Chad Ochocinco’s dream of playing alongside his pal and the Bengals’ offseason goal of finding more options at receiver for Carson Palmer finally intersected yesterday.

BEREA, Ohio — Training camp in pro football is physically demanding and mentally taxing. The heat is stifling and unforgiving. Same with the coaches, for that matter. The daily drills are tedious. The hitting can be violent, the tension sometimes unbearable.

CLEVELAND — The Browns wrapped up both of their two second-round picks to four-year deals yesterday, signing safety T.J. Ward and running back Montario Hardesty. Now, they can focus their attention on getting their lone unsigned draftee — first-round cornerback Joe Haden — into full-squad camp on time.

CINCINNATI — Bengals owner Mike Brown is trying to produce his own reality show.

"He's kind of a schmuck, isn't he?"

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Browns' top three draft picks remain unsigned on the eve of rookies reporting to training camp, but the team agreed to terms Thursday on four-year deals with both of their third-round picks, quarterback Colt McCoy and guard Shawn Lauvao, a league source told the Plain Dealer.

A person familiar with the agreement says the Cleveland Browns have come to terms on a multiyear contract with rookie quarterback Colt McCoy.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) -- Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West has pleaded guilty to weapons and traffic charges.

The 2010 class of inductees to the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame are:

The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sees LeBron James as a “runaway slave” and that his comments after the forward decided to join the Miami Heat put the player in danger.

Coach Bob Todd earned his 900th win at Ohio State as the Buckeyes defeated Iowa 11-6 in a Big Ten game yesterday in Iowa City.

Ohio State freshman tennis player Dino Marcan grew up in Croatia knowing nothing about the Buckeyes' rivalry with a certain school up north.

He was informed of the disdain for Michigan during his recruitment last fall.

Ray: If Big Ten presidents decide to bring more schools into the conference, I suggest a new name. Since Penn State came in, there are 11 schools in the Big Ten. That's like the commissioner saying, "I wanted to be a college graduate and now I are."