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Vol 9, Issue 48 Oct 8-Oct 14, 2003
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Sports: Limbaugh Limps Away Memo to Rush: In the NFL, the best guys play (10-08-03)

Sports: A Touch of Class Reds end a horrible season by doing something right (10-01-03)

Sports: The Only Game in Town UC football is the best thing going right now (09-24-03)

Sports: Big Pigskin Gig Sunday's matchup with Pittsburgh offers Bengals a rare 'big' game (09-17-03)

Sports: The Wild Bunch For once, the September baseball races are fun (09-10-03)

Sports: Good for Nothing As the always surprising NFL kicks off, preseason picks are almost meaningless (09-03-03)

Sports: The King Is Dead, Long Live the King Ohio State's title repeat hopes boosted by NCAA's complicated bowl championship format (08-27-03)

Sports: Billion Reasons to Hope A Russian billionaire looks to reform a classic English soccer club; what could he do for the Reds? (08-20-03)

Sports: Another Setup? There's something oddly reassuring about a bumbling Bengals loss, even in preseason (08-13-03)

Sports: Raising Eyebrows, Turning Stomachs Reds' deadline deals a sad joke on their loyal fans (08-06-03)

Sports: Schott With His Own Gun Weaned on the job by Marge, Bowden didn't fit anymore in 21st-century baseball (07-30-03)

Sports: Sympathy for the Devils Rose and Junior, Cincinnati's fallen baseball idols, fight for their futures (07-23-03)

Sports: Grand Central Reds lucky to play in a lousy division, or their season would be done (07-16-03)

The Breakthrough Season That Isn't Despite big plans to the contrary, the 2003 Reds are struggling to contend (07-09-03)

Sports: UC, Xavier Might Finally Go 'Big' With the ACC/Big East controversy, local schools could be on the move (07-02-03)

Sports: Rules Are Rules Jock tax snafu another example of Cincinnati's image problem (06-25-03)

Sports: No Kidding As predicted, the Spurs towered above their NBA playoff competition (06-18-03)

Sports: The Joy of Six The Reds would be champions with any pitching help (06-11-03)

Sports: Nothing Minor About Ducks' Run Ex-Cincinnati players push Anaheim deep into Stanley Cup Finals (06-04-03)

Sports: Sorenstam's Impact Golf fans are left wondering about the future of the PGA (05-28-03)

Sports: The NBA Final Four There's still a world of difference between the West and the East (05-21-03)

Sports: Real Football Season Climaxes European soccer leagues offer gripping story lines (05-14-03)

Sports: Broken Hearts Are for Suckers Upset about partying coaches? Get a life! (05-07-03)

Sports: Straddling Perception and Reality The Bengals took on public perception with their draft, particularly Carson Palmer's signing (04-30-03)

Sports: Bengals Should Draft Newman Cornerback/kick returner can offer more help more quickly (04-23-03)

Sports: Remember the Spurs San Antonio the pick here to win the NBA Championship (04-16-03)

Sports: Center of Attention Is centerfield a doomed position on the Reds? (04-09-03)

Sports: Common Knowledge Squeezed into 'the wedge,' the Reds got less stadium than their (and our) money could have bought (04-02-03)

Sports: The Rising Suddenly, sports of all sorts in the Tristate are looking pretty good (03-26-03)

Sports: UK OK Kentucky is the pick here to win the NCAA Tournament (03-19-03)

Sports: Where's the Loyal Opposition? Toni Smith is the first athlete to question America's Iraq policy; she shouldn't be the last (03-12-03)

Sports: Planting Seeds If UC or Xavier succeeds in the NCAA tourney, it'll be a Cinderella story (03-05-03)

Sports: The Write Stuff On Earl Lawson, Hal McCoy and other excellent local sports writers (02-26-03)

Sports: Losing Interest in College Hoops NCAA Tournament focus makes regular season almost meaningless (02-19-03)

Sports: A Fan's Dream Deferred Reds fans don't understand why owner Carl Lindner won't behave irrationally like them (02-12-03)

Sports: Games That Matter English Premiership soccer is a model for professional competition (02-05-03)

Sports: Let the Sunshine In Tampa Bay's long journey from lovable losers to Super Bowl champs (01-29-03)

Sports: Hope Springs Eternal But where the Bengals are concerned, skepticism is the proven approach (01-22-03)

Sports: Overtime Makeover NFL playoff battles cry out for a better resolution (01-15-03)

Sports: Reliving Ohio History The Buckeyes win a championship; the Browns lose a playoff heartbreaker (01-08-03)

Sports: Learn from Dallas The Bengals are at the point of no return (01-01-03)

Sports: More of the Same 2002 was a relatively quiet sports year, except for the really weird stuff (12-26-02)

Sports: Missing the Point Baseball's flirtation with Pete Rose's reinstatement doesn't deal with his current and future gambling (12-19-02)

