.