News-Herald

The place to be at 4 p.m. July 26 will be Cleveland Clinic Courts.Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and newly appointed general manager Koby Altman will face local and national media types at the team's training headquarters in Independence.

CLEVELAND >> Derrick Rose's goal is to win an NBA championship. He's a little closer to one.The free-agent guard signed a one-year contract Tuesday with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that has blocked his path to a title before and one that needs him now more than ever.

CHICAGO >> The tailored, slate-gray suit, the scarlet and gray power tie, the blacked-out chronograph on his wrist - if you didn't know Urban Meyer was the football coach at Ohio State, your first guess would be a Fortune 500 CEO.That's hardly a coincidence.After five seasons in Columbus, Meyer has the Buckeyes running as smoothly as any business enterprise in the land.

A person familiar with the decision says free agent Derrick Rose has agreed to sign with the Cavaliers.Rose, a former league MVP who has battled knee injuries, will get a one-year contract at the veteran's minimum of $2.1 million, said the person who spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announce the agreement.

Koby Altman is learning to swim as an NBA general manager by being thrown into the deep end of the pool.Altman has been the acting GM of the Cavaliers since former general manager David Griffin walked away five weeks ago after a meeting with team owner Dan Gilbert to discuss a new contract ended unsatisfactorily for Griffin.

CHICAGO >> The Big Ten Network will triple its prime-time national TV exposure during football season and add more basketball games in the time slot, thanks to new deals with broadcast partners FOX, ABC/ESPN and CBS.Commissioner Jim Delany made the announcements at the kickoff of the conference media days event Monday.

DETROIT >> A billionaire businessman has apologized for his real estate company's controversial sign in downtown Detroit that says "See Detroit Like We Do" with an image of a majority white crowd.Quicken Loans Founder and Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert posted on Facebook Sunday, saying the ad was "tone deaf" and his Bedrock company "screwed up badly.

ROSEMONT, Ill. >> Ohio State, Penn State, Northwestern and Wisconsin each placed two players on the preseason Big Ten all-conference list released Monday.Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett and defensive end Tyquan Lewis were joined on the East Division team by Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Trace McSorley.

CLEVELAND >> Two people familiar with the negotiations say former MVP Derrick Rose is meeting with the Cleveland Cavaliers.Rose is discussing a potential contract with Cleveland on Monday, according to the people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the talks.

The Browns will begin training camp July 27 with all their draft picks signed.Defensive back Jabrill Peppers from the University of Michigan was the last to agree to a contract, the team announced on July 23.Peppers was the No. 25 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

So, during the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, Kyrie Irving decided to cause a tornado in the Cavaliers' front office by telling team owner Dan Gilbert he wants to be traded because he is tired of playing in LeBron James' shadow.The story was broken on July 21 by Brian Windhorst on ESPN and does not contain any quotes from the Cavaliers' All-Star guard.

Koby Altman's next move with the Cavaliers will be personal.Altman, who has been serving as Cleveland's interim general manager during a strange summer of activity, will be named the team's full-time GM, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Friday. The deal is being finalized and Altman's promotion is expected to be announced in "the next several days," said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the talks.

As an NFL defensive back, Joe Haden knows full well the importance of having his head on a swivel.On a sunny morning in Hunting Valley on July 21, that skill set might never have been so important."Joe, what's it like to play in the NFL?""Who's your favorite player, Joe?""Joe, will you sign my shirt?"The eighth-year cornerback from the Browns turned his head, smiled and answered the questions posed to him by the 200-some youngsters who participated in the Joe Haden Skills Academy at University School's football facility.

Cavaliers star point guard Kyrie Irving has asked the team to trade him, according to a report from ESPN. According to an article on ESPN.com, Irving made the request last week to owner Dan Gilbert.

Joe Haden has been in Cleveland long enough - eight years to be exact - to be well-versed in the mantra of Cleveland Browns fans.It goes something like this - "Wait till next year."Next year begins July 27, when the Browns open camp in Berea, and the question remains: Is this the year the Browns start to turn things around?"Man, we always say that," Haden said.