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Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:31pm EDT
More than 26,000 participants from 50 states and 18 countries are expected to converge downtown for the 12th Flying Pig Marathon weekend races, beginning with the 10K and ending with Sunday's marathon. | Storms head our way
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Posted: April 30th, 2010, 11:15pm EDT
Chris Heisey, a 25-year-old outfielder, was called up by the Reds to take Chris Dickerson's spot on the roster. Dickerson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a broken right wrist.
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Posted: April 30th, 2010, 9:32pm EDT
The favorite was pulled at the start of the week. Heavy thunderstorms in the forecast could turn the dirt strip at Churchill Downs into something resembling peanut butter. The Kentucky Derby is setting up for another wild finish Saturday
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Posted: April 30th, 2010, 8:04pm EDT
Blind Luck tracked down Evening Jewel in the final yards to win the $500,000 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, as horse racing fans prepared for the Kentucky Derby.
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Posted: April 30th, 2010, 7:53pm EDT
San Francisco city officials went further in their call for a boycott of Arizona on Friday, urging Major League Baseball to find a new home for the 2011 All-Star Game, currently scheduled to take place in Phoenix.
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Posted: April 30th, 2010, 9:54am EDT
In the 12th game of his 21st season, Elder High School baseball coach Mark Thompson collected career win No. 400.
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Posted: April 30th, 2010, 12:05am EDT
Aaron Harang earned his fifth win of the season with seven strong innings, and the Reds backed him up with three doubles by Orlando Cabrera and a homer by Drew Stubbs to beat the Giants 6-3 Wednesday.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 1:31pm EDT
Ben Roethlisberger has been suspended for six games, but two Pennsylvania police officers who worked as personal assistants to the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback are still being investigated, with their jobs at stake.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 12:37pm EDT
Led by senior captains Fabrizio Aguirre and Clint Thomas, the Cincinnati Country Day varsity boys' lacrosse team is off to a nice start this spring at 4-1 overall.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 11:32am EDT
The Moeller High School tennis team started the season on a rough note, playing two of the toughest teams in the city in St. Xavier and Mason.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 11:10am EDT
Reds rookie pitcher Mike Leake has thrown 403 pitches in 4 April starts. That's a pace that makes me nervous, writes Paul Daugherty. At this rate, the kid will not pitch in September. Or shouldn't, if anybody's interested in his arm.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 11:10am EDT
The Wyoming High School lacrosse team took its lumps at the start of the season, dropping its first three games, but the Cowboys have rallied back and stand at 4-4 midway through the season.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 10:00am EDT
Pierce Kohls has been branching out while he can during his high school days.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 2:28am EDT
St. Ursula pitcher Megan Flenniken is dominating from the mound, striking out an average of 15 per game while giving up only two earned runs the whole season. Her team is 11-4 behind her.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 2:25am EDT
Hamilton scored eight runs in the seventh inning to upset No. 2-ranked Lakota East 10-1 in Ohio state baseball action on Wednesday.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 2:23am EDT
Newport Central Catholic will be among the All 'A' softball finalists for the Ninth Region, after defeating Holy Cross 2-1 on an error in extra innings.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 2:21am EDT
With one of their top players badly injured in an auto accident that killed another student, Notre Dame Academy's tennis team is returning its focus to playing again.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 1:51am EDT
Among the entries in the seventh race on the card of the 33rd annual Ludlow Derby are entries bearing names you won't see at the other famous race the next day at Churchill Downs: A Whisker Shy, the Mad Ratter and Son of Sewer Boss.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 1:00am EDT
A pair of Northern Kentucky seniors were recipients of the Vincent Schulte Athlete of Distinction Award on Wednesday.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 1:00am EDT
Greater Cincinnati results:
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 1:00am EDT
Northern Kentucky results:
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 12:53am EDT
A young Northern Kentucky man sees the Flying Pig Marathon weekend as an opportunity to scratch an accomplishment off his list after nearly losing his life in a disastrous car accident as a teenager.
