Cleveland Cavaliers know home is where the heart is Dec 3, 2008
There were long stretches where the vast stretches of unoccupied blue seats in what was then Gund Arena reminded observers of an empty swimming pool. Now Cleveland really does rock, along with some other arenas Cavs players selected as particularly tough places to play. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Herd Rallies, Comes Up Short 72-67 At Daytona Nov 22, 2008
In the four previous seasons, Ron Jirsa's teams lost in the quarterfinal round at Cleveland's Gund Arena (now Quicken Loans) or at in 2005 (although the Herd did beat in Huntington in 2004 in a first-round game). But unlike post-season tournaments, the Herd will have a chance to right the ship right away, baseball-style, as they must put this loss behind itself and move on against Wisconsin-Green Bay, who was struggling with Division II Rollins during its first-round matchup at the Ocean Center... (Goherd.com)
Rob Fournier Jun 20, 2008
While serving as the acting Commissioner of the Conference, he moved the league office from Toledo to Cleveland, wrote and secured a long-term contract for the men's basketball tournament at the Gund Arena (now Quicken Loans Arena) and secured the three largest corporate gifts in the history of the MAC including First Energy as the tournament sponsor for the men's postseason basketball tournament. He also wrote and negotiated the Motor City Bowl football contract that is the MAC's yearly... (Wsuathletics.com)
Badgers center in limelight Mar 29, 2008
Frankly, Butch needs help in matching the life experiences of James, his on-court foe for that March 26, 2003, All-Star game in what was then called Gund Arena. The reality doesn't include many common reference points. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
EA SPORTS POY Tracker: Week 11 Mar 25, 2008
Vincent - St. Mary, Akron, Ohio, 2003) before 18,728 at Gund Arena in Cleveland, where he now is a perennial All-Star with the Cavaliers. The game's 28-point performances were turned in by 1991 EA SPORTS National Player of the Year Chris Webber (Detroit Country Day, Mich. (Seton Hall Sports -- Rivals.com)
Early Run Helps Buckeyes Blitz Vikings Dec 19, 2007
It all added up to be just too much for the Vikings, who last defeated the Buckeyes in 1994 also at Quicken Loans Arena then known as Gund Arena. Overall, CSU drops to 5-26 in contests against the Big Ten. (Bucknuts.com)
Men's Basketball Prepares For Eastern Michigan Nov 24, 2007
Eastern Michigan claimed the lone meeting 83-63 on November 29, 1995 at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Brown and White are 32-20 all-time against the Mid-American Conference. (Gobonnies.com)
City of Cleveland deserving of a title Jun 4, 2007
From the city dump known as the Cleveland Arena to the suburban Coliseum at Richfield, Gund Arena and "The Q," the Cavaliers finally scaled Mount Impossible. "It was our time," LeBron James told reporters after the Cavs eliminated Detroit on Saturday night for the right to meet San Antonio in the NBA Finals, the team the star guard calls the "big, bad wolf of the West.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Fresno Bound! Women's March Madness Invades Save Mart Center This Weekend Mar 22, 2007
Combining for 106 overall wins this season, Fresno welcomes Connecticut, North Carolina State, Louisiana State and Florida State for three games this weekend, with the winner advancing the 2007 Women's Final Four, held at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Here's a closer look at each of the teams in the Region. (Gobulldogs.com)
Middleweight knockout artists set to square off Mar 11, 2007
" Pavlik said he is happy with Loew but is open to bringing in another trainer who might be able to help tighten his defense. "I'm the kind of guy who is receptive to learning and getting better, and if doing that will make me better, I'm all for it," Pavlik said. Arum said no site or date has been finalized for Pavlik-Miranda, though he will try to make a deal with Gund Arena in Cleveland. Pavlik is from nearby Youngstown, Ohio, and would be a natural draw there. ARCE EXCITED -- Jorge Arce came... (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Sports)
Falcons Face EMU in MAC Tournament Semifinals Mar 9, 2007
three years ago, the Brown and Orange picked up a pair of one-point, last-second wins at then-Gund Arena, topping Western Michigan and Miami on buzzer-beating jumpers by ... the next year, that senior class helped BG to the MAC Tournament's championship game, but the Eagles downed the Falcons, 65-56, at then-Gund Arena to take the 2004 league tourney title. (Bgsufalcons.com)
Falcons, Now Ranked 20th in Associated Press Poll, Face Toledo Tuesday Mar 6, 2007
the Falcons are 0-1 in quarterfinal-round games vs. UT, with that quarterfinal meeing coming at Quicken Loans Arena (then Gund Arena) in 2001. in that meeting, #1-seeded UT trailed by a point at the half, but rallied for an 18-point win, 81-63, over the ninth-seeded Falcons. (Bgsufalcons.com)
Falcons Head to Cleveland for MAC Tournament Mar 3, 2007
three years ago, the Brown and Orange picked up a pair of one-point, last-second wins at then-Gund Arena, topping Western Michigan and Miami on buzzer-beating jumpers by. that year's BG team fell to Eastern Michigan, 65-56, in the championship game. (Bgsufalcons.com)
Falcons Face Flashes Tuesday Feb 20, 2007
in 2005, BGSU posted an 81-75 win over the Golden Flashes at Gund Arena in downtown Cleveland. a year later, the venue's name had changed (to Quicken Loans Arena), but the championship-game participants remained the same. (Bgsufalcons.com)
