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It's not easy being a Cleveland Sports Fan. Baby Boomers will remember The Drive, The Fumble and the Shot.

Seniors will remember the fun of 1948 and 1964 and wish there were more championships since then.

Whether you live and die with the Browns, Guradians and Cavs or just like to play and keep active yourself, this is the section for you.


2023

Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza Dedication

There was a dedication of the Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza near Rockefeller Lagoon in Cleveland Ohio on Monday, September 25, 2023.

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was the track and field athlete who achieved international fame at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, by winning four gold medals: 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters, and 4 × 100-meter relay. As a black American man, Jesse was able to disprove Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy by being the most successful athlete at the Games right in front of Hitler.

Cleveland played an important part of Jesse's life. At the age of nine, Jesse and his family moved to Cleveland from Alabama and first came to national attention when he was a student of East Technical High School in Cleveland and later attended Ohio State University.

Jesse Owens Plaza in Cleveland - markers


Photos and Videos of the Jesse Owens Dedication


What's New at Progressive Field for the 2023 Guardians Season

The Cleveland Guardians have a lot of new merchandise and promotional items for the 2023 season. We did a preview of the merchandise, food and some new services and here's what we found.

Our favorite new food is the Crab Rangoon Nachos

Crab Rangoon Nachos

Crab Rangoon Nachos

See photos and videos of the new merchandise, food and services at the ballpark.

Go Guardians!

Cleveland Guardians scoreboard



2021

Jack Graney to receive Frick Award at Baseball Hall of Fame
Cleveland Indians player and broadcaster

Jack Graney, who followed up a 14-year big league career with the Cleveland Indians by becoming a legendary Northeast Ohio broadcasting voice, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Graney will be recognized posthumously during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation as part of Hall of Fame Weekend, July 22-25, 2022. Graney becomes the 46th winner of the Frick Award, as he earned the highest point total in a vote conducted by the Hall of Fame’s 16-member Frick Award Committee.

More of Jack Graney


Rocky Colavito statue unveiling and 88th Birthday

Rocky Colavito was an All-Star for six seasons (9 All-Star Games). He is the fifth player in the history of the AL to have eleven consecutive 20-home run seasons (1956–1966). During that span, he exceeded 40 home runs three times and 100 runs batted in, six times. He also led the AL in home runs, RBI, and slugging average once each. Colavito ranked third among AL right-handed hitters for home runs (371) and eighth for AL games played at right field (1272), at the end of his MLB playing career in 1968.

But Rocky is so much more than a bunch of all-star caliber achievements. He was a hero to a generation of Clevelanders and every kid in little league copied the stretch and other batting nuances of #6.

Rocky Colavito speaking at the ceremony

Rocky Colavito speaking at the ceremony


Rocky was in Cleveland to celebrate his 88th birthday and the dedication of his statue in Little Italy.

Photos and videos of Rocky Colavito's birthday and statue unveiling


Rocky Colavito statue in Tony Brush Park in Cleveland's Little Italy

Rocky Colavito statue in Little Italy in Cleveland

Rocky Colavito statue in Little Italy in Cleveland


Lots of photos of the statue of the iconic Cleveland Indian ballplayer.


National Football League (NFL) 2021 draft in Cleveland

The National Football League (NFL) is hosting the 2021 draft live in Cleveland. A stage is being created between First Energy Browns Stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Stage for 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland

Stage for 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland


Stage for 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland


On Mall C there are large helmets of all the NFL football teams.

Rows of NFL football helmets in Cleveland

See more photos and a video of the NFL Helmets display


2019

Major League Baseball All-Star Game Play Ball Park Preview

While the biggest baseball stars will come together at Progressive Field during the All-Star break this July, the Indians and MLB will provide fans with their own opportunity to play and experience the game just a few blocks away. A new interactive baseball festival, PLAY BALL PARK, will arrive inside and outside the Huntington Convention Center from July 5-9. The outside activities will be free to all fans, while the indoor activities will be ticketed. We took a brief tour outside as crews set up for the big event.




Negro Baseball Leagues Exhibit at Cleveland All-Star Game

Major League Baseball presented Play Ball Park at the 2019 All-Star Game in Cleveland. Here is a look at an exhibit showcasing the Negro Leagues and the history of African-American players way before Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby.




Baseball Diversity (Latino, Women, etc.) Exhibit at Cleveland All-Star Game

Major League Baseball presented Play Ball Park at the 2019 All-Star Game in Cleveland. Here is a look at an exhibit showcasing the diversity of Baseball. First the international game - London, Mexico, Tokyo. Then Hispanic legends like Roberto Clemente and the Latino Legacy and also Women in baseball.




Famous Major League Baseball Trophies display at Cleveland All-Star Game

Major League Baseball presented Play Ball Park at the 2019 All-Star Game in Cleveland. Here is a look at an exhibit showcasing the major trophies and awards presented by Major League Baseball including the Willie Mays World Series MVP Award which features the amazing 1954 catch made by Willie Mays against the Cleveland Indians.


Archive of Cleveland Sports - 2018 and before


Ohio State Buckeyes vs Michigan Wolverines
Jokes for the big game (with a Buckeye slant)!

Cleveland Blues Vintage Baseball
Uniforms, equipment and rules from the 1860's

Crazy, with the papers to prove it
By Cleveland Sports Writer Dan Coughlin

What Would Mickey Mantle Say
#7 coaches Men to Health and Happiness - book review

Whatever happened to 'Super Joe' Charboneau
Catching up with 45 Good Old Guys from the Bad Old Days of the Cleveland Indians - by Russell Schneider

Browns Scrapbook
50 years of Hall of fame football reporting by Chuck Heaton

Twelve Days of Cleveland Browns Christmas
...on a Rutigliano Super Bowl Team!

Curses! Why Cleveland Sports Fans Deserve to Be MiserableA Lifetime of Tough Breaks, Bad Luck, Dumb Moves, Goofs, Gaffes, And Blunders
by Tim Long

Bob Hope sings Thanks for the Memories
at Cleveland Indians last game at Municipal Stadium

Browns Town 1964
By Terry Pluto

Cleveland Sports Legends
The 20 Most Glorious & Gut Wrenching Moments of All Time - By Bob Dyer

The Toe - The Lou Groza Story
By Lou Groza with Mark Hodermarsky

The Best of Hal Lebovitz
Great sportswriting from 6 decades in Cleveland

Debbie Hanson throws out the first pitch
at Cleveland Indians game

Game 5 - 1920 World Series
Cleveland Indians vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Pride of the Indians
The Mel Harder Story

Cleveland Browns Football Trivia Quiz
How many can you answer?

War Year Cleveland Indians
Jim Sweeney remembers



Take Me out to the Ballgame



Stan Musial and other St Louis Cardinal greats
Statues at Busch Memorial Stadium

St Louis Cardinal milestones
Plaques at Busch Memorial Stadium




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