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Posted: April 29th, 2010, 12:24am EDT
After hitting .149 with runners in scoring position last season, Ryan Hanigan made some adjustments. The Reds catcher entered Wednesday batting .483, while his 10 RBI put him one short of his total for all of last season.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 11:54pm EDT
Forward Mark Van Guilder scores both goals as Cincinnati beats the Checkers, 2-1, in Charlotte, N.C., to return to the ECHL American Conference finals.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 11:52pm EDT
Another strong outing by rookie Mike Leake and some shoddy Houston defense helped the Reds to a 6-4 win Wednesday that put them within a game of .500 at 10-11.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 7:53pm EDT
The Cleveland Browns claimed former Cincinnati Bearcats defensive back DeAngelo Smith off waivers from the Detroit Lions.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 7:49pm EDT
Rosters have been expanded again by commissioner Bud Selig's special committee for on-field matters, with each team bringing 34 players to the July 13 game in Anaheim, Calif.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 6:18pm EDT
According to an Internet algorithm built by Nielsen Co. that analyzes how people feel about certain things, the Reds are No. 3 in most-hated teams in baseball.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 5:02pm EDT
Mick Cronin says he might not use the scholarship for next season that became available when freshman guard Lance Stephenson decided to leave school and take his chances in the June NBA draft.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 4:48pm EDT
Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland has apologized to former Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant for asking whether his mother was ever a prostitute.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 4:24pm EDT
The best thing about the Cincinnati Bengals' 2010 draft class is its versatility — the ability of several athletes to play multiple positions.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 1:51am EDT
Vance Sullivan went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, and two RBI to lead the Walton-Verona baseball team to a 10-8 victory over St. Henry on Tuesday.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 1:50am EDT
The New York Giants signed former area high school standouts Dominic Randolph and Jake Ballard to contracts.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 1:34am EDT
Aaron Harang pitched six solid innings and Ryan Hanigan drove in three runs in the Reds' 6-2 victory against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 1:25am EDT
Defending champion St. Henry advanced with a 10-0 six-inning victory over Bellevue at Knights Sports Complex in Taylor Mill. The victory improved the Crusaders' record to 12-1. They've outscored their opponents 132-12.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 1:23am EDT
Results from high school games on Tuesday.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 1:20am EDT
Scores from Tuesday's high school games.
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Posted: April 28th, 2010, 1:16am EDT
The Big East , of which the University of Cincinnati is a member, completed its bowl lineup for next season with the addition of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against either the Conference USA champion or a Southeastern Conference opponent on Dec. 31 in Memphis.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 11:21pm EDT
The back-and-forth ECHL American Conference semifinal series is going the distance. Charlotte set up a Game 7 with Tuesday night's rugged 3-0 victory over the Cyclones.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 9:55pm EDT
The Thomas More men's golf team won its first Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship as it shot a 72-hole total of 1,211 at Oak Tree Country Club in West Middlesex, Pa. The Saints earned the PAC's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Championship held at Hershey, Pa., May 11-14.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 9:54pm EDT
The Saints honor Jarrett Gronauer and Brittany Wegman with weekly awards.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 7:44pm EDT
Veteran safety Ken Hamlin said he is visiting Cincinnati. Hamlin was released by the Cowboys on April 2 following three seasons in Dallas.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 6:51pm EDT
It was the second game commentary Emmy for the former Bengals receiver and WLW-AM "SportsTalk" host who has worked 20 years for NBC, HBO, Fox and/or Showtime. The Fort Thomas resident also has a record seven Emmys for best studio analyst.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 6:08pm EDT
The Bengals today acquired HB Cedric Peerman on waivers from the Detroit Lions. Peerman (5-9, 210; Virginia) is a first-year NFL player in 2010.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 3:43pm EDT
The Reds have to be almost as concerned about what they're getting out of the leadoff spot. The Reds' on-base percentage from the leadoff is .233 — second worst in MLB.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 2:31pm EDT
Mixed martial arts star Tito Ortiz claims his ex-porn star girlfriend is addicted to Oxycontin, and he blames Jenna Jameson's drug use for his arrest Monday on suspicion of domestic violence.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 10:26am EDT
The Kenton County track championships was a close, competitive affair this year.