Unfinished Business The Bengals and the Reds haven't kept their end of the stadium-funding bargain (12-12-02)

Sports: Meeting Their Destinies The latest on UC and Xavier hoops, UC football and Elder's state champs (12-05-02)

Sports: Big Chance for Big Ten Regional pride goes to the Fiesta Bowl with Ohio State (11-27-02)

Sports: Pick 'Em The NFL remains wide open as it nears the stretch run (11-21-02)

Sports: Getting a Kick Out of Soccer Tired of meaningless regular seasons? Try foreign soccer leagues on FOX SportsWorld (11-14-02)

Sports: Out of Their Hands All Ohio State can do is win out; their championship fate is in others' hands (11-07-02)

Sports: Not Caring About Baseball Baseball players and owners have driven away fans and then wonder why no one watches the World Series (10-31-02)

Sports: The Forgotten Man Schnellenberger made Miami (Fla.) into national power (10-24-02)

Sports: Saving Baseball from Itself Though wildcards, the Giants and Angels might have rescued an otherwise dismal season (10-17-02)

Sports: What a Waste The Bengals' inability to train young quarterbacks continues to haunt them (10-10-02)

Sports: Changing of the Guard Small-payroll Oakland A's should rule the baseball roost (10-03-02)

Sports: Goodbye to a Workmanlike Stadium Riverfront Stadium produced enough memories for any two other facilities (09-26-02)

Sports: Only Real Quarterback Johnny Unitas not only invented the modern quarterback -- he invented the modern NFL (09-19-02)

Sports: Stupidity vs. Ineptitude Browns and Bengals to stage a titanic 'Battle of Ohio' (09-12-02)

Sports: On Any Given Sunday ... Major League Baseball wishes it had the NFL's competitive balance (09-05-02)

Sports: Movin' on Up UC football, along with Conference USA, is poised for the big time (08-29-02)

Sports: Good Riddance A one-or two-year shutdown of Major League Baseball might be the best thing for the game (08-22-02)

Sports: Kicking Soccer into High Gear Major League Soccer has a long way to go (08-14-02)

Sports: Defending Jim Bowden Though offensive to some, Bowden's 9/11 remarks rang with truth -- the ultimate defense (08-08-02)

Sports: Grande Old Game Why we appreciate George Grande, Lance Armstrong and Sam Wyche

(08-01-02)

Sports: Let Akili Be Akili The Bengals need a quarterback anyway (07-25-02)

Sports: Loser With a Capital 'Loo' Baseball couldn't be any more lame if it tried, and it's trying (07-18-02)

Sports: The Real Thing Compared to other baseball stars, particularly Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams was as real as the game (07-11-02)

Sports: A Real Kick World Cup ends with a beautiful final and a redemption story (07-04-02)

Sports: The Answer Man Bill says fix Title IX and kill off interleague play (06-27-02)

Sports: The Cup Runneth Over Americans try, and fail, to ignore the world's biggest sporting event (06-20-02)

Sports: Down and Out Once a great fighter, Tyson has become a parody of himself (06-13-02)

Sports: Action Jackson Never has a coach been so ignored for being so good (06-06-02)

Sports:Baseball and Social Progress The game will embrace its first openly gay player -- if he can hit or pitch (05-30-02)

Sports: What's in It For Us Why baseball fans need to stake a claim in the labor debate (05-23-02)

Sports: It's Not About Griffey If only he would quit thinking it is (05-16-02)

Sports: Why They Play the Games Running for the fun of it and winning for the thrill of it (05-09-02)

Sports: You Gotta Have Heart There's a lot to like about the Reds' season so far (05-02-02)

Sports: An Offensive Pick Bengals make the right decision drafting what's-his-name (04-25-02)

Sports: Changing of the Guards Thoughts on Arnold Palmer, the NFL draft and the NBA and NHL playoffs (04-18-02)

Sports: Enjoy It While You Can Signs point to baseball reliving 1994 and not finishing its season (04-11-02)

Sports: They're on the Bench for a Reason Opening Day strategies don't bode well for the season ahead (04-04-02)

Sports: Hugs and Kisses Cincinnati sports fans celebrate Huggins' decision to stay (03-28-02)

Sports: The End Came Hard Was the NCAA Tournament loss Huggins' final game at UC? (03-21-02)

Sports: Saving the NCAA from Itself Give meaning to the regular season by letting every school into the NCAA Tournament (03-14-02)

Sports: Happy or Good? The Reds' 'chemistry' problems pale in comparison to their pitching problems (03-07-02)

Sports: Retaking the National Pastime Canada might have given away professional hockey to the U.S., but the gold medal provides consolation (02-28-02)

Sports: That's Entertainment Thanks to the USA's medal count and an ice-skating controversy, NBC achieves gold with the Winter Olympics (02-21-02)

