By Tariq Ali on Nov 1, 2007 in Off Topics | 1 Comment
If you went to the Cavs opening night game with a Halloween costume, then send us your photo. We will give away two tickets to a Cavs game for the best costume.
To Send your photo, email us at: cavs-photo@cavsnews.com
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By GFO on Oct 15, 2007 in Off Topics | 0 Comments
In Their Words is a weekly feature appearing Sundays in The Blade’s sports section. Blade sports writer Maureen Fulton talked with Michael Reghi, a longtime sports broadcaster in Ohio who was the television voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers for 12 years.
Fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers endured a long run of mediocrity before their recent NBA [...]
By GFO on Sep 26, 2007 in Off Topics | 0 Comments
DISH Network(r), home of the best sports and movies in HD as well as the best HD DVR in the industry, announced today the launch of four regional sports networks in high definition (HD).
The four regional sports networks now featuring game-only HD content on DISH Network are:
* Altitude Sports and Entertainment (ch. 360), known as [...]
By GFO on Sep 25, 2007 in Off Topics | 0 Comments
Electronic ticketing venture Flash Seats filed a federal lawsuit on Monday seeking to guard against what it considers patent infringement.
The lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Delaware alleges that Irvine, Calif.-based Paciolan’s Ticket Marketplace infringes on Flash Seats’ patent for electronic ticketing. The lawsuit seeks a court order protecting its patent and awarding unspecified [...]
By GFO on Sep 24, 2007 in Off Topics | 0 Comments
Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry, who played at Duke, arrived at the Cavs’ new $25-million practice facility this week to find one of his office walls painted Carolina blue, complete with a professional-looking UNC logo and a Tar Heel footprint.
“I have no sense of humor when it comes to that,” Ferry told reporters. “This [...]
By GFO on Sep 21, 2007 in Off Topics | 0 Comments
Chart-topping hip-hop artist Kanye West and NBA superstar LeBron James have signed on to headline “Saturday Night Live’s” 33rd season premiere in New York.
This marks the second time West will perform on an “SNL” season opener, NBC said.
The first episode of the new season of the sketch comedy show is slated to air on NBC [...]
By GFO on Sep 20, 2007 in Off Topics | 0 Comments
Ben Wallace speaks with WDFN-AM during a recent stint in Michigan to spread the word about the new, low-cost ($14.98) basketball shoes he’s promoting.
Wallace says he knew Cleveland would come out strong, but was still surprised the Pistons lost the series.
While watching the series, he says couldn’t help but think of what he would have [...]
By GFO on Sep 19, 2007 in Off Topics | 0 Comments
Here are 10 of sports’ most heinous traitors.
10. Johnny Damon, Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs. Let’s just get these three out of the way, right off the bat. We would include Babe Ruth on this list too, but it’s not his fault the Sox sold him. And we’d include Jose Canseco, Mike Myers and Alan [...]
By GFO on Sep 18, 2007 in LeBron James, Off Topics | 0 Comments
Lyn Brown’s secret to running a successful charity isn’t much of a secret.
She operates Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawai’i like a business, watching how each dollar is spent, ensuring everything is done by the book and keeping the organization focused on its mission.
“You have to treat it like it’s your own business,” said Brown, executive director [...]
By Tariq Ali on Sep 17, 2007 in Off Topics | 6 Comments
After five years of marriage, Dwyane Wade and wife Siohvaughn decided to split according to YBF.com.
Dwayne’s wife just had their second baby Zion in May of this year .
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By Tariq Ali on Sep 15, 2007 in Cavaliers News, Off Topics | 0 Comments
Stephen Miller of The Wall Street Journal wrote a nice article about the former Cavaliers owner Ted Stepien who passed away Monday at age 82.
Mr. Stephien was sportsman since he starred in basketball and football at Pittsburgh’s Schenley High School but he turned down an athletic scholarship to become a bombardier during World War II.
Tom [...]