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Posted: April 27th, 2010, 7:01am EDT
Calvary Christian's Pierce Kohls is one of the most versatile athletes in Northern Kentucky. Kohls, an intelligent, articulate student, has mastered seemingly everything in high school with the exception of CovCath tennis player Jimmy Roebker, his long-time nemesis on the court.
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Posted: April 26th, 2010, 2:49pm EDT
This was supposed to be a down year for Milford High School's boys' volleyball team.
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Posted: April 26th, 2010, 12:31pm EDT
Poor weather finally rained on Milford's parade Saturday, April 24, with the cancellation of the Beast of the East baseball.
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Posted: April 26th, 2010, 12:23pm EDT
The Amelia High School softball team has a young squad, but the Lady Barons are on track for a winning season this spring. Amelia is 7-6 through 13 games and has a 3-3 league record.
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Posted: April 26th, 2010, 3:46am EDT
Competitiveness and work ethic are the common denominators that define the Enquirer boys' and girls' basketball players of the year, Princeton guard Jordan Sibert and Colerain guard Ashley Wanninger.
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Posted: April 26th, 2010, 3:45am EDT
Holmes' Elijah Pittman and Boone County's Sydney Moss are the Enquirer's Northern Kentucky basketball players of the year. See all of our winter sports all-stars.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 5:58pm EDT
While he won't have a scholarship right away, Nick West will be in familiar football territory.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 5:52pm EDT
LEXINGTON - Kentucky forward Patrick Patterson is skipping his senior season and heading to the NBA.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 4:53pm EDT
Yushi and Kento Okita were in an awkward situation last year.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 4:50pm EDT
The streak is over.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 4:06pm EDT
The Wyoming High School tennis team is in somewhat of a rebuilding season a year after finishing No. 2 in the state team tournament, but the Cowboys are looking for another Cincinnati Hills League championship.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 3:55pm EDT
The 58th Annual Price Hill Baseball Oldtimers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, at The Farm, 239 Anderson Ferry Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 3:32pm EDT
What Christina Sandberg lacks in running experience, she has made up for in talent.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 3:21pm EDT
Brian Kelly said he doesn't "sleep easy" when it comes to the receiving corps, a statement that was a bit surprising considering the Fighting Irish were fifth in the nation in pass offense last season.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 2:47pm EDT
The Bengals have signed former Ohio State kicker and Centerville native Mike Nugent to a two-year contract. Nugent worked out for the Bengals on Feb. 12 but after the workout, the team decided to sign Dave Rayner. The two sides remained in contact throughout the past two months with a deal reached today.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 2:37pm EDT
Colerain 12, Sycamore 2 (five innings)
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 2:37pm EDT
Holy Cross 6, Lloyd 1
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 2:34pm EDT
Even after a season-opening 16-11 loss to Summit Country Day on March 29, Mother of Mercy High School lacrosse coach Mike O'Hara knew his Bobcats would be fine.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 2:25pm EDT
Led by senior captains Liza Cohen and Alex Lento, Cincinnati Country Day's girls' lacrosse team started its season at 3-1 despite the Lady Indians' relatively inexperienced roster.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 2:11pm EDT
Believe it or not, the St. Xavier High School tennis team is undefeated.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 1:49pm EDT
On your mark, get set, go: There are more than 20 walking and running events this weekend, ranging from 5K to 50K, and for a variety of causes.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 4:41pm EDT
Holmes boys' basketball coach David Henley, who led the Bulldogs to the 2009 state title, has resigned to become the head coach at North Oldham. Henley and Holmes athletic director Ron Madrick confirmed the move.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 12:34pm EDT
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for six games without pay Wednesday for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy and ordered to undergo behavioral evaluation.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 12:31pm EDT
Sheriff's deputies say former NFL running back Corey Dillon has been arrested for alleged drunken driving.
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Posted: April 21st, 2010, 10:36am EDT
If the Big Ten's expansion forces the SEC, Pac-10 and ACC to explore expansion, it could create a doomsday scenario for Cincinnati and the Big East.
