Reason to smile
With five wins in six games and a 22-point drubbing of No. 17 Georgetown in the pocket, Cincinnati enters the Big East tournament one of the hottest teams in the conference. CINCINNATI - Mick Cronin couldn't help but smile.
Posted: 3/5/2011 6:13 PM in GoBearcats.com
UC 69, Georgetown 47 – summary
Player of the game: Hard to pick one player because so many played so well for UC. Sean Kilpatrick gave the Bearcats a huge lift with 13 points and the biggest shot of the game, a 3-pointer with 8:20 left and UC leading by four that sent UC on a 17-2...
Posted: 3/5/2011 6:11 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Opinion: OHSAA falls short on competitive balance
Come May, the Ohio High School Athletic Association will vote on a measure that will change the way schools are assigned to divisions. It’s OHSAA’s attempt to solve the never ending debate of competitive balance between private and public schools. Not...
Posted: 3/5/2011 6:02 PM in Press Preps
Sunday Thoughts...LIVE from the bus
Cincinnati plays another huge game today as they look for two much needed points against the Kalamazoo Wings. I'll hit the air at 3:45pm with Cyclones Warmup followed by the opening face-off at 4:00pm. A couple notes to keep in mind for today... - The...
Posted: 3/5/2011 6:00 PM in Nick Brunker's Blog
UC earns No. 7 seed, plays Wednesday night
UC will be the No. 7 seed in the Big East tournament and will play at 7 p.m. Wednesday against the winner of the first-round game between No. 10 seed Villanova and No. 15 seed South Florida. All of the seeds are set. Top four seeds get a double bye into...
Posted: 3/5/2011 5:45 PM in UC Athletics Blog
Wyoming girls have their final rodeo
By Scott Springer • sspringer@communitypress.com After a 12-2 finish in the Cincinnati Hills League (second behind front-runner Indian Hill) coach Angie Edmonds had her Wyoming girls in line to win a 20th game overall. The problem is, it had to come against...
Posted: 3/5/2011 5:19 PM in Press Preps
UC Closes Regular Season in Style
The Cincinnati Bearcats closed the regular season with a dominant 28-6 run and blew out the Georgetown Hoyas today, 69-47. The last 9 minutes were owned by the Bearcats. Best 9 minutes of the season. The Bearcats seemingly did no wrong. Yancy Gates closed...
Posted: 3/5/2011 4:53 PM in Bearcats Blog
Bruce on the big home run
I’m taking a semi-day off. Started it with a 2-hour breakfast adventure. Don’t ask. Anyway, Gary Schatz is handling the game duties. I’m writing a Jay Bruce feature. Here’s what he had to say about the walk-off, NL Central clinching home run: “I kind...
Posted: 3/5/2011 4:32 PM in Cincinnati Reds
Ward, Shivener, Gresham win wrestling titles
State final rounds start at 5:30 p.m. Here are the wrestlers involved in those final rounds (italics) and the other completed matches from today so far. This will be updated as final results come in: Division I 103 – Ruben Victoria of Mason took third...
Posted: 3/5/2011 4:30 PM in Press Preps