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Browns’ Stefanski takes back play-calling duties

BEREA — Tommy Rees knows exactly what he’s getting into. Cleveland’s numerous offensive issues are no surprise to Rees, who just coached the club’s tight ends during a dreadful 3-14 season before being promoted to coordinator for a team still searching for a franchise ...

Cavs’ Mitchell, Lakers’ James named All-Star starters

LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. The NBA revealed the starters — some of them, anyway — for the revamped All-Star Game on Thursday night, and there wasn’t much in the way of surprises. James is now officially an All-Star for the 21st year. The other starters: — New ...

Canfield improves to 16-1 with win vs. Boardman

CANFIELD — The Canfield girls basketball team doesn’t need to run their offense through one player. Sometimes it’s as a scorer, sometimes it’s at the free-throw line or even defensively, but different girls have stepped up at various points throughout the season. Wednesday night was ...

YSU falls short 67-53 in Jackson, Burch’s return to Cleveland State

CLEVELAND — The first quarter went perfectly according to script for Youngstown State. Unfortunately for the Penguins, three more quarters still had to be played. Despite the Penguins’ early lead on Wednesday, Cleveland State finally found its footing in the second quarter and pulled away ...

Garland misses clutch FTs as Cavaliers lose 109-108 to Rockets

HOUSTON — Alperen Sengun made two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and Darius Garland missed two of three free throws after that to allow the Houston Rockets to hold on for a 109-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Fred VanVleet had 26 points as Houston rallied ...