Kaluka Maiava

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cleveland Browns - INSIDE SLANT Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended without pay for the first two regular-season games of 2013 and fined two additional game checks for violating the NFL Policy and...

NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT The Raiders brought in Matt Flynn in part because of his leadership qualities. Yet Flynn, both on the field and in the locker room, isn't about to force the issue. As the new Raiders' offensive system...

NFL Team Report - Cleveland Browns - INSIDE SLANT The Browns wrapped up three weeks of OTAs on Thursday and for the second week in a row, running back Trent Richardson was absent because of a pulled muscle in his lower right leg near his shin. Coach...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT A draft pick considered risky by some has become an even bigger gamble as Raiders first-round selection D.J. Hayden underwent abdominal surgery and will miss the rest of the offseason...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cleveland Browns - INSIDE SLANT Linebacker D'Qwell Jackson is on his fourth head coach with the Browns, so naturally he's seen as many defensive coordinators and systems come and go. Now in their second week of...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cleveland Browns - INSIDE SLANT There could be more to the cautious approach to fragile running back Trent Richardson than the Browns are allowing to be told to the public. Or not. Coach Rob Chudzinski Tuesday...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cleveland Browns - INSIDE SLANT Brandon Weeden is running the first-team offense in Browns OTAs, but head coach Rob Chudzinski isn't ready to declare him the starter. Jason Campbell, who has been working with the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT A soft market had Charles Woodson considering something he wouldn't have dreamed of a few months ago: finishing his career where he started it. And that's exactly what happened late...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT The return of defensive back Charles Woodson may have an impact on the Raiders that cannot be measured by statistics or even graded on game tapes. "You want to play this game with a...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Soccer-Premier League, Chelsea at Newcastle, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Basketball-North Carolina at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (CBS); Iowa State at Michigan, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network); Massachusetts at Miami, Noon (ESPNU); Southern...

TV SPORTS College Football-Champs Sports Bowl, Florida State vs. Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Alamo Bowl, Washington vs. Baylor, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Men's College Basketball-Florida at Rutgers, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Elon at North Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Penn...

TV SPORTS College Football-Armed Forces Bowl, Brigham Young vs. Tulsa, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers vs. Iowa State, 2:20 p.m. (ESPN); Music City Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest, 5:40 p.m. (ESPN); Insight Bowl, Iowa vs. Oklahoma, 9 p....