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• LeBron James and the reshaping of the Cleveland Cavaliers' culture, identity | cleveland

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio – Early on, the Cleveland Cavaliers are feeling the pressure of LeBron James' obsession with bringing a title to the city of Cleveland.His teammates might have thought they understood the magnitude of the city's championship drought and what James' return truly means, but they had no idea how much James would be in their ear in Year 2.Based off last season's performance, they probably felt they had a firm grasp of what it took to be an NBA champion. They came up two games short..

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• Ohio State's College Football Playoff hopes? All on Florida beating...

  

  ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Hey, Gators, my old friends. Sooooo ... you guys feel like you've got a big win in you?Urban Meyer's message to the college football program he called home for six years is clear this week.Help.After Ohio State's win Saturday and a few other games that went Ohio State's way, and a few that didn't, the chances of the Buckeyes returning to the College Football Playoff will rest on one game. It's a game that Meyer knows very well.Florida vs. Alabama in the SEC Championship.Here'..

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• NBA superstar Kobe Bryant will retire after the season

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant will retire after the current NBA season.Bryant, 37, made the announcement byposting a letter on the Players Tribune website.Bryant is in his 20th season, all with the Lakers, but injuries have caught up with the NBA's third all-time leading scorer.Dear Basketball:https://t.co/KDecft6BO2#KB20— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant)November 29, 2015The letter reads as follows,Dear Basketball,From the momentI started rolling my dad's tube socksAnd s..

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• Despite secondary struggles, Cleveland Browns should make strong bid to re-sign safety Tashaun Gipson: Tom Reed | cleveland

  

  BEREA, Ohio – In a season filled with defeats few Browns have lost more than Tashaun Gipson.The free safety remains one of their best young players, a former undrafted free agent who evolved into a Pro Bowler. Nobody in the NFL since the start of the 2013 has more interceptions than Gipson with 13.But the erosion of the Browns' defense, particularly its touted secondary, has dearly cost a player in a contract year.It's believed Gipson had hoped to strike a deal similar to the one awarded the Pat..

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• Two men wounded Sunday morning in Cleveland shootings | cleveland

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland police are investigating two Sunday morning shootings that injured two men.Officials have not released possible suspect descriptions in either of the incidents, which happened on opposite sides of the city.An 18-year-old man was shot in the arm about 5 a.m. on the 1000 block of East 105th Street in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood, police said. The victim was uncooperative with investigators.A 21-year-old man was shot in the abdomen about an hour later on the 2700 ..

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• Matt Campbell leaves Toledo to take over program at Iowa State

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Toledo coach Matt Campbell left Ames, Iowa in October 2014 with a 37-30 loss and a deep appreciation of Iowa State football.On Sunday, Campbell celebrated his 36th birthday as the new coach of the Cyclones.Iowa State announced the hiring Sunday afternoon, saying Campbell has agreed to a six-year contract starting at $2 million for 2016. Campbell will replace Paul Rhoads, who was fired a week ago after seven seasons.Campbell is now the youngest coach at a Power Five school. He ..

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• Monday Night Football Cleveland Browns vs

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens renew their rivalry on Monday night. The Browns previously beat the Ravens in overtime.The game will be broadcast by ESPN. WKYC Channel 3 is broadcasting the game locally. The Browns radio network will broadcast the game on WKRK/92.3 FM, WKNR/850 AM and WNCX/98.5 FM and on Westwood One. The game starts at 8:30 p.m.The game can bewatched online at ESPN.comfor cable customers that provide access to WatchESPN.NFL Game Passallows users to ..

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  Here are the daily high temperatures in Cleveland in November 2015, a month that will go down as one of the warmest on record. (Rich Exner, cleveland.com).

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• Thirty-five years after deaths of Cleveland churchwomen in El Salvador, U

  

  Theresa Keeley, University of LouisvillePhil HumnickyThirty-five years ago in El Salvador, four U.S. missionaries wereraped and murderedby members of the Salvadoran National Guard. Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford and Cleveland's Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and lay missionary Jean Donovan were aiding Salvadorans who had fled their homes in the midst of civil war.The women's deaths, on Dec. 2, 1980, sparked a debate about security and human rights in U.S. policy.Today, another crisis..

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• Parma gas station owner dead after robbery, shooting

  PARMA, Ohio – A 50-year-old man is dead after arobbery and shootingat the Parma gas station he owned, police said.Robert Sposit of Parma was shot on Saturday by a 21-year-old Cleveland man who robbed the Sunoco gas station on the 5300 block of Pearl Road, according to a news release from Parma police.Sposit exchanged gunfire with the robber, who is being treated at MetroHealth for gunshot wounds, officials said.Officers were called to the gas station about 7:30 p.m. for reports of gunfire. The..

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