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Terry Francona, the newly appointed manager of the Cincinnati Reds, brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record to a team eager to return to postseason glory. Hired in October 2024 after a year away from baseball, Francona emerged from retirement to take the helm of a young, talented Reds squad that has struggled to translate potential into consistent success. As of March 13, 2025, with spring training underway, Francona's presence has already injected optimism into a franchise that hasn't reached the playoffs in a full season since 2013. Francona's managerial resume is nothing short of illustrious. A likely future Hall of Famer, he boasts two World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox (2004, 2007), ending the infamous Curse of the Bambino, and led the Cleveland Guardians to an American League pennant in 2016. Over 23 seasons as a manager, he has amassed 1,950 wins, earned three Manager of the Year awards, and posted winning records in 18 of his last 19 seasons. His decision to unretire came after Reds president of baseball operations Nick Krall and GM Brad Meador visited him in Tucson, sparking a renewed sense of purpose. Francona has cited health challenges as a reason for stepping away in 2023, but surgeries to replace his shoulder and repair a double hernia during his hiatus revitalized him for this new chapter. Known for his humor and player-friendly approach, Francona has quickly endeared himself to Reds fans and players alike. His spring training debut on February 22, 2025, marked his return to the dugout after 510 days, managing a split-squad game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Early reports highlight his enthusiasm—“My favorite place in the world is the ballpark,” he said—and his focus on fostering a competitive culture. He's already navigating challenges, such as prospect Cam Collier's thumb surgery, with a pragmatic optimism that resonates with the team. Francona inherits a roster brimming with potential, led by stars like Elly De La Cruz and Hunter Greene, alongside promising talents like Matt McLain and Spencer Steer. His challenge is clear: harness this youth movement to end Cincinnati's playoff drought. With his history of turning teams into contenders, Francona's leadership could be the catalyst the Reds need to reclaim their place among baseball's elite in 2025 and beyond.

Even though we are far, far away from mthe start of another football season, the bengals continue to dominate the local sports headlines….what a week. First they cut guard alex cappa, who by the way, signed a two-year deal last night with the la raiders. Then the team put the franchise tag on receiver tee higgins….the team has time to sign him to a long-term deal, we will discuss that. Maxx crosby signs a monster extension with the raiders, and you're thinking, who cares? Trey hendrickson, that's who. Hendrickson has 35 sacks the last two years….crosby has 22. Hendrickson makes 16 million o the final year of his contract. Crosby's new deal is for an average of 34 million per year. Then just yesterday, fan favorite sam hubbard called it a career announcing his retirement. The moeller high and Ohio state alum played seven seasons in stripes and will be forever remembered by the 98-yard fumble return in the playoffs three years ago. Congratulations to Sam Hubbard….good player and an even better guy. College hoops…….We are down to the final weekend of the regular season and on the local front, x is going up, the bearcats have hit rock bottom. The x men moved to 20-10 on the year after blasting butler last night 91-78. Zach fremantle poured in 24. The bearcats blew a seven point lead over the final 14 minutes in a loss to kansas state. The wildcats did not score a field goal for the final four minutes of the game and still won! Will X make the ncaa tournament? UC? We will discuss those two and look at two other local teams on the bubble, ohio state and indiana…those two teams collide saturday in bloomington. As for the reds…..Hunter greene was sharp against the rangers yesterday going four innings of two-hit, shutout baseball….he fanned six and walked one. The reds have lost three straight and will host the giants later this afternoon at 3:05 est. BENGALS Hubbard Tee/ hendrickson/ chase: A report said bengals arent close on any of the three. 40 million in cap space….could be more. Free agency begins this weds….. College hoops…. X UC OSU/IU Bubble teams

Watch Dialed Presented by UDF with Chatterbox Sports Monday & Friday 9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m. LIVE on the Chatterbox Sports YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE to the channel to ensure you never miss a thing The Dialed in Group discuss the comments made by Joe Burrow and Trey Hendrickson and the amount of pressure that the players are putting on the front office to get it right. We talk about the Super Bowl and our BIG and BOLD predictions for the game. We react to the Reds win total projections. We also react to the Bearcats and Musketeer basketball programs... One team is still fighting the other has rolled over (Unless Bob Huggins Lights a fire under their @$$! )

Watch Dialed Presented by UDF with Chatterbox Sports Monday & Friday 9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m. LIVE on the Chatterbox Sports YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE to the channel to ensure you never miss a thing Thom and Casey react to the NFL Playoffs over the weekend biggest surprieses and disapointments. They preview the college football championship tonight Ohio State vs Notre Dame. Talk a little about Cincinnati Bearcats before wraping up the show.

We talk about the Bengals cutting down the Finalist Two Coaches for the Cincinnati Bengals Al Golden and Patrick Graham and the NFL Playoffs.

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Talked about the Cincinnati Bengals versus the Denver Broncos and the odds that the Bengals can sneak in the Playoffs. We Talked about Joe Burrow MVP. We Talked about the One game we would like to take back this year to get in the Playoffs. We talked College Football Playoffs.

Talk College Football Playoff Round One. Bengals Still Alive in the NFL Playoffs Need More To Break Their Way.

