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Report: Bengals WR Tee Higgins won't sign extension by deadline
Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Tee Higgins will not agree to a contract extension by Monday's deadline, meaning he will be a highly coveted free agent next offseason, NFL Network reported Sunday. ,Higgins, 25, signed a $21.8 million franchise tag on June 17 and will play the 2024 season on th...
Sam Hilliard's homers power Rockies to win over Reds
Sam Hilliard belted two homers and drove in three while Kyle Freeland allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings as the visiting Colorado Rockies held on to edge the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday.,Freeland (1-3) won for the first time in eight starts, limiting the Reds to two runs on eight hits, strikin...
Reds place INF Nick Martini (thumb) on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed outfielder Nick Martini on the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of a left thumb injury.,Martini jammed his thumb during a head-first slide while trying to steal second base in the second inning of the 5-3 home loss to the Detroit Tigers. Martini did not come out of th...
Tigers explode against Reds' bullpen in 5-3 win
The Detroit Tigers scored five times in the eighth inning to rally for a 5-3 win against the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,The Tigers have won consecutive games for the first time since winning three straight from June 2-4.,Reliever Shelby Miller (5-6) tossed scoreless two innings with three str...
Tigers explode against Reds' bullpen in 5-2 win
The Detroit Tigers scored five times in the eighth inning to rally for a 5-3 win against the host Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,The Tigers have won consecutive games for the first time since winning three straight from June 2-4.,Reliever Shelby Miller (5-6) tossed scoreless two innings with three str...
Cincinnati All-American Dontay Corleone out indefinitely with blood clots
Cincinnati All-American defensive tackle Dontay Corleone is out indefinitely after being admitted to the hospital earlier this month because of blood clots in his lungs. ,The Bearcats begin fall camp in less than five weeks, but Corleone's status is up in the air for August and beyond. ,"Right now, ...
U.S. men to follow Copa America with trio of friendlies
The United States men's national team announced a trio of friendlies to take place on home soil in the coming months, with matchups against Canada, New Zealand and Panama.,Currently participating in Copa America, the USMNT's first match following the completion of that tournament will come against C...
Jarren Duran, Red Sox look to stay hot vs. Reds
Jarren Duran and the visiting Boston Red Sox can extend their winning streak to six games Friday when they open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.,Boston's streak began with two victories against the New York Yankees and includes a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox...
Luciano Acosta scores twice, leads FC Cincinnati past Union
Luciano Acosta's brace led host FC Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night., ,Acosta finished an excellent individual effort in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time for the game-winner., ,Kevin Kelsy and Luca Orellano also scored for FC Cincinnati (12-3-3, ...
Bengals re-sign WR Tee Higgins to 1-year franchise tag
Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins, designated as the Bengals' franchise player on Feb. 26, has signed a one-year contract, the team announced Monday.,Higgins, 25, hasn't taken part in any offseason activities, including the recently concluded three-day mandatory minicamp, as the fifth-year receiv...
Paul Skenes, Pirates return home to face Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes has been so impressive in his first six starts, even fans of opposing teams have taken to giving him standing ovations.,Skenes (3-0, 2.43 ERA) will be back in front of his home crowd on Monday when the Pirates begin a three-game series against the Cincinnati Red...
Reds reliever Emilio Pagan (lat) returns to injured list
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Emilio Pagan went back on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right lat strain.,The 33-year-old reliever was activated from the IL on Thursday. He had been out with right triceps tightness.,Pitching for the first time since May 19, Pagan allowed a run on two hits in th...
Reds activate RHP Emilio Pagan from injured list
The Cincinnati Reds activated right-hander Emilio Pagan from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.,Pagan, 33, has not pitched for the Reds since May 19 due to tightness in his right triceps.,Pagan is 2-3 with a 4.19 ERA in 21 relief appearances this season, his first with Cincinnati.,He is 24-21 with...
Former Texas F Dillon Mitchell commits to Cincinnati
Former Texas forward Dillon Mitchell has transferred to Cincinnati, according to reports.,Mitchell posted a picture of himself in a Bearcats uniform on his Instagram page.,Mitchell, a former five-star recruit, was a McDonald's All-American in high school.,The 6-foot-8 Mitchell reportedly also consid...
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Joe Mixon not a suspect in shooting outside his home — but his sister is: police [Updated]
Updated: Shalonda Mixon, sister of running back Joe Mixon, was named as one of two suspects in the shooting incident outside the Bengals star’s Ohio home, TMZ is reporting....
No Fun League strikes again
It’s strange how much enjoyment I get out of watching other people react to sporting events, movies, TV shows, etc. If someone had been filming me during Damian Lillard’s walk-off 40 footer to go to the second round of the playoffs and end Oklahoma City’s season/run of relevancy, they would’ve seen ...
Joe Burrow: Cincinnati is too boring to get COVID
As COVID wipes out swaths of NFL rosters throughout the country, Cincinnati QB Joe Burrow has offered up his theory on how the Bengals have stayed relatively healthy during this time. No, not extra testing or vaccine mandates — it’s literally just that Cincinnati is, well, boring....
Last call for Cincy bar owner refusing to show NBA games because of LeBron's activism
It’s a Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the Cincinnati bar owner refusing to show NBA games because LeBron James won’t just shut up and dribble.Athletes have the same rights as all citizens to standup and speak out against the ills of this country....
Ohio Boys Basketball Team Booted For Racist Jerseys
The best part of a rec basketball league is coming up with a team name. If you’re lucky, your league will have customized jerseys for you. Sometimes you even get to put your name (or “He Hate Me”) on the back! My rec team in college was the Love Handlers. It’s all fun....
Glory Be To The Underachievers
Grigor Dimitrov and Nick Kyrgios are two of the most watchable players on tour, with sure feel and shot-making for days. They may also be the two players with the most inborn talent but the least hardware to show for it. They are almost certainly the two players with the strangest “posts on this blo...