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Teams from Divisions II, III and V kicked off the 2009 high school football playoffs tonight. Find out who advanced to play another game.

NEW YORK -- LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland
Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New York Knicks Friday night.
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010.

CLEVELAND -- Former Indians special assistant Tim Belcher is the team's new pitching coach, the first member of manager Manny Acta's staff.

The Browns let General Manager George Kokinis go on Monday following the loss to Chicago.
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy -- A ruling on Serena Williams' U.S.
Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks.

CLEVELAND -- Luol Deng scored 15 points and helped stop LeBron James on a drive in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak with an 86-85 win over the Cavaliers on Thursday night.

Columbus -- Ohio State plans to play the annual Michigan game later this month in throwback uniforms paying tribute to a championship Buckeyes team from 55 years ago.

Los Angeles, CA -- The ex-girlfriend of Detroit Lions wide receiver Dennis Northcutt has dropped a lawsuit claiming he arranged his cousin to beat her up at a Hollywood restaurant while she was pregnant.

Los Angeles, CA -- Lou Filippo, a World Boxing Hall of Famer who judged 85 world champion fights and had small roles in the "Rocky" movies, has died. He was 83.

Mark your calendars. It's 100 days and counting to the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

CLEVELAND -- Two longtime Browns fans met Tuesday with owner Randy Lerner to talk about their disappointment over the team's performance since its return to the NFL ten years ago.

BEREA -- Browns coach Eric Mangini is not offering any details about the team's unexplained dismissal of his friend, general manager George Kokinis.
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 27 points, Shaquille O'Neal added a season-high 21 while wearing out Washington's big men and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their third straight, beating the Wizards 102-90 on Tuesday night.

BEREA -- No longer needed, kicker Billy Cundiff has been waived by the Cleveland Browns.

CLEVELAND --WKYC's Jim Donovan reports that the Cleveland Browns have severed ties with General Manager George Kokinis.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- This Gulf boomtown has set its sights on becoming the first Arab city to host the Olympics with a committee meeting Monday to consider a possible bid for the 2020 games.

CLEVELAND -- The owner is unhappy. The running back is retiring. The fans are ticked. Now, the GM is out.

BEREA -- Browns coach Eric Mangini believes his process for turning around the team will work despite a horrid first half of the season.
COLUMBUS -- The son of legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler is suing his stepmother over concerns about a trust her late husband created.