Andy Baskin

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A summer cleaning - sports notes edition

1 week ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

As we start the second half of the year, it’s time to do a little summer cleaning. The notes on my desk have piled up, so it is time to get cleaned up. The Guardians and the Reds spiced things up towards the race to June. I’m unsure if the “Francona Factor” drove the Reds to recently sweep the Guards. But Cincinnati seemed to play with a chip on its shoulder, sweeping Cleveland in the three-game series. Maybe it was me, but the Reds acted like every RBI hit sent them to playoffs.
Cavs have their M&M, but after that, anyone can go

2 weeks ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

For the third straight year, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season ended in the second round. Questions about next season remain: Who will be on the roster? How much money are they willing to spend over the cap? How can this team climb the mountain? Before you answer any question, you need to look at the collective bargaining agreement before you get mad at the Cavs for not making any moves this offseason.
Rediscovering a love of play

3 weeks ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

It is good to step back and examine what is going on every once in a while. A story this week made me do that. It caught my eye that President Donald J. Trump wants to start a commission to see what is happening with college sports. NCAA president Charlie Baker said he was up for it. This mind change is a 180 from before the days of the transfer portal, NIL, the expanded college football playoff and the lawlessness of college sports created an uneasy feeling around college sports.
Rediscovering a love of play

3 weeks ago | columbusjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

It is good to step back and examine what is going on every once in a while. A story this week made me do that. It caught my eye that President Donald J. Trump wants to start a commission to see what is happening with college sports. NCAA president Charlie Baker said he was up for it. This mind change is a 180 from before the days of the transfer portal, NIL, the expanded college football playoff and the lawlessness of college sports created an uneasy feeling around college sports.
Cavs failing to net success as they can’t keep up with the Pace(rs)

1 month ago | columbusjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

No matter what happens in the rest of the NBA playoffs, Game 1 of the Cleveland-Indiana series was an eye-opener for the Cavs and their fans. And Game 2 was nothing short of a dagger through their heart. It had been a very smooth season until now. The Cavs had a great start, good health, winning streaks, incredible comebacks, the best record in the Eastern Conference and a first-round series sweep against Miami that went better than anybody could have expected. It was over after two games.
Browns operate with perfection in NFL Draft

1 month ago | columbusjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

Four rounds into the 2025 NFL draft, Cleveland Browns General Manager Andrew Berry looked like a precision surgeon, making all the right moves. The people surrounding him in the operating room executed a well-designed plan. He calls them “thought partners.”On screen, you watched the team at work. Berry, flanked by head coach Kevin Stefanski and chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta. Off to the side were ownership group representatives JW Johnson and Jimmy Haslam.
Spinning a Masters tale

1 month ago | columbusjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

I’ve been lucky enough to have been covering sports since the late 1980s. I worked on productions for CBS Sports as a grunt even before my career began. I carried – and carefully spindled – cables so the videographers could move with ease to bring you golf from Firestone Country Club in Akron. It was a great job for an 18-year-old looking to make some money for college. It was fun. But, it was also a turnoff for me about the game. I remember thinking the players were really good.
At No. 2, the Browns need to pick ‘Mr. Right’

1 month ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

Two weeks separate us from the NFL Draft. The more I listen, watch and read about the draft, the more I believe the Tennessee Titans will select Cam Ward with the first overall selection. They will, unless they trade the pick, or if they decide at the last minute they want another player. But after that, it’s a scramble. Who the Cleveland Browns will pick at No. 2 is the same as the Cleveland weather – they both change every 20 minutes.
At No. 2, the Browns need to pick ‘Mr. Right’

1 month ago | columbusjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

Two weeks separate us from the NFL Draft. The more I listen, watch and read about the draft, the more I believe the Tennessee Titans will select Cam Ward with the first overall selection. They will, unless they trade the pick, or if they decide at the last minute they want another player. But after that, it’s a scramble. Who the Cleveland Browns will pick at No. 2 is the same as the Cleveland weather – they both change every 20 minutes.
Browns grappling with Watson ‘mistake’ ahead of draft

2 months ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Andy Baskin

The NFL owner’s meetings in Florida were eye-opening for Browns fans. Ownership finally addressed the elephant in the room. By admitting a mistake, the Haslam ownership group took a big step forward. The adage about admitting the truth is the first step forward to recovery holds true here. Jimmy and Dee Haslam may have set themselves free when admitting to a group of reporters an albatross of a mistake. The mistake? It was trading for and signing quarterback Deshaun Watson.