Talk College Football Playoffs Inagurual Seasons First Round Games, The BIG TNF game vs the Broncos and Chargers and the Playoff implications for the Bengals. We Also do our Weekly Picks for the Football Slate  

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Bengals Sunday night at LA Chargers.. Other good games tonight Philly at Washington Sunday…Baltimore ai Pitts KC at Buffalo College football: UC at Iowa State Ohio State at NWestern Big one in SEC  tennessee at Georgia UTAH at Colorado Bengals Talk CFB Playoff  Picks

The bengals game last  thursday night is pretty much old news by a monday, but our last show was that morning, so we havent talked about it here on dialed in…….we will today. It was an amazing game to watch. The highs and lows….the back and forth. An offense which for alot of the night was breathtaking and for other parts, quite puzzling. The defense which was so solid in the first half suffred a collapse of epic proportion in the second half. Bottom line is baltimore sweeps the season series……lamar goes to 10-2 against the bengals and the record sits at 4-6. Having sais that, the bengals are in a tie for the final wild card spot with indy…..INDY? PLAYOFFS? The colts hold a tie break edge, but this season is by no means over…..we will talk about that.   Then there's college football……. Unbeaten Miami goes down. Georgia looked awful in a loss to surging ole miss. Ohio State rolled. Indiana got it's first major scare and was led by great defense in a win over michigan. The first CFB playoff ramkings were released last week. We will tell you who we believe should be in TODAY!

The Bengals are back at it this sunday as they welcome the las vegas raiders to town for a one pm kickoff at paycor stadium. Cincinnati is more than a touchdown favorite in the game. The raiders might be the most injured team in the nfl this season. They've lost a quarterback, five starers on defense and multiple injuried along the offensive line. The Bengals have their own issues on offense….we still don't know about orlando brown or tee higgins availability for Sunday. Brown played in spurts last week while higgins was not on the field at all. Say this for the raiders…they do have the 11th-ranked defense in the league so far in yards allowed, yet rank near the bottom in scoring defense. Alot of that has to do with the offense turning it over . Gardner minshew is the vegas quarterback after initially losing his job to aiden o”connell to injury. Boys, the bottom line is….this is the season. We've said that alot already but you lose this game and it's over. Win, and your back to one game under with the ravens up next. Bengals talk PICKS- Last week and this week. Talk UC- Ohio State world series with Casey Short show today

I don't know about you, but this one FELT different. Yes, the bengals have lost games where they should've won. Lost to teams they should've beaten, but in each of those I felt like a rebound would occur.   I'm not so sure anymore…this one felt different. They play 60 minutes in a football game and for the first 40, it was a tie game…. A win to get to .500 right there for the taking . But over the last 20 minutes the eagles scored 20 points….and did it in overwhelming fashion. They bullied the cincinnati Bengals.  In the air…on the ground…in toughness. And i don't know about you but now there are legitimate questions about this team and this franchise moving forward. Joe Burrow said its possible to win 7 of the last 9 games…. Do you honestly believe that? Does HE honestly believe that?   TALK BENGALS   As for the rest of the division, how about jameis winston? He throws for 334 yards and three touchdowns in his first start of the year and the brownies shock baltimore 29-24. Meanwhile the steelers play tonight against the new york giants with a chance to take the division lead with a win!   College football, UC falls to colorado 34-23. TWO-WAY star travis hunter hauls in 9 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Landslide winner for Heisman.   A big one this weekend in happy valley ans number 4 Ohio State takes on number 3 penn state. The buckeyes offense was brutaal in a win over nebraska. Penn state rallied behind a backup quarterback to beat wisconsin. No word on starter drew allar and his availability this saturday for the nittney lions.   Is Indiana the second-best team in the big ten? Are they the best team in the big ten? They played without starter Kurtis Roue and still drilled Washington to go to 8-0. The hoosiers travel to michigan state this saturday.   Baseball, the dodgers wih the first two games of the world series. Game three tonight in the bronx. And Third-seeded FC Cincinnati opens post-season play tonight at tql stadium. New york FC is the opponent. The two teams split their season series one game apiece.

Bengals and eagles convene at paycor this sunday at 1 o'clock. Joe Burrow said every game is of the upmost importance and he's right …. When you start at 0-3, you're constantly clawing to get back to .500. It's true in every sport….you cant even think about the playoffs if you're not .500. They've won 3 of their last 4 and a win gets you back to .500. How good are the eagles? Eagle fans are asking the same thing. Many say the eagles are the bengals of the nfc…. Big expectations….gross inconsistency. Lets get right to it fellas… Thoughts on this sundays game..   BENGALS TALK Lets get to our picks before Luke has to go to class…. Luke…take it away…..   PICKS   BYE LUKE   College football, a big one for UC. They Cats travel to colorado to take on deoin sanders buffalos who are having an excellent season. This is a national game and America gets a look at where the bearcats are…….they've made increinle strides this season but now they face a good team, on the road. Game at 10:15 on espn saturday night. Number 4 Ohio State is home to nebraska at noon. Number 12 travels to unbeaten Navy. A game to keep an eye on isw number 20 illinois at number 1 oregon. Number 8 LSU is at number 14 texas am.

