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Cleveland Cavaliers celebrate Indians' trip to World Series Author: Chris Fedor Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – It appears 2016 is Cleveland's year.
Exactly four months after the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA championship, defying the odds, silencing critics and ending a 52-year title drought in the city, the Cleveland Indians clinched their spot in the 2016 World Series, four wins away from another championship.
Even though the Cavaliers couldn't be in Toronto for the celebration, they rooted on the Tribe from back home, capturing the final out. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
Epicenter of the sports world: Cleveland to host NBA championship ring night, World Series Game 1 on Tuesday Author: Zach Meisel Publication: Cleveland.com
TORONTO — For more than a half-century, Cleveland suffered a cruel athletic fate.
Octobers passed without a Fall Classic celebration. Mother Nature dumped loads of snow on the city each winter, but never a Lombardi Trophy. Summers brought a welcome, warm reprieve from winter's cruel ways, but never an NBA title.
Then, the Cavaliers broke the 52-year hex, with a roaring comeback against the Golden State Warriors. Hundreds of thousands of fans showered the team with praise as it paraded through the streets of downtown. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
Iman Shumpert talked to Tyronn Lue in off-season about getting chances at point guard, says he's 'happy doing it' Author: Chris Fedor Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The plan has been in place since the off-season.
Staring at a gloomy point guard situation — the backup spot — after the departure of Matthew Dellavedova, the uncertainty surrounding Mo Williams and the array of questions about diminutive rookie Kay Felder, head coach Tyronn Lue started to contemplate other alternatives.
LeBron James. Jordan McRae. DeAndre Liggins. Iman Shumpert.
Yes, Shumpert. The player who was once looked at as the long-term answer at two-guard for the Cavs before J.R. Smith seized the gig. The same guy who is coming off his worst statistical season and has spent the bulk of training camp and preseason filling Smith's spot in the starting lineup. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
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