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OHSAA TO EXPAND FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS IN 2021
Board of Directors approves expansion from eight to 12 qualifiers per region

COLUMBUS, Ohio – During its May meeting Wednesday afternoon, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to expand the OHSAA football playoffs from eight schools per region to 12 beginning in the 2021 season. The 9-0 affirmative vote was given to a recommendation from the OHSAA staff, which was based on a proposal from the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association.

The University of Dayton Arena will host the Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament for the next three years, OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass announced Tuesday. Having hosted 125 NCAA basketball tournament games, UD Arena has been the home court for March Madness more than any other facility in the country.

CLEVELAND -- Whenever the Cleveland Indians finally get to start their season they won't have reliever Emmanuel Clase.

The hard-throwing right-hander was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.

After a lot of uncertainty, the Cleveland Browns have made a decision and will resign wide receiver Rashard “Hollywood” Higgins to a one-year deal, he confirmed on Twitter.

The one-year deal is apparently worth $910,000 dollars. Higgins, wanting to stay in Cleveland, turned down more money from other teams.

The Cleveland Browns exercised fifth-year options on both Myles Garrett and David Njkou’s contracts Monday.

Garrett and Njoku, who were both first-round picks in 2017, will now be under contract through the 2021 season.

Although the season is on hold and the future is uncertain amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cleveland Indians will continue to pay its full-time employees their regular salaries through June 30, according to the team.

Kareem Hunt signed his second-round tender from the Browns worth $3.259 million on Friday, the deadline for teams to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets, a league source told cleveland.com.

Cleveland Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta said Thursday that despite wholesale changes to the coaching staff and front office this offseason, the team is not looking to break up its young core of players.

That includes star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who is a constant subject of trade rumors

Uniforms are much more than just a piece of clothing. They connect us to the team, older players to new players, and generations to each other.

Introducing the Cleveland Browns 2020 uniforms.

To purchase jerseys call 440.824.3427 or visit shop.clevelandbrowns.com.

The Browns will unveil their long-awaited new uniforms Wednesday at noon, and will donate 100% of the net proceeds from the first wave of jersey sales to professionals who have put their lives on the line or dedicated themselves to COVID-19 relief efforts.