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Posted: April 20th, 2010, 7:44am EDT
Want to see Ohio State play Kentucky in soccer? In Northern Kentucky? That's just one of many big-name events on tap this weekend as Northern Kentucky University christens its $6.5 million soccer complex. Indiana, a six-time NCAA national champ, also is playing.
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Posted: April 20th, 2010, 6:17am EDT
The Colonels rallied to defeat Boone County 5-3 Monday, getting an impressive set of firsts from three of the team's youngest players.
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Posted: April 20th, 2010, 6:09am EDT
Bishop Brossart on Monday maintained a slight advantage over second-ranked Conner in the Enquirer coaches' softball poll. The Mustangs received four first-place votes - one more than the Cougars. The two teams are scheduled to play each other in a May 22 regular-season finale. Ryle is ranked third.
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Posted: April 20th, 2010, 12:47am EDT
Scores from Monday games.
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Posted: April 20th, 2010, 12:45am EDT
High school scores from Monday.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 11:10pm EDT
Somewhere during the Reds' five-game losing streak, manager Dusty Baker was talking about turning it around when he used one of his favorite axioms: "It all starts with starting pitching."
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 9:57pm EDT
Trainer Todd Pletcher will be a busy man on Kentucky Derby day with five likely starters and perhaps a record-setting sixth once his game plan is finalized. Not bad for a guy who is 0 for 24 in the Derby and desperately seeking that elusive first victory.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 6:06pm EDT
Roger Goodell said on the Dan Patrick radio show today the key issue with Ben Roethlisberger is a "pattern of behavior" and "bad judgments."
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 5:48pm EDT
The Cincinnati Bearcats remain in the running for Marquis Teague, one of the top-rated basketball players in the recruiting class of 2011.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 4:41pm EDT
The Eagles acquired Sims in a three-way deal with Detroit and Denver on Monday. Philadelphia dealt a fifth-round pick to the Broncos, who are sending tight end Tony Scheffler and a seventh-round pick to the Lions.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 4:24pm EDT
The Anderson Lady Orange - Ohio's two-time defending Club Division state champions for girls lacrosse - start the 2010 campaign searching for goal-scorers following the graduation of two offensive standouts.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 4:08pm EDT
What grade did Mel Kiper give the Bengals' great 2001 class? Which Bengals pick had the longest holdout? Take our Bengals draft quiz to see how well you know.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 3:37pm EDT
An Ohio State football recruit and the driver of the car in which he was riding were wounded in an apparent drive-by shooting in Youngstown.
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Posted: April 19th, 2010, 3:10pm EDT
The first part of the New Richmond Lions' varsity baseball season can be summed up by a two-game stretch early in the season.
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Posted: April 18th, 2010, 4:28am EDT
After a two-year crash course, Bengals offensive line coach Paul Alexander will perform Brahms and Tchaikovsky during "Pianopalooza V" today at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 1:00am EDT
Prep sports results and statistics from around the area.
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Posted: April 16th, 2010, 1:00am EDT
Prep sports results and statistics from around the area.
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Posted: April 15th, 2010, 1:31am EDT
Oak Hills senior Joel Bender allowed one run in 61/3 innings as the Highlanders defeated Lakota West, 11-4.
