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See Which Cleveland Browns Legends Made Controversial Mount Rushmore

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July 11, 2024

See Which Cleveland Browns Legends Made Controversial Mount Rushmore

The practice of coming up with a “Mount Rushmore” that highlights the four greatest players in a franchise’s history has become a popular exercise for NFL fans.

Recently the league’s “NFL Throwback” YouTube and social media account tried their hand at building Mount Rushmore’s for all 32 teams. The results were not without some controversy, particularly for the Cleveland Browns.

Via the long-form video that went through the entire list of “Mount Rushmore’s, the four names that made up Cleveland’s monument of legends included: Jim Brown, Joe Thomas, Otto Graham and Lou Groza.

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Brown’s appearance on the list certainly makes sense. The hall of fame running back – who passed away just last year – is still regarded today as one of the best players to ever play the sport and remains a Cleveland icon even in death. Additionally, Thomas just received initiation into football greatest fraternity, earning a gold jacket last summer as one of the best players to every don orange and brown. He was a 10-time Pro Bowler in 11 seasons, and a six-time All-Pro as well.

Where Browns fans may start to disagree are with the additions of Graham and Groza. Graham does remain one of the franchise leader’s in passing, second only to Brian Sipe with 23,713 yards and holds the top spot for passing touchdowns with 174. As the video points out, Graham was also a 2-time NFL passing champion, a three time MVP and won three NFL titles pre-merger. Those credentials certainly make him part of the conversation.

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It’s Groza’s presence in particular that leaves a number of other great Browns looking like snubs. Despite still being the franchise’s all-time leader in points with 1,349, ahead of Brown and fellow kicking legend Phil Dawson, Groza making the cut over current Browns star and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett feels a bit egregious. Some fans may even be willing to make a case for running back Nick Chubb being part of the Browns Mount Rushmore. Chubb is currently fourth in all-all-time rushing for the franchise and third all-time in rushing touchdowns.

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LIST: Dispensaries start recreational cannabis sales Tuesday

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August 6, 2024

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LIST: Dispensaries start recreational cannabis sales Tuesday

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Adult-use cannabis sales are slated to start in Ohio as soon as Tuesday, according to a notice sent from the Division of Cannabis Control.

A notice of intent to issue a certificate of operation hit the inbox of Beckett Salchak, manager of Ohio Cannabis Company in Canton Friday morning.

At around 11 a.m., Salchak was notified of a temporary authorization to operate beginning August 6 with a dual-use dispensary license.

Back in May, the deadline for application for a dual-use license was set for around June 7.

According to 19 News’s previous coverage, medical dispensaries will be the first to receive approval for adult sale.

At 11:40 a.m. Friday, the Division of Cannabis Control confirmed that non-medical sales in Ohio have not begun yet.

James Crawford of the Ohio Department of Commerce said that no dispensary has received its dual-use certificate needed to sell non-medical cannabis.

At 1:06 p.m. Friday, Crawford issued the following, amended statement:

We intend to issue the first set of non-medical licenses on Tuesday. There will be no sales over the weekend. We will provide a formal announcement on Monday. Once dispensaries receive their Certificate of Operation, the Division of Cannabis Control will be updating this map showing which dispensaries are open to adult-use customers.

As of Friday, applicants who received the notice, like the Ohio Cannabis Company, will be preparing for Tuesday.

Below is a list of all 98 places that will be licensed to sell cannabis for adult-use on Tuesday.

Tracking recreational use of cannabis in Ohio

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2 more suspects arrested in Cleveland shooting outside St. Malachi

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August 6, 2024

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2 more suspects arrested in Cleveland shooting outside St. Malachi

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Two more suspects were arrested in the shooting at St. Malachi last Monday.

This comes after the first suspect in the shooting, Richo Samuels, Jr., was arrested and charged Wednesday.

Officers arrested the second suspect Thursday after officers witnessed an alleged aggravated robbery on the 2700 block of Division Avenue.

According to Cleveland Police, officers arrested the suspect, 30-year-old Randall Rayshawn Russell, who is also a suspect in the St. Malachi shooting.

The third suspect, 37-year-old Rahmean Omar Ponzie, in the shooting was arrested on Saturday.

According to Cleveland police, the shooting happened near the intersection of West 25th Street and Washington Avenue just before 6 p.m. last Monday.

When police arrived on scene, there was no shooter there.

According to a police report, officers found Samuels outside the aquarium nearby, took him into custody, and found a weapon in his possession.

Police said Samuels is suspected of being involved in the shooting in addition to being one of the people who was shot.

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The two other victims in the shooting had injuries that were not life-threatening, Cleveland police said.

Charges have not yet been filed for Ponzie or Russell.

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Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell Sounds Off On Stephen A. Smith, Critics

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August 5, 2024

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Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell Sounds Off On Stephen A. Smith, Critics

Many people cannot handle criticism, whether it’s constructive or unwarranted. But Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell eats it up.

During a recent appearance on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Mitchell revealed why he actually likes criticism.

“And when people started talking (expletive) about, ‘Oh, he not that good,’ and I overcame that little hump, that’s when I was like, ‘Alright, bet. I belong,” Mitchell said. “Because they only doin’ that — they not gonna talk (expletive), like you said, about the last guy on the bench.”

Mitchell went on to single out ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith as one of the critics that motivated him.

“The greats go through the highs and the lows throughout, then that’s when I really stopped listening to the media for real, but that was when I realized, like, oh, you got the Stephen A. Smiths talking about, ‘Oh, he can be this. He can be that.’ And then you start struggling then it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s not this. He’s not that.’ That’s when I was like, ‘Alright, bet.’ You overcome that,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell has a point. Not many NBA analysts are going to focus their critiques on bench players, but when it comes to stars, it’s open season.

Many say that you know you’ve made it when you people start hating, and that’s the angle Mitchell seems to be taking.

And Mitchell has definitely made it.

The 27-year-old has made five straight All-Star appearances and is coming off of a 2023-24 campaign in which he averaged 26.6 points, 6.1 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals over 35.3 minutes per game on 46.2/36.8/86.5 shooting splits.

Mitchell also just signed a lucrative three-year contract extension with the Cavaliers.

That being said, there is still one major accolade missing from Mitchell’s resume: playoff success.

We’ll see if Mitchell can lead Cleveland on a deep postseason run next spring.

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