Author Archives: GFO

AM.R. KROPKO Associated Press Writer  tells us:  A hand-painted message on the window at Flannery’s Pub says it all: “We Believe.” Fans have faith in the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are playing the franchise’s first NBA finals. But pub manager Christine Connell also believes dollars and brews are about to flow as fast as a LeBron […]

Mark Naymik writes for Cleveland.Com: In Cleveland’s version of the Gospel of the Chosen One, it is fitting that an Ohio preacher have a role.  Gov. Ted Strickland bears witness to the beauty of the giant LeBron James banner, which he vowed will stay put. Gov. Ted Strickland, an ordained Methodist minister, pledged Wednesday to […]

Kevin Ding, Register columnist for the NBA writes: The globe is ready. Wouldn’t it be great if the icon is, too? LeBron James’ goal is to become a “global icon.” With 205 countries watching live on TV and Nike geared up with its reverential “We Are All Witnesses” ad campaign, James takes his first explosive […]

Paul Oberjuerge from the LA Daily News Writes: Hello, Kobe? You may have missed this, while doing a talk-radio interview or updating your Web site with The Real Story on Shaq’s Lakers demise. (It was all Jerry Buss’ doing; now it can be told.) Anyway, there’s this thing going on in the playoffs. LeBron James […]

Mike Monroe from Express-News writes – “Before Tony Parker played a minute for Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, he had to prove himself to assistant Mike Brown. “He was my first coach in the summer league,” Parker recalled of his first games for the team that competed in the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City […]

Cleveland guard Larry Hughes is doubtful for Tuesday’s Eastern Conference finals Game 4 in Cleveland. Hughes suffered a strain of the left foot plantar fascia during the first quarter of Game 3 Sunday. He was re-evaluated by team physician Dr. Richard Parker at The Cleveland Clinic this morning. An MRI was performed with the result […]

The Lansing State Journal has a nice article about how former Spartan Eric Snow is mentoring former Spartan Shannon Brown. Both players are on the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Brown hasn’t seen any playing time this postseason while Snow, a 12-year veteran, is the team’s backup point guard. May 21, 2007, Lansing State Journal: “It’s just […]

The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 79-to-76 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals.  Time was running out at the Palace when Cleveland star LeBron James drove and dished to Donyell Marshall, but he missed a wide-open three-pointer with five-point-nine seconds left. Chauncey Billups chased down the long rebound of Marshall’s miss […]