Cincinnati Bengals... Bengals
beef up depth, bengals.com
CINCINNATI- The Bengals did what contenders do this weekend in head
coach Marvin Lewis's 11th NFL Draft. While knocking out their two
biggest needs—running back and safety—they filled in the rest with big.
As in five of their 10 picks put their hand in the AFC North dirt. Some
of them may be asked to do more, but the first thing they have to do is
line up on the line. Throw in the signing of right tackle Andre Smith ,
and the Bengals... read
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Cincinnati Reds... Dominant
Cingrani in top form as Reds take finale,
reds.com
WASHINGTON -- Reds rookie pitcher Tony Cingrani had one of those days
where everything just seemed to work perfectly for him. Cingrani set a
career high with 11 strikeouts, including four in an inning, and the
Reds avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Nationals on
Sunday. Cingrani, who was making just his third Major League start,
threw six scoreless innings and gave up just two hits with one walk,
improving to 2-0 on... read
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Post
and Yelton grab first-ever Eldora wins
ROSSBURG, OH (April 27) – While Brian Post (UMP DIRTcar Modifieds) and
Logan Yelton (Waynesfield Tuff Trucks) scored their first career Eldora
Speedway victories it was Barney Craig (Stock Cars) picking up where he
left off from last season as Eldora Speedway finally celebrated its
60th season opener on Saturday with some dramatic racing. Dubbed
Saturday Night SpeedFest, it was the historic track’s third attempt to
race this season. Mother Nature tried to intervene again, as
light rain fell... read
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Bailey on wrong end of pitchers'
duel in DC;
Righty
impressive, but bats held to one hit for second straight game
reds.com - WASHINGTON -- Reds manager Dusty Baker sat at his desk after
Friday night's game and tried to explain one of the great mysteries of
baseball. The skipper had just watched his team take some very good
hacks at Washington right-hander Jordan Zimmermann, and come away with
almost nothing. Zimmermann pitched very well, but the Reds hit the ball
in this game. Sometimes they hit it hard, other times not. But in the
end, they finished with just one hit for the second straight... read
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Cincinnati Bengals… Bengals
get
a play-maker for Dalton, bengals.com
CINCINNATI- After an off-season the Bengals kept the NFL's sixth-best
defense intact, their first blow in the NFL Draft Thursday night
secured a playmaker for an offense that didn't score a touchdown in its
playoff loss in Houston. For the second time in four years the Bengals
plucked the best tight end off the board at No. 21 in Notre Dame tight
end Tyler Eifert and plan to team him with two-time Pro Bowl
tight end Jermaine Gresham in double... read
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Cincinnati Bengals…Bengals
board
may get tested
CINCINNATI- With the first round of the NFL Draft riding into its long
day's journey into night on the usual plethora of rumors, Paul Brown
Stadium on Thursday morning looked as resolute as head coach Marvin
Lewis last week. The Bengals are hoping they can re-sign right tackle
Andre Smith and it is believed they'll keep discussions open with him
Thursday as the 8 p.m. draft looms. But nothing looked imminent early
in the day as the Bengals... read
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Huffington Post…LB
Caught In
Prostitution Sting: Quentin Groves Arrested For Solicitation
A Cleveland Browns linebacker was arrested in a prostitution sting last
week in Ohio. Quentin Groves was arrested on charges of soliciting a
prostitute after being caught in a police sting at a local hotel on
April 17. He had agreed upon a price during a phone call before the
meeting, according to the police report. "[Groves] made arrangements
for certain acts ... and requested 'full service' and stated he would
bring condoms," the police report stated. A .... read
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Greenville
Elks 1139…Local
Teen Takes 3rd in
Regional Elks Competition
Maddie Shepard, daughter of Steve and Stef Shepard of Greenville,
participated in the Regional Elks Soccer Shoot on March 9th in
Hagerstown, Maryland. Maddie won the local Greenville soccer shoot back
in May of 2012 and then won the state soccer shoot in July.
