The franchise conducted a team naming contest in 1945. The most popular submission was "Browns" in recognition of Paul Brown, already an established and popular figure in Ohio sports. Brown at first objected to the name and the team selected from the contest entries the name "Panthers." However, after an area businessman informed the team that he owned the rights to the name Cleveland Panthers from an earlier failed football team, Brown rescinded his objection and agreed to the use of his name.

As a franchise, the Browns were immediately successful. Dominating the new All-America Football Conference, the Browns won all four league championships, including the 1948 season in which they became the first pro football team to finish the season and playoffs unbeaten and untied - 24 years before the NFL's first perfect team, the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Cleveland's undefeated streak (including ties) reached 29 games, including 18 straight wins. In an effort to increase league parity, the Browns were forced to relinquish the rights to some of their younger players, such as quarterback Y.A. Tittle, who went to the Baltimore Colts in 1948.

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"Interim" coach is about as tenuous a position as there is in professional sports and Robiskie knows it. By comparison, it makes the job of the 53d man on an NFL roster look like a guaranteed gold watch position....

Source: Ron Borges Added by: Boston.com

Their membership in the NFL elite entitles the Patriots to a gimme from time to time, like yesterday's 42-15 shellacking of the hapless Cleveland Browns.

The Patriots piled up 225 yards rushing (100 from Corey Dillon), 201 yards receiving (74 from David Patten), got a special teams touchdown before the game was 15 seconds old, and were facing a rookie quarterback on a team whose coach and executive vice president resigned during the week.

The Patriots are now 11-1, c...

Source: Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff Added by: Boston.com

In Corey Dillon's postgame interview with the media yesterday, the running back indicated he hurt his leg after he had gained 98 yards in the first half, but he wanted to go back in for 2 more yards and his seventh 100-yard game this season.

Dillon, who now has 1,221 yards and nine touchdowns after scoring twice in the Patriots' 42-15 win over the Browns, was entertaining in his responses.

Of the injury, he said, "Nothing major."

Then how did he get the coaching s...

Source: Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff Added by: Boston.com

Boston sports fans have seen a team like this before. Once. Red Auerbach's Celtics, early 1960s.

You've got to be north of 50 to remember those guys, or maybe you've just heard about them, but in 1960, Auerbach's gunners were on their way to a third NBA championship in four seasons. They had the smartest coach and a roster of players who did everything he asked them to do. They stressed team over individual achievement and they always won when it mattered. The owner, Wa...

Source: Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist Added by: Boston.com

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl8t8nSQL4c
1.)1964 was the last time the browns won a championship
2.)1960s people were still racially divided
3.)the browns team was racially mixed
4.)jim brown was the browns running back
5.)Gary collins was a wide receiver who came from a poor home 

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1.)jim brown averaged 104.3 rushing yards per game over the course of his career
2.)jim brown averaged 5.2 yards per carry
3.)jim brown missed 0 games
4.)the quarter back had 13 as his number
5.)jim brown had the number 32

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1.)1972  second in the division
2.)1976 third in division
3.)1977 last in division
4.)1978 third in division
5.)1979 third in division

NFL

1.)the first game back the 1950 browns beat the defending champs the eagles
2.)the 1950 browns were never expected to be very good
3.)the browns were one of the greatest expansion teams of all time
4.)the browns had 10 straight years in a championship
5.)the browns went to a championship in their first six years

NFL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUqEF22OQQM
1.)the game was very cold but not windy
2.)the field turf was very bad 
3.)the browns kicked off
4.)both teams had different types of cleats to wear to adjust to the playing field
5.)browns won the game 30-34

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James may have been one of the most hyped players ever coming directly out of high school. It may have been karma that he was picked by his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. He would not disappoint. In four seasons, he has turned the Cavaliers around from being a steady lottery team to being a high-seeded playoff team. He won Rookie of the Year honors in 2004, despite barely missing the playoffs, with a 20.9 points per game average, to go along with 5.5 rebounds per game and 5.9 assists per game. He followed that impressive performance in 2005 with 27.2 points per game, 7.4 rebounds per game and 7.2 assists per game. In 2006, he broke the 30-point barrier (31.4 points per game). At just 22 years old, James is one of the league's brightest young superstars.

Source: NBA Suite 101 Added by: Rob Brent

Tony Parker, wrapped in France's flag, squeezed an MVP award he richly deserved.

And Tim Duncan, always the center of everything for his team, recorded every precious moment with a camcorder.

This wasn't their first NBA title. But for the Spurs, it's the maybe the one that means the most.

Source: ESPN.com Added by: corey

Spurs in a blur

By Mike Bresnahan 
June 15, 2007

Another heartbreak by the lake, not that the San Antonio Spurs minded at all.

As one city groaned, seemingly resigned to its fate as a habitual non-champion in the sports world, another city popped into celebration mode, again, 1,500 miles away.

The Spurs won their fourth NBA championship in nine seasons, untangling themselves from the Cleveland Cavaliers long enough for an 83-82 victory Thursday in Game 4 of the Finals at Quicken Loans Arena.

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It's probably safe to say that neither team was happy with yesterday's 12:30 p.m. start - and both teams played like it was an irritation to their daily karma. The LeBron-less Cavaliers ...

