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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 12

Watson keeps Browns QB job; Messick third in Cy Young

Plus, the Cavs beat the Knicks, Amazon drones fly from North Randall and measles exposures hit Lake and Geauga counties.

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Deshaun Watson will start for the Browns against the Texans on Sunday

The Browns lost in overtime in Sanders' first start

  • Browns22
    Saints23
    Final (OT)Watson sat out after a concussion; Sanders started.

Sources: Salem News, Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland.com

If you've been waiting on the Browns' quarterback answer, here it is: Deshaun Watson will start the 1 p.m. game against the Houston Texans on Sun., Nov. 15. Coach Todd Monken waited until Wednesday to say so, after a Monday non-answer left the door open for Shedeur Sanders.

Monken pointed to "the full body of work." Watson is 5-3 as a starter, and he's second in the NFL with five fourth-quarter game-winning drives.

  • Venue:
  • Watson: no TD pass in three games
  • Offense: ranked 29th in scoring
  • Next: bye week, then three straight home games

Sanders made his first start of the season in that 23-22 loss at New Orleans. Monken said there's "a lot of room for improvement with both of them," and on a longer commitment to Watson, he said, "we're week to week."

Watson's Browns are 5-⁠4 heading into Sunday

5-4
Browns' record after the Saints loss
297
passing yards for Sanders against the Saints
5
fourth-quarter game-winning drives for Watson
$240 million
guaranteed in Watson's contract, now in its final year

Sources: Salem News, Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland.com

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Guardians rookie Parker Messick finishes third in AL Cy Young voting

Parker Messick didn't win the AL Cy Young Award Wednesday night, but the Guardians rookie finished third. Cam Schlittler of the Yankees won it unanimously with all 30 first-place votes, and Toronto's Dylan Cease was the runner-up. Messick got seven second-place votes and 12 third-place votes.

Messick finished third behind Schlittler and Cease

Sources: Cleveland.com, WKBN.com

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Value
Schlittler210 pts
Cease110 pts
Messick84 pts

Cleveland.com calls it the highest Cy Young finish ever by a Cleveland rookie. It came two days after he finished second to Kevin McGonigle in AL Rookie of the Year voting. And third place pays off: it earned the Guardians an additional 2027 draft pick via the .

  • Record: 12-9 in 32 starts
  • Innings: 186 1/3
  • Strikeouts: 193, with 49 walks
  • WHIP: 1.06, second among qualified rookies

2.56Messick's ERA, fourth-lowest by a Cleveland rookie since at least 1912

His 6.3 bWAR ranked second among American League pitchers.

Source: Cleveland.com

News Notes

Cavaliers

James Harden scored 32 points and Donovan Mitchell added 23 as the Cavs beat the Knicks 115-107 at Madison Square Garden. Cleveland outscored New York 14-6 over the final 5:09 and moved to 6-6. It's the Cavs' first win over the Knicks in six tries and snaps a two-game losing streak. Akron Beacon JournalCleveland.com

Bratenahl

Bratenahl's Architectural Review Board unanimously approved the landscaping plan for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's $5.35 million lakefront estate. Neighbors for and against spoke at Tuesday's meeting, and some had worried about blocked lake views. The plan was reviewed separately from the property's previously approved privacy fence. Cleveland.comMassillon Independent

Drones

Amazon's drones have been delivering from the North Randall Fulfillment Center for two months, and about 20 drones operate out of the site. It's one of 19 Amazon sites in the country offering the service, which flies only in daylight hours, News 5 reports. FOX 8 NewsNews 5 Cleveland WEWS

Cade Smith

Guardians closer Cade Smith finished second in voting for the first AL Reliever of the Year Award, behind Toronto's Louis Varland. Varland got 16 first-place votes and 146 points to Smith's seven and 133. Smith piled up 107 strikeouts in 74 innings, WKBN reports. Cleveland.comWKBN.com

Varland edged Smith in AL Reliever of the Year voting

16First-place votes7
146Points133

Sources: Cleveland.com, WKBN.com

Measles

The Geauga Public Health Department said Wednesday a confirmed measles case has exposures at several public locations and events in Lake and Geauga counties. Each location's exposure window includes the time the person was there plus two hours after they left. FOX 8 News

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5AM Cleveland's Wrap: If gray November has you dreaming of somewhere warmer, Tropical Holiday at the Cleveland Botanical Garden trades snowy scenes for tropical greens, dazzling lights and island-inspired displays. Days and times vary, so check the Garden's website before you head over.

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Watson keeps Browns QB job; Messick third in Cy Young

Plus, the Cavs beat the Knicks, Amazon drones fly from North Randall and measles exposures hit Lake and Geauga counties.

The TLDR

  1. Deshaun Watson keeps the Browns' starting QB job
  2. Parker Messick finishes third in AL Cy Young voting
  3. Cavs beat the Knicks 115-107 at Madison Square Garden
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