Free Republic

Rookie Baker Mayfield entered for his NFL regular-season debut late in the second quarter and brought the Browns back from a 14-0 deficit to prevail 21-17, snapping a 19-game winless streak dating back to Dec. 24, 2016 -- a span of 635 days...

Source: Delhomme to make $7M in 2010 ESPN.com news services CLEVELAND -- Jake Delhomme has a new NFL home, and the Cleveland Browns have another new quarterback. Delhomme, released last week by the Carolina Panthers, has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Browns, whose quarterback position has been nothing short of a merry-go-round of players since the club returned as an expansion team 11 years ago. ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter first reported the deal, and a source told Schefter that Delhomme is scheduled to make $7 million this season, including just under $900,000 in base salary....

Mike Hargrove remembers his first game in Cleveland well. The Indians graciously gave away their beer. Their fans gave away the game. 10-Cent Beer Night was the Indians' most desperate stunt in the club's most desperate era. Cleveland was mired in the AL East cellar for half a decade despite the best efforts of ace hurler Gaylord Perry, who won 24 games and the Cy Young Award in 1972. Stagnant attendance at Municipal Stadium (their turnout in 1973 had been the second-lowest since World War II) prompted the announcement that at selected games stadium vendors would offer a 10-ounce cup...

Official Website of the Pittsburgh Steelers This year is quickly moving in the wrong direction with regards to an effective playoff run. What are your thoughts on the some of the issues and how things need to change for a turnaround in 2006? Me? #1 The Running Game The running game isn't quite at the level of past teams. Understatement of the year, huh? Operating a historically ball control offense, without a featured back capable of providing a consistent 3-4 yrds per carry, is a problem. That void allows pass coverages more flexibility without fear of a Steeler running...

It's Cleveland vs. Fiji in a war of water and words. Fiji Water, based in Los Angeles and a favorite of Hollywood celebrities, has angered Clevelanders with a new national advertisement that pokes fun at the city that's tried for decades to overcome a muddied reputation when it comes to h20. "The label says Fiji because it's not bottled in Cleveland," says the full-page ad running in magazines such as Esquire. After seeing the ad, public utilities director Julius Ciaccia ordered the bottled water tested. The results: 6.31 micrograms of arsenic per liter in the Fiji bottle, said Cleveland water...

City for SaleA secret FBI document targets Mike White in a widespread extortion scheme.By Pete Kotz Walter Novak The FBI believes Nate Gray served as the "bag man" for former Mayor Mike White. Walter Novak As soon as White became mayor, Gray mysteriously began making large cash deposits. Walter Novak "White will only give contracts to individuals in his favor who will pay Gray on his behalf," said one FBI source. Walter Novak Greg White's office is picking off one player at a time. If you believe a secret affidavit authored by the FBI, the City of Cleveland was open...

After several months hiding in depths unknown, the well-known monster has returned to the marshy area west of the Huron River, north of SR 2. Brothers Dale and Gerald Schofield returned the monster and a new friend to their swampy lair Saturday evening. The brothers chose to replace the creature in time for Father's Day as a tribute to their father, Thomas A. Schofield, who created the monster in 1994 and died in November 2004 at age 80. "It's strange seeing it out there," Gerald Schofield said yesterday about the monster sculpture. "It's got a little baby with it. It...

CLEVELAND - Crushed by the loss of steel and other manufacturing jobs, Cleveland has ranked high for poverty before — but never No. 1. advertisement That changed when a report from the U.S. Census Bureau recently rated it has the nation’s poorest big city, putting it ahead of Detroit, Miami and Newark, N.J. “To be ranked No. 1, that’s bad,” said Councilman Zachary Reed. “Let’s be honest, the fact is people in our community are living in poverty and just making it day to day.” The unwanted distinction is the latest in a litany of struggles for Cleveland, which appeared...