The Cleveland Browns are still making quiet moves to strengthen the offensive line for next year. The signing of Darnell Dinkins, a tight end that is known for blocking, is a good sign that Phil Savage is still putting his finishing touches on this team. This is another strong indication that Cleveland will be focusing on the defense for this year’s draft.
The Ohio State Buckeyes won a tough battle against a very competitive Davidson team in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Buckeyes are use to the rough style of basketball that is played in the Big Ten.
The referees called a tight game and some Davidson players accused Ohio State of trash talking. This is good news for the Buckeyes. Their next opponent, Georgetown, plays a very similar game and never lacks confident when they take the court. Terrance Dials and the rest of the Bucks will need a physical effort on both ends of the court to reach the Sweet Sixteen this year.
The Browns are probably finished with major free agent signings, but Phil Savage is still busy. With Sean Jones and Brodney Pool on the roster, swapping Chris Crocker for another draft pick makes sense.
Also, according to Tony Grossi in his chat wrap, LeCharles Bentley will definitely start at center, and the Browns are trying to trade center Jeff Faine, hoping for a fourth-rounder.
The Browns already have an extra fifth-round pick from the trade of WR Andre Davis, so they might be in a great position with extra picks, which can be used to trade up if the possibility arrises.
Update - The deal has been completed, contingent on Crocker passing a physical.
If you’re playing like crap and on a losing streak, there’s nothing like the Portland Trailblazers coming to town to help ease your woes. The Cavs took advantage of the situation and managed a much-needed win.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Buckeyes survived a scare and defeated Davidson, 70-62.
The Buckeyes trailed by four at halftime. Asked to rate Matta’s temper on a scale of 1 to 10, Sullinger laughed while pegging it at 13.
“But he told us what needed to be said,” Sullinger added. “We didn’t come all this way to play the way we did in the first half. We were reacting to them instead of them reacting to us. We just weren’t playing Ohio State basketball.”
They’ll need a better effort to beat Georgetown on Sunday.