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 Mortgage FieldHouse 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.

The sports madness doesn't stop at CLE teams. In 2024, Cleveland was the proud host of the NCAA Women's Final Four®, and we'll see you in the The Land of Buzzer Beaters & Draining Threes in 2025 for the first two rounds of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

That’s Cleveland sports. And make no mistake, when it comes to 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. 

The Cleveland Guardians

Visiting Cleveland during baseball season? Don't be surprised if a bunch of contagiously optimistic Clevelanders high-five you while walking around Downtown. Expect red-white-and-blue revelry in packed bars, pouring out onto patios and emitting a unique brand of local pride. Sure, they’ve had a few drinks, but this is Cleveland. For fans of the oldest and most successful team in the city's history, hope springs eternal on the corner of Carnegie and Ontario — always.