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May 9 2013, 02:41 AM
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CLEVELAND -- New Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam III wants the greatest Browns player of them all to have a role with his team. Haslam spent an hour Saturday night meeting with Hall of Famer Jim Brown, who had been estranged from the Browns for more than two years after he was relieved of his duties as a senior adviser under outgoing owner Randy Lerner. While having dinner together along with their wives, Haslam and Brown connected and came away agreeing to stay in touch. "Jim and I both agreed that it makes total sense for him to be involved with the Browns, and we both agreed it didnt make sense to rush into anything," Haslam said Sunday before the Browns were beaten 24-14 by the Buffalo Bills. "We agreed to talk on an as-needed basis and get together at some to-be-determined time in the future. He travels a lot and we travel a lot and hopefully well find a time to get together. "But I had a really enjoyable visit. Besides being a great football player, hes a great man." Brown, too, came away feeling positive. "We had a fantastic meeting from my point of view," the 76-year-old Brown said. "Very special, very insightful, very open. No trickery, just straight-out honesty. Hes willing to learn, understand certain principles, done a lot of homework on a lot of individuals. It couldnt have been a better meeting for me." Brown had stayed away from team functions for two years. In 2010, he boycotted a ceremony when he and 16 Browns Hall of Famers were inducted into a ring of honour at the stadium. But after weekend of seeing former teammates and old friends, Brown was glad to be back in Cleveland, his NFL home for nine seasons. "People said welcome back, and that was a very nice thing to hear," Brown said. "Because ultimately theres nothing I can be but a Brown. I didnt play for anybody else, I didnt set any records anywhere else, I didnt win any championships anywhere else. So Im stuck with you guys, whether you want me or not. Theres nothing you can do. This is my home." At halftime, Brown was on the field as former teammate Ernie Green was inducted into the Browns legends club along with former safety Clarence Scott. During the weekend, Brown also met with Browns president Mike Holmgren. It was Holmgren who had offered Brown a reduced position with the team in 2010, leading to the franchise rushing leaders split with the team. "It was positive," Brown said of his talk with Holmgren. "The interesting thing is that all parties seem to be on the same page from the standpoint of the position that were in. The team has been sold. It becomes official sometime next month and were all fighting for the same thing, which is to win. "So Mike was very gracious in his conversation with me and the interesting thing is what Im most interested in is to be a part of winning. It was so funny because we were talking about a lot of things and the thing came up about well whatever we talk about or whatever great ideas we have, were gonna have to win." Following Sundays game, Brown finally got a chance to speak in person to rookie running back Trent Richardson. Before the Browns drafted the former Alabama star, Brown created controversy by calling Richardson "ordinary." Brown has since said his words were meant to motivate the 22-year-old. Richardson was thrilled to have the chance to speak with arguably the best running back in NFL history. "It was a shaking moment for me," said Richardson, who was overwhelmed that Brown wanted to meet with him. "He said, Youre going in the right direction. Just seeing him, I was real nervous. I didnt know how the outcome was gonna be, but at the same time, its Jim Brown." Richardson said Browns words inspired him. "Hes a person that loves people and loves being around people," said Richardson, who was held to 27 yards on 12 carries by the Bills. "Hes the type of guy thats an icon, always been an icon, always been a fighter, always been a winner. So one of the powerful things he said to me is keep trying no matter what. Dont get to the point where youre settling for anything. Dont give up. Keep going no matter what. Keep striving." Beats By Dre Pas Cher . Parenteau is coming off an 18-goal, 67-point season with the New York Islanders. The 29-year-old broke out with the Islanders two seasons ago after spending most of his career in the AHL beforehand. Beats By Dre . "Sooner or later, youve got to man up and buck up," coach Dwane Casey said after a 113-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. http://www.beatsbydremagasin.fr/ . Santos said a reshuffle is needed to prevent another slow start for his team, which dropped to last place in Group A after losing to the fast-paced Czech Republic 2-1 on Tuesday, conceding two goals in the first six minutes. Beats By Dre Casques . Clevelands running back revealed Monday that he played most of his first season in the NFL with two broken ribs, an injury that not only made it tough to play but even sleep. COOLUM, Australia -- Australasian Tour rookie Daniel Popovic completed an improbable wire-to-wire victory in the Australian PGA, shooting a 3-under 69 on Sunday for a four-stroke victory. Popovic finished at 16-under 272 at the Palmer Coolum resort. The Australian opened with rounds of 64, 70 and 69. Rod Pampling birdied the first six holes to take the lead after nine holes, but dropped four strokes on the final three holes -- making bogeys on 16 and 17 and a double bogey on 18 -- to fall into a tie for second with fellow Australian Anthony Brown. Pampling had a 69, and Brown shot 71. Popovic nearly quit golf earlier this year to care for his seriously ill father. "I just cant believe this is happening," Popovic said as he walked up the 18th fairway with his ball safely on the green. "I am just going to try to enjoy this now." Moments later, he tapped in for par, did a left-handed fist pump and doffedd his cap to the crowd.dddddddddddd "It has just hit me all over suddenly," he said after accepting the winners check for $225,000. "I was just so confident, and that never left me. Sure I made several stupid mistakes, but I bounced back quite nicely." Pampling looked set for his first win since the Australian Masters in 2008. He has two wins on the U.S. PGA Tour, the last in 2006 at the Bay Hill Invitational. This year, he finished just outside the top 125 -- 127th place -- to lose his PGA tour card, then failed at qualifying school two weeks ago, meaning he will have only conditional status next year in the U.S. Errant tee shots on 16 and 17 led to bogeys, then his approach on 18 went into the water. Australias Geoff Ogilvy fell short in his bid to finish in the top three to ensure a top-50 finish in the year-end world ranking and a spot in the Masters. He shot a 69 to tie for fourth. ' ' '
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