Cleveland has, to put it charitably, a checkered history of sports team ownership. But one choice by Art Modell -- to pull the Cleveland Browns out of town -- cemented his status as the most ...

The Browns have found a way to beat Cleveland. With litigation pending over whether the Art Modell Law keeps the Browns from moving out of downtown Cleveland to suburban Brook Park, the Ohio ...

The Browns and the city of Cleveland are locked in a legal dispute over the team's plans to move and build an enclosed ...

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb says the city’s legal fight over the Browns’ departure for Brook Park isn’t over yet, despite ...

Former Browns owner Art Modell was an NFL innovator and major donor to civic projects and charities. Cleveland should end the bitterness.

Ohio state lawmakers decided to hand over $600 million to Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam. Can the team's move to the ...

A state court judge has rejected a request from Haslam Sports Group to throw out a lawsuit filed by the city of Cleveland over the Browns’ looming move to Brook Park.

About 30 years ago, Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. This is the history of controversial relocation.

Cleveland's law director says the city will send the Browns a letter reminding them about the current state law, then will take the matter to court if necessary.

The City of Cleveland sent a letter to the Haslams, the owners of the Browns, telling them they will invoke the Art Modell law.

Sam Rutigliano, right, head coach of the Cleveland Browns sits with owner Art Modell before the Browns played the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 20, 1981, in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Browns may have gotten what they wanted in the form of $600 million in taxpayer money and legal clearance to ...