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Kareem Hunt hurdles his way back into Browns offense in win over Titans

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September 25, 2023

Kareem Hunt hurdles his way back into Browns offense in win over Titans

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you forgot what Kareem Hunt looks like with the ball in his hands, he reminded you late in the third quarter on Sunday of the Browns’ 27-3 win vs. the Titans.

Hunt took a screen pass from quarterback Deshaun Watson on third-and-9 with 3:27 left in the quarter. He reached up and snagged a high throw around the Browns’ 20 and, at the 29, the line to gain for a first down, he leapt over Titans cornerback Roger McCreary, who was getting pancaked by Joel Bitonio.

“I knew we had to get a first down so I was trying to find a way and the guy happened to dive low under Joel,” Hunt said, “because I wanted to start running actually, but it was seeing the first down, just jump, instincts pretty much.”

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“I’ve seen that from Kareem so many times over the years,” head coach Kevin Stefanski said. “Doing a great job. He’s a very, very good screen runner, as everybody knows. But he got north, south, immediately jumped over somebody, got us a first. That was a huge play in that moment of the game.”

This is Hunt at his best, a whirling dervish who puts yards before bodily health, who spins and leaps and rarely lets off the gas. And you can bet Hunt didn’t mind getting hit again.

“Yeah, but it hurt,” he said. “But no, I’m good. So it felt good though. I’m going to like waking up sore for sure tomorrow.”

Hunt carried the ball five times for 13 yards and caught two passes for 22 yards. He showed up to Sunday’s game wearing a Nick Chubb shirsey and wore a shirt under his jersey during the game with a 24 emblazoned on it.

“(Chubb) texted me. He was just saying fire emojis and stuff like that,” Hunt said, “and I just said, ‘I love you, bro.’”

Hunt was welcomed to the game with a loud ovation when he ran on the field.

“I thought something was happening,” Hunt said about hearing the cheers. “I’m like, ‘Oh man, oh dang.’ It was pretty cool. It definitely felt good. Put a little pressure on me. I’m like, ‘Alright, I might have to do something sweet now.’”

There were more cheers when Hunt had his first carry, a 1-yard run with 11:11 left in the opening quarter, probably the loudest cheers you’ll hear for a 1-yard run on first down near midfield.

This looked like the old Hunt — not the Hunt we saw last season, but the rejuvenated version of Hunt we saw in 2020 and 2021, when he and Chubb formed, perhaps, the best running back duo in the NFL.

Who can blame him for being happy to be out there?

After last season ended, it seemed his Browns career was over as he hit free agency, but the right situation never materialized. No one goes into free agency hoping they won’t sign until September 20, but that’s what happened to Hunt.

Sometimes, circumstances align. There was the unfortunate Chubb injury and, as Hunt put it in his introductory (or re-introductory) Zoom call on Wednesday, “I’m right up the street from my house.”

So the Browns brought Chubb back. He knows the playbook, the coaching staff, the building, his teammates and he looks like he’s in the kind of shape he was in when he changed the trajectory of his career in 2020.

“We got a long season. I’m excited to get this one behind me and keep moving forward and getting better each game,” Hunt said, “and knocking off some of that, a little bit of rust just from missing camp and preseason and stuff like that.”

The running game was all hands on deck on Sunday, with Jerome Ford starting. He carried the ball 10 times, Elijah Moore carried it three times and Pierre Strong Jr. logged six carries. Even tight end Harrison Bryant got two carries on quarterback sneaks. In all, seven Browns players carried the ball on Sunday.

“It’s hard to fill a guy like 2-4′s shoes,” Hunt said. “So it’s going to take us all. We all got our unique style to play and just got to keep having each other’s back and go out there and play for one another and we’ll be fine.”

For Hunt, Sunday was a great moment at Cleveland Browns Stadium and one he probably wasn’t sure he’d get to have again.

“It was a great feeling,” he said. “Feels good to be back, help the team win and just keep finding ways to win football games.”

