Jul 11 Where LeBron James and politics intersect By Domenico Montanaro It’s been a pretty good week for Cleveland. Earlier this week the Republican National Committee announced that Cleveland was its pick to hold the party’s national presidential nominating convention in 2016. And then today the biggest news the city could… Continue reading
Jul 11 Why LeBron coming home matters so much to Cleveland By Terence Burlij Fast forward to Friday. In his Sports Illustrated announcement, the first reason James cites for his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers is that he grew up in Northeast Ohio and how the region “holds a special place” in his heart. Continue reading
Jul 08 'Sleeping Fan' strikes ESPN, MLB, Yankees with $10 million lawsuit By Diane Jeanty A sleeping baseball fan featured during ESPN commentary is striking back with a $10 million lawsuit Commentary from two ESPN announcers about a sleeping baseball fan could be a $10 million problem for Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees… Continue reading
Jul 02 Goalie Briana Scurry is on a mission to educate youth soccer players on concussions By Murrey Jacobson There's been so much excitement surrounding the World Cup -- and it has been an amazing tournament so far -- that one almost feels like "Debbie Downer" to talk about some of the problems facing the sport of soccer. But… Continue reading
Jul 01 It's do-or-die time for U.S. in World Cup By Larisa Epatko In one of the most exciting FIFA World Cups, fans of the U.S. soccer team got to see them emerge from a highly competitive initial round to make it to the “round of 16.” The U.S. next plays Belgium on… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch Team USA achieves its first goal: Advancing to the knockout round By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 FIFA bans Luis Suarez for biting incident, Uruguay strikes back By Sarah Corapi Luis Suarez, star striker for Uruguay, has been banned from all football activity for the next four months due to the fact that he bit an opponent. Continue reading
Jun 26 U.S. loses to Germany, advances to next round By News Desk Team U.S.A. lost to Germany during Thursday's World Cup match. Both teams will advance to the next round. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Can U.S. break away from World Cup 'group of death'? By PBS News Hour U.S. soccer fans watched Portugal extinguish an American victory with less than a minute left. The match ended in a tie of 2-2, but a win by the U.S. would have carried the team to the next round of the… Continue watching
Jun 23 World Cup 2014: What are U.S.'s chances after Portugal tie? By Larisa Epatko After the U.S. soccer team’s unexpected win against Ghana -- the team that had eliminated the United States in past World Cups -- fans bedecked in red, white and blue chanted, “We want Portugal! We want Portugal!” But what are… Continue reading