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Posted: April 15th, 2010, 1:00am EDT
Third in a series of position breakdowns looking ahead to the April 22-24 NFL Draft.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 11:32pm EDT
In a matchup of the top two baseball teams in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, Northern Kentucky University and Southern Indiana played to a doubleheader split in Highland Heights.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 11:21pm EDT
The Magic in Miami ended for the Reds on Wednesday night. Their offense, which cranked out 16 runs in the first two games of the series, managed only five hits in a 5-3 loss to the Marlins.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 9:19pm EDT
Center fielder Drew Stubbs was out of the lineup Wednesday night and probably will be out Thursday as well while he deals with a bit of a sore back.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 8:40pm EDT
Glancing at the ECHL stat sheet and reviewing the teams' three regular-season matchups, Charlotte coach Derek Wilkinson looks at the Cyclones, the Checkers' American Conference semifinals opponent, with a familiar eye.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 6:18pm EDT
Kentucky coach John Calipari hopes he's found a replacement for departing center DeMarcus Cousins in Enes Kanter. The 6-10 center signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play for the Wildcats. Meanwhile, the Courier-Journal has reported the signing of top point guard Brandon Knight.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 5:35pm EDT
Seven starters return for Milford head coach Karin Kruse following a trip to the Club Division state semi-finals for the Lady Eagles' varsity lacrosse team in 2009.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 4:33pm EDT
Sophomore guard Jordan Crawford on Tuesday called Xavier's NCAA Tournament run to the Sweet 16 "the best experience of my life," but said he is eager to fulfill a lifelong dream of playing in the NBA.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 3:38pm EDT
More than 90,000 votes were cast in last year's inaugural Community Press and Community Recorder Sportsman and Sportwoman of the Year online contest. Now, it's time for high school fan bases to rally once again for 2010.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 2:09pm EDT
Ben Roethlisberger reported to the Steelers' practice facility one day after he met with commissioner Roger Goodell in New York to discuss the two-time Super Bowl winner's off-field problems.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 1:52pm EDT
The Denver Broncos traded wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round pick in next week's draft and a second-rounder in 2011.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 1:39am EDT
Joey Votto drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the 11th inning, and the Reds beat the Florida Marlins in extra innings for the second night in a row, 10-8 Tuesday. Jonny Gomes and Ryan Hanigan hit three-run homers for the Reds. Brandon Phillips had four hits, including an RBI single in the 11th.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 1:20am EDT
Right fielder Jay Bruce apologized after getting caught on camera giving a double obscene gesture toward the Reds' dugout after his second-inning double in Monday night's game.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 1:03am EDT
Senior catcher Sam Liggett hit a two-out three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to put Highlands ahead en route to a 9-7 victory over Scott in baseball.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 1:02am EDT
With wins in three events, the Elder track and field team won the boys' title at the Vince Mercure Colerain Invitational. In the girls' competition, Danielle Pfeifer won the 800 meters and 1,600 meters to lead McAuley to a first-place finish.
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 1:01am EDT
High school polls, schedules and other data:
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 12:58am EDT
High school scores from Tuesday:
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Posted: April 14th, 2010, 12:57am EDT
Scores and other data from Tuesday:
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 9:11pm EDT
Live racing will resume at River Downs Friday. The April schedule will offer live racing on a Friday through Tuesday basis with post time at 12:55 p.m. The track will present solo cards on Friday and Sunday and present a 7&7 program with Beulah Park Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 9:10pm EDT
For three years, the UC football team has taken pride in the fast tempo of its offense. Under new coach Butch Jones, that's going to get even faster.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 8:40pm EDT
Second in a series of position breakdowns looking ahead to the April 22-24 NFL Draft.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 4:42pm EDT
Katie Allen and Courtney Sandfoss started out as AAU teammates, but ended up as district rivals during their basketball careers.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 3:16pm EDT
The triple jump is arguably the oddest looking track event, but the state championship medal looks just as pretty as all the other ones.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 2:35pm EDT
After playing tennis for different schools last year, brothers Tyler and Jake Honschopp are on the same team now and learning the game together.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 12:54pm EDT
More than 90,000 votes were cast in last year's inaugural Community Press and Community Recorder Sportsman and Sportwoman of the Year online contest. Now, it's time for high school fan bases to rally once again for 2010.