She
advanced to the regional (and final) competition along with other
representatives from Ohio. The Greenville Elks #1139 are
proud to
say that Maddie did a sensational job with a 3rd... read
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mlb.com…Nats have tough
task ahead as Reds visit, By
Joey Nowak
Things aren't getting any easier any time soon for the struggling
Nationals. The defending National League East champions are coming off
a mid-week
sweep at the hands of the Cardinals, dropping them to 10-11 -- a
sub-.500 record for the first time since the last day of the 2011
season, when they ended the year at 80-81. And now the Nats get the
Reds, who just finished off a series win
against the Cubs and whose starting pitchers' collective ERA dropped to
2.99 after a 1-0 win Wednesday. Reds... read
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Lady
Wave back in Champions Challenge…Wave
no stranger to Loudonville, By George Starks
GREENVILLE–Today, the Greenville Lady Wave softball team will once
again step back onto familiar ground as they return to Loudonville for
the annual Champions Challenge tournament. Greenville first went there
in 2008 after winning the state title in 2007. The Wave returned to
Loudonville a year later, beating Tallmadge 6-3 in the semi-finals with
the game winning hit coming off the bat of Mollie Ruble who jacked a
three run home-run. Tonight, the Wave... read
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Votto
sends game to extras, Reds fall in 10th inning,
reds.com
Cingrani
strikes out nine in second Major League start -
CINCINNATI -- Even though it wasn't so visible at the time on Monday
night after a thrilling comeback win over the Cubs in the 13th inning,
there was a downside lurking for the Reds from that game. It was a
depleted bullpen that became exposed when extra innings came once again
on Tuesday. Hence, lefty Manny Parra found himself getting a second
inning of work in the 10th inning... read
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Lady Wave sweeps Troy;
Still
undefeated in GWOC North, By George Starks
TROY- Greenville sophomore Ally Russell was virtually unhittable
Tuesday, holding the Troy Lady Trojans to just two hits while walking
three and striking out nine as Greenville spanked Troy for the second
time in as many days, 6-0. “She knew coming in what she had to do
today,” said Wave coach Jerrod Newland. “She’s starting to learn to
adjust this weather. She’s use to 110 degree weather but to me this is
a great day. Sixty degrees today is... read
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Bruce
keys win in 13 over Cubs,
espn.com
CINCINNATI -- Reds manager Dusty Baker's mind was worn out from another
long, long game. At least he could smile. The Chicago Cubs? Numb, just
like always. Jay Bruce hit a tying double and scored on Cesar Izturis'
two-out single in the 13th inning Monday night, rallying Cincinnati to
a 5-4 victory that gave the Cubs their fourth straight loss. The Reds
used seven pitchers, 11 position players and one pinch hitter during
their latest overtime win, this one lasting 4 hours, 35 minutes... read
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Lady Wave train continues to roll;
Greenville
handles Troy, By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Greenville used a five run fourth inning to break open a
2-0 lead on Troy before posting an 8-1 victory over the visiting
Trojans Monday. The inning saw nine Wave hitters going to the plate
with run scoring hits from senior Erin Albright, freshman Jazzlyn Petry
and freshman Allison Minnich. “It was a good day,” said Wave coach
Jerrod Newland. “Troy is solid and has four or five really neat kids.
Their pitcher is solid and it’s good for us to... read
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Reds erupt in eight-run seventh
to claim
set vs. Fish,
reds.com
Votto hits second homer in as many games; Choo reaches five times -
CINCINNATI -- Even though he was getting on base in more than half of
his plate appearances, there has been a constant buzz of worry in some
circles that Joey Votto was in a hitting funk. Votto was drawing walks
-- a Major League-most 25 to be exact -- but where were the home runs?
