1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (766+ words) Jimmy Haslam owned the Browns for nine years before deciding to bribe a quarterback accused of sexual misconduct more than two dozen times — a quarterback who didn’t want to play in Cleveland — with the richest guaranteed contract in NFL history....

7+ hour, 16+ min ago   (357+ words) The bad luck with injuries from last season has followed the Kenston Bombers into the 2026 season. Sophomore quarterback Ethan Lawrence broke his collarbone late in the Bombers’ 26-9 win over Solon in the season-opener on Aug. 21, according to Coach Jeff Grubich....

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (221+ words) Ryan McKnight thought his duties for the night were over after Mentor had defeated visiting Olmsted Falls, 38-17, in its season opener on Aug. 21. Then the first-year athletic director was summoned across the field at Jerome T. Osborne Stadium. His final duty…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (56+ words) 1: (1) Mentor 1-0 2: (2) Kirtland 1-0 3: (3) Perry 1-0 4: (4) VASJ 0-1 5: (6) Mayfield 1-0 6: (8) South 1-0 7: (5) Kenston 1-0 8: (-) NDCL 1-0 9: (10) Benedictine 1-0 10: (9) Riverside 0-1 Dropped out: Chardon 0-1 Watch list: Chardon, Lake Catholic (0-1), Euclid (1-0), Wickliffe (1-0), West Geauga (1-0)...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (544+ words) Shedeur Sanders started against the Buffalo Bills in the preseason game Aug. 22 at Huntington Bank Field and gave Coach Todd Monken something to think about before Monken names the Browns’ starting quarterback for the season opener Sept. 13 in Jacksonville. Sanders,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (491+ words) Injuries are an unfortunate hazard of playing professional football. Players know they come with the job when they sign contracts that could make them millionaires. A player gets hurt, coaches say, “next man up,” and life in the locker room…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (534+ words) Benedictine fumbled the second-half kickoff against Gilmour on Aug. 21. But the Bengals’ defense came through. A goal-line stand for turnover on downs and the Bengals took the lead for good after driving the length of the field in a 32-14 victory....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (546+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio — After 15 years coaching in the NFL, Arthur Smith was hired to fix an Ohio State offense that was efficient but not explosive last season. The Buckeyes averaged 33.4 points per game last season, but faltered in their final two…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (542+ words) DENVER — A federal appeals court on Aug. 21 temporarily halted a court order that would have granted thousands of athletes who left college after last season an extra year of eligibility — a key ruling that came only eight days before football…...