Joe Haden: Steelers 'don't really respect us as a defense' and other top stories.

• Joe Haden: Steelers 'don't really respect us as a defense'

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Steelers had three opportunities to kick a field goal at the end of the first half on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium. They weren't interested. "They don't really respect us as a defense," cornerback Joe Haden said after the game. "Some teams, you just go for the field goal, go for the guaranteed points, but we've got to stand up. They felt like they could go down and get a touchdown on us." Haden understands why. "Respect is earned," he said. "We're 31st." That's 31st as ..

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• Woman killed, boyfriend injured in shooting in Cleveland's North ...

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Saturday night shooting in the city's North Collinwood neighborhood left one woman dead and her boyfriend seriously injured, police said Sunday. The shooting happened about 9 p.m. Saturday on the 400 block of East 149th Street, Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said. Officers arrived at a house and learned that the 36-year-old male victim was taken to Euclid Hospital by a neighbor, and his 29-year-old girlfriend had run to a house on East 148th Street. Po..

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• Steelers meet little resistance in taking care of Browns: Instant analysis

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Steelers started Sunday's game against the Browns by taking the air out of the football and came away with a methodical, uninspiring 24-9 win at FirstEnergy Stadium. A week without buzz leading up to what used to be one of the league's marquee rivalries ended with the game it deserved -- a yawner. It was another Sunday in which no one can claim that the Browns have quit. It was, though, another Sunday in which it was easy to see the other team was simply better top to bo..

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• Week 13 AP college football poll: Bill Landis ballot

  

  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State vs. Michigan week is here. I expect the College Football Playoff committee to keep the Buckeyes and Wolverines at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. That's also what I have in my Associated Press college football poll ballot this week. My top five hasn't changed from a week ago. Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, Clemson and Washington are at the top. A quick note about my separation between Ohio State and Michigan: • Michigan has wins over teams I have ranked 6, 7 and 8. O..

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• With at least $3M carryover, Cleveland Heights introduces $43.8M ...

  

  Cleveland Heights city officials settle in for their final 2017 budget hearing, held on Nov. 14, with passage by council expected on Dec. 5. Tom Jewell/Special to cleveland.com  CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- City officials expect to carry over at least $3 million into the 2017 budget, totaling $43.8 million with some well-anticipated and fairly rare expenses. And it's the first year in at least four -- since City Manager Tanisha Briley came on board in 2013 -- that "we're not presenting any cuts ..

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• Cleveland Browns Fill-in-the-Blank Column: Fans are both ...

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- How are you handling this Browns season? With both a sense of patience and embarrassment. The results of our Fill-in-the-Blank column on the state of the Browns led to a somewhat contradictory sets of results from the voters who tried to decide how they felt about an 0-10 start to the season. We asked readers to help write the column earlier this week.  Here's the beginning of that column. Watch the video to see how the rest of it came together based on what readers said. ••..

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• Dick Goddard wrapping up his 55-year run as Cleveland weather ...

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio – Dick Goddard adores the work of Mark Twain, who observed near the end of his life, "Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection – that is the last and final and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement." Those who have worked closely with the beloved Cleveland television legend say that Goddard has won the overwhelming affection of Northeast Ohio viewers by character and achievement – for his endearing personality and his incredible..

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• Salt +: Small plates with big beautiful flavors in Lakewood (photos)

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The last time we looked, Jill Vedaa was riding herd as executive chef at Rockefeller's Restaurant and Lounge in Cleveland. Its vast dining room was a 1930's re-creation of a Middle Ages fantasy with massive stone arches, a soaring coffered ceiling, and acreage enough for jousting. Her attempts to cozy it up included a full-size traditional restaurant with enveloping banquettes and a short, sweet, seasonally changing menu. There was also a sprawling couch-strewn lounge featur..

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