Where were the RBIs? "I'm not concerned about the home runs," Votto
said. "The Reds pay me to be good. That's all I try to do -- to be the
best... read
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Werner signs letter to IU East
NEW MADISON- Tri-Village senior Matt Werner signed his letter of intent
to play basketball at IU East in Richmond, IN. Friday. IU East is a
NAIA D-II school and Werner will start is college play beginning with
the 2013-14 basketball season. According to Werner, it has been a dream
of his since he was a youngster and feels blessed to be able to do
this. Werner will lay for Mark Hester at the Indiana based school as
Hester liked the leadership... read
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Kenseth wins in Kansas,
nascar.com
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Matt Kenseth likened his victory in the STP 400 to
a game of musical chairs -- you had to be leading when the music
stopped. If you looked at statistics alone, you'd say that Kenseth
dominated Sunday at Kansas Speedway in the eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series race of the season. After all, Kenseth won the event from the
pole and led 163 of the 267 laps. In reality, Kenseth prevailed in a
race of extraordinary... read
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Cincinnati
Bengals...Harrison
Steels away to
Who Dey welcome
It's hard to tell who is more excited about the two-year deal the
Bengals reached Friday with James Harrison. Head coach Marvin Lewis or
his locker room. Both have watched Harrison define the Steelers
defensive dominance over the AFC North while pushing the Bengals around
during the past decade. Now in one of those moves you just never
thought would happen and still seems a little surreal, he's expected to
bring his 64 career sacks and... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Cold
temperatures nix
Eldora/USAC event
Third Attempt at Season Opener Set for April 27 with Saturday Night
SpeedFest - ROSSBURG, OH (April 20) -- An unexpected wintry mix of
precipitation hit Eldora Speedway overnight, with National
Weather Service issued freeze warnings throughout Darke and Mercer
Counties . The bitter cold temperatures this morning are
hampering the track crew's diligent efforts to rework the high-banked
.500-mile clay oval into optimal condition... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Latos dominates, but Reds fall on
ninth-inning homer
Chapman
surrenders solo shot; four-game winning streak snapped
- reds.com - CINCINNATI -- The Marlins' Justin Ruggiano delivered a
418-foot reminder for Reds fans who are accustomed to shutdown
performances from Aroldis Chapman. Chapman can be beaten. It happened
Friday when Ruggiano slugged the decisive home run that handed the Reds
a 2-1 loss vs. the Marlins on a wet, frigid night at Great American
Ball Park and snapped a... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Leake
leads way on hill,
with bat as Reds rout Phils
CINCINNATI -- It's very possible the Reds' rotation will eventually
miss injured ace Johnny Cueto at some point, but that time is not yet.
Not when the team saw the three performances it got while burying the
Phillies for a three-game sweep.
Following the efforts of Bronson Arroyo and Homer Bailey before him,
Mike Leake not only pitched a fantastic game, he was a dual threat,
too, during an 11-2 Reds rout of the Phillies on Wednesday at
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Bradford to host softball
tournament
BRADFORD — The Bradford softball team will host its first Bradford
Tournament Saturday. Bradford, Mechanicsburg, Russia and Southern will
play in a single-elimination tournament, which also will include a
consolation game. Bradford will play Mechanicsburg in the opening game
at 10 a.m. Saturday, and then Russia and Southern will play at noon.
The consolation game is scheduled for 2 p.m., with the championship
game set to begin at 4 p.m.
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Eldora
Speedway… Eldora
makes second attempt to kick off 60th anniversary season
Hines
banking on Eldora experience as propellant to victory
- ROSSBURG, OH (April 16) – Coming into Saturday’s (April 20) USAC
(United States Auto Club) National Sprint Car event at Eldora Speedway,
only one of the top five in the 2013 cumulative point standings has
pulled their Sprint Car into victory lane at the historic .500 mile
clay oval. Tracy Hines, the veteran of the quintet at 40
years of
age, has nine USAC Sprint Car triumphs to... read
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NFL
great dies at 82,
espn.com
DALLAS -- Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden's storm.
