AKRON — Akron welcomes home LeBron James, who is returning to the Cavaliers this season, at a special event 7:15 p.m. Friday at the University of Akron. The event, at InfoCision Stadium and Summa Field, is sold out, and no additional tickets are available. A capacity crowd is expected. All seating is general admission […]

  It’s almost an open secret at this point: Cleveland Cavaliers are trading for All-Star forward Kevin Love. But now, sources confirmed to NewsChannel5 Sports Director Andy Baskin that Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed in principal to terms. Wojnarowski says the Cavs will send #1 overall picks Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed free agents Mike Miller (guard/forward) and James Jones (guard), General Manager David Griffin announced Tuesday from Cleveland Clinic Courts. Per league policy, terms of the contracts were not released. The Cavs introduced their newest acquisitions to the media Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. Miller, a 14-year […]

  Sports fans and media have gone crazy talking about LeBron James’s “dramatic” weight loss after the Akronite posted “skinny” pictures on Instagram touting his new no-carb diet . But is the weight loss all that dramatic? How exactly did he do it? And further, is it something we all should try? Why one of the world’s […]

  He broke countless hearts when he took his talents to South Beach. Now that LeBron James is back, have those wounds healed? According to Quinnipiac University poll, yes, Ohioans have forgiven LeBron James by a 62-12 percent margin.     READ MORE: Fox8.com Article, Picture and Poll Courtesy of WJW Fox 8 News

  AKRON — In response to the heightened demand for tickets to the community-wide celebration marking LeBron James’ return to his hometown team, the City of Akron, the LeBron James Family Foundation, and The University of Akron are releasing a second round of tickets to the free August 8th event at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field. The […]

Tickets for Akron’s welcome home celebration for LeBron James will be available on Monday. The celebration, which will be held Aug. 8 at the University of Akron’s InfoCision Stadium, is hosted by the City of Akron, the LeBron James Family Foundation and the University of Akron.   For information on when to get tickets and where […]

  CLEVELAND – Could veteran guard Ray Allen aka Jesus Shuttlesworth to the “He Got Game” fans really be considering joining the Cleveland Cavaliers ? The Boston Globe, citing an NBA source, reported Thursday that Allen is leaning toward returning for his 19th season in the NBA and joining former Miami Heat teammate LeBron James as a […]

  AKRON — The University of Akron’s InfoCision Stadium will host LeBron James’ Welcome Home Community Rally, the city announced Friday. Officials say the rally will follow the LeBron James Foundation’s Wheels for Education annual family event on Aug. 8 where James is scheduled to speak. NOTE: Stadium gates will open to the public after […]

It’s a very good time to be Dan Gilbert. After the Cleveland Cavaliers owner got the prodigal son LeBron James to return to the team that drafted him into the NBA,  Gilbert also just invested a large amount of money into the newly revamped website Genius.com. Genius, formerly known as RapGenius, is a site that […]

  AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The city of Akron and the LeBron James Family Foundation wants to throw LeBron a big bash to welcome him home. Akron City Spokeswoman Stephanie York tells 19 Action News that they are still wrapping their heads around the fact that he’s actually coming home and no date has been […]

  AKRON, Ohio – LaZurae Gary was already thrilled when she made the honor roll as a fifth grader, but when she got a tweet directly from LeBron James, that was the icing on the cake for the Akron student. Part of it read, “I’m so proud of you for making the honor roll again. […]