By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
BEREA — Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards spent Monday at his suburban home, recuperating from a weekend accident in which teammate Donte Stallworth spiked his right foot.
Edwards’ absence left coach Romeo Crennel to fend off questions about why the Pro Bowl performer wasn’t wearing shoes when the post-practice injury occurred two days [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — The Browns entered training camp concerned about their depth at cornerback. Then in their first preseason game, A.J. Davis and Mil’Von James — the chief competitors for the fourth cornerback spot — were scorched for touchdowns of 71 and 70 yards by speedy Jets receiver David Clowney.
Coach Romeo Crennel [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
This and that from a last-place view in the American League Central Division:
o Cliff Lee hasn’t hurt his Cy Young candidacy any in the second half, pitching well enough to maintain what appears to be the lead in the race for the coveted pitching award. His main competition is Los Angeles’ Joe Saunders [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEREA — No shoes, one shirt, some stitches.
Receiver Braylon Edwards spent Saturday night in the Cleveland Clinic after getting stitches in his foot after he was stepped on at the end of practice while running in socks.
Coach Romeo Crennel said the hospital stay was precautionary, and Edwards was released Sunday. The team [...]

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By LISA HLAVINKA
Staff Writer
LIVERPOOL TWP. — Although frog jumping is not an Olympic sport, the competition at the 47th annual Valley City Frog Jump Festival was just as intense as in Beijing.
Nearly 700 people showed up to the event, held at Mill Stream Park in Valley City on Sunday.
There were 34 heats—or “flights” as they [...]

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A Cleveland woman died Saturday evening in the third fatal motorcycle accident in the county in less than 48 hours.
The state highway patrol reported:
Dennis M. Cahill, 49, of Cleveland, was traveling west on Interstate 76 in Wadsworth Township on a 2001 Harley Ultra Glide motorcycle at about 5:57 p.m. when the rear tire became [...]

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