Over four decades, Summerall's deep, resonant voice described some of
the biggest games in America. Simple, spare, he delivered the details
on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with
a simple, understated style that was the perfect complement for the
"boom!" and "bang!" of Madden, his partner for half of the NFL
player-turned-... read
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Franklin
Monroe gains big CCC win;
Jets
break it open late, By George Starks
PITSBURG- Holding a 2-1 lead through the first five innings, the
Franklin Monroe Lady Jets put three runs on the board in the bottom of
the sixth to post a 5-1 Cross County Conference victory over
Mississinawa Valley Monday. Even though the Jets got the win, it wasn’t
a game that coach Mike Morris was overly pleased with. “We came out
flat today. We didn’t play very well,” said Morris. “Kristen (Stryker)
pitched very well today, but our... read
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Darke
County Harness Horsemen… DCHHA
makes donation
GREENVILLE- The Darke County Harness Horsemens Association recently
donated $500.00 to the Gene Riegle Memorial Race purse. The Gene Riegle
Memorial Race is held during the harness races at the Great Darke
County Fair in August of 2012. Riegle was a successful harness racing
driver and trainer from Greenville. In 1951, Riegle, at 17 years of age
won the first start of his career with Victory Dale at the Darke
County... read
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ALMS in 19th year
ROSSBURG – It was back in 1995, and with an alphabet soup of Late Model
sanctioning bodies traveling throughout the country, that Eldora
Speedway’s Earl Baltes decided local racers needed a series in their
back yard. One that didn’t involve intensified traveling. He joined
forces with Gene Frankart (Attica Raceway Park) and Ken Langhals
(Limaland Speedway) to establish the American Late Model Series (ALMS)
as a taste of chasing a series title for local Late Model racers. That
theory... read
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Winchester Speedway Tentative
Schedule for
2013
Xtreme Speed Challenge/Triple Crown Sat May 18th - Open practice for
All Divisions Sun May 19th - Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint &
Super
Modified Series, Modifieds and Vores FWD Compacts ARCA Weekend Sat June
29th - ARCA Practice/Qualifying, CRA Super Series & ARCA Trucks
Features Sun June 30th - ARCA 200 Feature with... read
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nascar.com...Busch sweeps Texas
FORT WORTH, Tex.- The record book will say that Kyle Busch won the NRA
500 on Saturday night. If truth be known, Busch started the process on
Friday afternoon and applied the coup de grace with 20 laps left on
Saturday evening. Yes, Busch capped a perfect weekend when he took the
checkered flag .508 seconds ahead of runner-up Martin Truex Jr. But
Busch’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Texas, his second of
the season and the 26th of his career started with a pole-winning... read
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Cincinnati
Reds...Reds
celebrating Jackie
Robinson Day today
PITTSBURGH -- The Reds and Major League Baseball will celebrate Jackie
Robinson Day on today to honor the legacy of the legendary Hall of
Famer. All players and on-field personnel will wear No. 42. In 1997,
under the direction of Commissioner Bud Selig, Robinson's No. 42 was
retired across all of Major League Baseball in an unprecedented
tribute. The annual celebration to commemorate the 66tth anniversary of
Robinson breaking baseball's... read
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Cook,
Pipenger honored;
Accolades
continue for Tri-Village
NEW MADISON- Even though prep basketball has been over in Ohio for
quite sometime, Tri-Village is still is the hoops spotlight. Patriot
senior Kyle Pipenger and junior Tyler Cook will be playing in an
upcoming showcase event at Capital University on April 21st. Pipenger
will play in the Division III and IV boys game, scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
The Tri-Village senior guard led all Darke County players with 21.2
points a game this season while also... read
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Eldora
Speedway… 60th
Season opener postponed due to rain
Season Will Now Open April 20 With USAC National Sprint Cars -
ROSSBURG, OH (April 12) – The heavy rains and severe thunderstorms that
saturated the Eldora Speedway grounds and caused localized flooding in
neighboring areas have forced a cancellation of Saturday’s (April 13)
planned 60th Season Opener at Eldora Speedway. With the cancellation,
Eldora will now kick off the season on Saturday, April 20 with the
United States Auto... read
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Stebbins
Field… Lady
Wave Stadium a milestone for Greenville,
By Bob Robinson
“Newland has probably done more for Greenville and this county than he
might know.” CNO Sports Editor George Starks called me not long ago and
said I should stop by the new Lady Wave Stadium… Stebbins Field. “It
knocks some college fields out of the park,” he said. It’s been a few
