Ted Stepien, 82; owned Cavaliers
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Ted Stepien, the former owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers whose propensity for trading away draft picks resulted in an NBA rule change, died yesterday at his home in Willoughby Hills. He was 82.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up Drew Gooden's contract option for 2005-06, hoping the forward will take the spot vacated by departed free agent Carlos Boozer.
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Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund is in "serious" negotiations to sell the NBA franchise, which has enjoyed a dramatic financial turnaround since the arrival of star LeBron James.
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LeBron James scored 27 points and assisted on Lucious Harris&#39; clinching 3-pointer with 6 seconds left as the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight at home, 103-97 over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers recorded a  91-87 home victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday to tie  up their best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals series at 2-2.
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LeBron James scored his career-high 43 points to pace the Cleveland Cavaliers for their seventh victory in eight games, a 92-76 home win over defending champions Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers eased to a  98-82 home victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday to  advance to the NBA finals for the first time in their 36-year  history.
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CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - LeBron James netted a  game-high 29 points and Drew Gooden scored seven in overtime as  the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth consecutive game with  a 100-98 decision over the Charlotte Bobcats.
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As a wise, old, bearded Buddhist monk might say, LeBron James is still but a little grasshopper. Ah, but the grasshopper sure can jump - and not just on the basketball court, so says John Petkovic of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.
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LeBron James scored 26 points and had  12 assists while Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 25 points as the  Cavaliers downed the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-97 in Cleveland  on Tuesday.
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Detroit mortgage magnate Dan Gilbert has reached agreement with owner Gordon Gund to buy the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have risen from the NBA's depths to unprecedented popularity since the arrival of star LeBron James.
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For the first time in recent memory, the Cleveland Cavaliers made an off-season coaching move that didn&#039;t involve someone being hired or fired.
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Larry Staverman, who was the first coach of the Indiana Pacers when they started as an ABA franchise, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 70.
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The owner of the high-flying Cleveland  Cavaliers has reached an agreement to sell controlling interest  in the team, the National Basketball Association (NBA)  franchise said Monday. Local media reports put the price at  about $375 million.
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Cleveland Cavaliers coach  Mike Brown said Friday it was only a matter of time before  LeBron James shakes things up in the NBA Finals.
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In impressive fashion, the first-place Cavaliers finished what they started Tuesday in a 107-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in front of 19,094 fans at Gund Arena.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers reached the National Basketball Association finals on Saturday with a 98-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons that sealed the Eastern Conference championship series.