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Nick Mileti, who helped found the Cleveland Cavaliers and became a prominent figure in the city’s sports landscape in the 1970s, has died. He was 93. Mileti died in his sleep Wednesday in Rocky River, Ohio, according to a spokesman for the Cleveland Guardians, one of several teams Mileti once owned.
The Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Tuesday that they have reached a deal with Gray Television, the owner of Cleveland’s WOIO and WUAB, to broadcast five regular season games in March and April. All five games will air on WUAB Channel 43 in Northeast Ohio and other select markets across Ohio. This move expands the team’s coverage to consumers who do not currently have access to Bally Sports Ohio, the current local rights holder for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Guardians.
“I’m not just a fan of the Cleveland Indians, I’m a fan of Cleveland baseball,” Nance explained. “If they change their name to whatever it may be, the Spiders, the Guardians I’ve seen out there, whatever it is, I’m still going to be a fan. Just because they changed the name doesn’t mean I stop loving the players, stop loving the manager. If it makes a group of people feel less marginalized, then I’m all for it.”
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Head Coaches and front office executives representing the city’s three major professional sports teams - the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians - announced today a sports alliance to develop a sustainable and direct strategy to address social injustice facing the city of Cleveland and all Northeast Ohio communities. The alliance will also focus on improving the relationship between law enforcement and its citizens, encouraging nonpartisan voting activities and increasing the opportunities for quality education for everyone.
He tagged the Washington Redskins and the NFL’s official Twitter accounts in the tweet, which included a photo of six names crossed out representing two MLB teams (Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians); two NFL teams (”R*dsk*ns,” Kansas City Chiefs); one NHL team (Chicago Blackhawks); and one NBA team (Warriors). “Eliminate all native mascots,” the image said.
Not everyone can be a great two-sport athlete. In fact, most people won't even ever be a great one sport athlete. So even though Channing Frye made his mark on the NBA, we are still going to poke some fun at his attempt to throw a baseball. On Sunday, the recently-retired Frye took the field at a Cleveland Indians game to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. It was not a throw we would describe as being accurate.
Washington’s football team uses a slur for its nickname. Cleveland’s baseball team uses a demeaning caricature for a logo. Even the teams that use Native American nicknames more honorably rarely started out that way. The Thunder could be onto a new chapter – a professional sports team that uses Native American imagery positively from the onset.
As a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, Craig Sager always knew his team's day would eventually come. After it finally did early Wednesday morning in a thrilling win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the World Series, Sager's son, Craig Sager II, tweeted out a page from his dad's soon-to-be-released autobiography, "Living Out Loud" that says he has been betting on the Cubs to win it all since 1981 and put $1,000 on them to win the 2016 World Series before the season began.
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The start time of Tuesday's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Houston Rockets will be adjusted to minimize a potential conflict with Game 6 of the World Series in Cleveland. The Cavs submitted a request to move the start time to 6 p.m. ET, which was approved by the league. The game was originally scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. The first pitch of Game 6 between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians is set for 8:08 p.m. ET.
The NBA denied a request by the Rockets to move Tuesday's scheduled game with the Cleveland Cavaliers to an earlier start time to minimize a potential conflict with Game 6 of the World Series, according to a source. The tipoff for Houston's matchup with the defending champion Cavaliers is 7:10 p.m. ET. The first pitch of Game 6 between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians is set for 8:08 p.m. ET.
In fact, Kaminsky, who grew up outside of Chicago, just might throw a celebration of sorts if the Cubs come up short again. Kaminsky has been a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan and “Frank the Tank’’ frankly has no love for the National League team on Chicago’s north side. “I don’t like the Cubs,’’ said Kaminsky, the Charlotte Hornets talented young center while holding a Cleveland Indians hat after Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Milwaukee. “I don’t like the Cubs at all.’’
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