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Posted: April 13th, 2010, 12:52pm EDT
More than 90,000 votes were cast in last year's inaugural Community Press and Community Recorder Sportsman and Sportwoman of the Year online contest. Now, it's time for high school fan bases to rally once again for 2010.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 6:01pm EDT
Former UC star Steve Logan talked to the Enquirer about the last eight months, when he feared that his basketball accomplishments would be overshadowed by rape charges leveled against him last August.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 5:19pm EDT
Bengals reporter Joe Reedy gives his latest picks for next week's NFL Draft.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 5:09pm EDT
Inspiration and motivation will flood Riverside Park on Saturday, April 17.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 3:24pm EDT
Authorities in Georgia won't charge Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a 20-year-old college student said he sexually assaulted her.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 3:21pm EDT
Authorities in Georgia won't charge Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after a 20-year-old college student said he sexually assaulted her.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 11:36am EDT
LEXINGTON - Kentucky basketball assistant Rod Strickland was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a Lexington television station.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 2:00am EDT
Aroldis Chapman, the heralded $30 million defector, pitched baseballs that were as fast as Cuban missiles, but got behind too many hitters in his debut for Louisville.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 1:50am EDT
Richard Skinner knows his father's scorebook for the Kentucky-West Virginia game already had the starting lineups filled in. He never got to see the game, because of a stroke that claimed him days ago. But he still was a winner.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 1:13am EDT
The New York Jets acquired wide receiver Santonio Holmes from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night for a fifth-round draft pick this month, according to a person familiar with the deal.
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Posted: April 12th, 2010, 12:33am EDT
Captain Barret Ehgoetz scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lead Cincinnati past South Carolina in Game 5 of the American Conference quarterfinal series.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 11:22pm EDT
Schedules, stats and other high school data:
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 8:46pm EDT
Aroldis Chapman, the heralded $30 million Cuban defector, pitched baseballs that were as fast as Cuban missiles, but got behind too many hitters in his debut for Louisville.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 8:46pm EDT
Aroldis Chapman, the heralded $30 million defector, pitched baseballs that were as fast as Cuban missiles, but got behind too many hitters in his debut for Louisville.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 8:11pm EDT
We're just one month into the spring sports season, but already into district competition. That means several of this week's biggest baseball and softball games will have postseason implications.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 8:09pm EDT
Mike Leake pitched into the seventh during his wild major league debut, Ramon Hernandez drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 Sunday. | Game photos | Dusty: Marlins won't be day at beach | Chapman hurls missiles for Louisville | John Fay's Reds blog
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 7:03pm EDT
The Reds on Monday night start a four-game series in Florida, where they usually fare well. Manager Dusty Baker said that's just fine, but isn't forgetting that the Marlins have Hanley Ramirez and a solid club.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 5:59pm EDT
When Brian Kelly left UC for Notre Dame, he asked Kerry Coombs, his associate head coach to join him at a substantial pay increase. Coombs turned down the offer.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 12:55am EDT
Senior pitcher Sam Banta came in relief in the sixth inning and gave up one hit, helping Lloyd hold off Holmes 4-3 Saturday afternoon in baseball.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 12:31am EDT
Scores from Saturday''s games:
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 12:28am EDT
Scores from Saturday's games:
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 12:04am EDT
Here's a look at how players with ties to area colleges and high schools are performing in the NBA (stats as of Thursday, April 8):
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 12:02am EDT
Dayton junior Jeff Hodapp (Roger Bacon) and Matt Buse (St. Xavier) each shot a team-best, even-par 72 to help lead the Flyers to the Butler Spring Golf Invitational championship, Dayton's first team championship since 2008.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 12:01am EDT
In a March Madness of true madness with brackets being busted left and right, one Verna Uible, 94, got it right. She picked three of four in the Final Four and had Duke winning over Butler in the championship game.
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Posted: April 11th, 2010, 12:00am EDT
Derek Keller's slap shot deflected into the net six minutes into overtime as South Carolina beat the Cyclones, 3-2. The victory in Game 4 of their best-of-5 American Conference quarterfinal series Saturday forced a fifth game.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 11:55pm EDT
When it comes to assessing glaring needs for the Bengals, you can definitely say that the offensive line is not one of them.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 11:33pm EDT
The Ohio Valley Golf Association will debut its high school tour with its first tournament April 24 at Hickory Woods.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 11:32pm EDT
The Greater Cincinnati Tennis Coaches Association tournament will be held April 22 and 24 at various sites.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 11:30pm EDT
Keith Egan showed how well extra practice pays off. He collected five hits in eight plate appearances and knocked in three runs, including a solo home run, as the Indians took a doubleheader from McNicholas.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 11:28pm EDT
Princeton senior Jordan Sibert led Ohio to a 92-84 victory in the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star game at Thomas More's Connor Convocation Center, completing a sweep for the Buckeye state.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 7:02pm EDT
Right-hander Mike Leake on Sunday will become the 21st player since the draft began in 1965 to go straight to the majors without playing in the minors.
