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Top 10 Worst Cleveland Sports Losses
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Cleveland has not won a professional sports title since 1964. Here are some of the worst losses this city has faced:
| 1. | The Shot - Michael Jordan's shot over Craig Ehlo in the 90s NBA playoff series |
| 2. | The Drive - John Elway's career was the 98 yard drive against the Browns in the 4th quarter |
| 3. | The Fumble - in the AFC Championship Game between the Cleveland Browns and the Denver Broncos on January 17, 1988 at Mile High Stadium with 1:12 left in the game, running back Earnest Byner appeared to be on his way to score the game-tying touchdown, but lost a fumble at the 3-yard line. |
| 4. | The Departure - Art Modell moved the beloved Browns to Baltimore in the mid 90s |
| 5. | The Decision - if Lebron leaves the Cavs for NY, Miami or Chicago in the 2010 free agency decision |
| 6. | The Debacle - The 1899 Cleveland Spiders baseball team finished 20-134 (.130), the worst in baseball history. The Spiders finished 84 games behind the pennant-winning Brooklyn Superbas and 35 games behind the next-to-last (11th) place Washington Senators. |
| 7. | The Early Bounce - 2nd round NBA playoff loss to the Celtics in 2010 with Lebron James, Shaq, and Antawn Jamison |
| 8. | The Sweep - In 2007 when they made the NBA finals the San Antonio Spurs swept them |
| 9. | The Series - In 1997 the Indians made the World Series but lost two the underdog, wild-card Malrins in Game 7 on an extra innings single by Edgar Rentería |
| 10. | Red Right 88 - a Cleveland Browns pass play intercepted by the Oakland Raiders in the January 4, 1981 American Football Conference divisional playoff game on the 13-yd line when a field goal would have won the game |
| 11. | The Catch - refers to a memorable defensive baseball play by Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians at the Polo Grounds in New York on a ball hit by Vic Wertz. |
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