Denver fans hope for Browns win in strange AFC clash
Denver fans fear a fourth Super Bowl loss to the NFC and pray the Browns beat the Broncos. Reporters note the odd sentiment as players and city residents discuss hoping for an upset that would spare Denver another painful defeat.
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Browns hope for Super Bowl in AFC Championship weekend
Coming this weekend the most wanted man in Northeastern Ohio is Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway. Cleveland fans anticipate the Browns reaching the Super Bowl as they preview Sunday's AFC Championship. A 12 page bonus section arrives Saturday morning with beat writer Bob Finnan.
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Rivalry ranks among NFL's all time best
STEVE LOVE says a real playoff rivalry has emerged between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos after four seasons of high stakes games. Experts note rivalries evolve, not created, with Joe Horrigan comparing it to the earlier Browns Lions clashes and destiny shaping the current clash.
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OSU becomes MSU's 1000th cage victim
Michigan State, 13-2, improved to 2-0 in the Big Ten by beating Ohio State 78-68 in East Lansing. Coach Jud Heathcote, overseeing his 227th MSU game, acknowledged the milestone while praising defensive effort as the Spartans extended a six-game win streak and held OSU to 39 percent shooting.
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Michigan State 78 Ohio State 68 in Big Ten clash
Michigan State built a 16 point lead at 38 30 halftime then held off a Buckeye rally to win 78 68. Matt Steigenga sparked an 11 5 run in the second half, Ken Redfield closed with two late free throws, and Ohio State freshmen Jim Jackson 17 and Alex Davis 16 led the rally.
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Elyria High girls upset Vermilion in late shot
Elyria Pioneers, trailing 41-40, used a last second by Debbie Swain to beat Vermilion 43-41 in an Erie Shore Conference game. Swain, who had only one three all season, buried a 20-foot winner with 0.02 left after Shondra Cheers tied the game with a late three.
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Stars stop Crunch in Tacoma indoor soccer clash
Tacoma Stars defeated the Cleveland Crunch 6-2 as Preki and David Hoggan each scored twice. Hoggan opened the scoring at 6:24 of the first period, with Preki later adding two goals and an assist. Cleveland’s Dennis Mepham and Michael King each scored for the Crunch, while Nenad Nikolic and Mark Kerlin added Tacoma tallies.
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Moran family bowls fifth perfect game of season
Jim Moran Jr. rolled his first career 300 opening with a 300 then 201 and 222 for a 723 series at Brandau Jewelers league at Elks. The score marked the fifth perfect game of the season among area bowlers with his wife Patty also rolling one of the 300s.
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