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Cavaliers fall in Orlando 102-94
Dwight Howard scored 19 points, had 16 rebounds and blocked eight shots as the Orlando Magic outlasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94 on Friday night.
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Cairns: Pats favored, Giants on a roll
The Giants and the Patriots will take pro football's biggest stage on Sunday night in Indianpolis for Super Bowl XLVI. Have you watched enough of the Super Bowl commercials online and are ready to see the real thing?
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Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry
Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.
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Ohio State trying to avoid 2011 repeat
It stands to reason that when a team wins 34 of 37 games, the rare losses stand out more than all those wins.
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Meyer defends recruiting practices
New Ohio State coach Urban Meyer faced off with at least a couple of coaches who have called into question his poaching of recruits who had already committed to other programs.
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Indians Spring Training starts soon
Spring Training for Major League Baseball is right around the corner, and the Cleveland Indians are shipping their equipment west to their training facility in Goodyear, Arizona.
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Super Bowl pick: Giants will edge Pats
Groundhog Day just passed and it sure does feel like déjà vu for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. The same quarterbacks and coaches do battle again with a championship on the line, four years after their classic in Super Bowl XLII.
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'They use you up': Dorsett suing NFL
Former Dallas Cowboys star tailback Tony Dorsett says he forgets people's names or why he walked into a room, and he fears his memory issues are getting worse. Dorsett traces his problems to concussions during an NFL career that lasted from 1977-88. He has joined more than 300 ex-players -- including three other members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame -- in suing the league and its teams. Dorsett tells The Associated Press "the NFL is trying to deny" that players are suffering because of head
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Celebs' picks for 2012 Super Bowl winner
The New England Patriots face off against the New York Giants on Sunday, and the stars are weighing in with their predictions.
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Manning given okay to play by doctors
Peyton Manning has been cleared by his surgeon to start taking hits again. A spokesman for Dr. Robert Watkins sent a one-paragraph e-mail to the media late Thursday night after ESPN first reported that the Colts' star had been cleared to play.
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Cleveland shows off its athletes
It was a packed house in the Renaissance Ballroom in downtown Cleveland Thursday night for the 12th annual Cleveland Sports Awards.
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Carman heads to Washington
Monsters send Mike Carman to Hershey for Danny Richmond.
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Tribe agrees to deal with Casey Kotchman
The Indians offseason search for a first baseman has come to an end. The tribe agreed to a 1-year deal with Casey Kotchman on Thursday.
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Tribe avoids arbitration with RP Perez
Left-hander Rafael Perez and the Cleveland Indians have agreed to a one-year contract worth $2,005,000 and avoided salary arbitration.
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Tressel named VP at Univ. of Akron
Former Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel will serve as an administrator at the University of Akron, the school announced Thursday.
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U. of Akron to make Tressel announcement
The University of Akron is holding a news conference Thursday morning regarding the hiring of Jim Tressel. WEB EXTRA: Watch live feed of event.
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Tim Tebow cancels talk with Ohio pastor
Tim Tebow has canceled an appearance at a revival organized by a controversial Ohio preacher, a spokesman for the star athlete said Wednesday.
Meet the team
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Sports Director Andy Baskin
Email: baskin@newsnet5.com Twitter: @Andy_Baskin Facebook: facebook.com/AndyBaskinTV5
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Sports anchor Mike Cairns
Email: cairns@newsnet5.com Twitter: @MikeCairns5
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Andre Knott
Andre Knott grew up in Akron and played football and baseball at St Vincent-St. Mary.
