Isaac's take on Cleveland Sports

After game one of the Eastern Conference Finals, a lot of people are pretty sure that LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to sweep their way all the way to the NBA Finals. After sweeping both the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors, the Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics by 13 points in Boston on Wednesday night and they're looking unstoppable. The movie "Space Jam" was released in 1996 and is easily on of my favorite sports movies of all time. It featured Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley and other NBA superstars. The movie pitted Michael Jordan and his team of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others against the Monstars, a group of giant cartoon characters who've stolen NBA stars talents. We all know what happens, but I'm not going to be writing about "Space Jam" today. Thursday, star Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas told reporters "We're not scared of Cleveland. They're not the Monstars. They're not on...

Well, it turns out that Cleveland is just bad at football in general. In the NFL, they have the Browns, a dismal team that had just one win last year. But Cleveland also has a football team in the league everyone forgets about, the Arena Football League.  Now, if you don't know about the Arena Football League, here's a rundown. The AFL was created in 1987 and is a spin-off of the NFL, but with a couple different rules. First, it's played indoor with short walls along the side of the fields. Players are allowed to crash into these walls without the play being stopped. Second, it's much more high scoring. The reason for this is because the field is only 50 yards long. Before the snap, one receiver is allowed to start running. In addition, there are only 16 players on the field at a time, eight on offense and eight on defense. Many players play on both offense and defense. Now that you know the basics of Arena Football, I'll talk about the Cleveland Gladiators. ...