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns: Predictions, picks and odds for NFL Week 7 game Jon Hoefling USA TODAY At 2-4, the Cincinnati Bengals have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL, but they haven't been nearly as disappointing as Deshaun Watson has been for the Cleveland Browns. Despite boasting a remarkable defense and a group of solid players on offense (even after sending Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills), the Browns have a 1-5 record and virtually no hope of crawling out of the AFC North's basement. While a win over Cincinnati this weekend would move Cleveland to third in the division, that's a very hollow victory for a team that reached the playoffs with Joe Flacco at quarterback a season ago. For Cleveland, this is a battle for pride, something to help keep their heads held high. Sadly, the best-case scenario might be a humiliating defeat that forces Kevin Stefanski to replace Watson with Jameis Winston at quarterback. Here are our experts' predictions for this Week 7 showdown. Browns vs. Bengals odds, moneyline, over/under The Bengals are favorites to defeat the Browns, according to the BetMGM NFL odds. Looking to wager? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps offering NFL betting promos in 2024 including the ESPN BET app and Fanatics Sportsbook promo code. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more. Spread: Bengals (-6.5) Moneyline: Bengals (-300); Browns (+240) Over/under: 42.5 Not interested in this game? Our guide to NFL betting odds, picks and spreads has you covered with Thursday Night Football odds and Monday Night Football odds. New to sports betting? USA TODAY readers can claim exclusive promos and bonus codes with the best online sportsbooks and sports betting sites. FEELING LUCKY? Here are the best parlay bets and odds for NFL games this week Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) makes a touchdown over the Baltimore Ravens in the 3rd quarter Sunday October 6, 2024 at Payor Stadium. The Bengals lost 41-38 in overtime. NFL Week 7 odds, predictions and picks Saints vs. Broncos | Jaguars vs. Patriots | Falcons vs. Seahawks | Bills vs. Titans | Browns vs. Bengals | Packers vs. Texans | Colts vs. Dolphins | Vikings vs. Lions | Giants vs. Eagles | Rams vs. Raiders | Commanders vs. Panthers | 49ers vs. Chiefs | Steelers vs. Jets | Buccaneers vs. Ravens | Cardinals vs. Chargers

Look, it wasn't pretty…in any form or fashion. The offense could never get it going against a very good giants defense. The offensive line looked like it turned back the clock to 2022, allowing joe burrow to be sacked five times. In fact, on one hot, Burrow had to go to the medival tent to be evaluated for a concussion….thankfully he was okay and returned to finish the game. But at the end of the day, the bengals get a season-saving 17-7 win. The defense, much maligned allseason, finally had it's full cimpliment of healthy players along the dsefensive front, and they played like it….. The defense, like during the run of afc championship games, won this game for the bengals. Yes, you can say big deal, the giants offense stinks and they had two of their best players out….and you'd be right about that. BUT , the defense got it done when the big moments called for it to show up. The Bengals are now 2-4 with a trip to cleveland coming up next. Do you feel any better about the team? Around the nfc north,  The Browns are simply awful…i mean awful. Cleveland gets 240 yards of offense in a 20-16 loss at philly. The ravens knock off the commanders…that team is going to runaway and hide in this division. I know, i know, the steelers are 4-2 and Justin Fields just keeps on rollin. He only threw for 150 yards but he ran it for 60 and two touchdowns…didn't turn it over as the men of aluminum beat the raiders 32-13. How do you think Jerry Jones is feeling this morning?  His cowboys get annihilated by detroit 47-9. Bad news for the lions though, as they lose star defensive end aiden hutchinson for the season with a broken leg. College football…..UC gets another win, 19-13 at ucf…… they are 4-2 and get arizona state this week at nippert for homecoming. ASU beat number 16 Utah friday night som that's no layup. Ohio State lost at oregon and shouldve won by ten or more. They turn it over twice, leading to ten oregon points off those turnovers. The defense was brutal. The Buckeyes onlly drop to number 5 in the polls but their margin of error gets slimmer with the loss. They still have to play at unbeaten penn state, against unbeaten indiana, and close the year against michigan. In baseball, the dodgers clobber the mets i game one of the nlcs 9-0. Game two this afternoon at 4. The american league championship series begins tonight in the bronx as the yankees host the guardians. That one starts at 7:38!

Following this story from ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow sat at his locker for several minutes, arms folded, one leg crossed over the other, assessing the aftermath of Sunday's 41-38 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens. For most of the day, the Bengals led and seemed poised to open play in the AFC North with a victory -- their second straight. But on multiple occasions, Cincinnati saw that lead slip away before the Ravens eventually sealed the deal with Justin Tucker's 24-yard field goal. As Burrow reflected on the outcome, one thing was evident: After the fourth loss in five games to start the season, Burrow said it was frustrating that a team that started the year with title aspirations is nowhere close. "We're not a championship-level team right now," Burrow said. "We're not. I like to think that we'll come back and improve throughout the season to get to that point, but right now we are not and we have to get better." It seemed like there was little more the offense could do after another productive outing. Cincinnati scored 30 points for the third straight game. Burrow threw for a career-high five touchdowns on 30-of-39 passing for five touchdowns, though he did also throw a costly interception in the fourth quarter. Wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase had 10 catches for 193 yards and two touchdowns. But it was not enough. The defense allowed more than 38 points for the second straight game. After Cincinnati led 38-28 with 8:54 left in regulation, the Ravens scored 13 unanswered points. For Chase, that amplified the disappointment felt after Sunday's loss. "I think that's what's causing us to be mad, for the most part," Chase said at his locker after the game. "Just putting up 30 points and losing right there. "That's what we want to do as an offense -- put up 30 points and take over the game. Put the ball in our hands last drive and take over. That's what we want, and we didn't do it." Chase and fellow wide receiver Tee Higgins lamented the lack of aggressiveness during a wacky overtime period. Baltimore won the toss to start the extra period and was driving down the field for a potential game-winning touchdown. However, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson fumbled a snap while in the shotgun, and Cincinnati linebacker Germaine Pratt recovered the ball and took it to Baltimore's 38-yard line. Cincinnati ran the ball on three straight plays to set up a field goal attempt for kicker Evan McPherson. Since he was drafted in 2021, McPherson has hit nine game-tying or go-ahead field goals in the last two minutes of regulation or in overtime, according to ESPN Research. But a poor hold by rookie punter Ryan Rehkow played a role in the 53-yarder that missed wide left. When asked about the conservative approach on that drive, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he didn't want to risk a sack or holding penalty in that situation. He said that there was a pass called on that series of plays but that Burrow did a good job of checking into a run play that was more favorable given the defensive look. "When you're in field goal range and you believe in your kicker, it really is as simple as that," Taylor said. But instead of back-to-back victories, the Bengals are now trying to overcome the odds to reach the postseason. According to ESPN Research, only 5.6% of teams that have started the year with a 1-4 record in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) have reached the postseason. The 2020 Washington Commanders were the most recent team to accomplish the feat. Burrow said there were no illusions about where the Bengals find themselves after their fourth loss of the year by just a combined 15 points. "I know exactly how we are 1-4," Burrow said. "We're not making plays at the end of the game to go and win it. Definitely not in disbelief. I know exactly what's happening." Despite what Burrow said postgame about the team not being a championship-level squad, Taylor said he still believes in that. Cincinnati went to the Super Bowl in the 2021 season, losing to the Los Angeles Rams, and reached the AFC Championship Game the following year before losing in a rematch to the Kansas City Chiefs. Taylor said there is still a lot of belief that the team can rebound despite what happened on Sunday against Baltimore. "People can write us off if they really want to," Taylor said. "I'm not dumb enough to do that."

