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Cleveland Sports

Haslams to Pay Cleveland $100 Million for Stadium Demolition, Lakefront Development

The city will drop all pending litigation in its fight against the team’s move to Brook Park as part of the deal.

by Mark Oprea October 13, 2025October 13, 2025

News & Views

Cleveland Officially Sues Browns Over ‘Modell Law’

The Haslams can’t “bilk the city and its taxpayers for millions,” the complaint says

by Mark Oprea January 14, 2025March 19, 2025

News & Views

Op-Ed: Class Snuggle — Cozying up to Cleveland’s Most Reviled Billionaire Owners

Gifting the Haslams $1.2 billion ignores empirical research that “these subsidies are a boondoggle for taxpayers”

by Nora Kelley January 14, 2025May 13, 2025

News & Views

Browns Brook Park Dome Wouldn’t Host Nearly as Many Events as Haslams Promise, City-Commissioned Study Says

The report cites data from comparable venues in Detroit and Indy, which the Haslams have trumpeted as economic impact drivers

by Mark Oprea November 14, 2024July 11, 2025

News & Views

Bibb: Browns Move to Brook Park Will Economically Harm Cleveland, Cuyahoga County

“It’s the wrong time not to choose Cleveland,” the mayor said in a solemn speech, noting the city had exhausted every option in negotiations with the team

by Mark Oprea October 18, 2024July 7, 2025

News & Views

As Cleveland Makes Stadium Pitch, Optimism in Brook Park After Meetings With Haslam Reps for New Dome

The team met with Brook Park officials the day before Bibb unveiled Cleveland’s latest offer and put a deadline on a response from the Haslams. “They’re building that dome,” a source said

by Mark Oprea August 3, 2024March 30, 2025

News & Views

At Recent Panel, Sports Stadium Financing Experts Warn Against Massive Public Subsidies for Cleveland Browns

“There’s zero evidence in 30 years of peer-reviewed academic research that a professional sports team in a city generates any substantial jobs, raises wages, raises income, raises property taxes”

by Mark Oprea June 26, 2024June 1, 2025