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CLEVELAND -- Former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar believes he has been unfairly sacked as a TV broadcaster. Kosar has been removed as a colour commentator for Clevelands preseason games by the team. The Browns said Wednesday night he was being replaced by Solomon Wilcots, who will work with play-by-play announcer Jim Donovan. Kosar contends hes been removed because of slurred speech he attributes to "a direct result of the many concussions I received while playing in the NFL." "This is very unfortunate," he said in a statement, "as I believe my football acumen and ability to describe what is happening on the field, has been well received by Cleveland Browns fans." WKYC-TV issued a statement disputing Kosars assertions. "Nowhere in our discussions with Bernie or the Browns has anything ever been said about his speech impairment due to concussions," said Brooke Spectorsky, the stations president and general manager. "That has simply nothing to do with our decision. The Browns are rebuilding their team, and in reviewing our programming weve decided to rebuild as well." The 50-year-old Kosar estimates he has had more than a dozen documented concussions. He has been in pain for more than a decade, but said last year he found some relief through treatments at a wellness facility in Florida. In announcing their decision, the Browns said they were in discussions with Kosar about "potential new roles" on pregame telecasts and on the teams website. "We want Browns fans to look forward to seeing and hearing his continued contributions and analysis," team president Alec Scheiner said. Kosar played for Cleveland from 1985-92 and retired in 1996. The gangly quarterback from Boardman, Ohio, led Cleveland to three AFC title games. He remains one of Clevelands most beloved sports figures. "I love to put the personal touch, pride in the Browns, and pride in our Cleveland community into the broadcast," he said. "Being able to share these preseason games with my fellow Cleveland Browns fans is truly one of the remaining joys in my life. "I would hope that WKYC would reconsider utilizing my in-game talents and overlook my concussion-induced impairment. I want everyone to know that I still bleed Brown and Orange." Spectorsky said Kosar could have a "presence with our broadcast team," possibly during the pregame show. "The goal both for the Browns and for Channel 3 is for Bernie to have a bigger role in all of the new Browns programming thats being done, meaning TV, radio, and online," he said. "It can be a much more valuable role and will enable him to stay involved for a larger part of the season." Last summer, Kosar drew criticism for in-game comments about former St. Louis third-string quarterback Kellen Clemens, the Rams receivers and assistant coach Ray Sherman. St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher said about Kosar: "I lost a lot of respect for him. Its highly unlikely he knew anything about our football team, but felt the need to make those comments. I dont think they were justified." The Browns apologized to the Rams and reprimanded Kosar. Last October, Kosar, who has had other personal problems, was arrested in Solon, Ohio, on drunken driving charges. The police report said he refused to take a field sobriety test. Kosar told an officer he couldnt do so because he has had several operations on his knees and ankles. According to the report, Kosar gave the officer two credit cards when asked to show his drivers license. Kosar had slurred speech and difficulty speaking. Rob Holding Arsenal Jersey .com) - Colorado may be ahead of the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference standings, but they are a club that the Avalanche may want to avoid in the playoffs. 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Theyre sitting here waiting, and you could tell what team was fresher. But with saying that, thats part of playing in the National Hockey League. Youve got to be able to play back-to-backs.Toronto has lost five of six.Santorelli put the Maple Leafs up 1-0 at 4:28 of the first when he lifted a shot from below the right circle over Ben Bishop, who stopped 21 shots.Lupul made it 2-0 on Torontos second shot, which came from the low slot off a pass by Tyler Bozak 7:47 into the first.Thats not good, Bishop said. You just kind of tell yourself thats enough, no more. I thought the guys did a good job of responding as far as peppering their goalie and getting some chances.Callahan stoppedd a 13-game goal drought with a power-play goal he swatted into the net to cut Tampa Bays deficit to 2-1 at 6:37 of the second.ddddddddddddFilppula tied it 3:09 later.Tampa Bay outshot the Maple Leafs 32-14 through two periods.I thought the way the game went, it was like we got scatterbrained for a bit in the second period, Toronto coach Randy Carlyle said. Obviously, they had more shots than we did, and they controlled the puck more often. They were hungrier than we were, and they had better jump than we did, thats for sure.Reimer stopped all 15 shots he faced in the first, and made a nifty glove save on Jonathan Drouins shot from the left circle early in the second.My job is to stop them, whether theres 10 shots a night or 100 shots a night, Reimer said.The Maple Leafs managed only four first-period shots, all in the first 9:34.Lupul got Torontos fifth shot 9 minutes into the second, a period in which Jake Gardiner hit the crossbar twice in the first 10 minutes and Bishop made a pad save on James van Riemsdyks short-handed rebound backhander.It was nice to get rewarded, Stamkos said. We stuck with it and didnt panic.NOTES: Lupul has eight goals and 24 points in 20 games against the Lightning. ... Tampa Bay D Victor Hedman had two assists. ... Toronto RW Richard Panik sat out one day after getting hit in the head against Florida. ... Drouin played after sitting out one game due to flu-like symptoms. ... Lightning D Jason Garrison missed his third straight game with an undisclosed injury. 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