years since I’ve been to a college baseball game… try decades. Texas
A&M in the 70s, Cal State Fullerton in the 90s. Neither one was
major impressive... read
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Versailles
gets win in tough game;
Tigers
top Russia, By George Starks
VERSAILLES- Versailles scored single runs in the first, third, fourth,
fifth and sixth Tuesday and was forced to hold on for a tight 5-3
victory over its backyard rivals, Russia. Through six innings, the
Tiger pitching had checked the visiting Raiders on just four hits while
allowing a lone run, that coming in the fifth. At that point,
Versailles had built a 4-1 advantage and things seemed to be in cruise
control. That’s when things got a little dicey for sophomore... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Inaugural
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race At Eldora
Historic Event To Offer Unique Qualifying, Race Procedures - DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (April 9, 2013) – NASCAR announced today the qualifying and
race procedures for the inaugural “Mudsummer Classic” – the highly
anticipated NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora Speedway
on Wednesday, July 24. Unlike asphalt tracks, dirt tracks have
historically used a format much different than typical races and... read
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Arroyo's
perfect start erased in four-run sixth inning,
reds.com
ST. LOUIS -- Even as he retired batter after batter in order -- 15
Cardinals in a row to begin his night -- Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo
knew he couldn't relax on Tuesday night. "To be honest with you, I hate
being in ballgames when you have a no-hitter and you're only winning
1-0," Arroyo said. "I always feel like the guy with the no-no always
loses it. I've seen that happen so many times, it's ridiculous." This
time it happened to him. Arroyo took a perfect... read
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Eldora
Speedway… Eldora’s
60th Season Launches April 13
ROSSBURG, OH (April 5) – When the green flag waves over Eldora Speedway
on Saturday, April 13 it will be a historic moment as it will launch
the start of the 60th consecutive season of racing action at the
historic speed plant. Conceived in the fall of 1952 by area farmer/band
leader Earl Baltes, Eldora was unveiled to the world on June 6, 1954 as
a .250-mile mile clay oval. Two years later, the ingenious
Baltes
increased the size... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Reds
overcome Choo's errors, plate nine in
ninth
Phillips ignites big frame, center fielder caps it with three-run
double - ST. LOUIS -- The Reds knew acquiring career corner outfielder
Shin-Soo Choo and installing him in center field would require a trade
off of sorts. Would Choo be as gifted defensively as predecessor Drew
Stubbs? No chance. Clearly, Cincinnati was willing to give up some
defense to get a whole lot more production offensively from the leadoff
spot. All the merits of that December deal... read
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Johnson first to get second win
in 2013
following victory at Daytona,
nascar.com
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Jimmie Johnson made eight the easy way. Leading
347 of 500 laps in Sunday's STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville
Speedway, Johnson racked up his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at
the .526-mile short track and the 62nd win of his career. For the
second straight event at Martinsville, Johnson won from the pole. Clint
Bowyer ran second, followed by Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne... read
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Tiger
Classic brings in top competition...Versailles and Greenville finish
well,
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- Despite cool winds that often seemed to hamper the
athletes, the annual Versailles Tiger Classic provided top notch
athletes the chance to compete against excellent competition. With only
two divisions in the meet versus three in the past, the meet hosted 21
teams including Greenville, Bradford, Ansonia and Franklin Monroe as
well as the host Tigers. In the Black Division (bigger schools) it was
Covington that took... read
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A-Lady
Tigers earn big victory...Fischer
fans eight, By George Starks
ANSONIA- Coming in with a meager 1-3 mark, the Ansonia Lady Tigers
softball team was in a much needed win situation. The Tigers
got
that win Thursday with a 5-0 victory over Ft. Recovery. “We played well
tonight,” said Ansonia coach Floyd Jenkins. “Catey (Fischer) pitched
for
us and pitched a pretty good game.” Fischer more than dominated the
Indians bats, holding the Tribe to three hits (all singles) while
striking out eight and allowing one walk ... read
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Cincinnati
Reds… Reds
belt trio of homers
to win Opening Series
CINCINNATI- The Reds hit three home runs but had to hold on for another
close game as they earned a 5-4 win over the Angels on Thursday
afternoon.
