Twas a busy Labor Day weekend in the world of Cleveland sports. We got to see Michigan's season ended three hours into the opening weekend of the college football season. The 17 of us with The Big Ten Network got to see the Buckeyes open the season with a workmanlike 38-6 win over Youngstown State. The Indians took two of three from Chicago, beat Johan Santana AGAIN ... and the Browns cut down to 53. Brian McPeek hits on all of these events in The Weekend Wrap.

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You just never really know which direction Hiko is going to take "Moot Points", and this week is no exception.  In his latest edition of Moot, Hiko talks about some of the nuances of being a father of two girls aged four and seven, Michael Vick, Travis Henry and his nine illegitimate kids, teen smoking, Michigan losing, the Big Ten network, and the Brent Musberger drinking game.  "It's a foot race!"

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College football season starts this weekend, and with it, so does The Cleveland Fan's 2007 Pick 'Em & Click Em contests for the NFL and NCAA Football regular seasons.  The rules couldn't be any simpler.  Just log on at some point each week and pick the winners of the college and pro football games.  No pointspreads.  No entry fee.  Just log in and make your picks.  And we're giving away $250 cash to the winners of both the NFL and NCAA contests this season.  Details inside.

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We usher in the weekend here at TCF with Mitch's "Crystal Ball" and Hiko's "Moot Points" ... two staples of the site since our earliest days. In this week's version of Moot, Hiko reminisces about an old college project, Hannibal Lechter's role in film history, and even throws a couple late round fantasy football sleepers our way. And don't forget ... Hiko's new Browns column, "The Browns Outsider" runs every Monday night here on the site.

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