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Ty Sugick

Opinion: Browns trading back is the way to go

Ty Sugick April 19, 2016

With the Los Angeles Rams trading up to the No. 1 spot in the upcoming NFL draft, it’s no mystery they gave away multiple picks for either quarterbacks Jared Goff or Carson Wentz.The issue for the Cleveland...

Ty Sugick

Opinion: Roger Goodell being unfair to Browns

Ty Sugick April 12, 2016

Troubled Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon made news again earlier this week for another diluted drug sample. The ongoing feud to reinstate Gordon has been put on hold by NFL Commissioner Roger...

Ty Sugick

Opinion: Cleveland Browns’ free agent watch

Ty Sugick March 8, 2016

The National Football League free agency will officially kick off Wednesday at 4 p.m., which is a very intense scramble for teams to make their bid at potential newcomers to their organizations.For the...

Ty Sugick

Opinion: The focus of the Browns quarterback watch

Ty Sugick February 23, 2016

The NFL Combine activities have taken off, inviting more than 300 of the best college football players. The players are not only competing for their dreams of putting on an NFL uniform, some are competing...

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TV2 Sports: Feb. 1, 2016

Rex Smith February 1, 2016

The Kent State men's basketball team suffered a loss at Ohio University Friday night and suffered another loss today.Senior guard Xavier Pollard will undergo season ending surgery tomorrow to repair a...

Richie Mulhall is a junior multimedia news major. Contact him at rmulhal1@kent.edu.

Opinion: Hiring Jackson is the smartest move made by the Browns in a long time

Richie Mulhall January 18, 2016

Much to the chagrin of desperate Cleveland sports fans everywhere, it’s safe to say the era of Johnny Manziel in Cleveland is officially over. As if it ever began in the first place.While Manziel’s...

Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: Don’t feel bad for Browns fans

Jacob Ruffo December 2, 2015

The Cleveland Browns turned a tie game, with a chance to kick a game winning field goal, as time expired into a loss in regulation. The kick was blocked and returned for a touchdown.“Ugh, poor Browns...

Opinion: Browns fans, a love and hate relationship

Ray Strickland October 8, 2015

Why am I a Cleveland Browns fan? Better yet, why is anyone a Cleveland Browns fan?An obvious answer could be because I'm a kid born and raised in Northeast Ohio, and all I ever knew was the Browns.But...

Cavaliers have successful scrimmage … they avoid injury

With the Browns in the midst of another losing season and the Indians spinning an 81-80 record for all it’s worth, the only currently successful major pro sports franchise in Cleveland took the floor...

Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: The NFL’s annoying trend of assuring mediocrity

Jacob Ruffo September 30, 2015

The 2014 first round pick, Heisman winner and general fan favorite Johnny Manziel did not play this past Sunday as the Browns hosted the Raiders.Josh McCown was true to form in leading the Browns to 10...

Browns coach Pettine discusses QB controversy

Coach Mike Pettine said veteran Josh McCown remained in the concussion protocol but the team should know soon if he’ll be cleared to practice Wednesday, when on-field preparation starts for Sunday’s...

Cleveland Browns back-up quarterback Johnny Manziel runs for 39 yards after a pass catch against the Baltimore Ravens that was nullified by a penalty on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

AP: Browns QB Johnny Manziel enters treatment facility

Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer February 2, 2015

Following a rough rookie season in the NFL, Johnny Manziel has entered a treatment program for unspecified reasons, an adviser for the Cleveland Browns quarterback said in a statement released by the...