After dropping the season opener in 13 innings, Cincinnati took the
final two games of the series -- both times by one run.
Facing Angels starter Joe Blanton, the Reds led off each of the first
two innings with home runs to take a 2-0 lead. On Blanton's first
pitch, Shin-Soo Choo went to the opposite field to hit his first long
ball as a Red -- and sixth leadoff... read
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Bleacher
Report… Adam
Jones sued in Ohio
for unpaid Las Vegas judgment
CINCINNATI- It’s been six years since Adam “Pacman” Jones’ notorious
“make it rain” moment in Las Vegas, which resulted in the shooting of
Tommy Urbanski.
Urbanski, who was hit four times and paralyzed, received a $13.4
million judgment last year against Jones. But Jones hasn’t paid any of
the money, which has prompted Urbanski to attempt to recover a portion
of Jones’ NFL salary.
According to Michael O’Keeffe of the
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Eldora
Speedway… April
6 Test and Tune Day Cancelled
60th Season Opener Now First on Eldora Menu – April 13 / Little Eldora
Still on for Sunday - ROSSBURG, OH (April 1) – The untypical spring
weather that has plagued the Midwest with continued cold temperatures
and record snowfalls over the past few weeks has also played havoc with
the Eldora Speedway track crew and their efforts to produce an ideal
racing surface for Saturday’s (April 6) scheduled Test and Tune
Day. As a result, the session has been canceled... read
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CNO
Sports Roundup… Versailles
rolls over FM and more
VERSAILLES- The Versailles Tigers took advantage of virtually
everything given to them by Franklin Monroe in routing the Jets 16-1 in
five innings. The Tigers batted around twice in the fourth, collecting
nine hits and taking six walks in a 13 run inning, blowing the game
wide open. Versailles picked up a dozen hits in the game with Nick
Moorman and Mike Davidson getting two hits each. With the Tigers
getting 12 hits, FM pitching allowed 12 walks in the... read
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Greenville holds first meet of
the season, By
George Starks
GREENVILLE- Greenville hosted its first track meet of the season
Tuesday as Piqua and Troy supplied the competition. When the last
runner had crossed the line, the Wave boys finished first, winning
75-51 over the Trojans, while the Lady Wave came in second, falling to
Troy, 88-52 while Piqua scored 35 points. It was the second meet of the
year for the Wave girls who finished fifth out of 10 teams Saturday in
the... read
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Ryan Ludwick out three months
following shoulder surgery, bleacherreport.com
CINCINNATI- Ryan Ludwick suffered a dislocated right shoulder while
sliding into third base yesterday and the Reds announced that he’ll
undergo surgery tomorrow to repair torn cartilage. There’s no official
timetable for his return yet, but the Reds placed Ludwick on the
disabled list and obviously he’s going to be out for a while. Chris
Heisey is the obvious fill in, although if Ludwick’s injury keeps him
out for months rather than... read
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Choo does
his part, but bats stifled as Reds fall in 13,
reds.com
CINCINNATI- The Reds had it all designed in the offseason. Shin-Soo
Choo was acquired in a trade to get on base and create chances for the
rest of their lineup. The part where Choo needed to reach base worked
great. It's the getting him home -- the most important of the two parts
-- that lacked in a big way during the Reds' 3-1 loss to the Angels in
13 innings on Monday's Opening Day. Choo reached base three times and
had... read
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Another history making day;
A
great day for two, By George
Starks
GREENVILLE- The weather couldn’t have been much better Saturday for the
grand opening of Lady Wave Stadium at Stebbins Complex. After both
Greenville and Wayne took infield practice, the moment that everyone
had been waiting from finally came. The ribbon cutting and the official
opening of the newest softball field in Darke County, Greenville’s Lady
Wave Stadium. “To Lady Wave softball, its here and forever,” said Wave
coach... read
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