Mayfield, Chubb lead Browns past Washington and over .500
Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes, Nick Chubb ran for two more and the Cleveland Browns moved over .500 for the first time since 2014 with a 34-20 win Sunday over the Washington Football Team, which lost rookie defensive end Chase Young to a groin injury.
Mayfield throws 2 TD passes, Browns hold off Burrow, Bengals
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield found Odell Beckham Jr. and maybe some of his missing swagger. Mayfield threw two touchdown passes, Nick Chubb ran for two scores and 124 yards and the Cleveland Browns gave coach Kevin Stefanski his first NFL victory Thursday night by beating the Cincinnati Bengals 35-30 on the NFL’s 100th birthday. […]
Browns tackle Conklin not starting against Bengals
CLEVELAND (AP) — Backup right tackle Chris Hubbard will start over injured Jack Conklin for the Cleveland Browns when they host the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. Conklin, who was the Browns’ biggest signing in free agency this winter, injured his ankle and a finger in last week’s season-opening, 38-6 loss at Baltimore. He’s active […]
Burrow, Bengals hit road vs Browns on NFL’s 100th birthday
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Burrow’s childhood was pretty much the same as every other boy raised in football-obsessed Ohio, the NFL’s birthplace. He learned his ABCs and multiplication tables in school. Outside, Burrow got lessons on Paul Brown, Jim Brown, Boomer Esiason, Bernie Kosar, The Ickey Shuffle and Dawg Pound. On Thursday night, Burrow connects […]
Best team in Ohio won’t be on the field for Bengals-Browns
With Ohio State, Ohio, Akron, Toledo, Kent State, Bowling Green and Miami of Ohio idle because of the coronavirus pandemic, that leaves football fans in the Buckeye State with Thursday night’s Bengals-Browns game. Sorry, folks — Pro Picks probably will be watching Islanders-Lightning instead. At least this matchup is in Week 2, before Cincinnati and […]
Jackson throws 3 TD passes for Ravens in 38-6 rout of Browns
BALTIMORE (AP) — Looking every bit like the reigning NFL MVP, Lamar Jackson threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns to help the Baltimore Ravens beat the Browns 38-6 Sunday, ruining Kevin Stefanski’s debut as Cleveland’s head coach in a game played without fans in attendance. Although the COVID-19 pandemic kept the seats empty and […]
On edge: Browns’ Garrett returns after NFL suspension
CLEVELAND (AP) — The indelible moment of rage affected Myles Garrett and shaped how others see him. The Cleveland Browns’ star defensive end can’t undo his helmet-swinging attack on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph last season or the six-game NFL suspension that ensued. That damage is done and irreparable. But Garrett isn’t going to let […]
Duffy pitches Royals to 3-0 win over Indians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Danny Duffy pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning and snapped a winless streak of nearly six years in Cleveland as the Kansas City Royals beat the Indians 3-0 on Wednesday night. Adalberto Mondesi had an RBI single in the sixth and Edward Olivares and Nicky Lopez drove in runs in the […]
AP source: Browns, RB Kareem Hunt agree to 2-year extension
Kareem Hunt has found a home — at home. Suspended last season by the NFL for two physical off-field altercations, Hunt has agreed to a two-year, $13.25 million contract extension with the Cleveland Browns, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. Hunt, who served his eight-game suspension after joining Cleveland as a […]
On Football: 32 recipes for tasty and inedible seasons
It’s Labor Day weekend, when every team has a perfect record and spouts optimistic claims of reaching untold heights, energizing their fan base. Some of them actually might be on target. Others are dreaming. Of course, when you haven’t lost a game yet, why not? Here are recipes for a tasty season or an inedible […]