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How Cavaliers Are Viewing Search For New Head Coach
The search for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ next head coach began after the organization dismissed J.B. Bickerstaff from his position on Thursday morning.
Whoever the next leader of this team is will have the job of taking the Cavs to the next level and it’s something that Cleveland’s President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman and the Cavaliers’ front office don’t want to rush.
“I’d be lying to you if I saw I already dove into a list of people and criteria,” said Altman at Friday’s media availability.
But how exactly are Altman and his team members viewing the search?
First off, Altman acknowledged that the coaching vacancy that Bickerstaff filled back in 2020 was vastly different from the vacancy Cleveland has now. That iteration of the Cavaliers was a team that was rebuilding while this team is looking to win it all now.
From this, Altman detailed how the team is viewing their search.
“We haven’t had a search in five years,” said Altman. “That search five years ago was completely different than this one. There is a very highly specific job requirement in terms of the questions we’re going to ask. Very, very specific to the talent level. Very specific to how we can achieve even more than we already have, and obviously some characteristics we’ve been talking about from a cultural standpoint.”
Altman went on to say that his team was going to sit down at some time next week to discuss the criteria that they are looking for in their next head coach.
But as for now, we know based on what Altman had to say that the Cavs are expecting to do their due diligence in the search and they want a head coach with a specific skill set that will get them to more playoff success.
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Cleveland councilman warns of planned outages coming to city’s west side during high heat
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland City Councilman Charles Slife warned of a planned and temporary power outage from First Energy on Wednesday afternoon amid dangerously high temperatures.
MORE: Widespread power outages plaguing Cleveland
According to the post, First Energy is working to install two new poles, one in Lakewood and one on Rocky River Drive near St. Joseph Academy.
19 First Alert Days: First Alert Weather Days continue through Friday for heat, Saturday for storms
“This work is being done to bolster the electrical grid, which is being strained by heavy use due to high temperatures, and to avoid widespread and long-lasting outages,” the post said.
Slife emphasizes that Wednesday’s outages are temporary and intentional.
PUCO rejects FirstEnergy’s attempt to loosen reliability standards
The outages are expected to impact the northern half of Ward 15 and may last up to an hour.
Slife said he would provide more details when available.
19 News has reached out to First Energy for more information.
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Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings and the Texas Rangers took advantage of a bone-headed play by Cleveland rookie outfielder Cooper Ingle on Tuesday night to beat the Guardians 4-2 and extend their winning streak to six games.
DeGrom (7-5) allowed a two-run homer to Kyle Manzardo in the first before turning dominant. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single in the second before retiring 18 of the next 19 batters, improving to 4-0 in June.
Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer and Josh Jung added a solo shot as the AL West-leading Rangers improved to 7-2 on their road trip.
They got a big assist in the seventh inning when Ingle, making just his second major league start in the outfield, lost track of the number of outs and tossed a live ball into the stands, allowing the Rangers to take a 3-2 lead.
With a runner at second and one out, Ingle caught a routine fly ball hit by Rangers left fielder Alejandro Osuna for the second out. Thinking it was the third out, Ingle looked at the ball in his glove before throwing it over the protective netting to fans.
The umpires immediately ruled the ball was dead, and Ezequiel Duran was awarded home plate.
Pederson connected for his 14th homer — and 11th since May 26 — off Tanner Bibee (2-9) to tie it 2-all in the third.
Jung’s ninth homer made it 4-2 in the eighth.
Manzardo gave the Guardians a 2-0 lead in the first with his 10th homer.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was pulled before his at-bat in the first inning because of back discomfort. The five-time All-Star missed 19 games earlier this season with back spasms.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Thousands of FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power customers are without power in the city of Cleveland.
Check CPP’s and FirstEnergy’s websites for the latest information on the outages.
As temperatures remain at extreme levels, Cleveland Public Power is responding to isolated service interruptions caused by equipment working harder during periods of sustained high demand.
— ClevelandPublicPower (@clepublicpower) June 30, 2026
The outages are mostly located from downtown Cleveland to the westside.
19 News has reached out to Cleveland Public Power and FirstEnergy for more information on the outages but have yet to hear back.
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