CLEVELAND, Ohio — Baker Mayfield is just the gift Cleveland fans needed this season, especially in the wake of LeBron James’ departure.The love affair between Mayfield and the fans began the moment he came bounding off the bench to win the Jets game in Week 3, and continued through Sunday’s 26-18 victory over the Bengals in the home finale that improved the Browns to 7-7-1 overall and 5-2-1 at home.The seven-game swing from last year marked the biggest turnaround in team history, and cemented Mayfield’s status as Cleveland’s new favorite son. He’s put the Browns back on the NFL map, brought them back to respectability and is luring that lost generation of young Browns fans — the ones who have thought their parents were nuts all of these years — back to FirstEnergy Stadium.He’s single-handedly turned the Factory of Sadness into the Factory of Gladness in one season.Throughout the second half of the game, when Mayfield was firing … [Read more...] about Baker Mayfield is just the gift Cleveland fans needed, especially with LeBron James gone
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The ManeaterColumn: There is a double standard in tennis and it is time to address it
Tatyana Monnay is a sophomore journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater. For those who missed it: At an early stage in her second set at the United States Open final on Saturday, Serena Williams received a warning for coaching. After she received the warning, Williams became upset with the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos. She then had a heated discussion with him. This is where the conflict seemed to end. A few games later, Williams lost her serve at 3-1 up and broke her racket. This is an automatic violation. Since Williams had already received a warning for coaching, the second violation resulted in Osaka gaining one point in the next game. Williams chose to argue with Ramos about the point penalty. Williams said that she did not receive coaching and should not have received the code violations. During the argument, Williams called Ramos a thief for taking the point away from her. This was the final straw and she received another … [Read more...] about The ManeaterColumn: There is a double standard in tennis and it is time to address it
Umpire in Serena Williams US Open Final Controversy Returns to Work
The chair umpire who penalized Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final is pleased to be getting back to work. Carlos Ramos is assigned to the Davis Cup semifinal between Croatia and the United States this weekend in Zadar. "I'm just focusing on this tie and working again. That's all I can say," Ramos told The Associated Press before the opening singles between Borna Coric and Steve Johnson, which he did not officiate. Ramos was directing the second singles between Marin Cilic and Frances Tiafoe. Top Sports Photos: Seattle Storm Wins WNBA Title AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Ramos gave Williams three code violations in her straight-set loss to Naomi Osaka last weekend, and the American great argued she wasn't being treated the same as some male players. USTA president and CEO Katrina Adams, who defended Williams, was overheard apologizing to Ramos on the sidelines of Thursday's draw ceremony. Ramos wouldn't go into details over his discussion with Adams, who initiated the … [Read more...] about Umpire in Serena Williams US Open Final Controversy Returns to Work
The Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Week, September 7 to 12
click to enlarge COURTESY OF THE ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY For the 50th year, the St. Louis Symphony previews its new season in Forest Park (weather permitting). So LouFest is canceled — now what? If you were all geared up to enjoy live music this weekend, your best bet is to check out our roster of hastily-scheduled replacement shows and find something to suit your fancy (we're also hearing good things about Pu Fest). If you're more looking for fun that goes behind just music, read on. This weekend is packed with some big art exhibits, a number of local theater companies' season openers and motorcycles. 1. Black Art, Then and Now The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis opens some of the most ambitious and vital shows in its history this month, with a series of exhibitions by, and about, black artists and the black experience. Sanford Biggers works directly with the materials of his forebearers — quilts and African sculptures — only he reshapes and repurposes … [Read more...] about The Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Week, September 7 to 12
An Open Letter to Jerry Jones, Owner of the Dallas Cowboys
Oh say can YOU see? You have fumbled an opportunity to intercept a lie and use your privilege to score for justice. As a life long fan of the Dallas Cowboys, who once enjoyed season tickets, it’s heartbreaking that you have taken a stand on the wrong sideline of history. As training camp opened you used your mighty microphone to passionately pronounce that there is no room on the Dallas Cowboys for the right to protest for right during the national anthem. Your “massa complex” has shown your boys where the “gun line” (check out the movie Life) is! And they had better not cross it! Your quarterback, who went to school in the same state where Emmit Till was lynched, Fannie Lou Hamer was brutally beaten by police, Medgar Evers was assassinated and remains a place of wicked white supremacy, vicious police misconduct, and a justice system that is criminal, knows his place and has echoed your sentiment and committed a terrible turnover for freedom. Oh say, did … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to Jerry Jones, Owner of the Dallas Cowboys