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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
The Houston Texans and rookie wide receiver Jaylen Higgins have agreed to a fully guaranteed contract, making him the first second-round draft pick in NFL history to sign a fully guaranteed deal. Higgins, a collegiate star at Iowa State, was selected by the Texans with the second pick in the second round (No. 34 overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
NewsUpdated: May. 09, 2025, 8:51 a.m.|Published: May. 09, 2025, 8:51 a.m.Three-time MLB All-Star and former Detroit Tigers World Series champion Chet Lemon died Thursday, the Chet Lemon Foundation announced in an Instagram post. He was 70. Lemon played 16 seasons in MLB from 1975-90 for the Chicago White Sox and Tigers. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)MLB Photos via Getty ImagesChet Lemon, the 16-year MLB veteran and former Detroit Tigers World Series champion, has died.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
Krispy Kreme will pause its expansion of selling doughnuts at McDonald's restaurants after "demand dropped below our expectations," CEO Josh Charlesworth said Thursday. As of March 30, about 2,400 of 13,500 McDonald's locations across the U.S. offered Krispy Kreme doughnuts after the food chains agreed to a partnership last year.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
SportsUpdated: May. 08, 2025, 2:12 p.m.|Published: May. 08, 2025, 2:06 p.m.Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton has been relieved of his duties following the Pirates' 12-26 start to the season, the team announced Thursday. Shelton, 54, was in his sixth season as Pirates manager. He will be replaced by bench coach Don Kelly, a nine-year MLB veteran player and Pittsburgh native. (AP Photo/Gene J.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
NewsUpdated: May. 08, 2025, 9:27 a.m.|Published: May.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
NewsPublished: May. 07, 2025, 12:29 p.m.A Pittsburgh Pirates gameday employee has been suspended by the team following a physical altercation with two fans that was caught on video following Sunday's game at PNC Park. The incident began when the two fans began harassing a female concession stand employee and the unidentified male employee intervened, according to CBS Pittsburgh. (Photo by Justin K.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
SportsUpdated: May. 07, 2025, 9:24 a.m.|Published: May. 07, 2025, 8:58 a.m.The Akron Zips football program will be ineligible for postseason bowl games this upcoming season due to a team Academic Progress Rate score of 914, below the NCAA's required threshold of 930, according to reports. Akron would become the first Division I FBS school to be ineligible for postseason bowl games due to academic reasons since Idaho in 2014.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
GuardiansPublished: May. 06, 2025, 3:57 p.m.New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Carrasco has been designated for assignment, the club announced Tuesday. Carrasco, 38, previously spent 13 seasons with the Cleveland Guardians from 2009-20 and in 2024. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)Getty ImagesNEW YORK -- Former Cleveland Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco has been designated for assignment by the New York Yankees, the team announced Tuesday. Carrasco, 38, was in his first season with the Yankees.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
NewsUpdated: May. 06, 2025, 2:42 p.m.|Published: May. 06, 2025, 2:30 p.m.Ohio native Matt Light, the three-time Super Bowl champion with the NFL's New England Patriots, is hosting a Buckeye Blast clay shooting fundraiser on May 13 in Delaware, Ohio, through his The Light Foundation. The fundraiser will support Ohio's youth through the The Light Foundation's initiatives, including its Leadership Academy, LIGHT Project, and more.
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cleveland.com | Zach Mentz
SportsPublished: May. 06, 2025, 9:21 a.m.Former Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star pitcher Ross Stripling has retired from MLB after nine seasons, he announced in an Instagram post Monday. Stripling, 35, also played for the Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)APFormer Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star pitcher Ross Stripling has retired from MLB after nine seasons, he announced Monday. Stripling, 35, announced his retirement in an Instagram post.