Source: Peter May Added by: Boston.com

The clock oddly struck at 12:30 p.m. for tip-off. Cavaliers star LeBron James was sitting on the bench in street clothes. And the weary Celtics and the sold-out TD Banknorth Garden crowd seemed in need of some strong coffee and maybe some brunch, too.

The sluggish Celtics eventually shook off a poor first half start during a rare matinee to defeat the Cavaliers, 80-70, yesterday and improve to 14-2. Boston easily scored a season-low in points (previous low 91) and shot ...

Source: Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff Added by: Boston.com

The Celtics used a "Big Baby" to get some much-needed energy yesterday. 
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Rookie forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis scored 9 points and made 4 of 5 shots, grabbed seven rebounds, had one block and one steal to spark the weary Celtics during an 80-70 victory over the Cavaliers yesterday at TD Banknorth Garden.

Davis was the leading reserve scorer on a bench that combined for 28 points.

"Being a part of the bench, we have to bring something to the g...

Source: Marc J. Spears, Globe Staff Added by: Boston.com

The Cavs sent center Ben Wallace and swingman Sasha Pavlovic to the Suns, along with a second-round pick in the 2010 draft and $500,000 in cash, for O'Neal, the 7-foot-1 center who won three straight titles from 2000 to 2002 with Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. His fourth title came with Dwyane Wade in Miami in 2006.

For now, the Cavaliers, who came up short this year despite winning 66 regular-season games and their first eight playoff games, are only thinking of unseating the Lakers as champions next June.

By halftime of their Eastern Conference semifinal opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics had already drawn nearly twice as many fouls (15 to 8) as the hosts. But the results made it worthwhile.

The Cavaliers didn’t so ...

Source: By Julian Benbow Added by: Boston.com

CLEVELAND — Mo Williams got the party started for Cleveland.

Known more for splashing 3-pointers and going on scoring streaks, Williams stepped out of character and stuffed a one-handed dunk in Paul Pierce’s face in the third quarter last night.

“Anything uncharacteristic that happens, it always sparks energy,’’ Williams said.

It was on from there.

Williams scored 14 points in the third to help the Cavaliers erase an 11-point halftime deficit and upend the Celt...

Source: By Duane Rankin Added by: Boston.com

CLEVELAND — The Celtics committed three fouls in the first 2 minutes 21 seconds of the third quarter and 3:46 later, Rajon Rondo committed the fourth foul to put Cleveland in the bonus for the rest of the period. It was road officiating. The Celtics spent most of the game looking for calls that never happened and arguing calls that did, and it spoiled a sparkling three-quarter effort in the 101-93 Game 1 loss last night.

The Celtics were a victim of their own aggression...

Source: By Gary Washburn Added by: Boston.com

CLEVELAND — It was like the good old days. It was old-school basketball. It was old time rock ’n’ roll.

And then it was just . . .

Old.

The Celtics shocked the Cleveland Cavaliers for the better part of three quarters last night. Boston played lockdown defense, circa 2008, and marched to an 11-point lead in the middle of the third quarter.

Paced by their kid rocket — Rajon Rondo is the best guard in the playoffs at this hour — the Boston Graybeards jolted the 6...

Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and added 12 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 21 points and 12 assists to beat Cleveland 94-85 in Game 6 on Thursday night and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Boston will play the Orlando Magic, who are undefeated in the playoffs.

Source: JIMMY GOLEN, AP Sports Writer Added by: Rob Brent

Boston is the only city in America in which people are saying this morning that the Celtics won, and thus will be playing Orlando Sunday afternoon in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Everywhere else, LeBron lost.

And deep into the third quarter, they were correct. The Celtics dominated the first few minutes of the second half, built an 11-point lead, and waited for the Le...

Source: By Gary Washburn Added by: Boston.com

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert doesn’t regret his harsh criticism of LeBron James upon the free agent’s departure from Cleveland, referring to him as “the player’’ during his session with the media last night at Quicken Loans Arena.

Nearly four months after he ripped James for announcing he was leaving the Cavaliers for the Heat during a one-hour television special, Gilbert said he’s ready to move forward.

Franchises do indeed move on, even from losses such ...

Source: By Gary Washburn Added by: Boston.com

CLEVELAND — Shaquille O’Neal warned this month that NBA officials are going to become so powerful because of the crackdown on player reaction to calls that their jerseys should be available at Foot Locker.

After getting issued a technical foul during the fourth quarter of last night’s 95-87 loss to the Cavaliers, O’Neal may search for a particular jersey.

Referee Bob Delaney whistled Nate Robinson for a technical when he kneed Ryan Hollins in the groin area on a driv...

Source: By Gary Washburn Added by: Boston.com

It was the first among many game-winning shots Jordan would make in his playoff career. In Game 4 during the second round of the 1993 Playoffs Jordan would make another series winning buzzer beater on the same end of the court, in the same building giving the Bulls their 4th playoff series win over the Cavaliers, that time a four game sweep.

The Bulls were winless in six games against the Cavaliers in the regular season, including a 6-point loss in the final regular-season game in which the Cavaliers rested their four best players (Ron Harper, Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, and Larry Nance). The Bulls' playoff victory was considered an upset. In retrospect, it symbolized the beginning of a dynasty in Jordan's Bulls.