Thom Brennaman and Luke Brennaman preview the weekend, and pick College and NFL football games.

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders stole the show in their 38-33 upset victory over Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals on "Monday Night Football." Daniels, the No. 2 pick in the 2024 draft, led the Commanders down the field for touchdowns on each of their first four full drives to build a 28-13 lead midway through the third quarter and held off the Bengals from there. The former Heisman winner from LSU showed off his dual-threat ability in the win. He tossed two TDs and ran for one, finishing the night 21-of-23 for 254 yards while running for another 39 on 12 carries. For the second time in three games, the Bengals were big home favorites over a team that had a rough 2023 season. And yet again, Cincinnati suffered a stunning upset. Led by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the Commanders topped the Bengals 38-33 to send Cincinnati to an 0-3 start. Daniels produced a masterful performance. Washington scored touchdowns on five of its first six drives, including a 27-yard pass from Daniels to wide receiver Terry McLaurin to salt away the win with 2:10 left. Before the season started, the Bengals were in the conversation to challenge Kansas City for the AFC title. But a third AFC title meeting in four seasons between the teams seems very distant right now. According to ESPN Research, only six teams have reached the playoffs in the Super Bowl era after an 0-3 start to the season. Troubling trend: Failing to convert possessions into touchdowns was an issue last week against the Kansas City Chiefs and persisted against Washington. In the second quarter, Cincinnati had three drives inside Washington's 30-yard line. The Bengals settled for field goal tries on all three of them. Kicker Evan McPherson made 2 of 3 attempts. Biggest hole in the game plan: Containing Daniels. The rookie quarterback made running the offense look effortless in his third career start. Daniels completed 14 of his first 16 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown. He also scrambled for one touchdown to help the Commanders torch Cincinnati's defense. Washington scored touchdowns on its first four drives

New Bengals' Run-Stopper Lawrence Guy Signs Up For Division Of Labor: 'I Love The AFC North' After watching their starting defensive tackles limp off the field in Kansas City last Sunday and their two prized rookie defensive tackles looking for their first NFL snaps while nursing injuries, the Bengals went out and got a guy. Bengals Joe Burrow Puts Reason Behind 0-2 Starts As Cincinnati Turns Page To Week 3 "I think there's a different factors every year," Burrow said on Wednesday's show. "0-2 for the third straight year, we're not panicking by any means. There's a lot of football to be played, but lots of room to improve at the same time, just like any game, every year. So we're just looking to improve every day. Go out on Monday, and have our best game yet, hopefully get a win, and then move on." Joe Burrow Explains Short Postgame Hug Patrick Mahomes After Bengals' Loss to Chiefs "Well, we had talked to each other before the game," Burrow said. "After a game like that, not much to say. I got a lot of respect for him, I think he has a lot of respect for me. Sometimes you talk to guys, sometimes you don't. We had seen each other before the game so no big deal." Ranking NFL's 0-2 teams: Bengals, Ravens still dangerous, Broncos, Panthers in dire straits Few contenders start slow like the Bengals, so this is, in some ways, par for the course in Cincinnati. Don't get us wrong: The lingering Ja'Marr Chase drama and Tee Higgins availability questions are red flags. Discipline has been an issue. But if Joe Burrow is on the field, slinging it as he does, then this team is one of the toughest outs in the NFL, as evidenced by them taking the Kansas City Chiefs to the wire. Bengals Roster Breakdown: Andrei Iosivas has much higher expectations to exceed in second year Today, we give the spotlight to wide receiver Andrei Iosivas, or "Yoshi" to some. His rookie campaign last year was a welcomed surprise, and because of that, the bar has been raised entering 2024. It's why he's one of Cincinnati's prime breakout candidates for this highly-anticipated season.

