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Former Ohio State standouts Aaron Craft and Dallas Lauderdale talk to participants on Wednesday at the Next Level 419 Basketball youth camp held at Buckeye Central High School.
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Willard Crimson Flashes

Huge turnout for Next Level 419 basketball camp

Nearly 200 kids participated in the Next Level 419 basketball camp, ran by Willard boys coach Joe Bedingfield and Colonel Crawford boys assistant coach Nate Hill. The camp was highlighted by former Ohio State stars Aaron Craft and Dallas Lauderdale.

Updated Jul 12, 2019 at 2:55 PM
Arizona State's De'Quon Lake, left, struggles to control the ball as he is pressured by USC players Bennie Boatwright, middle, and Kevin Porter Jr. during the first half of a Jan. 26 game at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The Cleveland Cavaliers traded for the draft rights for Porter on Wednesday.
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Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers trade for Porter Jr. made official

Cleveland officially acquired the draft rights to rookie Kevin Porter Jr. from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for up to four second-round picks and $5 million.

Jun 27, 2019 at 9:15 PM
California Golden Bears head coach Lindsay Gottlieb during action against Connecticut on Nov. 17, 2017 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. Gottlieb was hired as an assistant coach by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
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Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers’ vision and values led to Gottlieb chasing her NBA dream

California head coach Lindsay Gottleib is the sixth woman to be hired as an NBA assistant and the first hired from a women’s collegiate program.

Jun 13, 2019 at 11:09 AM
Virginia's DeAndre Hunter drives past Texas Tech's Jarrett Culver (23) in the NCAA championship game on April 8 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Hunter and Culver are prime candidates for the Cleveland Cavaliers with the fifth pick in the NBA Draft next month.
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Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers stumble to No. 5 selection in Draft Lottery

Cleveland entered the night with a 14 percent chance at winning the lottery — equal odds as New York and Phoenix — but instead fell to fifth overall for the NBA Draft

Updated May 14, 2019 at 11:19 PM
Michigan head coach John Beilein reacts to a win over Louisville in the second round of the NCAA tournament on March 19, 2017, in Indianapolis. The Cleveland Cavaliers hired Beilein on Monday.
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Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers hire John Beilein as head coach

In a stunning move, Cleveland announced it hired the successful college coach away from the University of Michigan on Monday

Updated May 13, 2019 at 3:15 PM
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Hazelwood earns seven OPSWA awards

Norwalk Reflector Sports Editor had two first-place writing awards and seven total at the annual Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association meeting held at the Ohio High School Athletic Association offices in Columbus.

Updated Apr 26, 2019 at 3:15 PM
An artist rendering of Quicken Loans Arena, which was renamed Rocket Mortgate FieldHouse on Tuesday, after the current ongoing renovations are completed — in time to host the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.
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Cleveland Cavaliers

Quicken Loans Arena officially renamed Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

As part of the soon-to-be completed arena renovations, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Tuesday that Quicken Loans Arena will now be known as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Apr 9, 2019 at 3:30 PM
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OHSAA

Changes coming for two OHSAA state tournaments in March 2020

Individual wrestling state tournament will become a Friday-through-Sunday event; girls basketball, which is the same weekend as wrestling, will leave the Schottenstein Center

Apr 9, 2019 at 2:06 PM
Kyle Lodermeier, a 2009 Norwalk graduate, holds the Big South Conference championship trophy with his wife, Janelle, after Gardner-Webb University's men's basketball team posted a 76-65 win over Radford in the Big South Conference championship game on March 10 in Radford, Va. The win sent GW to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Lodermeier is the Assistant Director of Athletic Performance at Gardner Webb, and specifically oversees the men's basketball team.
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Norwalk Truckers

Lodermeier helped Gardner Webb to historic season

Kyle Lodermeier, a 2009 Norwalk graduate, is in charge of the physical development of the Gardner Webb University men's basketball team — which reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history this season

Mar 29, 2019 at 7:28 PM
Georgia State University forward Jeff Thomas, a 2014 Norwalk graduate, goes to the rim for a shot attempt during an NCAA Tournament first round Midwest regional game vs. Houston at the BOK Center on March 22 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Norwalk Truckers

Jeff Thomas wraps up impressive collegiate career

Jeff Thomas, a 2014 Norwalk graduate and one of the best players in school history, ended his Georgia State University career last week with his second straight start in the NCAA Tournament

Updated Mar 27, 2019 at 9:20 PM
South Central's Simon Blair soars to the rim for two easy points during a Division IV sectional title game win over St. Mary Central Catholic on March 1 at Shelby High School.
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South Central Trojans

South Central's Blair is FC Player of the Year

Junior guard for the Trojans named the top player in the Firelands Conference for second straight season; pair of Western Reserve guards from FC title team also earned first-team recognition

Updated Mar 27, 2019 at 7:41 PM
Former Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving reacts after hitting a three-point shot late in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9, 2017 in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Cavaliers

Kevin Love: Irving skipping games in Cleveland is ‘odd’

Former Cavaliers star and current Celtics guard Kyrie Irving has skipped five of six games in Cleveland since requesting a trade in the summer of 2017

Updated Mar 27, 2019 at 4:29 PM
College of Wooster men's basketball coach Steve Moore shouts instruction during a Nov. 4, 2016 exhibition game between vs. Ashland University at Monroeville High School. The court was named in his honor at the Monroeville Athletic Complex prior to the game.
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Monroeville Eagles

Legendary College of Wooster coach Steve Moore to retire after next season

A 1970 Monroeville graduate, Moore heads into his final season with a career record of 846-245, including a 759-180 mark at Wooster. He's 12th all-time among NCAA men's coaches in wins; second in Div. III.

Updated Mar 26, 2019 at 6:06 PM
Norwalk head coach Steve Gray with his wife Sue prior to Saturday's Division II state championship game at Value City Arena in Columbus. Gray was recognized for his 400th career coaching win, which he earned in the 2017-18 season.
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Norwalk Truckers

Gray recognized at state for 400-plus wins

Longtime Norwalk coach Steve Gray accepted the award of an engraved wrist watch from the OHSBCA on Saturday in Columbus. In 18 seasons at Norwalk, Gray’s teams have compiled a 264-159 record.

Mar 24, 2019 at 3:23 PM
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OHSAA

Rams win first state title in Division II thriller

Cincinnati Moeller (Div. I), Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (Div. III) and Convoy Crestview (Div. IV) also claimed state championships on Saturday in Columbus

Mar 24, 2019 at 1:05 AM
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