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Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam are part of a group in deep negotiations to buy Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew and keep the team in Columbus. The Haslams and the family of Columbus-based orthopedist Dr. Pete Edwards make up the Columbus Partnership, which released a joint statement with MLS on Friday that reads: "Major League Soccer and the Columbus Partnership have been working together for several months on a plan to keep the Crew in Columbus and we have made significant progress." It continues: "MLS, the Columbus Partnership and the investor group all agree that for the Club to be successful, it requires strong local owners, long-term corporate support, a strong season ticket base and long-term plans for a stadium, practice facilities and associated sites. Continue to Article

October 12, 2018 7:51:pm EST

MLS side Columbus Crew are one step closer to remaining in Ohio thanks to some help from NFL franchise the Cleveland Browns. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is part of an investment group that is trying to keep the Crew in Columbus. Crew's current owner Anthony Precourt has made it clear in recent months he would like to relocate the team to Austin, Texas. Continue to Article

October 12, 2018 6:58:pm EST

UPDATE: MLS, along with the various other parties involved, released a statement that confirms negotiations are ongoing with the group led by the Haslams, but emphasized the fact that nothing has been finalized and much work is still to be done. Nearly one year to the day after Anthony Precourt announced his intentions to relocate Columbus Crew SC to Austin, Tex., the MLS franchise is expected to remain in the Ohio capital under new ownership, according to multiple reports on Friday. An official announcement is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. ET, at which time many more details will be made available. Continue to Article

October 12, 2018 6:00:pm EST

Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson is worried. Now that his team has won a few games (two out of five with one tie), he’s concerned that all the trappings that come with winning two whole NFL games is going to go to his players’ heads. Yes, after winning a grand total of two games, Hue Jackson wants to make sure none of his players will “get caught up in” the celebrities and bandwagon fans that are swarming this 2-2-1 team. Continue to Article

October 11, 2018 4:24:pm EST

The Dawg Pound turned into the Dogg Pound this week, but Hue Jackson doesn’t want his suddenly popular Browns to forget where they came from. Cleveland’s drawn more attention than you’d think a 2-2-1 team would, and that includes rapper and cultural icon Snoop Dogg showing up at practice Wednesday. Continue to Article

October 11, 2018 6:21:am EST