Ok, Cleveland Cavs fans, get off the ledge. The Cavaliers were back in their Eastern Championship season form tonight in front of sold out Quicken Loans Arena Crowd. Lebron James, who played a sub-par game on opening night, shined with 45 points while second year guard Daniel Gibson had his biggest regular season night with 24 points in tonight's 110-106 victory over the New York Knicks. The game was close until the fourth quarter when Gibson caught fire as his teammate James was feeding him for a barrage of open 3 pointers that turned the games momentum for good.

With the victory, the Cleveland Cavaliers even their record at 1-1. The Knicks fall to 0-1 on the young season.

Well, at least the Cleveland Cavaliers fans had something to cheer about tonight. In the pre-game ceremonies before the game, the Cavaliers did something they had never done in franchise history: Raise a banner that celebrated the 2006-2007 Eastern Conference Championship. Unfortunately for the 20,000 plus fans that attended the game, that was about all that was worth cheering about as the Cavaliers soundly defeated by the Dallas Mavericks 92-74.

The Cavaliers were never very close against the Western Conference behemoths as they trailed 29-15 after the first quarter and over 20 points at the end of the first half. The Cavaliers only shot 28-77 from the floor.

The Cavaliers play host to the New York Knicks on Friday night in their next game of the 2007-2008 season.

The NBA's General Managers were giving a poll this preseason and by the results you can see how much respect that Cleveland Cavalier superstar Lebron James has throughout the league. 'King James' was top selection as early season favorite to win the MVP award and also was chosen by the most respondents of "who they would select if they were starting a franchise". This is the second consecutive season that James has come in at #1 for those questions. Lebron also won the title as the leagues best small forward by a margin nearly 60% over his friendly rival Carmelo Anthony.

Here is some of the the results from the poll. The entire survey can be found at NBA.com

Who will win the 2007-08 MVP?
1. LeBron James, Cleveland 29.6%
2. Tim Duncan, San Antonio 22.2%
3. Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers 18.5%
4. Steve Nash, Phoenix 11.1%
5. Kevin Garnett, Boston 7.4%
Dwyane Wade, Miami 7.4%
7. Yao Ming, Houston 3.7%
Last year's pick: LeBron James

Sasha Pavlovic has signed a 4 year deal today with the Cleveland Cavaliers as he as ended a lengthy hold out. No terms of the deal of been announced and it is not known when he will be to suit up to play for the team.

Pavlovic was starter for the Cavaliers last season as he started in their run to the NBA Finals.

Anderson Varejao is still holding out for the club but getting Pavlovic signed is a big step for the Cavaliers and should provide the offense another offensive option for the team.

Charles Barkley is back to his Cleveland Cavaliers bashing. TNT's loudmouth analyst stated that the last season by the Cavaliers was a fluke and predicted the team would not even make the playoffs this year.

Barkley stated in a conference call yesterday, "That was a fluky thing that happened to them last year. They didn't make any improvements. And everybody around them got better."

Trick or Treat! The Cleveland Cavaliers open their 2007-2008 season on Halloween and offer many reasons to head down to the Quicken Loans Arena. The team will begin the celebration by hoisting the 2006-2007 Eastern Conference banner that will adorn the home of the Cavaliers. If that doesn't entice you, the game against the Dallas Mavericks will fill up your Halloween basket as their are 3 giveaways. Fans in attendance will recieve a 2007-08 Cavaliers Schedule Magnet presented by Ticketmaster, an Eastern Conference Championship replica mini banner presented by Northern Ohio Toyota Dealers, and a Cavs rally towel presented Time Warner Cable.

To keep up with the Halloween theme, Lebron James and his teamates will be dressed for the occasion. The team is rolling out their mid-eighties orange uniforms for the game and the Cavaliers dancers will dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” that will be nationally televised on ESPN.

LeBron James, the star Cleveland Cavalier who showed up at one of the American League Division Series baseball games wearing a Yankees cap, has decided to put it away, for now.

Now that the Indians have beat his beloved New York Yankees and have secured a spot in the American League Championship series, LeBron is backing his hometown team, the Cleveland Indians. In fact, he's confident that the Tribe will take Boston in the ALCS and head to the World Series, saying:

As we reported yesterday, Shannon Brown was involved in a nightclub incident in which he was beaten up by bouncers at the Warehouse Districts club 'Touch'. Before practice, Brown release a written statement to the media that said:

"I was involved in a situation several nights ago that has caused me to file charges against people I feel assaulted me. My father, who is a policeman in Illinois, has been here to help me with this and we are going through the legal process right now. I am going to respect that process by not commenting further at this time."

Danny Ferry, the Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager also weighed in the situation saying:

"We are aware of the situation and understand Shannon has filed assault charges. We know Shannon is a person of high character and what he experienced several nights ago was very upsetting. At this point, we're trying to be sensitive to the legal process they have engaged and don't have any additional comments to make."

Shannon Brown, a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cavs' first round draft pick in 2006, was involved in a night club beating over the weekend in downtown Cleveland. It wasn't an angry bar patron that went off on him, but rather, a bouncer at Club Liquid.

The issue was apparently Brown's hat, which was not up to par with the dress code. Several of Brown's teammates, including Larry Hughes, are reported to have witnessed the event, which saw Brown being kneed in the neck outside the club Saturday evening. According to police reports obtained by 19 Action News, bouncers also threatened Brown with a taser.

Shannon Brown was treated at the Cleveland Clinic for abrasions and bruising on his face, which he hid from reporters over the weekend.

The Cleveland Indians are taking a page from what the Cavaliers did in their playoff run. The Indians will open up Jacobs Field for road playoff games. The Indians are calling the event(s) a "Tribe Pride Party".

The Indians will have an action packed event on tap that features contests, giveaways, music, Sugardale Hot Dog Race and events for children who will be entertained with inflatables, face painters, magicians, and team mascot Slider.

Here are the details from a Press Release released today:

TWO "TRIBE PRIDE PARTY" OPTIONS:
1) FREE tickets in the Lower Seating Bowl at Jacobs Field
Fans wishing to show their "Tribe Pride" and watch the games on the biggest TV Screen in Cleveland can secure FREE tickets via Indians Team Shops or indians.com. General Admission Tickets will be limited to the entire lower seating bowl (Approx. 10,000 seats). There is a six (6) ticket limit per transaction. All concession and souvenir stands in the lower seating bowl will be open during the events.

2) CLUB LOUNGE "Ultimate Sports Bar Experience"