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Former Cavaliers Star LeBron James Discusses 2007 NBA Finals Run

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Former Cavaliers Star LeBron James Discusses 2007 NBA Finals Run


The 2006-07 season was a historic campaign for the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

The team reached its first NBA Finals in franchise history, as a 22-year-old LeBron James also reached The Finals for his first time.

Friday will mark the 17th anniversary of Game 1 of the 2007 NBA Finals, which the Cavaliers eventually lost in a four-game sweep to the San Antonio Spurs.

On Wednesday, James reflected on this run in an episode of his “Mind the Game Pod w/ LeBron James and JJ Redick.”

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“What I remember about that run is that I didn’t even know what was going on,” James said. “I mean, I’m 22 years old, I’m trying to take in as much of the information as I possibly can. But more importantly, I just wanted to go out there and not overcomplicate myself with information and just go out and just play free.”

Dec 28, 2008; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) throws up talcum powder before the game against the Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena.

Dec 28, 2008; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) throws up talcum powder before the game against the Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena. / Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

The Wine and Gold took on a Spurs squad whose core had already won a pair of NBA titles together. While trying to defeat them proved to be a tough task, the Cavaliers put up a strong fight. Cleveland fell in Game 1 by a score of 85-76, and Games 3 and 4 by a combined four points.

James also described how it took a detailed gameplan to take on the much more experienced Spurs.

“And that is when you actually need it, the information, against San Antonio. Against [Head Coach Gregg Popovich], Manu [Ginóbili], Tony [Parker], Tim [Duncan], and that crew.”

In all, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer was grateful for his first opportunity to compete on the league’s biggest stage.

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“It was a great experience for a 22-year-old kid up into that point in my career,” James said.



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Boys basketball postponements, cancellations for Tuesday

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Boys basketball postponements, cancellations for Tuesday


CLEVELAND, Ohio — The following boys basketball games for Tuesday evening are postponed or canceled, starting with ones involving teams in the cleveland.com Top 25:

No. 7 St. Vincent-St. Mary at Youngstown Ursuline

Avon Lake at No. 16 Berea-Midpark

No. 21 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy at Lake Catholic

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No. 24 Solon at Twinsburg (will be played Feb. 17)

Barberton at Revere (will be played Feb. 18)

Cuyahoga Falls at Copley (will be played Feb. 19)

Field at Mogadore (will be played Feb. 16)

Kenston vs. Mayfield (will now be played Jan. 28 at Mayfield and Feb. 17 at Kenston)

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Maple Heights at North Ridgeville (will be played Feb. 18)

Norton at Orrville

Woodridge at Manchester



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Jane Carol Maisch Probst

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Jane Carol Maisch Probst


November 8, 1934 – January 22, 2026

Jane Carol Maisch Probst, 91, formerly of Ellicottville, NY and Bay Village, OH, passed away on January 22, 2026.

Born November 8, 1934, in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Sterling Maisch and Irene Rothermel Maisch. She married Hubert “Bert” Probst on December 1, 1962, in Cleveland, OH, who predeceased her after 54 years, in 2017. She met Bert on a blind date in 1958 and married 4 years later.

Jane earned a degree in Medical Technology from Ohio University. She worked as a medical technologist at Lakewood Hospital in Lakewood, OH, and for a brief time in Saginaw, Michigan. She was instrumental in setting up the laboratory in the Pulmonary Medical Group in Fairview Park, OH, where she retired from before moving to Ellicottville, NY with her husband.

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While raising a loving family in Bay Village, OH, winter weekends were spent traveling to and from Ellicottville, NY to ski at Holiday Valley Ski Resort, where they passed on their life-long passion to their children and grandchildren. Their ski adventures took them throughout North America and Europe. In 1985, Jane joined the Holiday Valley Ski School as a ski instructor. In 1988, Jane founded the Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program at Holiday Valley, empowering people with disabilities to enjoy skiing using adaptive equipment. At the time, this was one of the first adaptive ski programs in the nation. Jane recruited the original staff of instructors and grew the program to what it is today. After 15 years she retired from adaptive ski instruction. Today the Lounsbury Adaptive Program provides over 200 adaptive lessons each season with over 40 qualified instructors.

After Jane and Bert moved full-time to Ellicottville, Jane spent 10 years as a volunteer at the Ellicottville Memorial Library. In 2019, Jane moved to Canterbury Woods Retirement Community in Williamsville, NY. There she volunteered for the on-site library, started a reading program for residents in assisted living and started a weekly singing club.

Jane was a longtime parishioner of St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church in Bay Village, OH, and Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Ellicottville, NY, where she was a member of the choir.

Jane is survived by her children: Joseph (Donna), Mary (William), and Timothy (Tahira), 8 loving grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

In addition to her husband, Jane was predeceased by her brother John Maisch.

Friends may call at O’Rourke & O’Rourke Funeral Home, 25 River St, Salamanca, NY on Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 5 – 8 p.m.

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A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Name of Mary Roman Catholic Church, 22 Jefferson St, Ellicottville, NY on Friday at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Charles Johnson as celebrant.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program, Holiday Valley Resort, PO BOX 370, Ellicottville, NY 14731 or www.lounsburyadaptive.org/donate or the Ellicottville Memorial Library, 6499 Maples Rd, Ellicottville, NY 14731.

E-condolences can be sent to orourke.orourkefh@gmail.com or facebook.com/onofh



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Ohio man dies after being hit by snowplow

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Ohio man dies after being hit by snowplow


FOWLER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Sunday that a man died in Trumbull County after he was hit by a snowplow while riding a snowmobile. 


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  • The accident occurred in the intersection of SR 305 and Ridge Road in Fowler Township Sunday evening
  • A man operating a snowmobile stopped in the intersection, beyond the stop sign
  • A plow truck hit him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene

OSHP said at around 6:26 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of SR 305 and Ridge Road in Fowler Township. 

Richard Coelho Jr., 49, of Vienna, was going south on Ridge Road on a 1999 Ski-Doo snowmobile. Dale Onstott, 45, of Hartford, was heading west on SR 305 while operating a salt/plow truck.

Coelho came to a stop in the intersection, beyond the stop sign, OSHP said. He was then struck by the plow, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Onstott wasn’t injured, OSHP said. 

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The crash is under investigation.



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