Guess you can come home again, especially if you never left.

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GCSC Summer Golf Classic | Greater Cleveland Sports Commission

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August 4, 2024

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GCSC Summer Golf Classic | Greater Cleveland Sports Commission

Get Your Golf On!
Golfers of all abilities are invited to play in GCSC’s Summer Golf Classic presented by First National Bank on Monday, August 5, 2024 at Cleveland Metroparks Sleepy Hollow.
Join us for a day of 18 holes with cart featuring beverages, contests & prizes, lunch and a buffet dinner.
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Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police

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August 4, 2024

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Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – One man is dead after a shooting following reports of a large fight on the east side, according to Cleveland Police.

Police got reports of a large fight around 2:50 a.m. on Saturday in the 1000 block of East 71st Street.

While officers were en route, they learned that two people were shot.

Police located a 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old man who were both shot, according to a release.

Both of the men were taken to the hospital by EMS.

The 22-year-old man later died at the hospital.

The condition of the 24-year-old is unknown.

Cleveland Police homicide unit is investigating, according to police.

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WWE SummerSlam 2024 Results: Winners And Grades On August 3, 2024

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August 4, 2024

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WWE SummerSlam 2024 results

Credit: WWE.com

WWE SummerSlam 2024 from Cleveland, Ohio advertised six championship matches. Among them was Solo Sikoa challenging Cody Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship, LA Knight challenging Logan Paul for the WWE United States Championship, Sami Zayn defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Bron Breakker and GUNTHER challenging Damian Priest for the WWE World Championship.

This week’s broadcast of WWE Raw garnered 1.412 million viewers on SyFy after being preempted by the Olympics.

WWE SummerSlam Results | August 3, 2024

Liv Morgan def. Rhea Ripley | WWE Women’s World Championship
Bron Breakker def. Sami Zayn | WWE Intercontinental Championship
LA Knight def. Logan Paul | WWE United States Championship
Nia Jax def. Bayley | WWE Women’s Championship
Drew McIntyre def. CM Punk
GUNTHER def. Damian Priest | WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Cody Rhodes def. Solo Sikoa | WWE Undisputed Championship

WWE SummerSlam 2024 Ticket Sales

WWE SummerSlam 2024 Venue: Cleveland Browns Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
WWE SummerSlam 2024 Tickets Distributed: 55,858
WWE SummerSlam 2024 Tickets Available: 807

WWE Money In The Bank 2024 Winners And Grades

Liv Morgan Def. Rhea Ripley

Despite all the talk of The Judgment Day competing by themselves, Dominik Mysterio accompanied Rhea Ripley to the ring.

Michael Cole noted the last time Rhea Ripley lost a singles match was 26 months ago. To Liv Morgan.

This match started as a cat-and-mouse as Liv ran away from Ripley. Fans became frustrated and booed Liv loudly.

Rhea dominated this match until Liv Morgan dodged a charging Ripley and followed up by throwing her, shoulder-first, into the turnbuckle. Ripley could be heard (kayfabe) saying “it’s out, it’s out!”

Fans were split as they made dueling chants of “let’s go Rhea/let’s go Liv!”

Liv Morgan (kayfabe) popped her shoulder back into place by running herself into the announce table and fans went crazy.

Ripley hit the riptide, but did not pin Morgan. Instead, she grabbed a steel chair that Morgan brought into the ring. Mysterio grabbed the chair from her, which was the wise decision because she would have gotten herself disqualified. This led to an Oblivion for a nearfall and “holy s—t” chants.

Dom distracted the ref, leading to an Oblivion on the steel chair for the win. After the match, Dominik Mysterio kissed Liv Morgan and they left together.

Backstage, Damian Priest was furious with Dominik Mysterio for his actions. Finn and the rest of the Judgment Day vowed to go find him. I don’t trust them.

Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan Grade: A-

Bron Breakker Def. Sami Zayn

Bron Breakker hit his always impressive Breakkensteiner early on, then he proceeded to scream “quit!” at Sami Zayn.

Bron Breakker cut Sami Zayn off with a Spear, then he hit ayn with another Spear for the win. This wasn’t necessarily a squash match, but it was definitely a dominant win for Breakker.

Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn Grade: B

LA Knight Def. Logan Paul

Logan Paul wore a Cleveland-inspired American Flag vest and greeted two security guards on his way to the ring. One of hte security guards turned out to be Cleveland’s own MGK.

LA Knight shattered the glass on Logan Paul’s Prime vehicle before making his way to the ring.

Paul cleared the table, but LA Knight got the better of him with a modified TKO, though the table didn’t break.

Paul won these people over with a springboard moonsault on LA Knight. Though they cheered the spot, they eventually came to their senses and chanted “you still suck!”

After jumping up on the top rope, LA Knight hit a scary looking superplex. Fans chanted “this is awesome” after a nearfall.

Logan Paul borrowed brass knuckles from MGK. After a shot to LA Knight, Knight countered with a BFT.

Logan Paul vs. LA Knight Grade: A-

Nia Jax Def. Bayley

Bayley relentlessly knocked Nia Jax off her feet early in the match.

Nia Jax took control of the match, to the point where she hit the Annihilator, but Bayley kicked out.

Jax called herself “reckless” and “clumsy” while trash-talking Bayley on offense.

Bayley hit an awesome power bomb on Nia Jax from the top rope. The fans were fervently into a match that struggled to follow Logan Paul vs. LA Knight.

A Tiffany Stratton cash-in was thwarted by Bayley, but the distraction led to two power bombs and two Annihilators for the win.

Nia Jax vs. Bayley Grade: A-

Drew McIntyre Def. CM Punk

Seth Rollins walked out in a long cloak, and what was under the jacket was certain to be even wilder.

WWE used ref cameras on the referee’s ear, and there were never more ref cam shots than during Seth Rollins’ entrance.

Rollins’ referee outfit were baggy, bedazzled pants and a cutoff shirt similar to Shawn Michaels.

Fans chanted “CM Punk” to start the match as punk donned pink gear in homage to Bret Hart.

Rollins did a great job working the fans into a frenzy before ringing the bell. When the bell rang, Punk and McIntyre brawled like crazy.

Instead of counting to 10 while Punk and McIntyre were outside of the ring, Rollins instead chose to tie his shoes. Rollins also took immense pleasure in seeing Punk and Rollins beat the hell out of one another.

During an Anaconda Vice on McIntyre, Punk secured his friendship bracelet and the entire stadium celebrated.

Punk stopped his GTS on McIntyre dead in its tracks and confronted Rollins about wearing his bracelet, which Rollins picked up off the ground did wear, but out of no malice.

After a ref bump and a nearfall (followed by a second visual pinfall), Punk and Rollins got into a heated argument. Punk hit a Go To Sleep on Rollins and took his bracelet back, but it cost him the match.

Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk Grade: B+

GUNTHER Def. Damian Priest

Finn Balor wished Damian Priest luck before the match. Famous last words.

GUNTHER already had chop marks on his chest before the match even started.

GUNTHER and Priest chopped the hell out of one another to the point where GUNTHER was bleeding from the chest.

Finn Balor hit the ring, presumably to save Priest, but he ended up costing Priest the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by putting GUNTHER’s leg on the bottom rope.

After this match, Jelly Roll, The Miz and R-Truth took out A-Town Down Under.

GUNTHER vs. Damian Priest Grade: B+

Cody Rhodes Def. Solo Sikoa

Cody Rhodes ran into Arn Anderson backstage, and Anderson said he called in a few favors to a few allies of Cody Rhodes. Some of whom he knows, some he doesn’t.

For a full recap of Cody vs. Solo Sikoa in Bloodline Rules, click here.

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