The Cavs were unceremoniously bum rushed out of the playoffs by a good not great Knicks team in just five games. At home, no less.There are more questions than answers right now, so Matty & Patty take a few calls to figure out who to blame and where to go from here.بقلم with Matty & Patty

Feeling pretty doomy in here! Despite Patty attending Game 4 at MSG, the Cavs fall to 3-1 in their first round series with the Knicks. It's time to talk about JB Bickerstaff and how his first experience coaching a playoff series has been going.بقلم with Matty & Patty

How should we feel about Cavs-Knicks being tied 1-1? Did JB Bickerstaff's Game 2 adjustments solve the Knicks, or will Thibs have a devastating countermove in Game 2? Does it come down to shooting? Will Okoro stay in the starting lineup... or the rotation? One thing is clear, just two games in, the Knicks have not yet provided enough fuel for our s…

After four long years away, the Cavs are finally back in the playoffs. Matty and Patty preview the series and identify who will be Public Enemy #1 before this series is over. Plus, Guards out to a positive 7-6 start, but there's already reasons for concern.بقلم with Matty & Patty

Cavs ride a 7-game win streak into a crucial stretch of 12 games that will decide how their regular season will pan out. Will they come to regret staying so quiet at the trade deadline? Or was the best move to make no move at all? Plus: Pitchers & Catchers report on Friday, so Matty & Patty take a look at the Guardians top prospects ahead of the ne…

Matty & Patty are back as the King in Exile, LeBron James, stands on the verge of making history. But can Lakers fans fully appreciate the scope of his career accomplishment the way Cleveland fans can? We'll also check in on the Baby Cavs learning how to take care of business out of the shadow of the Once (and Future?) King.…

Uncle Granty joins a special episode of the Cleveland Sports Hour to preview an actual, real, important Browns game with... actual, real, playoff implications. For the Browns. No, really!بقلم with Matty & Patty

The Cleveland Sports Hour has taken a firm stance against talking much about the Browns, but lately, our hand has been forced. Matty & Patty dig into the Browns 2020 Draft and when sports might return, so we never have to speak of this again.بقلم with Matty & Patty

No sports? No problem. Matty & Patty return for a very special Quarantine Edition of the Cleveland Sports Hour, delivering sizzling hot takes about the Cavs, Tribe and Browns to keep you company while you shelter in place. (All apologies for the opening theme song.)بقلم with Matty & Patty

Need more Warriors slander? We are here for you. Celebrate the greatest 19-win Cavs season in history by reveling in exquisite schadenfreude with Matty & Patty. Come for the grave dancing, stay for the Cavs, Tribe & Browns chatter.بقلم with Matty & Patty

It's finally happened. Cleveland has a professional football team and Matty & Patty have returned with a podcast. Everything has changed yet everything remains the same. You're welcome.بقلم with Matty & Patty

The world is already trying to forget how incredible LeBron's 2018 playoff run was, but Matty & Patty, true Apostles of the Church of LeBron, are not about to let that happen. Take a walk back through what could be LeBron's last playoff run with the Cavs. Plus, we'll wade into the obligatory "Where Will LeBron Wind Up" discussion.…

It's playoff time! Matty & Patty are focused on the crucial issues in this first round series against the Pacers, starting with exonerating Tristan Thompson from these scurrilous accusations of infidelity in an obvious attempt to undermine the Cavs playoff run. Can't fool us. Plus, we wonder whether the Tribe even needs bats and how exactly the Bro…

As the Cavs gear up for their playoff run and the Browns try to trick us into paying attention, the Indians are poised to open their season against the Mariners this week. Oh, and Matty & Patty are facing each other in their Fantasy Basketball Championship this week.بقلم with Matty & Patty

We take it all back. All of it. Never doubted the Cavs for a second.بقلم with Matty & Patty

Matty & Patty have a fix for what's wrong with the Cavs. We think. It's honestly the best we've got. (Well, the best Patty's got. It's incredibly stupid.)بقلم with Matty & Patty

It was Christmas Day. It was Cavs vs Warriors. It was a lot of drama for a game that will look nothing like a potential fourth NBA Finals matchup. But let's overanalyze anyway, and take a look at the Tribe's quiet offseason and the Browns quest for perfectionبقلم with Matty & Patty

