The Cleveland Browns lost their home opener against the Baltimore Ravens by a final score of 25-20, dropping to 0-2 on the season. Things got off to an illustrious start in the first quarter for Cleveland. Browns QB Josh McCown led his offense right down the field, converting three straight third down passes, the last of which was a 31-yard touchdown pass to rookie WR Corey Coleman in the back of the end zone. The Browns’ defense made quick work of the Ravens, and when the of

CLEVELAND (AP) -- For one more Sunday, Jim Brown felt the kind of emotional surge that made him an NFL legend. The greatest player to wear a Cleveland Browns jersey, and in the conversation as the best in league history, Brown was immortalized as the team unveiled a bronze statue of the running back's likeness outside FirstEnergy Stadium. The 8-foot-tall sculpture, which weighs more than 2,000 pounds, depicts No. 32 at the top of his game. He's in motion, the football tucked

TONY SIAS With a 100-year celebration in the rearview, Karamu House – the historic arts institution – just kicked off its opening season ready to mark year 101 as a crash course in Karamuology. Hours before opening night, Executive Director Tony Sias chatted with the C&P about its present season, the future of the organization and the ghosts of Karamu past. The new season opened Friday, Sept. 9 with a nearly two-hour long upbeat, funny and a tad bit risqué revue-style musical

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer admittedly worries about everything, and near the top of the list this week is how the Buckeyes are going to run the ball Saturday against Oklahoma's huge and experienced defensive front. After breaking school records for offense in its first game, No. 3 Ohio State (2-0) started slow last week against Tulsa and didn't get the train back on the tracks until the second half. Meyer knows the Buckeyes

The Browns Robert Griffin III experiment did last nearly as long as Johnny Manziel, but the pain of Griffin’s opening week shoulder injury is going to linger for a while. If Brown fans could not think the season could start any worse than that 29-10 thumping at the hands of the Eagles in Philadelphia, then just wait for what lies ahead. Griffin III will miss at least the next 8 games with a broken bone in his left shoulder suffered in the final minutes while he was scrambling

Rev. Dr. A. E. Campbell Jr. has died. He was 71. A dynamic man, Campbell stood tall in any pulpit and was a loving husband and father. He was also a gifted man who could preach and sing while teaching the bible. Campbell made an impact throughout the evangelical community and the nation, with riveting sermons that stirred the soul and also shared by other prominent clergy with congregations throughout Cleveland and Dallas. For more than twenty-one years, Campbell served the C

Its deconstruction outside the Cudell Recreation Center will start Sept. 14 and will take several days.A memorial for Tamir Rice rests on a picnic table outside the Cudell Recreation Center. (James Wade Photo) The gazebo tarnished by the death of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy fatally shot by a rookie Cleveland cop in 2014, will be dismantled this week and shipped to a museum in Chicago. The gazebo was slated for demolition after the city dished out a $6 million wrongful dea

Rodney Axson Jr. has maintained the highest grade point average among the members of the football team 3.5, but has received racial threats by white teammates that has triggered investigations by the Brunswick Police Department and the Brunswick School District. (Axson Family Photo) Three weeks after beginning his senior year at Brunswick High School, African American scholar athlete Rodney Axson Jr. has became the latest victim of racial threats by his white teammates, whi

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise… This Presidential Election Will Be A November To Remember. It will be like no other election in our history…why? Because of a great American – named Donald J. Trump, is running for the presidency of the United States of America. His candidacy has shocked the world, he was not a politician and he never held a publicly elected office…but he loves America and he feels deeply that the American people are being betraye

Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump continued his African American outreach on Thursday with a tightly scripted visit to Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy charter school. Trump’s return to Cleveland, came just a week after he took his campaign to a Detroit black church where he awkwardly danced with the congregation. During his black church outreach Trump received the questions in advance and appeared at