Les Levine write about Sports for the Cleveland Jewish News. Follow Les on Twitter @LesLevine.
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It didn’t take long for former Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin to make his presence felt as the general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans. Many basketball people thought the Cavs made a big mistake when they chose not to meet his demands to stay here and help the franchi…
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I have a friend who is a baseball fan. He once told me talking about baseball is more enjoyable than watching it. His premise was that the eras, not necessarily ERAs, allowed fans to compare statistics, unlike football where the game keeps changing. Despite the new way we look at statistics…
In my broadcasting career, which began in 1970, I can honestly say I never lost the excitement of “game day,” when I would do the play-by-play of a basketball or football game somewhere in the country. In addition to enjoying the preparation, but not always the bus rides, I had the opportuni…
David Gilbert, a graduate of Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights who heads Destination Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, did it again.It wasn’t the greatest secret in the world, but last week the NFL announced the 2021 NFL Draft will be held in Cleveland. …
I don’t claim to have the math skills the NBA used to figure out the draft lottery, which will send Zion Williamson to the New Orleans Pelicans, rather than to Cleveland, New York or Phoenix. But I do know this. The league rules allow such things, like LeBron James coming and going from Clev…
Before the NBA went international, you heard the association needed the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers to contend for championships every year.
I will be the first to admit I know nothing about the intricacies of horse racing, except perhaps that Secretariat was the most spectacular horse I have seen. But I do know a considerable amount about the perception of things, particularly in regard to sports (assuming you agree horse racing…
Growing up in the mid to late 1950s, most of my baseball playing buddies were big fans of “The Rock,” Rocky Colavito. Most of them imitated Colavito’s unique batting style, which included the bat being stretched on one’s shoulders, followed by the obligatory pointing of the bat straight at t…
According to a Columbus radio report, longtime Columbus sportscaster Dom Tiberi labeled the Columbus Blue Jackets’ four-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs as a Columbus sports “Mount Rushmore Moment.”
In addition to sharing Dec. 30 as their birthday, LeBron James and Tiger Woods have much in common. Chief among their similarities: both are a little bit behind in their attempts to become recognized as the GOAT, the greatest of all time, in their respective sports.
I have written before about my late uncle Sam Levine, who was known around here as “Mr. Bowling.”
April 1 started a big week around here as the Cleveland Indians defeated division rival Chicago White Sox, 5-3, on opening day at Progressive Field after losing two of three to the Twins in Minnesota to start the season.
