MORNING ROUNDUP
Cavs will not move
Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert vowed Thursday to “never” move his NBA team from Cleveland.
Earlier this week, when Gilbert scrapped plans for a $140 million renovation to Quicken Loans Arena that could now be back on, his move led to speculation the owner might leave the city when his lease expires in 2027.
As part of the project, the team would extend its lease to 2034. The Cavs were going to split the cost of the arena’s makeover with public financing, but a local coalition opposed to using tax dollars for the remodeling was able to force a city referendum vote and Gilbert pulled out.
However, on Thursday, Greater Cleveland Congregations withdrew petitions challenging the arena deal.
Landry under investigation
Miami Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry might enter the regular season under the cloud of two ongoing domestic violence investigations. One by the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, and the other by the National Football League.
Both entities are still reviewing a months-old incident involving Landry and the mother of his child.
Unless both reviews wrap up in the next 10 days, Landry will not know his fate when his fourth NFL season begins.
And even if the authorities clear him of any wrongdoing — girlfriend Estrella Cerqueira said earlier this month that “there were no arrests made, there were no criminal charges, I was not in any way physically harmed” — the NFL could still discipline Landry.
That’s what happened to Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who is appealing a six-game suspension after the league determined Elliott committed multiple acts of violence.
Landry has insisted he’s done nothing wrong, and that he’s cooperating with both prosecutors and the NFL.