The Cleveland Cavaliers were already in a bind at the point guard position before the team announced that Darius Garland had to undergo surgery to repair his toe injury, which forced him to miss multiple playoff games.

With Garland’s injury and the possibility that he could miss the start of next season, it’s obvious the front office must now make one critical move: re-signing Ty Jerome.

Jerome is fresh off a season where he averaged 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists while shooting 51.6 percent from the floor and 43.9 percent from behind the arc.

If someone has to start in place of Garland in the starting lineup at the start of next season, Jerome is the perfect candidate.

Not only did he produce with the Cavaliers, but Jerome already knows and has thrived in Kenny Atkinson’s system and can easily slot into the starting lineup while DG gets healthy.

It’s also not like Cleveland has a surplus of players ready to take over for Garland. If the Cavaliers don’t bring back Ty, the next man up is Craig Porter Jr.

Jerome will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and he has reportedly already garnered interest from multiple teams.

With the breakout season, he had last year, it’s no surprise that teams in need of a point guard would have an interest in the 27-year-old.

Jerome won’t be cheap, and the Cavaliers might have to trade away one or two players to make his contract fit within their current salary cap situation.

However, all of this would be worth it if we could bring back a reliable guard who has already proven he can lead the Cavaliers’ offense.

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The Cincinnati Reds clinched the Ohio Cup on Monday with a 7-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.

It was the fourth straight win for Cincinnati. Reds outfielder Jake Fraley led the way with three hits, including his fifth home run of the season.

“Oh man, it’s huge,” Fraley said. “This is my fourth year here and we’ve never been able to do it. We were excited about it coming in knowing it was possible and we took care of business.”

Wade Miley recorded his first win since coming back from Tommy John surgery. He gave up three runs over five innings and kept the Reds in the game.

“It feels good to just get back out there and compete,” Miley said. Fortunately, it gave the guys the chance to win the game. Great job by them. When the Guardians came back, our offense answered right back.”

The Reds are 4-0 this season against the Cleveland Guardians. Reds manager Terry Francona managed Cleveland for 11 seasons and won American League Manager of the Year three times.

“I had a really good time here,” Francona said. “People were so nice to me, but I am here now and I love being here. I just really wanted us to win.”

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Former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders has impressed some people so far in Cleveland Browns practices. The fifth round rookie is a member of a quarterback room in Cleveland that consists of four other players; Dillon Gabriel, Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, and Deshaun Watson. 

One source that was at Cleveland Browns OTA’s claimed that Sanders has been the best quarterback in that room up to this point in the offseason. 

Cleveland sports show co-host Tony Rizzo was asked about Shedeur Sanders’s performance so far in Browns camp. 

“I got a text from an ESPN Cleveland employee that said Shedeur looked like the best quarterback in camp,” Rizzo said. 

Sanders has been taking reps with three of the four other Browns quarterbacks the past few weeks. The only quarterback on the Browns roster that hasn’t been partaking is Deshaun Watson. Watson suffered a torn achilles last season and his return for next season is still up in the air. 

Sanders has currently been splitting reps with Gabriel, Flacco, and Pickett. 

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Even if one of the rookies (Sanders or Gabriel) perform well through training camp, it is still possible neither one of them win the starting job for the Browns opening game on Sept. 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals. 

The Browns are coming off of a 3-14 2024 season. In the 2025 NFL Draft, Gabriel was selected in the third round and Sanders in the fifth. Would Browns coach Kevin Stefanski throw one of these rookies into the fire immediately instead of letting a veteran like Joe Flacco begin the season as the starter? 

The quarterback position for the Cleveland Browns has a been a question mark even since the franchise was reborn in 1999. Since then, the Browns have had an astonishing 40 different quarterbacks that have started a game for them. It has been a constant turnstile for a quarterback century. 

It looked as if the Browns had that quarterback question finally answered after they select Baker Mayfield No. 1 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. In his third season as starter, Mayfield helped lead the Browns to the playoffs and a Wild Card round win over the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers. After that season, things began to fall apart.

Mayfield battled through numerous injuries and it clearly affected his play as he and the Browns could never get to where they were in that playoff season. Mayfield ended up in short stops with the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams before he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prior to the 2023 season. 

Since coming to Tampa Bay, Mayfield has led the Buccaneers to the playoffs multiple times and has proven to be a very good starting quarterback in the NFL. Meanwhile in Cleveland, the Browns are still searching for their answer.