Story we are following from the AP: Butker hits a 51-yard winner for KC after penalty on Bengals safety keeps Chiefs alive By Dave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Harrison Butker kept making a lonely walk to midfield after each quarter Sunday to check on the direction of the wind, which tends to swirl inside Arrowhead Stadium. He did it one last time during the 2-minute warning, when his Chiefs were trailing the Bengals by two and trying to give him a winning field-goal attempt. When Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the offense did exactly that, helped along by a pass interference call on Cincinnati safety Daijahn Anthony on fourth down in the final minute, Butker once again headed onto the field as Chiefs fans began to roar. Rarely does he miss. And they didn't expect him to this time. With preternatural calm, Butker drilled the 51-yarder as time expired, giving Kansas City the 26-25 victory. Patrick Mahomes threw for 151 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, but it was his incomplete pass intended for Rashee Rice on fourth-and-16 from the Kansas City 35 that turned out to be decisive. Related Stories Bengals visit Chiefs in matchup of perennial playoff contenders meeting in rare Week 2 showdown Burrow and the Bengals are bumming again after another last-second loss to Chiefs in Kansas City Taylor Swift back at Arrowhead to watch Travis Kelce and the Chiefs The penalty came just after Kansas City had a long gain on fourth down wiped out by a penalty of its own. Joe Burrow threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns, both to Andrei Iosivas, as the Bengals (0-2) came up empty against one of their biggest nemeses for the third straight time. That includes a loss to Kansas City in the AFC championship game. Evan McPherson's fourth field goal gave the Bengals a 25-23 lead with 5:12 to go, and their defense gave them the ball back. But the Chiefs forced a punt with 2:59 remaining, giving Mahomes and Co. the opportunity to decide the game. Unsportsmanlike conduct Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct in the fourth quarter. Chase was stopped short of the first-down marker on second-and-11, and he appeared to be upset that a flag was not throw for a hip-drop tackle. He got right into the face of referee Alex Kemp, who threw the flag. It forced a third-and-22 at the Chiefs 45, and after a completion to Gesicki got 10 yards back, McPherson kicked the field goal that gave the Bengals a 25-23 lead. “It's pretty clear cut. It's just simply abusive language toward a game official,” Kemp said. “I'm not going to repeat to you what he said, but there was no interpretation with the language that he used. Just abusive language.”

Thom Brennaman and his son Luke Brennaman get you ready for the weekend ahead in sports with a preview of college football, and expectatioons for the Reds series with the NL Central leading Brewers.

Headlines The Reds will return to action tonight against the Royals. It is former Red Michael Lorenzen vs Nick Martinez. Lorenzen is 5-6 with a 3.79 era and a 1.30 whip. Nick Martinez has a 1.03 whip with a 3.16 Era. The Reds also said they are considering using facial recognition system for fans entering ballpark. It is one of 6 ballparks using this technology.To use the new system, fans can enroll on the MLB Ballpark app where it will take a picture of the user's face. The image is then converted into a code and the image is then deleted. Around the league Twins win it in the ninth against the rangers. They have won 9 of 14 Phillies blowout the nationals. Weston Wilson is now the ninth phillies player to hit for the cycle but the first rookie in the organization to accomplish it Gunnar Henderson ripped his 31's home run of the season in the orioles 5-1 win over the red sox Giants shutout the Braves 6-0 which means the Reds gained a half game on their off day Brewers rallied in the eighth to beat the dodgers and tie up the series at 2 a piece. Yelich did elect to undergo season ending back surgery. Mariners lose to the tigers again this time 2-1. Javier baez hit a go ahead 2 run homer in the 8th. Detroit sweeps The Athletics trailed 5-0 to the Mets, but stormed all the way back. 7-6 the A's win. The game took 3 hours and 45 minutes and took 425 pitches which is the longest game of any nine inning game in the pitch clock era WNBA The Sky get destroyed by the Mercury 85-65. Angel Reese went 4-14 from the field with 15 rebounds. NFL Harbaugh was asked about Kaepernick yesterday to which he responded he wont be on the roster this season or the coaching staff NCAA The Notre Dame mens swimming program has been suspended for at least one year after an external review found members of the team violated ncaa rules by wagering among themselves on results of their competitions and failed to treat one another with dignity and respect

We begin with football and game one of the pre-season for YOUR Cincinnati Bengals. Beautiful night, good crowd at paycor for the bengales and the buccaneers. Joe Burrow saw action in a pre-season game for the first time in 3 years and he looked pretty sharp…..not great, although he did lead the team on a touchdown drive before sitting the rest of the game. Burrow made some nice throws, forced a couple, was helped by a bogus pass interference penalty butr the bottom line is….HES HEALTHY! Finally! For the first time since the end of the 2022 season. I'll tell you who else looked good……first round pick and starter at right tackle amarius mims. If Trent Brown can kick things into gear, Mims may be starting week one of the regular season. We will get into some of the things that caught our eyes….wjho played well, who didn't and is it too late to worry about the dLine stopping the run? Baseball, another lost weekend for the Reds……meaning they lose three games off the schedule and dodn't make a move. They'd be in last place if the wheels hadn't fallen off for the pittsburgh pirates. Cincinnati was again embarrassed by division-leading Milwaukee, They lost ⅔ over the weekend scoring a total of seven runs in the series. Not even competing with Milwaukee is a joke. Reds are 4 ½ gms out of the final wildcardc spot, so they're still alive. Problem is seven teams are ahead of them. One of those teams is st. louis. The cardinals start a three-game series tonight at gabp. Andrew abbott starts it for Cincinnati. Former Red Sonny Gray starts for the redbirds. The summer games in Paris wrapped up yesterday. The United States won the most medals with 126. China was second with 91 and great britain third with 65, one better than the french. The US and Communist Chinease tied for the most gold medals with 40. Congrats to all the athletes and their amazing commitment to excellence over so many years. One final note in sports….. You might not know the name Anson Dorrance, but you should. He retired yesterday as the womens head soccer coach at the university of north carolina. All he did was win more national championships than any other coach, men or womens in ncaa history with 21. He won 934 games, lost 88. He added another 172 wins as the tarheels mens head coach. He said he modeled his program from the very beginning after Dean Smith, the former legendary north carolina mens basketball coach.

