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      But would this Cleveland Browns TV show be a situation comedy, or just a tragedy? Bud Shaw's Sports Spin

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      By Bud Shaw

      November 04, 2009, 11:42PM
      If the local football team is going to have this much drama on an everyday basis, why not turn it into a TV show that might be more successful than the games on the field? Full story »

      Cleveland Browns: Putting the 'Dys' in 'function': Bud Shaw

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      By Bud Shaw

      November 02, 2009, 10:30PM
      We may not have known George Kokinis. But what we do know is he wasn't the decision maker. So the blame for the horrific football we've seen doesn't go with him.  Full story »

      Protesting the Browns seems laudable, but what's really in it for the fans? Bud Shaw's Sunday Sports Spin

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      By Bud Shaw

      November 01, 2009, 4:35AM
      Some Browns fans want to mount a protest, but such efforts in the past are usually constructed on quicksand, says Bud Shaw. Full story »

      There's a method to the Cleveland fan's malaise: Bud Shaw's Sports Spin

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 28, 2009, 11:56PM
      Bud Shaw addresses Wednesday night's C.C. Sabathia-Cliff Lee World Series matchup, Phil Savage and other topics in his Spin column. Full story »

      Cleveland Browns' offensive miseries won't alter Eric Mangini's stance that Brady Quinn isn't the answer: Bud Shaw

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 26, 2009, 1:50AM
      Eric Mangini's deconstruction project has produced an expansion team. And Brady Quinn still can't get his uniform dirty on Sundays?  Full story »
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      It's Sunday afternoon on the lakefront, anybody seen the Wildcat? -- Bud Shaw Blog

      By Bud Shaw

      October 25, 2009, 2:27PM
      The fans are chanting for Brady Quinn. To quarterback? To coach? Does it matter?  Full story »

      Are Indians evaluating a thoroughly modern Valentine? Bud Shaw's Sunday Sports Spin

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 24, 2009, 11:49PM
      Bud Shaw addresses Bobby Valentine's unique interview style, the alleged Year of the Quarterback in the NFL and more in his Sunday Spin.  Full story »

      Rolling Stone's criticism of Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini gathers no moss: Bud Shaw blog

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 23, 2009, 12:58PM
      Magazine's criticism of Browns coach Eric Mangini is still irrelevant Full story »

      Reality TV needs the Bernie Kosar and Eric Mangini show: Bud Shaw's Sports Spin

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 22, 2009, 4:35AM
      Bud Shaw puts Bernie Kosar's consulting job with the Browns, Jim Tressel's defense of Terrelle Pryor and more through his Spin cycle.  Full story »

      Cleveland Indians could do a lot worse than Manny Acta -- Bud Shaw Blog

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 20, 2009, 9:14AM
      CLEVELAND -- Manny Acta's record with the Nationals doesn't recommend him, but a friend in the business whose opinion I trust on baseball matters emailed this week to say it was more a reflection on the team than the manager. There were some questions about his alleged lack of fire and failure to correct mistakes in fundamentals. But to... Full story »

      Oprah referees Holyfield and Tyson? Now that's a brave new boxing world: Bud Shaw's Sunday Sports Spin

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 18, 2009, 5:10AM
      Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Oprah Winfrey? Perhaps we have a new candidate for a national boxing czar? Full story »

      Payroll, not pluck, remains the backbone of the Yankees' greatness: Bud Shaw's Sports Spin

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 15, 2009, 2:20AM
      How can America not throw in with the Yankees and get behind them on their march to become the world's biggest economy, er, to become World Series champion? That's what Bud Shaw wants to know. Full story »

      Trade deadline is a lousy reason for Cleveland Browns to deal Brady Quinn: Bud Shaw

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 13, 2009, 6:28PM
      The speculation about whether Brady Quinn might follow Braylon Edwards out the door must be wishful thinking on Quinn's part because it doesn't make any sense for the Browns, Bud Shaw writes. Full story »

      If you take out the trash, Browns vs. Bills loses much of its appeal: Bud Shaw's Sunday Sports Spin

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      By Bud Shaw

      October 11, 2009, 4:55AM
      Bud Shaw sorts out the Cleveland sporting scene with his Sunday no-spin cycle of comments. Full story »

      Browns quarterback Derek Anderson is a reinvented character in Cleveland's leading soap opera: Bud Shaw

      By Bud Shaw

      October 10, 2009, 6:00AM
      How sold on Anderson can Mangini be a month after passing him over as the starter? Full story »
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