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Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants: Live updates for Week 15 Updated Dec 20, 2020; Posted Dec 20, 2020 The Cleveland Browns play the New York Giants on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. John Kuntz, cleveland.com Facebook Share Twitter Share CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Browns face the Giants Sunday night as they try avoid their first losing streak of the season. The Browns have yet to lose two straight under Kevin Stefanski, but are coming off a Monday night loss to the Ravens. Sund...

0 of 10 David J. Phillip/Associated Press Slugger Marcell Ozuna and dynamic center fielder George Springer have received the bulk of the attention this offseason among free-agent outfielders. However, veteran Michael Brantley could be the missing piece for a team on the brink. The 32-year-old can flat-out hit, and he hasnt shown any signs of decline over the past two seasons with the Houston Astros. He hit .300/.364/.476 with 20 extra-base hits in 187 plate appearances during the 2020 regular s...

December Darkness: Looking for life when things seem dead and dying – Terry Pluto’s Faith & You Updated Dec 19, 2020; Posted Dec 19, 2020 Facebook Share Their leaves were scattered on the ground – brown, brittle, hopeless. When I was hiking through Cuyahoga Valley National Park the other day, the sky was a dirty gray. The hint of sun was going down. The wind had a nasty 40-degree bite. If that’s all you saw, it would be so easy to be trapped in the jaws of December Depression. You’r...

The biggest star every MLB team has ever traded Christian Petersen/Getty Images Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Editors note: This piece was written in anticipation of a potential Francisco Lindor trade -- and has also been updated to include the Colorado Rockies trading Nolan Arenado to the St. Louis Cardinals. Now that Cleveland has traded Lindor to the Mets, he would supplant Rocky Colavito as the biggest star the franchise has traded away. Since Lindors first full season in 2016, he ranks f...

0 of 3 Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor is the most desirable trade asset on the market. Lindor, 27, is a true five-tool shortstop capable of hitting for average and power while also having the potential to steal upwards of 20 bases per season and playing Gold Glove-caliber defense. Of course, one of the reasons Lindor could change teams is the fact he will be a free agent in 2021 The Indians have always operated on a small payroll, and appear resigned to trading Lindor than sign hi...