A lot has happened since we last podded in July. The Tribe set records and broke our hearts. Kyrie went nuts, but not in the good way, and broke our hearts. The Browns... kept Brownsing. But being a Champion means never having to worry. At least not as much as we used to.بقلم with Matty & Patty

The Cavs are still champions (circa 2016) and the Warriors still blew a 3-1 lead and other timeless facts pondered by Matty & Patty, champions emeritus.بقلم with Matty & Patty

Cavs drop Game 2 in what was either a demoralizing or an encouraging blowout loss. Can't it be both?بقلم with Matty & Patty

Game 1 of the most anticipated NBA Finals matchup in decades is in the books and it was... underwhelming. To have a chance, the Cavs needed to win in 5 key facets of the game -- and they won absolutely none of them. Man, if we weren't already champions, this would be hard to stomach.بقلم with Matty & Patty

It's here. Part III. The principal players from the first two rounds return, but the teams are completely different. Matty & Patty analyze what makes this year so different and what the Cavs must do to accomplish the impossible. (Again.)بقلم with Matty & Patty

We got so mad about the Cavs lately that we were late to our own Tribe season preview -- and why Patty is in love with Jose Ramirez. And although the Cavs stomped all over the Celtics this week, we are not far removed from some very troubling signs. Is it time to be worried about the Cavs yet?بقلم with Matty & Patty

When Matty & Patty last spoke, the Cavs were basking in the afterglow of their Christmas Day triumph over the Warriors. Patty's been kind of out of it since then. What did he miss?بقلم with Matty & Patty

Kyrie is a cold blooded killer who doesn't have time for your tired narratives and moving goal posts. He's too busy slaying giants. Matty & Patty break down the state of the Cavs after their Christmas Day triumph, plus look back on that heartbreaking World Series Game 7.بقلم with Matty & Patty

It's a Special Matty & Patty Double Feature! A Tribe World Series Preview and a Cavs Title Defense Season Preview in the same episode! On Tuesday night, the Indians open the World Series at The Jake while across the pavilion the Cavs host their Championship Ring Ceremony at The Q before their season opener vs. the Knicks…

The Indians won the pennant! Less than 4 months after the Cavs ended Cleveland's 52 year championship drought, the Tribe won the AL Central and now face Boston in the ALDS. Matty & Patty are back from their Cavs Summer Vacation and stand poised to preview the playoffs and debate whether this team may even be as likable as the 1995 mashers.…

Hell, we're not done talking about the Finals. It feels so good. But we suppose we can spend some time talking about NBA free agency and the Cavs offseason. Also, the Indians are playing some passable baseball lately.بقلم with Matty & Patty

The Drive. The Fumble. The Shot. Jose Mesa. None of that matters anymore. It can't hurt us. Because Cleveland just won the greatest NBA Championship ever. We are The City of Champions.Join Matty & Patty for an extra special Championship Edition of the Cleveland Sports Hour(s) as we celebrate an unbelievable night…

With the Cavs one win away from ending 52 years of sad endings, Matty & Patty are walking the fine edge of exhilaration and terror. Will it break them? Only one way to find out.بقلم with Matty & Patty

We aren't ashamed to admit it: We wrote the Cavs off as dead in the water. But it turns out, they were only mostly dead. Can Miracle Max conjure up another miracle? Matty & Patty investigate.بقلم with Matty & Patty

This is a familiar feeling. From world conquering confidence to the depths of despair, join Matty & Patty for a joint therapy session.بقلم with Matty & Patty

The Cavs tried really hard in Game 1, came back from a 14 point deficit to take the lead... and still lost by 16 points. Is it time to despair, or is there more to solving the Warriors than just playing hard? Matty & Patty preview Game 2 of the NBA Finals.بقلم with Matty & Patty

The Cavs are back in the NBA Finals and pretty much no one is giving them a chance. But this is a different squad than the one that faced off against the Warriors last year. Matty & Patty break down what the Cavs need to do to end 52 years of heartbreak in Cleveland and how to cope with your own building sense of dread.…

Your long week without Cavs basketball is over. No longer will you have to fill that fan void with Richard Jefferson’s Snapchat account. We have actual basketball games against Velociraptors! Join Matty & Patty as we say goodbye to the Hawks and preview the Eastern Conference Finals against Toronto.بقلم with Matty & Patty

