Last Top Stories: Relive the game chat: Ohio State football defeats Minnesota, 28-14

• Relive the game chat: Ohio State football defeats Minnesota, 28-14

  

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State football team defeated Minnesota, 28-14, in a Big Ten game Saturday night at Ohio Stadium.OSU quarterback J.T. Barrett was suspended against Minnesota (4-5, 1-4 Big Ten) after being cited during the bye week for operating a vehicle while impaired. So the top-ranked Buckeyes (9-0, 5-0) turned to Cardale Jones. He finished 12-of-22 passing for 187 yards and a touchdown.Ezekiel Elliottweaved 15 yards for a touchdown on Ohio State's only lengthy drive, and the top-ranked Buckeyes weathered Minnesota's two fourth-quarter touchdowns.Elliott ran for 114 yards - his 14th straight 100-yard game - andVonn Bellreturned an interception 16 yards for his first career touchd..

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• Accused Cleveland drug kingpin manipulated co-defendants, attorneys from jail, motion says | cleveland

  

  Ralph DeFrancoFile photoCLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office dropped a bomb in the middle of a drug trafficking case late Friday, asking for the dismissal of lawyers for all four defendants and laying out the kind of intrigue found mainly in Hollywood scripts.Prosecutors say a 36-year-old man accused of being a heroin kingpin attempted to manipulate the system by paying for the legal representation of his three co-defendants with the ultimate goal of having one of the three take the blame for the entire criminal enterprise.The plot was orchestrated byTevaughn "Big Baby" Darlingfrom his county jail cell, according to prosecutors, who bolstered their argument with recorded..

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• Cleveland Browns must change thinking about the importance of wide receivers: Tom Reed analysis | cleveland

  

  CINCINNATI, Ohio – Taylor Gabriel endured one of those nights Thursday when you couldn't tell whether the Browns receiver was playing football or dodgeball.Targeted six times, he caught one pass and had three others clang off his hands, knees and facemask.The overachieving 5-foot-8, 167-pounder is a personal favorite of mine. He's usually reliable and a year ago ranked third among NFL wideouts in yards per catch. In a 31-10 loss to the Bengals, however, the undrafted free agent's struggles were emblematic of the Browns' obtuse views regarding one of the game's most important positions.Never again can owner Jimmy Haslam allow his management team to assemble such a pedestrian receiving corps. ..

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• Should the Cleveland Cavaliers be concerned about their slow starts? (video) | cleveland

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Starting slow has become a nasty trend for the Cleveland Cavaliers at the beginning of the season.Cavs head coach David Blatt and the players addressed the issue numerous time this past week. But nothing has changed.On Monday and Wednesday, the Cavs trailed, 32-18, at the end of the first quarter in both games. On Friday, they were down one against the winless 76ers at halftime, 50-49. That's when James Jones gave apassionate speechthat fueled a third quarter explosion, as the Cavs (5-1) held off the pesky 76ers.Chris Haynes, Joe Vardon and I discussed the slow starts and how concerned the Cavs should be about them.Watch the video above.

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• Marijuana business school seeks to prepare small business owners...

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A failed attempt to legalize marijuana in Ohio loomed large at a so-called "cannabis academy" held Saturday in Cleveland, but speakers urged attendees to not give up and to prepare for eventual legalization of the drug.During the event, which was put on by ComfyTree Enterprises at the FirstMerit Convention Center, speakers from several groups put forth plans to either decriminalize or legalize marijuana in the coming year.Jacob Wagner, an attorney and organizer for Legalize Ohio 2016, said his organization will seek legalization next year without the use of a mascot such as Buddie, a part cannabis plant and part superhero that traveled the state as part of the failed Issu..

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• Cleveland man who took boy from mom knew he’d be caught, attorney says | fox8

  

  ×Cleveland man who took boy from mom knew he’d be caught, attorney saysCLEVELAND — A defense attorney says theman accused of taking his 5-year-old son from the Alabama home of the boy’s mother in 2002and creating new identities for both of them knew he’d be caught someday.Bobby Hernandez. Courtesy Cuyahoga County Jail.Authorities say 53-year-old Bobby Hernandez came to Cleveland and built a new life for himself and his son. The attorney said that Hernandez knows he’ll face consequences.Hernandez is being held after being charged Wednesday with tampering with records to obtain a driver’s license.The ruse fell apart when the teen, an 18-year-old senior at a Cleveland high school, began the col..

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• Accused Cleveland drug kingpin writes that unnamed judge 'don't max nobody' | cleveland

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 36-year-old man accused of being a heroin kingpin sings the praises of an unnamed judge in a letter to a co-defendant in his drug trafficking case, prosecutors say.The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office said in a motion filed Friday thatTevaughn "Big Baby" Darlingwas trying to get a co-defendant to take the blame for drug crimes when he wrote that the judge "don't max nobody out.""You got a good judge, she don't max nobody out," Darling wrote in a letter to co-defendant Duane Washington. "Your best bet is to cop out, take responsibility for your actions."Darling is accused by the Cuyaoga County prosecutor of trying to manipulate the legal system from his jail cell by pa..

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• Playing Johnny Manziel is a start of what Cleveland Browns need to do now -- Terry Pluto | cleveland

  

  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- I believe Jimmy Haslam is aware of the truth, but the Browns owner needs to remind his coaching staff of a few facts.Start with the fact that this is not a good team. Not close. Not going to be close to a good team.Not this year, period.Which is why the 2-7 Browns have to seriously start thinking about next year.Perhaps the coaching staff will disagree. Coaches are often worried about their jobs. In Cleveland, who can blame them?But is finishing 5-11 with Josh McCown any better than 3-13 or 4-12 with Johnny Manziel?Is finishing 5-11 with Johnson Bademosi playing ahead of Justin Gilbert productive?Of course, that's assuming McCown helps the Browns win an extra game or two. ..

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• How dare Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine state the obvious? -- Bud Shaw's Sports Spin | cleveland

  CLEVELAND, Ohio – Let's remember one thing about Mike Pettine.He could recite Winston Churchill's "We shall fight on the beaches" speech and make it sound as if he's reading the phone book.White pages.He could steal from JFK's inaugural address at the next press conference -- "ask not what your team can do for you, especially when it comes to playoff tickets" -- and the tone would be no different than if he updated the injury report.So when Pettine made his comment about wanting a calmer Johnny Manziel to make more plays from the pocket, we probably shouldn't have been surprised.The timing – Manziel had just directed a 92 yard touchdown drive – made Pettine's halftime take sound begrudging.V..

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• Case Western Reserve falls to Thomas More in playoff bid

  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Case Western Reserve coach Greg Debeljak's biggest fears were realized Saturday afternoon, and it led to the end of a dream season by the Spartans.The Spartans' year doesn't officially end until next week's regular season finale, but hopes of a playoff berth evaporated behind five turnovers in a 36-32 loss to Thomas More College at DiSanto Field.The victory means No. 12 Thomas More (10-0, 8-0 PAC) clinched the Presidents Athletic Conference Championship and will receive a Division III playoff bid.No. 18 Case Western (7-2, 6-1 PAC) will finish the year at Carnegie Mellon next Saturday in the 30th annual Academic Bowl."[Turning the ball over] is something we haven't done for ..

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