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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark reacts to the crowd before cutting a piece of the net after Iowa defeated LSU in an Elite Eight round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Caitlin Clark will take the stage in a Cleveland Final Four loaded with star players, power programs
By TOM WITHERS - AP Sports Writer
Tue,04/02/24-2:14PM , 221 Reads
CLEVELAND (AP) — The final shows for Caitlin Clark's tour are booked in an arena just a short drive from the Rock & Roll Hall Fame.

Hello, Cleveland.
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Cleveland Browns place kicker Cade York (3) kicks a field goal during an NFL preseason football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Cleveland is re-signing York, a fourth-round draft pick in 2022 whose struggles led to him being cut before last season, a person familiar with the team's decision told The Associated Press on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

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Browns are re-signing kicker Cade York, AP source says. The former draft pick was cut last season
By TOM WITHERS - AP Sports Writer
Sat,03/23/24-1:39PM , 241 Reads
The Browns are giving unpredictable, unreliable kicker Cade York another chance.
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New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado, left, rips the ball away from Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Porter as he was being defined by forward Naji Marshall in the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

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Trey Murphy III scores 28 points while filling in for Zion as Pelicans beat Cavaliers 123-104
By TOM WITHERS - AP Sports Writer
Thu,12/21/23-8:46PM , 154 Reads
CLEVELAND (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 28 points while starting in place of New Orleans star Zion Williamson — out with an illness — and the Pelicans pulled away in the second half to beat the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers 123-104 on Thursday night.
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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) slam dunks in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. The Grizzlies won 115-113. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Pelicans star Williamson sitting out with illness as team deals with "bug." Mitchell out for Cavs
By TOM WITHERS - AP Sports Writer
Thu,12/21/23-5:37PM , 98 Reads
CLEVELAND (AP) — New Orleans star forward Zion Williamson sat out Thursday night against Cleveland because an unspecified illness as the Pelicans deal with a flu bug.

Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell also missed his second straight game with an illness.
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