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RedHawkey is now on WCPO
RedHawkey has officially launched on the WCPO (Channel 9) site. I thoroughly enjoyed covering Miami hockey for CNati last season, and look forward to providing the same amount of coverage there this season. Here is the new link: http://www.wcpo.com/subindex/sports/sports_blogs_local...
RedHawkey is moving
I had fun covering Miami hockey for an entire season for CNati. So much fun, in fact, that I've convinced the powers-that-be at WCPO - Channel 9 in Cincinnati - to run my blog on their site. Thanks to all...
RedHawk-to-be Mullin drafted by Tampa
Jimmy Mullin is still over a year away from suiting up for the RedHawks, but already he is a member of a record-setting NHL draft class. Mullin was one of a record 22 high school hockey players selected in the...
NCAA rules proposals bad for hockey
A couple of articles have surfaced regarding potential rules changes for the 2010-11 season, and most of the proposals make me wonder if the powers-that-be ever watch college hockey. Here's a few of the absurdities tabled in a piece released...
State of the union 6.22.10
So, this is probably a little overdue. But I've got a good excuse -- I have no idea what's going on.I can't tell you how grateful I've been to you guys for keeping CNati afloat for as long as it...
Thinking out loud 6.14.10
I don't have a whole lot today... sorry. Anyway, a sad sign-off from one of my best friends, Josh Katzowitz. But Josh is starting a new job today, with CBSSports.com. So, yeah, it's goodbye to GoBearcats.com for him, but you'l...
Thinking out loud 6.11.10
Sometimes I don't know if I'm watching a seismic shift, evolution or just a blip, That's how I'm watching college football realignment and glad I'm not someone like Mike Thomas right now.OK, Thomas is paid quite a bit and has...
Thinking out loud 6.9.10
Last night reminded me of LeBron's debut. I was sick of the hype, was pretty sure it was more of that than actual substance -- but when I watched Stephen Strasburg, damn it if he didn't live up to what...
Thinking out loud 6.7.10
First off, CNati will be undergoing some changes here in the next couple of weeks and the next month. Why? Because I've accepted a job with CBSSports.com and that will make it impossible to do what I've been doing with...
Sweet and simple: 'Junior' calls it a career
People called him "Junior," and someday those same people will call Ken Griffey Jr. a Hall of Famer.For now, they are simply saying farewell. They are waving goodbye as he walks off into the baseball sunset. Junior announced in a...
Thinking out loud 6.4.10
John Wooden is in grave condition, according to multiple reports.I don't have a whole lot of autographed stuff around my house -- I have a George Brett 1985 World Series baseball (I bought it on eBay, not knowing it was...
Thinking out loud 6.3.10
I remember the day Ken Griffey Jr. was traded to the Reds. I was working in Athens, Ga., and was laying out the afteroon paper and had to redo quite a bit when it came over the wires.I don't think...
Castellini on Griffey
Reds owner Bob Castellini released this statement on the retirement of Ken Griffey Jr."We were very honored to have a first-ballot Hall of Famer like Ken play for us for nine years. The Griffey family is at the center of...
Thinking out loud 6.2.10
I missed Sam LeCure's debut on Friday because I was sitting on the tarmac in Atlanta. I was kinda bummed.As soon as the Reds drafted LeCure in 2005, I heard from my family. My parents are from a small town...
Wingels leaving Miami early
(Press release sent by Miami University) SAN JOSE, Calif. - Junior captain Tommy Wingels became the latest Miami Hockey player to join the professional ranks Tuesday when he signed with the San Jose Sharks, executive vice president and general manager...
Thinking out loud 6.1.10
Well, I'm back.I don't know how I managed when I was young. That's kinda what the three grown-ups figured out with our boys' week through Georgia.Really, it's amazing what we were able to do when we were young and stupid....
Reds v. Astros 5.30
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Reds v. Astros 5.29
AstrosMicahel Bourn 8Jeff Keppinger 4Hunter Pence 9Carlos Lee 7Lance Berkman 3Geoff Blum 5Tommy Manzella Kevin Cash 2Brian Moehler 1RedsOrlando Cabrera 6Miguel Cairo 3Brandon Phillips 4Scott Rolen 5Jay Bruce 9Jonny Gomes 7Drew Stubbs 8Ramon Hernandez 2Aaron Harang 1...
OK, ball's in Danny Ferry's hands: Pass or shoot
Now, Danny Ferry must go under scrutiny. Ferry is the last man standing in this disappointment of a season. It was his hands that sculpted these Cavaliers, and his hands that dispatched Mike Brown as their coach.Looking at the Brown...
Letting a good man, bad coach go: Cavs fire Brown
His firing is official. The Mike Brown era as Cavaliers coach finds its way into the team's history today as just another coach who couldn't bring this franchise to the "Promised Land."No one should have been surprised Brown was fired. Rumors about...