It all begins tonight for your Cincinnati Bengals…it's pre-season game NUMBER ONE. And it's a very different first game than those of the past under head coach Zach Taylor…..Joe Burrow and the starters are getting some minutes on the field. Remember, we've questioned why they have not been in pre-season games of the past, especially considering the slow starts in the regular season. Tampa Bay is in town at paycor for a 7pm kickoff. You can watch the game on fox 19! One starter , at least in the return game, will not see action tonight. That's charlie Jones . He injured his knee yesterday in practice and had to be carted off the field. Jay Morrison from pro football talk joins us in about 15 minutes with the latest on Jones and a preview of what to look for tonight! The Reds scoried 7 times in the tenth inning last night to beat the marlins for the third time in four days. The Marlins are awful. Tonight's a different ballgame in the level of competition as the reds play the first of 3 against the division-leading milwaukee brewers. Milwaukee is pretty amazing….they have a first-year manager, have been injured even more thasn the reds, including 4/5ths of their starting rotation, yet they sit 16 games over .500 after a complete wipeout of the braves the last three days. Carson Spiers gets the ball for cincinnati. The game can be seen on Apple TV at 8 est. The Reds sit in a tie for last in the central with the cubbies. They are five back in the wildcard. Its starting to look like we may not see Matt Mcclain this season. His rehab assignment has been pushed back again and no timetable as to exactly if and or when it will happen at all. Mcclain has missed the entire season with shoulder surgery. We ask the question today: If the team can't reach the playoffs , what would you like to see haoppen between now and the end of the year. FC Cincinnati plays in the round of 32 of the leagues cup tonight at tql against santos laguna out of the top mexican league. FCC was eliminated in this round one year ago. And how about the fire of the mens us olympic basketball team? They were down 17 headed in to the fourth quarter against Serbia and stormed back to win 95-91. Steph Curry scored 36….lebron notched a triple-double to send the states to the gold medal game against france. Remember, that was the matchup in the final four years ago. The womens team plays australia in the semi-finals at 11:15 eastern this morning. All kinds of medals to be won today across the board. The closing ceremonies are sunday. Reds Mcclain? Starters finish strong Marte start to show signs that he can be the guy

When the reds came out of the all-star break, all we heard was, they're ready for a run…….especially after beating juggernauts colorado and miami in back to back series at home. The first series after the break, the worst three days of the season….a sweep against washington……after wins in atlanta, the reds roll into tampa bay, score four runs in three games, lose two of three against the rays, including yesterday's killer loss. This offense is so bad. The defense stinks and their baserunning blunders occur virtually every night. Did Hunter Greene really have to leave the game at 100 pitches? Is that a hard rule? Lucas Sims? With the bases loaded? Are you kidding? Tonight the cubbies come to town for the first of a three-game series. That's a series for last place. Bengals defensive end Sam hubbard left yesterday's practice on a golf cart after suffering a knee injury. By alll accounts it doesn't appear to be serious….thankfully, and he should be back soon. Jamar Chase still not practicving……any thoughts on that? We have em…. In a matter of moments, Charlie Goldsmith from cincinnati.com will join us to talk reds and bengals. The cowboys got really bad news yesterday when defensive end sam williams tore his left ACL during a non-contact-special teams drill yesterday, He will miss the entire season. And in the olympic games, team usa rolled in its first game 110-84 over serbia. Next up south sudan on wednesday.

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Reds  The Reds beat the Colorado Rockies yesterday afternoon 8-1. They won the series 3-1 scoring 31 runs.  The reds offense was solid with 14 hits,  8 of them being extra base hits.  2 Reds had 3 hit games and 3 more reds had multi hit games Jonathan India was 3-4 with a walk and a double  Spencer steer was 3-5 with a double  Tyler Stephenson had 5 rbis and 2 hits. Both of those being 2 home runs. He finished the series 8-18 with 4 home runs and 3 doubles Reece Hinds finished his first series in the majors 8-16 with 6 extra base hits 4 rbis, 2 stolen bases and 2 runs scored Espinal had an RBI in every game this series and went 6-12 in the series. He mashed a home run yesterday  The story of yesterdays game was Hunter greene. He struck out the first 6 batters he faced. 6 innings, 2 hits, 1 earned run while striking out a season high 10 batters . His era sits at 3.34 . The reds are back at it tonight against Miami who has lost 7 of 9 Carson Spiers is going up against Yonny Chirinos. Spiers has a 3.64 era with 32 strikeouts while chirinos 4.19 era with a 1.6 whip Around the league The Phillies complete their sweep of the dodgers winning 5-1. Nola dominated with 6 innings and 9 strikeouts. Schwarber turner and marsh all hitting home runs Pirates shutout the brewers 1-0. Paul skenes was pulled after going 7 innings striking out 11 and not allowing a single hit.  Tigers eviscerate the Guardians 10-1. Flahrety is having a hell of a season Mets shutout the nationals 7-0 to complete their sweep Cubs shutout the orioles 8-0 to complete their sweep. They scored 21 runs in the series allowing 2 runs. They had two shutouts Rays beat the Yankees 5-4. It got sketchy towards the end where the game winning catch was seemingly dropped but after discussion the ball came out during celebration Diamondbacks shutout the Braves 1-0 Mariners trample the angels 11-0 Red Sox shutout Oakland 7-0

The Reds scored 8 runs in three games. They struck out 39 times, including 15 yesterday, while walking 5 times. In terms of batting average and OBP, they are AMONG THE VERY WORST in Major League Baseball. And it's not going to change….. It might be over the next seven days against the two worst teams in baseball, but until the injured return or the guys here now find a magic Jeanie….it isn't getting better. And btw….the Reds made a deal last night, acquiring giants outfielder Austin slater. He's 31 years old…. basically a fifth outfielder on a good team. The Reds have lots of those already. Slater is hitting .200 in 45 games with one home run. They traded right-hander Alex Young to get him. Young has pitched brilliantly at Louisville after starting the year injured….pitched well last year for the team. Colorado comes to town for the first of four tonight. THE REDS ARE six games under .500, 10 ½ games behind the brewers in the NL Central. We will talk more about the team in a minute… The rosters for the all-star game came out yesterday..there are 33 first-time all-stars and 19 players under the age of 27, including the Red's very own Elly De La Cruz! One of the best stories is former Red Jeff Hoffman. He's 31 years old and is going to his first all-star game as a member of the Phillies. The Reds let him walk out the door after an excellent 2022 season. How about FC Cincinnati? Like all of last year, they now have the best record in the MLS after blasting Inter Miami FC at TQL stadium over the weekend. FCC has lost just four times all season and will host Charlotte FC on Saturday.

