Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen doesn't regret the harsh, eye-popping review he gave of his postseason performance a year ago. Looking back, he told the truth about himself and the Cavs. In the aftermath of Cleveland being pummeled and knocked out in the first round of last year's playoffs by the much tougher New York Knicks, Allen admitted that he wasn't ready for the stage or the spotlight. "The lights were brighter than expected, he said after the Knicks won the series 4-1. The candid, headline-sparking comment was vintage Allen. And as the affable big man and his teammates prepared to face ..read more

The Cleveland Guardians start a three-game series at home against the Oakland Athletics on Friday. Cleveland is 13-6 overall and 3-3 in home games. Guardians hitters have a collective .393 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the AL. Oakland is 4-2 on the road and 8-11 overall. The Athletics have the ninth-best team ERA in baseball at 3.72. The teams play Friday for the fifth time this season. The Guardians are up 3-1 in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with a .354 batting average, and has two doubles, two home runs, three walks and five RBI. Josh Naylor is 13 ..read more

The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Orlando Magic in game one of the Eastern Conference first round. Cleveland and Orlando tied the regular season series 2-2. The Magic won the last regular season matchup 116-109 on Feb. 23 led by 22 points from Moritz Wagner, while Max Strus scored 18 points for the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are 31-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cleveland is eighth in the NBA with 28.0 assists per game led by Caris LeVert averaging 5.1. The Magic are 32-20 in conference play. Orlando ranks second in the Eastern Conference giving up only 108.4 points while holding oppone ..read more

The Browns typically keep things close to the vest in their press conference and general operations. That was somewhat true on Thursday as general manager Andrew Berry held his pre-draft press conferencebut there was still plenty to take away from the media availability. Here's what we learned from Berry on Thursday: How Nick Chubb is doing The Browns lost Nick Chubb in Week 2 last season to a brutal knee injury that required the star running back to have surgery to repair his MCL and ACL. Since then, Chubb has been doing what he does bestworking hard. From crutches to light walking and even w ..read more

The newly refurbished court may be technically inside the Woodland Neighborhood Resource and Rec Center, but in the minds of the Cleveland school kids who got to be among the first to play on it Thursday, they're at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The court and the basketball clinic taking place on it Thursday were the latest gifts of the Cavs back to the community, something that cultivates the next generation of fans by investing in the neighborhoods they're growing up in. We to continue the legacy that we've created of really being a steward of the franchise, said Cavaliers and Rock Entertainme ..read more

The Cleveland Browns have been busy this offseason signing new players, including offensive lineman Germain Ifedi. Ifedi is entering his ninth season in the NFL and has played in 102 games. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2016 and has also played for the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons. Ifedi has started 59 games at right tackle and 24 at right guard. Last season, he spent most of his time with the Buffalo Bills but did not play in a game. The Browns also announced that tackle Justin Murray was placed on the reserve list. He spent part of last season on the team's practi ..read more

The Cleveland Cavaliers are gearing up to take on the Orlando Magic in the opening round of the NBA playoffs, and while there is plenty of excitement from the team to be in the postseason, for the Cavs star guard, this is what he expects from Cleveland every year. Donovan Mitchell was fully active in Wednesday's shootaround after missing numerous regular season games, especially down the stretch as he dealt with knee soreness. Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff was happy with what he saw of Mitchell Wednesday. "I mean, he did a great job today," Bickerstaff "We did some live stuff and he participated ..read more

Tanner Houck pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts for Boston's first complete-game shutout at Fenway Park in nearly seven years, and the Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on Wednesday night. Connor Wong homered in the fourth, one inning after Boston scored its first run on a balk by Cleveland starter Ben Lively. Houck (3-1) threw 69 of 94 pitches for strikes in his first career complete game, which took just 1 hour, 49 minutes. It was the fastest nine-inning game in the majors since Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game for Detroit against Cleveland took 1:44 on June 2, 2010. I t ..read more

The Cleveland Guardians will try to keep a six-game road win streak going when they take on the Boston Red Sox. Boston has a 9-9 record overall and a 2-6 record at home. The Red Sox have a 5-1 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. Cleveland is 12-5 overall and 9-2 in road games. The Guardians have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.14. The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Triston Casas has three doubles, five home runs and nine RBI while hitting .258 for the Red Sox. Tyler O'Neill is 10-for-35 with five home runs over ..read more

The NBA has announced the first-round schedule for teams who made the playoffs, including the Cleveland Cavaliers. Here's when the Cavs will face the Orlando Magic: Game 1: Tip off in Cleveland at 1 p.m. April 20. Game 2: Tip off in Cleveland at 7 p.m. April 22. Game 3: Tip off in Orlando at 7 p.m. April 25. Game 4: Tip off in Orlando at 1 p.m. April 27. Game 5: If necessary, tip off in Cleveland on April 30. Game 6: If necessary, tip off in Orlando on May 3. Game 7: If necessary, tip off in Cleveland on May 5. Saturday's game will air on ESPN. RELATED: We now know when the Cavaliers will play ..read more