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Playoffs? Bengals don’t look worthy
Just when the Atlantic 10 was on the rise, another conference realignment domino falls and threatens to stagger the spunky league. The Catholic 7, as they’ve come to be known, are looking for dance partners. Xavier and Butler, with impressive national profiles, look like slam dunks to join Georgetown, Villanova ...
$5 buys some quality hoops
I’ve procrastinated long enough. The leg lamp is in the front window, but today is the day we finally pick out a Christmas tree. My wife wants to take the easy way out and buy a fake one, but I won’t hear of it. C’mon, picking up pine needles is ...
Commentary: Heisman should go to Teo
I didn’t think I’d have a column in today’s newspaper. I was sure I’d win the Powerball, fly to San Diego and watch the Bengals stomp the Chargers (from a luxury suite, of course). Alas, my lottery numbers proved to be as bad as an investment with Bernie Madoff. Therefore, ...
Commentary: Buckeyes ready for perfect ending
I know you’re preoccupied with the latest “Twilight” movie, but we have a problem. How does this sound: No more Twinkies. Ever. Hostess, the company that makes Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs, shut down last week. Some calorie-loving company could buy the recipe, but you never know. As a ...
Big Ten could be a slam dunk
Enjoy the peace and quiet the next few months, Swing-State brothers and sisters, because the 2016 presidential campaign will be on us in no time, like a blitzing linebacker. I predict the mudslinging will begin on Opening Day, when Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio arm-wrestle for the honor of throwing ...
Bundle up for some baseball Knuckleheads of the week
Vote early. Vote today. Vote now. Election Day is more than a week out and I promise to cast my ballot … on Election Day. What a novel concept, and an efficient one. I figure I’ll breeze in and finish up faster than you can say “Benghazi” because apparently everyone ...
Bengals, Steelers have plenty at stake
The DirecTV installer showed up at the house last week to free us from cable and deliver an early Christmas gift: the the NFL Sunday Ticket. Alas, our attempt to juke our high cable bill failed when the pleasant technician pointed out a huge problem — our neighbor’s 60-foot pine ...
Reds’ bats go cold in clutch
Some things in life are a mystery. Why can’t kids put the cap back on the toothpaste? How will I survive without an iPhone 5? Finally, how in the world do the St. Louis Cardinals do it? The Cardinals trailed 6-0 in Game 5 of their playoff series with the ...
Baseball playoffs? Grab the pillows
The first cold, rainy night of the high school football season (that would be Friday) always brings out unprepared spectators who are shivering before the first tackle because they choose to wear shorts and T-shirts, ignoring the advice of their elders. These wardrobe malfunctions are both inevitable and amusing, kind ...
Bailey solidifies role in rotation
I tried to watch the Ryder Cup on Saturday, but I kept going back to the West Virginia-Baylor football game. It seemed like every time I turned the channel, I missed a touchdown (still saw about a dozen). The Mountaineers ended up winning, 70-63, behind Geno Smith’s 656 passing yards ...
Little to like about Big Ten
Let’s start our first fall Sunday with a quick pop quiz. I know it’s Oktoberfest weekend, so I’ll take it easy on you. OK, here’s the question: Who has been the least effective this month?A) Titans running back Chris Johnson. He has carried 19 times for 21 yards in two ...
Match made in heaven crumbles
The Bengals are in need of a pick-me-up today, and since the Naval Academy already played this weekend the Browns will have to suffice. Another installment of the so-called “Battle of Ohio” kicks off at 1 p.m. in Cincinnati, but there’s no reason to think Cleveland will put up much ...
Commentary: Bengals looking like winners
I’ve been to a few high school football games this season and I’ve noticed an alarming trend. No, not the rash of concussions we’ve been led to believe will wipe out an entire generation. The thing that has me shaking my head: punk kids jabbering during the playing of the ...
Commentary: Sluggers? Reds don’t need them
I was hoping to take the family to a Reds game on Labor Day, but I’ll probably forfeit to the rain. That means I’ll have more time come up with a strategy for my fantasy football draft. Like that will help. The dilemma for all fantasy owners is when to ...
Commentary: Buckeyes capable of taking 10
The general election is still more than two months away. To put that into perspective, Ohio State will have played 10 of its 12 football games this season before we get relief from the barrage of negative campaign ads. By the time calendars are flipped to November, Barack Obama will ...
LeBron is a winner; Johnson? Not so much
It’s Beer Week in Dayton and the students at UD are leading the charge. I stopped at the United Dairy Farmers on Brown Street a few days ago to buy some ice cream and saw the most reliable sign that a new school year is upon us: mountains of Natural ...
Breaking up U.S. basketball team would be a nightmare
The recent buzz in our newsroom has not been about Usain Bolt’s place in Olympic history, Oscar Pistorius’ running blades, or even chilly London’s unfortunate effect on beach volleyball fashion. No, it’s bigger than that: Our vending machine prices have increased to the point that an ounce of potato chips ...
Tough to ‘balance’ Olympic viewing
Just got back from Lake Erie, where the family spent a few days lounging on the beach and watching the Olympics on one of the three channels we could get at our rented cottage. (No ESPN for three days, so I’m a tad bit cranky.) On Day 2 of our ...
Big Ten needs to realign divisions
Ron Howard will be behind the wheel of a sweet Corvette pace car at today’s Brickyard 400. The symbol of American motor muscle is capable of going 198 mph, and I’m concerned that Opie Taylor might be overmatched. I’d suggest keeping Henry Winkler on standby. Something tells me “The Fonz” ...
5 bucks won’t buy water at GABP
The long and fun-filled youth baseball season draws to a close today, so I vow to start a long hit streak of columns. Maybe not a Pete Rose kind of streak, but I’ll take my cuts. Speaking of Rose, the 71-year-old Hit King will star in a new reality TV ...
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