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Posted: April 10th, 2010, 6:52pm EDT
Carlos Zambrano recovered from his horrific opening day start by pitching seven solid innings, and pinch-hitter Jeff Baker hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, sending Chicago to a 4-3 victory over the Reds.
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Posted: April 8th, 2010, 10:41am EDT
An expected exodus of players from the University of Kentucky men's basketball team began Wednesday, but one Wildcat's mother says the school jumped the gun on her son's announcement.
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Posted: April 8th, 2010, 7:21am EDT
It would be sweet if the Reds could beat St. Louis in just one of these significant dust-ups, don't you think? The Cardinals' many big victories at Great American Ball Park - most recently on Opening Day - keep reminding Reds' fans that they don't live in St. Louis.
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Posted: April 8th, 2010, 1:00am EDT
Prep sports results and statistics from around the area.
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Posted: April 8th, 2010, 1:00am EDT
Prep sports results and statistics from around the area.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 2:31pm EDT
Michael Osborne spent two weeks last summer training at the Air Force Academy, part of his ongoing dream to spend many more weeks there in the future.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:54pm EDT
Former Notre Dame quarterback Demetrius Jones is no longer part of the UC football program, UC coach Butch Jones said today.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 7:30am EDT
Scott scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh inning to beat host Covington Catholic 3-2 Monday in baseball.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 7:30am EDT
There haven't been many seasons in his successful 10 years as Thomas More College baseball coach that Jeff Hetzer has had to hope his team's hitting would eventually catch up to its pitching and defense, but this one has turned out that way.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:59am EDT
Hold up on the Connecticut coronation.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:57am EDT
It wasn't quite the "Hoosiers" sequel that almost the entire crowd of 70,930 - not to mention all those new Butler fans around the country - had hoped for. But Butler's run will be one for the ages.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:54am EDT
Kyle Singler scored 19 points and Brian Zoubek rebounded Gordon Hayward's miss with 3.6 seconds left Monday night to help Duke beat Butler 61-59, ending the tiny underdog's try for a "Hoosiers" sequel one win short of the Hollywood ending.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:39am EDT
Results and other prep data from Monday:
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:37am EDT
Results from Monday's games:
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:35am EDT
Conner's quick-start Cougars kept the road-weary Simon Kenton baseball team winless Monday with a 6-2 home victory in Hebron.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:35am EDT
Results from Monday's games:
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:33am EDT
Ricardo Johnson and Elijah Pittman of the Holmes Bulldogs earned all-state honors.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 1:28am EDT
Boone County guard-forward Sydney Moss was named to the girls' all-state second team.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 12:57am EDT
The last shot almost banked in. Butler's Gordon Hayward almost completed the dream, not impossible, but close, with an improbable shot. It missed. Duke won 61-59. This is how dreams leave the building.
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Posted: April 6th, 2010, 12:26am EDT
Forget the Opening Day loss. I'm more bothered that the Reds lost again in front of a full house than they are 0-1 with 161 games to go.
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Posted: April 5th, 2010, 9:07pm EDT
Agent Tony Agnone said on Monday that right guard Bobbie Williams has agreed to terms on a two-year deal with the Bengals. Williams is the third Bengals unrestricted free agent to re-sign with the team.
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Posted: April 5th, 2010, 8:39pm EDT
In the Cardinals' post-game clubhouse, "amazing" was the most applied adjective to Albert Pujols's afternoon. "He's amazing," LaRussa said. "Just watch the game. It's another example. He's an amazing player."
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Posted: April 5th, 2010, 8:39pm EDT
Aaron Harang, making his fifth straight Opening Day start, lost for the third straight time and saw his record in season openers fall to 1-4 Monday.
