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BEREA, Ohio -- Amid the pain and frustration that coach Hue Jackson feels with the?Cleveland Browns?0-10 start rests a bit of unshakeable bravado.Jackson let a bit of that out on Thursday when he discussed losing games to people who are friends of his.They better enjoy it now because it is not going to be like this very long, Jackson said, I promise you that.That statement came amid a fair amount of reflection, as Jackson discussed the difficulty of being winless in 10 games. He said he wakes up at night wondering, What am I doing? and added that losing is killing all of us in the organization.But he was steadfast that if the Browns turn things around in the future, this season will have been worth it.I promise you I will look back at this year and I will probably laugh about it at some point, Jackson said. Right now I cant. I cant stomach it.Right now the Browns are the subject of discussion and jokes: discussion about whether they will be the first team since the 2008 Lions to go winless, discussion about when the first win might arrive, and jokes about their perceived sad-sack persona and the constant losing that has infected the team.This season likely will mark the 12th in 14 years and the sixth season in a row the Browns will finish last in the AFC North.I do not like losing, Jackson said. Never have, never will, and I am struggling with it now. I will be the first to tell you that.Jackson is well-aware that his team is off to the worst in the Browns 66 years of existence.On Monday, VP of football operations Sashi Brown said the future remains bright and the front office will use the same process in the upcoming draft as last.Were not planning on 0-16. Thatd be very disappointing for all of us, Brown said. But at the same time were not focused on wins and losses. Were focused on really the core things that over a period of time will help us be successful.Jackson said he stands by Brown, that the two work well together and that Brown was viewing the season from a different lens -- the one held by a man in charge of finding the players for the short and long term, as opposed to the coach who worries about only the next game.Sashi is as competitive as anybody I know, and we are all trying to win, Jackson said. I dont know any other way to do this, me personally. With the team, that is all we ever talk about. I dont care what the situation is here as far as what anyone thinks about talent, these things, the elements or any of it. I am always trying to win.Brown had other statements that brought context to his wins and losses remark, including: A lot of [what we do is] validated by winning. We understand that thats what were here to do -- win. In time were confident we will do that.Jackson was steadfast.I dont want anyone to have the message that we dont want to win or that we are not working to win or that we are not trying to win because that is not the case at all, he said. I would feel really disappointed if anybody felt that way -- players, anybody -- because this business is too hard not to go out there to try to do that each and every week.Jackson also understands that people can question Browns credentials to pick players. Before this season, he had mainly worked as a lawyer on team issues and with the salary cap.Owner Jimmy Haslam surprisingly promoted Brown to vice president of football operations on the day of last seasons finale, a move that indicates the decision had been in place for some time. Haslam set up his organization so Brown would be in charge of player acquisition and Jackson would be in charge of coaching the team on the field. Both Brown and Jackson report to the owner.I feel very comfortable about what we are going to do in the future, Jackson said. I know sitting here today we are being judged, and that is OK and I get it. At the same time, you have to start someplace, and this is our starting point.As the team prepares to face quarterback?Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers, there has been much discussion on how the Browns did not draft Roethlisberger in 2004, even though he was from Ohio and played at Miami of Ohio. Instead, he went to a division rival and has gone on to win 20 of 22 games when hes been on the field against the Browns.I wasnt here when they made the mistake of not drafting him, obviously, left tackle Joe Thomas said. It would have been great if we did.Jackson knows that until the quarterback position is solved, the Browns will be in a quagmire.I would hope to tell you guys that is why I am here, he said. I came here with that thought in mind -- that we are going to solve this quarterback issue that has been here. Is the guy on our roster now? We are going to find that out. Is the guy somewhere else? We are going to find that out, too.That is the beautiful part of it, of trying to solve that and I think we will. Until we solve that, I am sure like many of you guys feel, we will not be what we want to be. Alex Tuch Golden Knights Jersey . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. Nate Schmidt Golden Knights Jersey . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. http://www.goldenknightssale.com/ . 