BEREA — Romeo Crennel let the cat out of the bag Wednesday. “I don’t know if you noticed or not, but there’s a big game this week — in Cleveland,” he said. The Browns coach had his tongue planted firmly in his cheek as he looked out on a larger-than-normal media contingent. Northeast Ohio has [...]

BEREA — After going through a sluggish stretch in the middle of the season, Browns running back Jamal Lewis is peaking for the playoffs. The former Pro Bowler has reached the century mark in two of his last three games, leaving him just 79 rushing yards shy of 1,000 on the season. Lewis could reach [...]

The wise guys are already forecasting that the Browns will play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the playoffs, although others predict they’ll play the San Diego Chargers. It’s unanimous, however, that the Browns will make the playoffs as the last wild-card team. This Sunday they are favored by 51/2 points over the [...]

INDEPENDENCE – LeBron James is done coming off the bench. Larry Hughes might not be. Cavaliers coach Mike Brown won`t commit to saying Hughes will be his sixth man on a permanent basis – and Hughes isn`t totally sold on the idea, either – but the two-game results have been impressive. Hughes had 22 points [...]

STRONGSVILLE — Strongsville isn’t exactly a home away from home for Elyria coach Mike Walsh and his Lady Pioneers. Walsh and his squad got a win there four years ago and had dropped three straight — until Wednesday night. The Pioneers shook off a slow start and came away with a 48-44 Northeast Ohio Conference [...]