Big time win and a big time  sweep which sets up a big time divisional series tonight at gabp for the cincinnati reds.   The Local nine score two in the eighth, six in the ninth on a two-out, two-run home run byb spencer steer. Then a grand slam by jonathan india in a 12-7 win over the rockies. Reds are four under. 500, have won three straight and now host the chicago cubs for the first of four starting tonight. Hunter greene opposes  javier assad at 7:10. Cubbies are a .500 team, two in front ofr the reds. Brewers get swept by the phillies after a 2-0 shutout yesterday.

Big time win and a big time  sweep which sets up a big time divisional series tonight at gabp for the cincinnati reds.   The Local nine score two in the eighth, six in the ninth on a two-out, two-run home run byb spencer steer. Then a grand slam by jonathan india in a 12-7 win over the rockies. Reds are four under. 500, have won three straight and now host the chicago cubs for the first of four starting tonight. Hunter greene opposes  javier assad at 7:10. Cubbies are a .500 team, two in front ofr the reds. Brewers get swept by the phillies after a 2-0 shutout yesterday.

Watch Dialed In with Thom Brennaman presented by UDF Monday 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. LIVE on the Chatterbox Sports YouTube channel. Then later on Friday's for a Big Interview! SUBSCRIBE to the channel to ensure you never miss a thing. After a disappointing series against the cardinals last week, the reds hit the road for chicago and colorado and the road trip has started nicely. Reds get a series win over the cubbies after winning the decisive game of the three-game set yesterday at wrigley. You think about this team and how no, you can't blame all of their losses on injuries, but when you have a healthy TJ Friedl. And a healthy Nick Lodolo…….it makes a big difference in winning and losing. Lodolo goes six strong innings for the win, allowing seven hits and two runs. Friedl clubbed a three-run homer in the 5-2 win. On a down note, a rough weekend for elly de la cruz…..0 for 14 ….struck out 9 x. Got on base just one time with a walk. More on that later in the show. Cincinnati sits seven games under .500, 10 full games behind the red hot milwaukee brewers, who have won five straight. Tonight an 8:40P local start time in the MILE HIGH CITY. Andrew Abbott faces righthander ryan Feltner. College baseball…a great weekend to the opening round of the ncaa tournament. NKU and Indiana were knocked out early. That's not the case for the number 2 ranked team in the nation….the Kentucky Wildcats. NHL Playoffs…the florida panthers have advanced to the stanley cup finals after beating the ny rangers 4 games to 2 . Their opponent? The Edmonton oilers . The beat the dallas stars 2-1 last night to won the western conference four gaMES TO 2. THE FINALS BEGIN SATURDAY in florida. NBA FINALS are set to begin sometime this month…. Actually thursday night in boston between the celtics and dallas mavericks. Then they are off friday….saturday…….play sunday. Come on. The biggest story in sports right now is this Caitlin Clark deal and this is getting really ugly. Jealousy is one humans ugliest traits….and man is it ugly in the wnba. Other players are jealous…..plain and simple. Theyre jealous of her popularity. Jealous of her money off the court. Its also becoming dangerous… Did you see this?

Watch Dialed In with Thom Brennaman presented by UDF Monday 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. LIVE on the Chatterbox Sports YouTube channel. Then later on Friday's for a Big Interview! SUBSCRIBE to the channel to ensure you never miss a thing. The month of May has been a complete disaster………..in every way imaginable. Start with injuries to CES, Friedl, Lodolo, Emilio pagan……that group joining the likes of Matt McClain, ian gibault and the suspended Noelvi Marte. You cannot try to evaluate this reds team based on the number of good, if not sometimes great players, that have missed significant time. It wouldn't be fair. The losses just keep on comin….. They teased us a little bit with that sweep of the dodgers but we werent fooled here on Dialed In. Not for a minute. They promptly lose two of three to the cardinals….who stink. Qand starting today, it's a three-game weekend series at wrigley against another team that stinks….the cubs. Criag Counsell's team just went to milwaukee for the last four days and got lit up three times by the white-hot brew crew. Graham ashcraft faces javier assad in a 2:20P first pitch. Reds care 8 under, 9 games back in the central. The cubbies a game under .500..5 ½ out. College baseball…..that's right, college baseball. Is it just me or does it seem like NKU and UK are the only local schools we talk about playing in ncaa tournaments? That's the case today as the norse take on the number one overall seed in the ncaa tournament, tennessee, tonight in knoxville. First pitch 7p. The wildcats , the overall number 2 seed in the tourney, play at home against western michigan. That game starts at noon. The indiana hoosiers also play in nashville today at 1 in the opening round against southern miss. NBA Playoffs, the finals are set to begin IN A WEEK…more on that in a moment. Last night the dallas mavericks finished off then minnesota timberwolves 4 games to one in the western conference finals. Luka and Kyrie each goes for 36 points in a 124-103 blowout win. That sets up a matchup in the finals with the eastaren conference champion boston celtics. Boston an early favorite in Vegas. Bengals news……voluntary OTA's continue downtown today. Burrow looks great. Still no Tee Higgins or Jamar Chase. They are no-shows….it is volunteer remember. They are watching other receivers around the league get big money.

