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The Left's War on Police Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ROBERT KNIGHT: Left’s war on police leaves communities defenseless

By Robert Knight

FILE - In this April 23, 2105, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) looks to pass during the first quarter of a first-round NBA playoff basketball game in Boston. Love has watched the Cavaliers reach the finals without him, and with his future uncertain because of free agency, the power forward must soon decide whether to stay in Cleveland or start over elsewhere. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Kevin Love, unable to play in NBA Finals, intending to return to Cleveland next year

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James reacts on the sidelines late in the second half of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference Finals against the Atlanta Hawks, Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

Better than ever, LeBron James leads Cavaliers back into NBA Finals

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) goes up for a shot against Atlanta Hawks' Mike Muscala during the second half in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs Sunday, May 24, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

SNYDER: Teams finding stopping LeBron James proving easier said than done

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Cleveland police, Justice reach settlement over excessive, deadly use of force

By Jennifer Pompi - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, demonstrators block Public Square Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Cleveland’s politicians and community leaders are now working to make sure protests remain peaceful as the city awaits a verdict in the trial of a white officer in the deaths of the two unarmed people and a decision on whether charges will be filed in Rice's death. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Justice Department, Cleveland police reach deal over deadly force, brutality

By Jennifer Pompi - The Washington Times

Demonstrators pause at the entrance to the Cuyahoga County Justice Center as police stand guard during a protest against the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects, Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Cleveland. Brelo was acquitted Saturday in a case involving a 137-shot barrage of gunfire that helped prompt the U.S. Department of Justice determine the city police department had a history of using excessive force and violating civil rights. (AP Photo/John Minchillo

Ohio Gov. John Kasich praises peaceful protests in Cleveland following cop acquittal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

ED MARTIN: GOP candidates should force contested convention

By Ed Martin

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) walks up court during a break in play against the Chicago Bulls during the second half of Game 2 in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

LeBron leads Cavs into Chicago, with JR Smith joining him

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in an April 19, 2015, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) shoots against the Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter of a first-round NBA playoff basketball game in Cleveland. At center, in a May 4, 2015, file photo, Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) shoots against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half of Game 1 in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in Cleveland. At right, in an April 13, 2015, file photo, Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) shoots against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif. Curry, Rose and Irving are trying to see if they can take a different path to the title. One in which point guards score in bunches _ and lead teams to championships, not one or the other. (AP Photo/File)

Pass first? Point guards look to show you can score, win

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) takes a break during the first half of Game 1 against the Chicago Bulls in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Monday, May 4, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Plan LeB: LeBron may be more aggressive vs. Bulls in Game 2

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

After taking a hard foul from Cleveland Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins (3), Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder (99) is separated from Perkins teammates and floor official late in second quarter of a first-round NBA playoff basketball game in Boston, Sunday, April 26, 2015. Crowder was involved in two physical plays during the game. First, he was shoved by Perkins and both drew technical fouls. Then he left the game with a sprained left knee when he was knocked down as J.R. Smith swung his arm backward while jostling for a rebound early in the third quarter. (Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; BOSTON HERALD OUT, QUINCY OUT; NO SALES

Cavaliers move on, maybe without Love and Smith

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 6, 2014, file photo, kidnapping survivors Gina DeJesus, left, and Amanda Berry are honored at the annual National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Hope Awards dinner in Washington. For years, the two women and a third, Michelle Knight, were held captive in a Cleveland home by Ariel Castro before finally escaping in 2013. They were bound with heavy chains and subjected to repeated rapes and other abuse. Now Berry and DeJesus have written a book about their experiences, “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland,” which is scheduled to come out Monday, April 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Women held captive in Ohio home for decade release a memoir

By DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2014 file photo, Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel watches from the sidelines in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cleveland. A person familiar with the situation says Manziel has been released from a rehab facility. Manziel entered the undisclosed clinic Jan. 28 for treatment of an unspecified problem. The person said he was discharged Saturday, April 11, 2015, speaking on condition of anonymity because of privacy issues. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Johnny Manziel, in statement, apologizes to Browns fans for behavior

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) shoots over Memphis Grizzlies' Beno Udrih during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, April 13, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Warriors? Cavs? Spurs again? No clear NBA Finals favorite

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, left, shoots on Washington Wizards' Marcin Gortat in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

LeBron James sits as Cavaliers edge Wizards in overtime

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

Washington Wizards head coach Randy Wittman reacts during a timeout against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)

SNYDER: Wizards’ lofty goals, disappointing results not a sign of progress

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times

Maryland's Melo Trimble, left, drives against West Virginia's in the first half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 32 in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, March 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

West Virginia pounds boards to beat Maryland, 69-59

By RUSTY MILLER - Associated Press

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson discusses a U.S. Justice Department report on the city's police department during a news conference in Cleveland Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. The report strongly criticized the police department for a pattern and practice of using excessive force and violating people's civil rights. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Frank Jackson, Cleveland mayor, apologizes for ‘insensitivity’ in Tamir Rice case

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times