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Back home, Cubs look to regroup vs. last-place Reds
The Chicago Cubs have been spinning their wheels of late and hope that their three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds can get them back on track.,That series begins on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field in Chicago.,The Cubs lost for the fifth time in seven games Wednesday when they were...

Reds complete furious 9th-inning rally to upend Giants
Hector Rodriguez blasted a home run into the San Francisco Bay, Eugenio Suarez launched a grand slam and Tyler Stephenson lined a go-ahead single -- all in a seven-run ninth inning -- and the Cincinnati Reds avoided a three-game road sweep with a 10-9 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesd...

Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase sits out practice after knee issue
Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase did not practice on Wednesday, one day after an injury that he called a "hyperextension" of his left knee.,Chase said on Tuesday that he was not concerned about the injury and would be able to play if there was a game Wednesday. The Bengals had a l...

Arthur Fils, Frances Tiafoe advance to Cincinnati final
Arthur Fils overcame an early break Saturday to handily defeat seventh-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4 and advance to his first ATP Masters 1000 final at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Fils will play No. 17 Frances Tiafoe, who won the All-American semifinal with 27th-seeded Brandon Nakashima, 7-...

Late goal helps Seattle snap 8-game losing streak at Cincinnati
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi leveled the match in the 83rd minute and the visiting Seattle Sounders snapped an eight-match MLS losing streak with a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati on Saturday night.,Kossa-Rienzi's third goal of the season, produced after an excellent combination with Albert Rusnak, was only S...

Arthur Fils beats Flavio Cobolli to reach Cincinnati final
Arthur Fils overcame an early break Saturday to handily defeat seventh-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4 and advance to his first ATP Masters 1000 final at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,The 21st-seeded Frenchman dropped serve in the third game of the opening set but quickly settled in following a...

Brandon Nakashima knocks off Taylor Fritz in Cincinnati quarterfinal
Brandon Nakashima continued his torrid run on North American hard courts Friday, upsetting sixth-seeded Taylor Fritz 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Next up for the 27th-seeded Nakashima is an all-American clash with 17th-seeded Frances Tiafoe, who de...

Brandon Nakashima knocks of Taylor Fritz in Cincinnati quarterfinal
Brandon Nakashima continued his torrid run on North American hard courts Friday, upsetting sixth-seeded Taylor Fritz 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,Nakashima, who advanced to his first ATP Masters 1000 final last week in Montreal, reached the semifin...

Sara Bejlek stuns top seed Aryna Sabalenka in 4th round at Cincinnati
Aryna Sabalenka is heading into her U.S. Open title defense riding a slump that continued Wednesday in Mason, Ohio.,The top seed was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the fourth round, falling 7-6 (7), 6-4 to the Czech Republic's Sara Bejlek.,Sabalenka, a 28-year-old Belarusian, has failed to re...

Sal Stewart takes MLB RBI lead as Reds edge Cardinals
Matt McLain had three hits and sparked a three-run rally and Sal Stewart belted a three-run homer to rally the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4, Wednesday night.,Stewart belted a three-run home run off St. Louis starter and loser Matthew Liberatore to erase a two-run defici...

Williams sisters, teaming for first time since '22, lose in Cincy opener
Nearly four years after the last time they teamed up to play doubles, Serena Williams and Venus Williams lost a first-round match to Peyton Stearns and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (8) on Monday at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,"I thought it was fun," Serena Williams said. "I thought ...

Elly De La Cruz knocks first walk-off hit, Reds split twin bill with Cards
Elly De La Cruz got his first walk-off hit with a 10th-inning RBI double to help the Cincinnati Reds come from behind and beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Monday to split a day-night doubleheader.,De La Cruz finished 2-for-4. He led off the frame and hit a hard ground ball on a 3-2 sweep...

Resurgent Iga Swiatek advances to 4th round in Cincinnati
Iga Swiatek's struggles early in the 2026 season seem like a distant memory the way she is competing this summer.,The seventh seed and defending Cincinnati Open champion shook off a stellar first set by Greece's Maria Sakkari and rallied to edge the No. 29 seed, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 on Monday in Mason, Ohi...

Orlando City rallied behind Tyrese Spicer to draw Cincinnati
Tyrese Spicer's goal in the 48th minute equalled the score and Maxime Crepeau's stirring save in the 87th minute kept it that way as host Orlando City SC rallied for a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati on Saturday.,The much-maligned Orlando City (6-10-3, 21 points) defense continued its upward trend as Cr...

Maja Chwalinska wins first WTA match since Roland Garros in Cincinnati
Poland's Maja Chwalinska, the stunning runner-up at Roland Garros, recorded her first victory since that magical May run with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 victory over Spain's Cristina Busca on Saturday in the second round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.,The 19th-seeded Chwalinska, who went from qua...

Former Cincinnati runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to 2nd round
The results have started to turn a little for Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas.,The former World No. 3 has dropped all the way back to No. 49 in the ATP Tour rankings, but he did win a title in Gstaad, Switzerland last month and took Alex de Minaur to three sets soon after.,On Friday, the 2022 runner-up ...

Emiliano Arango defeats Venus Williams in Cincinnati opener
Colombia's Emiliana Arango outpaced Venus Williams on her way to a 6-2, 6-2 victory in first-round action at the Cincinnati Open on Friday in Mason, Ohio.,It marked just the second WTA 1000-level match win this year for Arango, and it came against a seven-time Grand Slam champion and one of the most...

ATP roundup: Ben Shelton takes second straight Canadian title
Ben Shelton broke onto the scene by winning his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 championship a year ago in Toronto.,He earned his second crown at that level by successfully defending his Canadian title on Thursday, defeating fellow American Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 7-6 (4) to win the National Bank Open in...

Cameron Norrie advances to daunting Zverev match at rainy Cincinnati
Rain interrupted play on the first day of the Cincinnati Open, but it didn't stop Great Britain's Cameron Norrie, who on Thursday downed Croatia's Dino Prizmic 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in Mason, Ohio.,Norrie withstood a 25-14 disadvantage on winners, rallying from a first-set loss to take control in Set 2. Nor...

Reds activate LHP Nick Lodolo (finger blister) for Tuesday start
One month after landing on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger, Cincinnati Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo was activated for Tuesday's start against the host Chicago White Sox.,To open a roster spot for Lodolo, the Reds optioned right-hander Zach McCambley to Triple-A Louisv...