Lake County Sentinel
The NBA All-Star game has become completely unwatchable and a promotion of certain teams
Opinion by Tim Shirer
The NBA All-Star game has become a complete and total farce. It’s hard to describe what it has become without using phrases like “a mess,” “a complete joke,” “completely unwatchable,” “9 team lovefest”.
I know a lot of people don’t want to hear “The way it used to be” stories, if you are one of them you might want to stop reading now. Click here for the whole story
Guardians front office leaving fans to wonder, will the future ever be now?
Opinion by Tim Shirer
On Monday, the Cleveland Guardians assigned first base prospect Kyle Manzardo to their minor league camp. The power hitting first baseman Manzardo was acquired by the Guardians at the trade deadline for Aaron Civale last season when the team was one and a half games behind the first place Minnesota Twins. Civale at the time was the team’s best pitcher with injuries to Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie. General Manager Mike Chernoff and team President Chris Antonetti took a lot of heat from the already disgruntled fan base and the media that already treat the team like a stepchild to the Browns. Click here for the whole story
Shorthanded Cavaliers get back on track with blow out of Pelicans 128-100
BY TIM SHIRER
CAVALIERS BEAT WRITER
(CLEVELAND, OH) - On Tuesday night the Cleveland Cavaliers were shorthanded at the TD Bank Garden in Boston and their franchise record and second best start in NBA history 15 game winning streak ended with a 120-117 loss to the Boston Celtics. On Wednesday night they had more players out as Isaac Okoro, Darius Garland, Dean Wade, Caris LeVert and Sam Merrill were all sidelined as they welcomed the also hobbling New Orleans Pelicans to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. On the same day the Cavaliers franchise announced that they were applying for a WNBA expansion franchise the shorthanded Cavs blew out the Pelicans 128-100. Click here for the whole story
Cleveland Sports Broadcasting Legend and "Voice of the Browns" Jim Donovan passes away at 68
Today, Jim Donovan, known to many as the "Voice of the Cleveland Browns" passed away after a long battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia at the age of 68.
Jim Donovan's voice has been the only voice an entire generation of Cleveland Browns have known since 1999, after the franchise returned after leaving for Baltimore after the 1995 season. He decided to step away at the end of the 2024 preseason to continue his battle with cancer. Last year marked his 25th year calling plays on radio and preseason television broadcasts. Click here for the whole story
Tarblooders run over Cougars 28-0 to advance to Regional Finals
JOEY SCHNEIDER
STAFF
(PAINESVILLE, OH) - The Lake Catholic Cougars hosted the Glenville Tarblooders in Riverside Stadium in Painesville on Friday night for the right to go to the Division IV, Region 13 final. Lake Catholic entered the game with an undefeated record of 12-0 while Glenville was 9-3 playing a very tough schedule. Click here for the whole story