Cavaliers get another shot at ending Cleveland’s title drought

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The NBA Finals begin Thursday, and the Cavaliers will again look to end Cleveland’s championship drought.

It’s been nearly 52 years since Cleveland won a title in any of North America’s four major pro sports. That was on Dec. 27, 1964, when the Browns defeated the Baltimore Colts to win the NFL championship.

Entering the NBA Finals, there have been 146 major-pro sports seasons completed in Cleveland since it last won a league championship, the longest active drought by any U.S. city.

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For reference, the following teams were included for each of the above cities:

• Cleveland: Browns (NFL), Indians (MLB), Cavaliers (NBA), Barons (NHL)

• San Diego: Chargers (NFL), Padres (MLB), Rockets and Clippers (NBA)

• Buffalo: Bills (NFL), Braves (NBA), Sabres (NHL)

The Cleveland teams have completed the following seasons since the last title: Indians 51, Browns 48, Cavaliers 45 and Barons two.

By the numbers

A by-the-numbers look at Cleveland’s professional sports anguish:

• 45 – The Cavaliers have played 45 seasons without winning an NBA title (this excludes the current 2015-16 season). Only the Phoenix Suns (48) and the Los Angeles Clippers (46) have completed more NBA seasons without winning a championship.

• 4 – The Browns are one of four teams never to have reached the Super Bowl, and two of them — the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans — joined the NFL in the last 25 years (the Detroit Lions are the other). The Browns haven’t won a playoff game since Jan. 1, 1995 (a 1994 wild-card playoff game against the New England Patriots).

• 67 – The Indians have completed 67 seasons since last winning the World Series in 1948 (they lost the World Series in 1954, 1995 and 1997). That is the longest active drought in the American League and the second-longest in the majors to the Chicago Cubs’ 107 years.

Memorable heartbreaking …

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