Bill Livingston

Cleveland Sports Analysis and Commentary

• OSU had a shot, but Colt won
Glendale, Ariz.

• Ohio State Buckeyes have Fiesta Bowl and the future on their minds
Glendale, Ariz.

• Two Buckeyes began their senior season with high expectations, but Boeckman, Robiskie put aside personal goals for good of team
Scottsdale, Ariz.

• Hard to imagine coaches Hayes, Royal running spread offense
The dinosaurs occasionally tried to fly. But it wasn't in their DNA.

• Ken Dorsey was a good college quarterback, but he's not suited for the NFL, says The Plain Dealer's Bill Livingston
Trash floated in the shiv ering, surly gale Sunday as Cleveland Browns Stadium emptied for the last time this season.

• Cleveland Browns' glittering hope is once again overdue - Bill Livingston
The season began in the summer with fans chanting "Super Bowl! Super Bowl!" during a sun shower that left raindrops glittering like jewels.

• Cleveland's Benny Friedman was a football Hall of Famer who preceded Sammy Baugh as a passing phenom, and he shouldn't be overlooked, writes The Plain Dealer's Bill Livingston
When "Slingin' " Sammy Baugh died this week, his nickname indicated how the man became inseparable from his deeds.

• Jenkins knows his Thorpe history
Columbus - When Ohio State's Malcolm Jenkins won the Jim Thorpe Award as this year's best collegiate defensive back, no royalty was present to whom Jenkins, after accepting the hardware, could say, "Thanks, King."

• Recent deals paying dividends for Cavs
The great irony with the Cavaliers was that, while LeBron James was "must-see TV," their games were quite often enough to drive viewers to the Visine.

• Recent deals paying dividends for Cavs
The great irony with the Cavaliers was that, while LeBron James was "must-see TV," their games were quite often enough to drive viewers to the Visine.

• Former Cleveland Indians pitcher CC Sabathia gets big payoff despite not coming up big in playoffs, Plain Dealer columnist Bill Livingston writes
All that was missing in the CC Sabathia deal was for some New York Yankees executive to say of the other teams, "Let them eat cake."

• Former Cleveland Indians pitcher CC Sabathia gets big payoff despite not coming up big in playoffs, Plain Dealer columnist Bill Livingston writes
All that was missing in the CC Sabathia deal was for some New York Yankees executive to say of the other teams, "Let them eat cake."

• The NFL owes its lucrative life to the sudden death of "The Greatest Game Ever Played," says The Plain Dealer's Bill Livingston
The "sudden-death overtime" that concluded the Baltimore Colts' 23-17 victory over the New York Giants for the 1958 NFL Championship didn't make it "The Greatest Game Ever Played." What came after, particularly the marriage of the NFL and television, did that in terms of economic impact.

• The NFL owes its lucrative life to the sudden death of "The Greatest Game Ever Played," says The Plain Dealer's Bill Livingston
The "sudden-death overtime" that concluded the Baltimore Colts' 23-17 victory over the New York Giants for the 1958 NFL Championship didn't make it "The Greatest Game Ever Played." What came after, particularly the marriage of the NFL and television, did that in terms of economic impact.

• Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas grabs his small piece of glory, says The Plain Dealer's Bill Livingston
Goliath had to stoop to conquer.

• Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas grabs his small piece of glory, says The Plain Dealer's Bill Livingston
Goliath had to stoop to conquer.