Cleveland Browns cancel Bon Jovi concert

The Cleveland Browns have cancelled a concert at their stadium by rockers Bon Jovi. The show had been scheduled for July 14 at FirstEnergy Stadium. The NFL team did not provide any reason Monday for the concert, which was to kick off the Browns' 2013 season, being scrapped. The Browns ...

• Updated: 12:35 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

FirstEnergy Stadium sign goes up at home of Browns

The first sign marking the new name for the home of the Cleveland Browns has gone up. Workers on Friday began putting up the sign for FirstEnergy Stadium. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that FirstEnergy is paying $102 million over 17 years for the naming rights. The new sign that ...

• Updated: 1:56 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013

Browns WR Josh Gordon suspended for 2 games

Receiver Josh Gordon was suspended without pay for the first two games next season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the second year in a row that the Cleveland Browns will be missing a key player because of a drug-related punishment. Gordon also was fined two additional game checks ...

• Updated: 5:15 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2013

Bess boosts Browns receiver group at minicamp

Davone Bess is the oldest wide receiver on the Cleveland Browns, but that's strictly a relative term. Bess, 27, is squarely in the prime of his career and was the most consistent pass catcher throughout a three-day minicamp that concluded Thursday. Emerging wideouts Greg Little and Josh Gordon are Cleveland's ...

• Updated: 4:16 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2013

Kickers Graham, Bogotay set for Browns battle

For the first time since 1999, the Cleveland Browns will have a new kicker this season. NFL veteran Shayne Graham and rookie Brandon Bogotay are battling for the job that was previously held by Phil Dawson. Their competition continued Wednesday at the second day of the Browns' minicamp. "Phil Dawson ...

• Updated: 5:37 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Cleveland RB Richardson sits out Browns practice

Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson will not participate in any minicamp practices this week because of a lower right leg strain. Coach Rob Chudzinski said the second-year pro is being held out of the three-day session "strictly as a precaution," but should be ready for the start of training ...

• Updated: 3:46 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2013

AP Source: 49ers hire Mangini as consultant

The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to terms with Eric Mangini to be an offensive consultant for the NFC champions, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday. The former Cleveland Browns and New York Jets coach will work on Jim Harbaugh's staff for the two-time reigning NFC West ...

• Updated: 8:03 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013

Browns' RB Richardson says he's not injury prone

Not quite into his second NFL season, Browns running back Trent Richardson has already undergone knee surgery, broken some ribs, hurt his ankle and strained a muscle in his shin. He's been battered and bruised, but Richardson is confident he'll be able to stay on the field this year and ...

• Updated: 4:25 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013

Jim Brown returns to Browns as "special adviser"

As outspoken, unapologetic and intimidating as ever — even at age 77 — Jim Brown has reunited with the Cleveland Browns. Still going strong, the great No. 32 is back where he belongs. "Here I am," he said. The Hall of Fame running back, who was estranged for years from ...

• Updated: 4:36 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Bon Jovi concert to kick off Browns season

New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi will help the Browns kick off their 2013 NFL season. The band, fronted by lead singer and die-hard New York Giants fan Jon Bovi, will headline a concert at FirstEnergy Stadium on July 14. The Browns are hoping the concert can serve as a platform ...

• Updated: 8:04 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Team USA will be "tested' in friendly with Belgium

U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann isn't exactly sure what type of team he's got at the moment. He's about to get a much better idea. To prepare for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica, Panama and Honduras, the Americans will play an international friendly on Wednesday night against Belgium, a young, ...

• Updated: 8:04 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Hall of Famer Jim Brown back with Browns

Jim Brown has come back to the team he helped lead to its last NFL championship. Brown will return in an unspecified role with the Cleveland Browns, who will formally reunite with the Hall of Fame standout at a news conference on Wednesday. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is expected to ...

• Updated: 5:19 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Browns sign rookie OL Gilkey to 4-year contract

The Browns have signed rookie offensive lineman Garrett Gilkey to a four-year contract. Gilkey was selected in the seventh round (No. 227 overall) by the Browns in April's NFL draft. The 6-foot-6, 320-pound Gilkey started 34 games at left tackle for Division II Chadron State. However, the Browns had him ...

• Updated: 2:06 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013

Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado

Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is heading home to help his cherished Oklahoma heal. Weeden will return to his home state over the holiday weekend to assist in any way he can in the aftermath of the deadly tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., killing 24 people and destroying more than ...

• Updated: 4:58 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013

Browns sign RB Jackson, rookie S Slaughter

The Browns signed running back Brandon Jackson to a 1-year contract, bringing him back after two seasons in which he never got to showcase his versatility. Jackson, who only played in two games last season, was re-signed by the club on Tuesday, among a flurry of moves as the Browns ...

• Updated: 6:08 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Competition opens for Bengals backup QB job

Josh Johnson replaced his tiger-striped helmet with a Bengals stocking cap after practice on a sunny, 82-degree afternoon. The fifth-year quarterback was the only player looking for a little extra warmth. No, he's not from around here. Nor are the two others trying out for the same job. The competition ...

• Updated: 4:29 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013

What to watch at the NFL Combine

More than 330 of the top draft prospects and scores of stopwatch-toting NFL scouts, coaches and general managers will converge on Indianapolis this weekend for the annual NFL Scouting Combine, which runs through Tuesday. And while most of the players will undergo extensive running, agility and lifting workouts, the bigger ...

• 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

Preview: Browns vs. Cowboys

How do the Browns stack up against the Cowboys? What outside factors might affect the game?

Big C talks Bengals, Browns with FSO's Zac Jackson

The Game Plan: Interview with Zac Jackson of Fox Sports Ohio on Browns and Bengals

Frostee warming up to Browns

BEREA, Ohio — Frostee Rucker never expected to be playing for a different team.   “Leading up to free agency, I thought the Bengals were going to make a move and do the right thing by re-signing me,” Rucker said. “Not to say they didn’t offer anything, but they didn’t ...

• 8:49 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012