Lets be honest….things are not good.  To be fair,  You have to start with all the injuries. This is not the team that we bad high expectations for..right? No McClain, no marte, practically no freidl. Those are three very important players on this team for a number of different reasons. But doesn't every team have injuries? The Dodgers havents had ⅗ of their starting rotation and they keep on rollin. They made it three straight over the reds yesterday, winning 3-2 in the bottom of the tenth inning on a shoehei ohtahni based hit.  The Reds played 10 games on their west coast swing…..won 3. They've lost 18 of their last 23 games. They are 9 games under .500, the worst they've been since the end of the 100-loss-fiasco that was 2022. Is it gonna get better? You tell me. The starting pitching has been simply fantastic….so that gives you reason for hope.  Hunter Greene is turning into a stud….ghe's nogt there yet but he's bangin on the door. Bangin is something the reds NEVER do….especially when it matters.  They scored 34 runs TOTAL on the road gtrip…10! And as great as Elly has been this year, he;s gotta drive in the run in the seventh. The only way they scored with the bases loaded and nobody out is on a walk to steer….another guy who can't buy a hit.   The team is 8 ½ games out first, in dead last in the nl central . Is the season over? I say no it's not. Many are sayin g that it is…..it's on;y may 20th. Cincinnati opens a nine-game  homestand tomorrow night against the san diego padres before the dodgers roll into town starting friday night.   On to the nba playoffs…….is anybody watching ? I gotta be honest, I'm nt a big nba guy during the regular season but the post-season is a totally different deal. Yesterday, a pair of gane sevens….. It started in new york where the pacers wiped out the knicks to advance to the eastern conference finals. Was NY in jured? No doubt. Is that the reason they lost games six and seven ? No chance. Indiana shot 76 percent from the field in the first half and 67 percent in the game. Both marks are the highest ever in an nba plahyoff game. We always here how tough and gritty new york teams are right? Defense is tough and its gritty. The knicks didn't do it so their stretch of 20 plus years without a trip to a conference final is alive and well.   In the west, Minnesota has been to a conference championship series once in its history…..THAT was 20 years ago…….UNTIL NOW. At one point in the third quarter, Denver— the reigning nba champions—-was up by 20 points. The Twolves looked dead in the water….and then they werent. Why? Defenese. They hold the nuggets to 14 points in the third quarter and roaR BACK TO WIN 98-90.   SO THE CONFERENCE FINALS have the twolves against dallas starting wednesday night. The Pacers against the top-seed boston celtics beginning tomorrow night. The monkey is off the back of zander schauffle. This guys been a great player for a long time but never won the big one. That's now all in the past. Schauffle drilled a birdie putt on the final hole to edge Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke to win his first major, the pga championship. His final total was the lowest score in a major ever.

The Reds enjoyed an off day yesterday and lets face it….they need it. They have guys beat up….and nearly an entire lineup full of guys who arent hitting right now. They limped home from texas and san diego with a 2-4 record……they are 3-6 in their last nine with three straight series losses. Tonight they are back on the home front against the baltimore orioles in the first game of a three-game weekend set. The birds are 20-11 on the year, sitting atop the american league easwt after beating the yankees three times in the last four games. Left-hander cole irvin starts for baltimore tonight…….he didn't allow a run in his first two starts. He's given up 11 runs in his last 14 innings. Hunter AGreene gets the ball for the red legs coming off his best outing of the season in texas last saturday. Cincinnati sits in third place in the nl central….. 3 ½ games behind front-running milwaukee. 2 ½ behind second-place chicago. FCCincinnati looks for it's third straight win this saturday night when they travel to orlando. FCC sits three points behind INter-Miami CF for the top spot in the east. NFL News, Dak Prescott will not face charges for sexual assault after Dallas detectives determined there was insufficient evidence from as case going back to 2017. Will Justin Fields return kicks for the pittsburgh steelers this season? Apparently if special teams coordinator danny smith has his way. Remember, the new kickoff rules state that the cover team cannot take off until the returner touches the ball…..and as far as running the ball is concerned, whio runs it better than justin fields….. Stay tuned. The steelers announced that they will not pick up the fifth year option on running back najee harris's contract in 2025. The Chiefs will not exercise the fifth-year option on wide receiver Kadarrius Toney in 2025 Kirby Smart of georgia signs a new contract which makes him the highest-paid coach in college football. Smart signs a 10-year, 130 million dollar deal. NBA Playoffs…..the Indiana Pacers advance to the eastern semis with a four games to 2 win over the bucs. Infairness, milwaukee played without Yannis for most of the series. The Pacers will face the new york knicks after they eliminated the sixers 4 games to 2. This was a great series…..the average margin of victory was 5 points,including last nights classic 118-115 decision. Knicks star Jalen brunson averaged 42 points per game over the final four games of the series. He had 41 in the clincher last night. The Knicks havent been to a conference final in over 20 years. Tonight Cleveland looks to advancer tyo the second round with a win over Orlando. The cavs own a 3 games to 2 lead. The winner of that series will face the top-seed Boston Celtics. Out west, one semi is set with denver facing minnesota starting on saturday. Tonight, Dallas is atb home with a 3-2 lead over the clippers. A Mavs win and they will face top-seed Oklahoma City in rounds two. Watch Dialed In with Thom Brennaman presented by UDF Monday 9:05 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. LIVE on the Chatterbox Sports YouTube channel. Then later on Friday's for a Big Interview! SUBSCRIBE to the channel to ensure you never miss a thing.