CINCINNATI — We can only worry about what we can control.
One of the most popular sports clichés of 2007 no longer applies to the Browns. And they have no one to blame but themselves.
A crushing 19-14 loss to the Bengals on Sunday took their playoff destiny out of the Browns’ hands. They need a Tennessee [...]

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CLEVELAND — LeBron James said it all by saying nothing.
After the Cavaliers were humiliated 105-96 by the free-wheeling Golden State Warriors on Sunday night at Quicken Loans Arena, James exited without talking to the media.
Other than when he’s been injured, it was the first time he hasn’t spoken after a game in five NBA seasons. [...]

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YORK TWP. — Somewhere in a Mount Union College dormitory, Chaz Jordan is smiling.
Nearly a year  after the former Buckeye boys basketball player shut down Cloverleaf star Parker Hewit, ex-teammate Darrin Read limited the 1,000-point scorer to 14 Saturday, helping his team to a 46-42 non-league victory.
“Darrin did unbelievable,” said Buckeye coach Steve King, whose [...]

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NORTH CANTON — Wadsworth counted on its youth movement Saturday to walk away with the 48th North Canton Holiday Wrestling Invitational title at Hoover High.
With no seniors among its 13 starting wrestlers, Wadsworth still emerged as team champions.
The Grizzlies put up 186.5 points to easily win the tourney. Uniontown Lake was next with 160.5 points, [...]

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WADSWORTH — If you’ve seen one Wadsworth girls basketball game, well you know the drill, it’s safe to say you probably know what to expect the next time around.
It’s not that they are a bad team, they have the talent and the desire is there.
The problem is sometimes they don’t come alive until it’s too [...]

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SULLIVAN TWP. — Black River’s wrestling team may have had the top wrestler, but they didn’t have the top team Saturday at the J.B. Firestone Invitational.
For the third time in three years, a Pirates wrestler was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler, but for the first time in the same span, the award didn’t come with [...]

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CINCINNATI — There’s been “Good D.A.” and there’s been “Bad D.A.” Now make way for “Dreadful D.A.”
That’s the Derek Anderson that showed up Sunday with the Browns in position to clinch their first playoff berth since 2002, offering up his worst performance of the season at the most inopportune time.
Producing a season-low 53.4 quarterback rating [...]

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This is why there are still doubters.
This is why there are people out there who don’t believe the Browns are a good football team, and certainly not one that is worthy of gracing the playoff stage.
And this is why they just might be right.
With a chance to clinch their first playoff spot since 2002 against [...]

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BRUNSWICK — Despite a rough night at the free throw line Saturday, Brunswick’s girls basketball team was able to pull out a 46-38 non-league win over Grafton Midview.
The Blue Devils (9-2) were able to sustain a lead throughout the game against the Middies (4-4) in spite of going 9-of-27 from charity stripe, which included a [...]

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NORWALK — Buckeye’s wrestling team finished fifth out of 10 teams Saturday at the Norwalk Invitational.
The Bucks, who finished 132 points behind champion Norwalk, received a pair of first-place finishes from Zach Maxworthy and Tucker Gregor.
Maxworthy, competing at the 189-pound weight class, had three wins via pin and one by default, while Gregor (152) had [...]

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