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CCYYMK rowns give honor oCasey Coleman BEREA heB rownshonored one of their longtime broadcasters Wednesday by naming the field house the Coleman ieldhouse oleman the longtimeradio broadcaster and former voice of the team, has beenbattling pancreatic cancer the past year. olemanvisited erea where Ji mBrown talked of how the Coleman family had been part of the Browns since aulB rown hired his father to broadcast theteam sgames decades ago. enC oleman also hosted the famous uarterbackC lub a half hour television show wrapup of the previous game he moved to oston asey olemanhas been aradio talk show host TV broadcas the voice of the team and most recently its sideliner e- porter is fight with cancer has prevented him from attending games this year, but he was able to visit Berea on ednes day where Brown spokein front of the entire team. Patrick anamon nee tear heard round the NBA Wh yW illieGr has some Cavs out of shape By Brian Windhorst eaconJ ournalsportswriter LEVELAND: ememberW illie Gr A mong NBA players, that is an adage, a warning, a bit ofwis dom that has become aroutine exchange between playersand their agents. I thas little to do withthe playing skills, reputation or personality of reen who isa Philadelphia 76ers guard, and everything with the misfortune that struck him last year.I twas so profound his name now has its own meaning in the NBA lexicon A fter what happenedwith illieG reen I had to changethe way I looked at Donyell arshallsaid usee what happened with a guy likeW illieG reen it makes you becareful amonJ ones said talk about Willie Green all the time, we were just talking about it today and it was on my mind all Dre wGood en said.

hese are independent thoughts in conversationsabout different topics, days apart from one another. hat happened to the infamous Mr. Green was torn knee ligaments in the summer of 2005 hat alone is harmful enough, but what makesit memorable is that it happened after reenhad agreed to a six- year contract with the 76ers but before dsigned the deal. Of course the big contract was off. A lways a legitimaterisk event has put fresh fear inNBA free agents waiting to sign new contracts ven more thanb e- fore players withoutsigned deals are avoiding the gym inthe offseason when mostplayers hone their skills and work out to stay in shape.

That torn-u pknee affected the Cavs last season. othM arshall and Jones said they came into training camp out of their normal shape because they were trying to avoid what happened toG reenwhen both were free agents. leasesee Ca ARM IN ARM mith tanton friends as well as QBs By Marla Ridenour eaconJ ournalsportswriter COLUMBUS As unlikely as their friendship might appear because of logistics, Dre wStanton and Troy Smith think it makes perfect sense. oth seniors start at quarterback, Stanton at ichi gan tate mitha tOhio tate angerous passers and runners they have similar athletic skills. They seem to be cut from the same cloth as competitors and leaders Bu twhen they hit it off at a Nike camp and went on to become roommates at the prestigious Elite 11 quarterback camp during the summer of 2001, they made their college choices yet.

They had no idea of the tie that would later bind them. i ssummer when we served as counselors, we talked about how we both traveled the same path to get to where we are Stanton said. both played special teams.W eweren expected to be the quarterbacks of the teams we have A sked what they have in common, Smith cites the same parallel. started off on special teams and ended up at the position we Smith said. continue to grow as team Th epair must put team before friendship aturday when top rankedO hioS tate(6-0, 2-0 in the Bi gTe n) visits Michigan State (3-3, 0-2).

Hoping to continue their quest to capture a BCS national title, the Buckeyes know Stanton will be a formidable foe. hatdidn keep Smith from talking to Stanton this week because they both say football never comes up in their conversations. nwe talk, not about the Smith said. more along the lines of, are you doing? hat else is going on in your We talk about other things young adults do when we grow up a little bi been that way since they met, Stanton said. ud to talk about being a quarterback or about high school or college Stanton said.

talk on the other side of the fence. You get to leasesee OSU occer passion runs deep in the family ips central midfielder following in footsteps By Tom Reed eaconJ ournalsportswriter Da nZ emanskiasked only one thing of his first bornson out into the world and find a passion ind something you love and run with it. Something thatgives your lifemeaning omething that inspires you and drives you and motivates and maddens you. enZ emanskifound it and never had to leave his backyard. Th a the University of A kron freshman spent hisyouth knockingaround a soccer ball with his father.

urnsout the old a s- sion was his own. At age 43, Dan Zemanski still plays open division in theL ake rieL eaguefor Akron GFS. Zips fans will tell you the second generation ofsoccer playingZe- manskis also is quite promising. emanski central midfield- just 10 games towork his way into the starting lineup for the nationally ranked Zips (83-1). The Cuyahoga Valley hristianA cademy product is impressing the coaching staff leasesee emanski arthon to keep on calling espite lack of offense, Browns coach Crennel says he change his offensive coordinator By Patrick anamon eaconJ ournalsportswriter BEREA omeoC rennelwill think about a lot of things during theB rowns bye week, but he is not thinking aboutchang ing the offensive play caller rennelgave a simple when asked whether he was pondering giving play calling duties to someone other than auriceC arthon the offensive coordinator arthonhas become the lightning rod for criticism of the rowns which ranks 31 st in theleague everalplay calls have been questioned, as has the use of personnel.

arthon has not spoken publicly because assistantcoaches may not talk to the media without rennel sapproval denied a request to interview Ca r- thon on ednesday one individual is the cause of whatever problemsyou a rennelsaid i si sa team game.W eare all in itt o- gether ecause we are1-4 and i bottom linebusiness leasesee rowns Coleman Green www.ohio.com/sports Sports etroitwins igers beat Athletics 8-5 in Gam e2o A mericanL eague hampionshipS eries C6 PHIL MASTURZO A kronB eaconJ ournal file photo rowns offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon left talks with quarterback Charlie Frye during a preseason game. Carthon has come under fire for the performance on offense. OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE 3:3 0 P.M. SATURDAY WEWS (CHANNEL 5) avaliersa tCeltics Ti 7:3 0 p.m. Friday one niversityof A kron freshman Be emanski uyahoga alley hristian A cademy graduate shows his moves at soccer practice at the Copley oadS occer acilityin opley ownship PAUL TOPLE A kronB eaconJ ournal file photo hioS tate quarterback Troy Smith is tackled by Bowling Gr iyralB riggs during last win by the uckeyes mith will lead OSU against the Michigan State on aturday AL GOLDIS A ssociatedP ress file photo ichiganS tate senior quarterback Drew Stanton became the starter for the Spartans in 2004.

Stanton who is good friends with Ohio State senior quarterback Troy mith and Michigan State led the Bi gTen in scoring that season. SEC heB eaconJ ournal hursday ctober1 2,2006 MLB PLAYOFFS ALCS igers8, Athletics 5 igers lead series 2-0 NLCS ardinalsa tMets d. eries tied 0-0 To a est of sevenseries NLCS Game 1: ardinalsa tMets 8 p.m. (WJ WCh. 8) roncosa tBrowns Ti 4:0 5 p.m.

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