Sports

Few things in Cleveland hold a candle to our city’s collective sports mania. The resilience. The passion. The unequivocal optimism that returns year after year. You can see (and feel) it everywhere — from barstools on Sunday mornings to team stickers adorning the briefcases, lunch pails, laptops and hard hats of street-side passersby. It’s about tradition. It’s about legacy.

When it comes to Cleveland sports, you've got options galore in any season. If you're having a tough time grabbing Browns tickets, we've got a near infinite number of bars, breweries and tailgates filled with fans to cheer along with. The hardest decisions you'll have to make if you're going to watch the Cleveland Cavs hoop at Rocket Arena is which great restaurant you're going to hit up before and where you'll nightcap after. From the skyline behind the scoreboard to the unique neighborhood food options, every aspect of your night watching Guardians baseball lets you know you're in a Cleveland baseball stadium.

All in on fresh starts and full-throttle sports adventures — Cleveland never boxes in the action. From tailgates to beer gardens and actual gardens, it’s a city living all out. Passion? We’re undefeated.

The Cleveland Browns

Truth: Cleveland loves sports, but football is king. Throughout the Browns’ well-documented years of abject misery, the team rarely had flashy players or baller budgets. But you better believe it — win or lose; rain or shine; downpour or blizzard — Cleveland fans showed up, adorned in orange and brown, ready to root like hell. Still do. 

Cleveland football is about taking your kids to their first game, then going with them when they take their own. It's a municipal parking lot where truck drivers and computer engineers bond over bratwurst buffets served from reclaimed school buses. Everyone is kin, and passion is our family business. This is Cleveland. 

Cleveland Monsters

In a city as tough as Cleveland, of course we’d be into the smashmouth thrills of the Cleveland Monsters. Whether it was the Barons of the NHL in the ‘70s, or the IHL Lumberjacks of the ‘90s, this town loves banging the boards. This AHL affiliate even broke Cleveland’s professional sports title drought in 2016 — a little over a week before the Cavs brought it home.

Hockey fans in The Land love watching this team fight for every inch of that ice. Even when the puck stops, there’s so much fun to be had, with non-stop entertainment like postgame skating opportunities, Family Days and 1-2-3 Fridays ($1 sodas, $2 Hot Dogs, $3 Beers).