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Posted: April 5th, 2010, 8:39pm EDT
After completing his stint as the Grand Marshal of the Opening Day parade, Reds Hall of Famer Johnny Bench entered the ballpark and the stadium believing this year's team could be a contender.
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Posted: April 4th, 2010, 5:16pm EDT
Aaron Harang on Monday will make his fifth consecutive Opening Day start for the Reds. Although Harang has since fallen on hard times, manager Dusty Baker insists his status as the No. 1 starter isn't changing. "I'm confident in Harang," Baker said Sunday at a workout at Great American Ball Park.
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Posted: April 4th, 2010, 4:35pm EDT
Mark McGwire will be in the St. Louis Cardinals dugout for their season opener against the Reds on Monday, reviving a baseball career enmeshed in debate over the steroid era.
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Posted: April 4th, 2010, 1:09am EDT
Hollywood couldn't write this any better. Underdog Butler took down another of college basketball's biggest names with a 52-50 victory over Michigan State in the Final Four on Saturday.
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Posted: April 4th, 2010, 12:52am EDT
The moment was defining and sad. West Virginia trailed by 15 when its best player, Da'Sean Butler, drove the left baseline with nine minutes to play against Duke Saturday. Butler had been the heart of the Mountaineers' offense, Bob Huggins' best weapon on a team of defenders and rebounders.
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Posted: April 4th, 2010, 12:45am EDT
The Duke Blue Devils moved within 40 minutes of their first national title in nine years Saturday night, getting 23 points from Jon Scheyer to pull away from West Virginia for a 78-57 victory.
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Posted: April 4th, 2010, 12:05am EDT
In a draft class lacking breakout wide receivers, there's only one that has consistently received a first-round grade, and after a less-than-stellar workout on Monday the once improbable has become a strong possibility - Dez Bryant slipping to the Bengals and the 21st pick in the first round.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 11:50pm EDT
The Cincinnati Cyclones, who lost their regular-season finale 4-1 Saturday at Wheeling, will play the South Carolina Stingrays in the opening round of the Kelly Cup playoffs. The best-of-5 series will begin at U.S. Bank Arena at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Game 2 is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 11:15pm EDT
On Monday, Reds left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes will begin his 23rd season in professional baseball and his 19th in the major leagues.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 9:42pm EDT
Cleveland closer Chris Perez allowed a two-run homer to Dennis Phipps and a tying triple to Alex Buchholz on Saturday in the final exhibition game of the spring.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 6:51pm EDT
The NCAA is a large, unfeeling monolith that's selling out its Division I basketball tournament for cash. The NCAA is going to back up its armored truck at the doorstep of some network, load up the additional swag and stick it under some large, interest-bearing mattress.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 6:11pm EDT
Former Bengals tight end Ben Utecht will have one of his biggest audiences as a performer when he sings the national anthem before the Reds' season opener.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 5:52pm EDT
Offensive lineman Bobbie Williams and the Bengals are closer to an agreement but one was not reached Saturday.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 5:04pm EDT
Miami University hockey coach Enrico Blasi has signed a new agreement that will keep him in Oxford through the 2016-17 season.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 4:29pm EDT
When Brian Kelly got the call at about 7:45 p.m. Friday night informing him of the death of St. Xavier High School senior Matt James during a trip to Panama City Beach, Fla., it hit him hard.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 1:09pm EDT
Panama City Beach Police say that St. Xavier football star Matt James had been drinking and was arguing with other hotel guests when he fell from a fifth-floor balcony to his death.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 12:53pm EDT
On the football field where Matt James became an All-American, his St. Xavier teammates gathered to remember James on Saturday.
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 1:00am EDT
Frostee Rucker and the Bengals have agreed to a two-year contract extension that could pay him as much as $3.2 million.
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 12:43am EDT
Amber Harris will return for another season at Xavier, which narrowly missed out on its first trip to the Final Four this week. The 6-5 junior said she'll use her final season of eligibility, looking to make another run at a Final Four appearance.
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Posted: April 1st, 2010, 12:28am EDT
Turpin coach Rob Lubanski won his 200th game as junior Eric Martin pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts. Senior shortstop Matt Moliterno went 3 for 4.