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PREVIEW: NBA Play-in Tournament

Demetri Manousos, Reporter April 16, 2024

After 82 regular-season games, the top six NBA teams in each conference have already earned a spot in the playoffs. The teams that are seventh through tenth in the standings will have to do a little extra...

Opinion: Brandon’s World – Move over Michael Jordan, there’s a new ‘GOAT’ in town

Brandon Lewis Columnist October 22, 2020

GOAT: an acronym used in sports to describe who is the greatest of all time. Since LeBron James entered high school in 1999, he has been compared to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. For years, Jordan...

Kent State and John Carroll players fight over the puck during a 9-2 Flashes' victory at the KSU Ice Arena on Jan. 19, 2018. [FILE]

Steve Albert Donates 50,000 to Kent State’s hockey program

Dana O’Black Sports reporter October 2, 2019

Back in 1968, Steve Albert was a freshman at Kent State who wanted to be a sports play-by-play announcer. When the university opened its new ice arena in 1970, Albert put together a hockey team...

Drew Taylor

The Cavs need to trade Isaiah Thomas. Now.

Drew Taylor February 4, 2018

It has been a rough season for Cleveland Cavaliers fans. While the team is currently 30-20 and sitting at third place in the Eastern Conference, the magic from the last few seasons doesn’t seem to be...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Shut up about loyalty in sports

Matt Poe August 1, 2017

I’m sure by now you’ve seen the video from this past weekend of Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving making fun of LeBron James during a wedding reception. Of course all the Cleveland fans in my life freaked...

Opinion: Steph Curry making a case for best player in the NBA

Ray Strickland November 15, 2015

The Golden State Warriors are off to a hot 10-0 start, obliterating every opponent standing in their way. The Warriors mirror a team that is primed to make a deep run in the NBA playoffs and repeat as...

The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James heads to the bench with seconds remaining in the game against the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter in Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The Warriors won, 105-97, to clinch the championship.

Cavs prepare for season after finals loss

Rick Noland, The Chronicle-Telegram September 29, 2015

Initially, LeBron James was crushed. Now, he’s starting to get angry.When the injury-plagued Cavaliers lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games in June, James openly questioned whether it was...

Opinion: Last chance for the Cavs in Game 6

Jimmy Miller June 16, 2015

Well, that was quick.As I wrote in my column prior to Sunday's NBA Finals game, momentum shifts quickly in a series. Although I also wrote the Golden State Warriors carried the momentum into Game 5, their...

Opinion: Cavaliers face pivotal Game 5

Jimmy Miller June 14, 2015

Over the course of a season that has spanned roughly eight months, the NBA Finals has become a race to winning two games.At the very most, we only have one more week of basketball, as Game 7 of the NBA...

Cleveland Cavaliers fans watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Buffalo Wild Wings in downtown Kent on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The Cavs beat the Warriors 96-91, bringing the series to 2-1 in favor of the Cavs.

In Game 4, Cavs face biggest game in franchise history

Jimmy Miller June 10, 2015

On the heels of a 96-91 defeat of the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Cavaliers fans have expressed confidence in how they feel the series will end.But the work is not over—in fact,...

Cleveland Cavaliers fans begin to fill up Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Cavs defeated the Golden State Warriors, 96-91.

Cleveland fans’ excitement erupts for NBA Finals

Leslie Hurrell June 10, 2015

The Cleveland Cavaliers took on the Golden State Warriors Tuesday night to continue on the road to the team’s first championship in franchise history.Downtown Cleveland was buzzing with thousands of...

Cleveland Cavaliers fans watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Buffalo Wild Wings in downtown Kent on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The Cavs beat the Warriors 96-91, bringing the series to 2-1 in favor of the Cavs.

Downtown Kent cheers on Cavs in Game 3 of NBA Finals

Chelsea Graff June 9, 2015

The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing the Golden State Warriors tonight in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and downtown Kent joined the rest of Northeast Ohio in watching the game and cheering on the Cavaliers.Restaurants...