The NFL said it failed to substantiate claims by former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson that the team deliberately provided incentives as part of a game-losing plan to improve their position in the draft for years to come. Former US attorney Mary Jo White led the league’s investigation of the allegations and reviewed thousands of …
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NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson on Friday made the most direct and powerful denial to date of sexual harassment charges brought against him by two dozen women. Speaking at a press conference organized by his new team, the Cleveland Browns, the former Houston Texans quarterback said, “I didn’t attack any woman. “I have never disrespected any …
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As anyone can see, dance is bodies in motion. Ronald K. Brown’s choreography is the kind that makes you feel this truth. I can’t stand still to watch her work with a rich mix of African and American modern dance. What happens on stage is so supple and alive, so irresistibly kinetic, that you may …
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Cleveland Browns, it’s your problem now. You wooed Deshaun Watson, took him with you, and gave him the fattest guaranteed contract in NFL history, despite his tarnished reputation and the many women who accused him of sexual misconduct during massage sessions. Now, for all his superior abilities in the quarterback, you must also contend with …
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Peter Robbins, who gave life to the ‘Peanuts’ character Charlie Brown on television in the 1960s but struggled with mental illness and was later jailed, died on January 18 in Oceanside, California, at the age of 65. The cause of death was suicide, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner. A list of survivors …
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After a single day of high numbers of confirmed positive coronavirus tests among NFL players on Monday, the increase has hit one team particularly hard. The Cleveland Browns placed 14 players on the Covid-19 roster, including quarterback Baker Mayfield, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, a pandemic that threatened the team’s readiness for Saturday’s Las Vegas Raiders …
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But the relentless touring and recording with the James Brown band was tiring, and as the 1960s ended, Mr. Ellis decided to return to jazz. In the 1970s he arranged and directed the music for the full albums of George Benson and Johnny Hammond; he also recorded Esther Phillips, Leon Thomas, Hank Crawford, Shirley Scott, …
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For most of the past two decades, the Cleveland Browns have exemplified what it means to be an NFL bottom feeder. Between 2001 and 2019, the Browns experienced just two winning seasons and a rotating starting quarterback squad, a playoff berth behind coaches and front office managers. The fans attended the matches with a paper …
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