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His walkoff shot Friday came on an 0-1 pitch and capped a two-out rally that began with a walk and an infield hit. "This was outstanding," said Kipnis, who was mobbed by his teammates at home plate. "This was one of the more fun nights Ive had on a baseball field." The Indians have won 15 of 19 and are 10-2 at Progressive Field since April 30. Vinnie Pestano (1-0), activated from the disabled list before the game, worked around a one-out walk in the 10th. The game drew a crowd of 34,282, a total boosted by a postgame fireworks show and a $1 hot dog promotion. The Indians are last in the majors in attendance despite being 18-7 since April 20. The biggest crowd of the season since the home opener was not lost on Clevelands players. "That was awesome," Kipnis said. "I was just as amped up as they were rounding first base. You never want to put too much emphasis on different wins, but we knew we had a big crowd. To get a win in front of them and to get it like this in front of them, hopefully it brings some of them back, because we had a lot of fun tonight." The Indians posted their third walk-off win of the season and are 4-0 in extra innings. "There were no words coming out when I was rounding (the bases) and screaming," Kipnis said. "It was just sounds, just gibberish screams." Added Indians manager Terry Francona: "Watching the guys jumping all over each other is fun." Drew Stubbs, who homered in the fifth, drew a walk off Luetge (0-1). Stubbs broke for second with a 1-2 count on Michael Bourn, and Luetge threw to first baseman Justin Smoak, but Stubbs beat the throw to shortstop Brendan Ryan. Bourn hit a slow roller past the mound and second baseman Dustin Ackleys throw to first was late. "That was the matchup we wanted, lefty-on-lefty there, but he (Luetge) just spun one up there and they took advantage of it," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. "Speed got us there in the 10th. The kid (Stubbs) did a heck of a job getting to second base, and Bourn is just so fast." The Mariners fell short of reaching the .500 mark for the first time since they were 4-4 on April 8. Raul Ibanezs two-run homer in the sixth tied the game, and the bullpens on both sides took over. Chris Perez retired the side in order in the ninth. Perez, who has been nursing a stiff shoulder, waas pitching for the first time since May 11.dddddddddddd Pestano had been on the DL since May 1 with a sore right elbow. Mariners relievers Charlie Furbush and Carter Capps combined to pitch 3 1-3 scoreless innings. Capps struck out Mark Reynolds to start the 10th. Luetge got Michael Brantley to ground out before running into trouble. Seattle lost for just the seventh time in 19 games. Ubaldo Jimenez allowed two runs and struck out a season-high nine in five innings. He was pulled after Smoak led off the sixth with a single. Rich Hill was brought in to face Ibanez, who homered to right on an 0-1 pitch to tie the game. Jimenez, who had won three consecutive starts, struck out five of the first seven batters he faced. Seattle rookie Brandon Maurer allowed three runs in six innings. The right-hander matched a career high with six strikeouts. Jason Giambis sacrifice fly gave Cleveland the lead in the second. Maurers wild pitch allowed another run to score. Kendry Morales solo homer into the second deck in right field cut the lead to 2-1 in the fourth. Stubbs homered in the fifth to give Cleveland a two-run lead. Nick Swisher drew a leadoff walk in the second and took third on a double by Carlos Santana. Swisher scored on Giambis fly ball to right, which also moved Santana to third. Santana scored when Maurer bounced a pitch in front of the plate with Brantley batting. Morales, who flirted with an extra-base hit down the right-field line before lining out to Jimenez in the first, homered on a 2-0 pitch with one out in the fourth. Stubbs drive to right with one out in the fifth landed in Seattles bullpen, barely clearing the wall. Kipnis and Ryan were came up hobbled in the third. Kipnis banged his head into the right leg of Ryan as he dove into second on a failed steal attempt. Ryan applied the tag, but both players were down for a couple of moments after the play as the two managers and trainers ran on the field. Kipnis and Ryan remained in the game. Mariners outfielder Michael Morse was a late scratch with an irritated eye. Endy Chavez took his spot in right field and batted eighth. Notes: Indians RHP Brett Myers (sore elbow) pitched three scoreless innings for Double-A Akron on a rehab assignment against Erie on Friday. ... Mariners RHP Hector Noesi, who made an emergency start Thursday in place of RHP Aaron Harang (lower back stiffness), was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma before the game. RHP Danny Farquhar was called up from Tacoma to provide some bullpen depth for the next couple of days. ... Seattle manager Eric Wedge said Harang was examined by a chiropractor Friday and is still set to make his next start Tuesday against the Angels. ... Jimenez hasnt won four consecutive starts since 2010. ... Mariners LHP Joe Saunders (3-4) meets Indians RHP Zach McAllister (3-3) on Saturday. ' ' '