Matty & Patty are here to tell you it's time to have that talk, about the Hawks and the Cavaliers. The Cavs dispatched the Pistons and now they have a rematch with the Hawks. Plus, the Browns Moneyball squad had their first draft!بقلم with Matty & Patty

It’s been a long, weird, frustrating six months, but the real season is finally here. Matty and Patty are ready for it. Are the Cavs?بقلم with Matty & Patty

Tribe Opening Week has Matty & Patty feeling nostalgic for the 1990s Indians teams, municipal stadium and Major League. Can 2016 bring us some more moments of euphoria? Join us for a special Tribe episode of the Cleveland Sports Hour.بقلم with Matty & Patty

Another pod, another stretch of drama for the most frustrating first-place team in recent memory. Matty & Patty try to make sense of the Cavs, then distract themselves with talk of Opening Day for the Tribe next week! Oh, and the Browns have a new QB: How will they blow it this time? Catch the excitement!…

So, the Cavs say goodbye to the Wild Thing, aka Sideshow Bob, aka Anderson Varejao... and all hell breaks loose. Are the Cavs title hopes completely over? Matty & Patty hunker down and find some reasons to hope.بقلم with Matty & Patty

The All-Star break for the One-All-Star-Only Cavs is winding up, which can only mean one thing: The NBA Trade Deadline is approaching. Matty & Patty take a look at last weekend's festivities, weigh in on likely deals for the Cavs, and wax poetic on the criminally underappreciated J.R. Smith. Also, the Browns & Tribe are apparently doing things!…

Time to get that strut back in your step, Cavs fans, because your team is on a 5-game winning streak and finally look like the exciting team everyone has been waiting for. Matty & Patty break down Tyronn Lue's impact on the Cavs turnaround, what's behind Kevin Love's renaissance, Kyrie Irving & ball movement, plus why it matters that LeBron James i…

The Cavs players fired their coach and laid an egg... but Matty & Patty deliver. We say goodbye to our Fighter Pilot coach and welcome his assistant, the runner-up for the job a year ago, Tyronn Lue. What does this say about the Cavs, Blatt's tenure and whether Lue can put the Cavs back on Golden State & San Antonio's level? Matty & Patty dig in.…

After Monday night's carnage, the Cavs are now 0-3 against the teams that matter. Can the Cavs win a title with this roster? Or does Blatt simply need to change the gameplan to put them in a better position to succeed? What do the Cavs do with Mozgov and Love? Does Love deserve this much grief? Matty & Patty have the answers. (Open question whether…

Can Kyrie Irving lead this ragtag group of freedom fighters to defeat the evil juggernaut Warriors on Christmas Day? That is the sole focus of this week's episode. That and Patty's 4 year old son reveals how Star Wars taught him everything he needs to know about being a Cleveland Sports fan.بقلم with Matty & Patty

Shumpman returns! But is it enough to settle a brewing feud between Matty & Patty over the fate of the Cavs? We hold an early season summit to answer the question: Are the Cavs athletic enough to win it all? Or has the league already evolved past this super team?بقلم with Matty & Patty

It was a beautiful Sunday. The Browns did not play. Instead, the Cavs played. And won! Yet somehow... we still find ourselves talking about the Browns. Because that's how bad they are. They are a disaster of biblical proportions. But, hey, just remember: At least the Cavs are 6-1.بقلم with Matty & Patty

Just like old times! God bless the Cavs for making us forget about football and the Browns for a change, as they outperformed Matty & Patty's expectations with a 2-1 opening week record. We also break down their questionable Halloween costumes, analyze the significance of team team handshakes, and update the Power Kill List. Oh, and we check in on …

The Cavs season starts Tuesday and with it, Cleveland's best shot at a title since Matty & Patty were born. We tell you what to keep an eye on, what offensive sets to look for, and who to hate once the games begin. (The Kill List returns.) Cavs basketball is back, rejoice! Come On, Cavs!بقلم with Matty & Patty

How much do the Browns suck? Matty & Patty can't agree, so we bring in a special guest to help settle the dispute. Also... Cavs season is starting next week!بقلم with Matty & Patty