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By a 62 - 12 percent margin, Ohio adults forgive LeBron James for leaving Cleveland and approve 63 - 10 percent of the Cavaliers' decision to bring him back, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. There is almost no gender gap as 61 percent of men forgive James and 66 percent approve of his return, compared to 64 percent of women who forgive James and 60 percent who approve of his return, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Only 37 percent of Ohioans consider themselves Cavaliers fans, 53 percent of all adults have a favorable opinion of James, with 19 percent unfavorable and 20 percent who haven't heard enough about him to form an opinion. James is worth what the Cavaliers paid to get him back, 41 percent of Ohio adults say, while 36 percent say the team paid too much, with 23 percent undecided. "'Come back, LeBron. All is forgiven.' That's the message from six out of 10 Ohioans on the return of LeBron James," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Poll, "Ohioans are positive on the return of LeBron James to Cleveland. A narrow plurality thinks he is worth the tens of millions he is being paid. In the only major gender gap regarding James, men say 51 - 27 percent that he is worth the big bucks, while women say 46 - 31 percent that the Cavs paid too much." A total of 49 percent of Ohio adults say they are "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in Major League Baseball. Among those fans, 42 percent say the Cleveland Indians are their favorite team, while 34 percent cheer for the Cincinnati Reds, with 4 percent for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 3 percent each for the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. There is almost no gender gap in the Indians-Reds rivalry as men back the Indians 43 - 35 percent and women cheer for Cleveland 40 - 33 percent. "The Indians are Ohio's favorite Major League Baseball team even without winning a World Series in more than half a century," Brown said. "The Reds have been more successful historically, but have fewer fans. None of the out-of-state teams has more than a handful of support." From July 24 - 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,539 Ohio adults with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter.

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