The funeral for James Gandolfini was held in New York Thursday morning, and as expected, thousands of family members, friends and fans gathered to pay respect to the late “Sopranos” actor. Gandolfini died while vacationing in Italy with his 14-year-old son on Wednesday, June 19. He was 51. Actors and key figures from Gandolfini’s memorable […]
Beyonce’s Monday show in Denmark took a turn for the dramatic when one attendee acted way out of turn. The 31-year-old singer was performing her hit single “Irreplaceable” at The Forum in Copenhagen, touching the hands of fans as she sang. As Beyonce turned during the performance, one fan within arm’s length took the opportunity […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Clevelanders love a party and the Indians home opener is as good a reason as any to throw an all day celebration. It was before 9 a.m. when the Browns Bunch van rolled into the parking lot across from the Q Arena. “Today it’s Tribe time,” said the Browns Bunch van driver […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Is Art Modell a Hall of Famer? You won’t find many Clevelanders boosting his case. “Who’s that? I have no idea who he is. He’s dead to me,” said John McGovern. The fact that Modell passed away in September may give his case some momentum. Add to that the fact that The Ravens are […]
CLEVELAND – It’s official. Cleveland Browns Stadium is now FirstEnergy Stadium: Home of the Cleveland Browns. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and FirstEnergy CEO Tony Alexander made the announcement shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday. “FirstEnergy and the Browns share a rich tradition. To better align our brands that can help FirstEnergy grow its customer base, […]
CLEVELAND, OH – It was a dominating performance, the Browns overwhelmed the Kansas City Chiefs, and Browns fans watched as young players like Brandon Weeden and Josh Gordon took another step in the development process. It was a third straight win for the Browns and a fifth win in their last eight games. “I don’t […]
CLEVELAND, OH – It is another Monday moaning of missed opportunity for Browns fans. Fans furious with a controversial fourth down call late in the game by head coach Pat Shurmur that resulted with an incomplete pass that basically ended the game. Fans are upset with the play calling that resulted in five field goals, instead of touchdowns. […]
CLEVELAND – The Browns dropped the ball Sunday. Not trying to use the cliché idiom – just stating the literal. Take whatever else from it you may. Cornerback Dimitri Patterson dropped Ryan Fitzpatrick’s pass that wasn’t intended for him but may as well have been. Hold on and it looked like a surefire pick […]
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Browns plan to hold a tribute to former owner Art Modell at Sunday’s game, the team said Friday. Modell died Thursday at 87 in Baltimore, Md. Many speculated Thursday that the Browns would not do anything at the game, due to the potential of backlash from fans still angry about Modell […]
CHARLOTTE – Former Browns owner Art Modell is remembered at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Delegates got word of Modell’s passing during Thursday morning’s Ohio Delegation Breakfast. Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said he didn’t know Modell personally, but is saddened to hear of his death. “For someone who has such a personal persona, I […]
CLEVELAND – It’s a tale of two cities. One is mourning the loss of a man who brought the beloved game of football back to its city. Another is celebrating the end of what many consider to be a two decades-long curse on its current franchise. Across the country, many sports fans are mourning the […]
CLEVELAND – Former Browns head coach Sam Rutigliano has forgiven Art Modell and he hopes and prays Browns fans can find it in their hearts to do the same. Rutigliano was fired by Modell in the middle of the 1984 season after coaching the Browns for six years. But Rutigliano said he understood the high […]