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January 1, 2011Mangini Could Hear Fate by Monday
January 1, 2011
While We’re Waiting is your first cup of Cleveland sports coffee for the day. Sip on these WFNYish pieces from around the net while your first our first post finishes cooking. Seen something you think we should feature here? Send it to our tips line- tips@waitingfornextyear.com.
Backup plans for the Browns’ offensive leader: “Running back Peyton Hillis missed practice for the third straight day Friday with sore ribs and is listed as questionable for Sunday against the Steelers and their No. 1-ranked run defense. ‘I’m still optimistic he’ll be able to play,’ said coach Eric Mangini. ‘I feel pretty good about it, but we’ll see.’ If Hillis is limited during the game, the Browns will rely on Mike Bell and also use Joshua Cribbs in the backfield, both in the wildcat formation and maybe in the regular offense.” [Mary Kay Cabot/Plain Dealer]
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Wide-ranging updates on the Browns including this bit on the draft: “Draft Wise: The Browns could finish in the top five or fall to as low as 14. Carolina is 2-13, while three teams are 4-11. There are six teams at 5-10, with four teams at 6-9.” [Fred Greetham/The OBR]
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As if Cleveland needed another reminder of how important stopping James Harrison is, here it is with a note from the earlier meeting: “In the first matchup with Cleveland in Week Six, Harrison was exceptionally disruptive, notching 11 tackles and two sacks and a forced fumble. He also knocked WRs Joshua Cribbs and Mohamed Massaquoi out of the game with concussions and was later fined $75,000 for his hit on Massaquoi.” [Mike Wilkening/ProFootballWeekly]
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Talking about Ohio State’s losing streak to the SEC in postseason play: “The Buckeyes have beaten SEC teams during the regular season, most recently LSU in 1988. In bowl games, however, Ohio State is 0-9 against teams from the conference that has produced the past four national champions.” [Google/AP]
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Some of the finest Buckeye events of the year: “At the end of the day, however, 2010 was another amazing year in the Buckeye sporting world — OSU is currently 5th in the Director’s Cup standings — and with that, we present our 3rd annual Top Buckeye Moments of the Year.” [Jason/Eleven Warriors]
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OSU’s hot men’s basketball team ended 2010 with an impressive win at Indiana: “Indiana welcomed the Buckeyes into Assembly Hall in Bloomington today only to have the Buckeyes hang a 85-67 final on them. The game wasn’t nearly as one-sided as the score indicated, as Indiana fought hard the whole game through.” [Eric/Buckeye Battle Cry]
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Jordan Bastian reports that Justin Germano will report to Triple-A Columbus and that the Austin Kearns signing for the Indians has not yet been made official because of the holidays. [MLB.com]
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And here is an early look at the top 100 players for the 2011 NBA Draft. Get ready to see the Cavs interested in some of those main few players shortly. [DraftExpress]
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(Photo above via AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
1 Comment
I hope they play Cribbs in the backfield regardless of Hillis’ status. I really think he could do good things back there. Also, if Hillis is hurting, we need to sit him, He already has a giant bullseye on him, and we don’t need him hurt.