Cleveland-based Big Play Sports Network has acquired the publishing rights to four Sports Illustrated team websites covering major Ohio franchises, the company announced on X on September 10, 2025.
The agreement places the network in charge of digital coverage for:
- Cleveland Cavaliers on SI
- Cleveland Browns on SI
- Cleveland Guardians on SI
- Ohio State Buckeyes on SI
Big Play disclosed the deal in a social-media post that featured a graphic of the four logos and the caption, “We’re proud to announce that the BIGPLAY Sports Network has acquired publishing rights to the following websites.”
The network’s programming lineup already includes Big Play Cleveland, The Big Factor, The Carlos Baerga Show, Bonus Time with Bruce Drennan, Enter the Jungle, The Bobby Carpenter Show, The Top Dawgs Show and Honor The Land, among others.
One of its flagship programs, Full Court Cleveland—co-hosted by former Cavaliers guard Daniel “Booby” Gibson and Spanish-language play-by-play announcer Rafa Hernandez-Brito—will return for the 2025-26 NBA season, with the first episode scheduled to air in the coming weeks.
The Cavaliers begin training camp on September 30 in Florida and will open the preseason at home against the Chicago Bulls on October 7.
Source: Hoops Wire