Sports: Bummer Summer It's going to be a very long season for Reds fans (02-14-02)

Sports: Passing the Torch The Patriots and Ed Jucker deserve their overdue recognition (02-07-02)

Sports: Teams of Destiny Patriots need a lot of help to win the Super Bowl, and the Rams might give it to them (01-31-02)

Sports: Marathon Men UC and Xavier try to survive the loooooong road to the NCAAA Tournament (01-24-02)

Sports: Rotting from the Head Down Thanks to Selig and the owners, baseball's fortunes go from bad to worse (01-17-02)

Sports: Bet on the Hot Hands Rams and Steelers look headed for a Super Bowl showdown (01-10-02)

Sports: The Merry Old Land of Oz Ozzie Smith leads one writer's Hall of Fame ballot (01-03-02)

Sports: Out in the Open Cincinnati's sports scene broke new ground in 2001 (12-27-01)

Sports: 'You Don't Live in Cleveland!' Thoughts on the Crosstown Shootout, the Dmitri Young trade and Browns fans (12-20-01)

Sports: Name Your Own National Champion College football will never have playoffs, so quit yer bitching and get on the BCS bus (12-13-01)

Sports: Waking up the Echoes Davie didn't get the 'big picture' of Notre Dame football; will the next coach? (12-06-01)

Sports: A Lot of Bad Teams Sizing up the NFL season so far (11-29-01)

Sports: The Tale of Two Men UC's and Xavier's basketball fortunes rest on just a few shoulders (11-21-01)

Sports: Killing Baseball to Save It Contraction is just one more stupid move by Major League Baseball (11-15-01)

Sports: Heart Breaker Baseball's bickering owners and players ready to spoil the goodwill generated by a fabulous World Series (11-08-01)

Sports: Talking 'Bout My Generation How Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth fit perfectly into America's generational patterns (11-01-01)

Sports: It's Not Over Until the Yankees Say It's Over The World Series pits old-line baseball against new-fangled baseball (10-25-01)

Sports: When It Was a Game How a jaded sports writer discovered the joys of high school football (10-18-01)

Sports: What a Weekend The baseball season wraps up with many reminders about what makes it the national pastime (10-11-01)

Sports: Tragedy? What Tragedy? Sports, by their nature, are a distraction rather than a way to 'heal' the nation (10-04-01)

Sports: Digging Out The sports world returns to normal with two bigger-than-life stories: the Bengals and the Mets (09-27-01)

Sports: America's Wake-Up Call Flag waving feels good, but it doesn't solve the problem (09-20-01)

Sports: Rumblin', Stumblin' but Not Bumblin' Odds and ends from a big football weekend and a big loss to broadcast journalism (09-13-01)

Sports: Why Baseball Loses out to Football As the Bengals open another season, the NFL has eclipsed baseball for drama, regular-season meaning and competitiveness (09-06-01)

Sports: A September to Remember UC football actually in better shape than Ohio State and UK (08-30-01)

Sports: That's the Way We Like It Rijo's return gave Cincinnati baseball fans the ultimate gift: reliving the past (08-23-01)

Sports: The 'Persevation' of Eric Davis Finally, the 'next Willie Mays' has earned universal respect (08-16-01)

Sports: Take a Walk on the Local Side There's still a powerful antidote to cynicism about big-time sports (08-09-01)

Sports: The People's Hero Griffey has put his money where his mouth is, as have the fans. Will the Reds ownership follow? (08-02-01)

Sports: How the Other Half Lives Cubbies and Astros are going at it atop the NL Central (07-26-01)

Sports: Hope Springs Eternal Yes, it's Bengals training camp time again (07-19-01)

Sports: Can't Buy Me Love The Reds miss their rebuilding project by a year, and baseball misses a meaningful All-Star Game (07-12-01)

Sports: The Right Thing to Do It's easy now to second-guess Barry Larkin's long-term contract, but the Reds made the right decision (07-05-01)

Sports: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Since Reds' rebuilding project is doomed, Bowden should look to get out (06-28-01)

West Is Best The 'man on the logo' has once again built the Lakers into NBA champs (06-21-01)

Why the Baseball Season Is Already Dead And what can be done to make the regular season meaningful again (06-14-01)

Sports: NBA a Step Away from the XFL Accusations of fixing the finals gnaws at the NBA's integrity (06-07-01)

Sports: Let Kids Be Kids Summer sports, for all their problems, offer children a better life than the alternatives (05-31-01)

Sports: Hang Men Reds try to keep the season together until their stars return (05-24-01)

Sports: Tarnishing a Legacy Michael Jordan needs the NBA right now more than the league needs him (05-17-01)

Sports: Part-Time Prime Time Sanders says he'll be happy as a team player, but time will tell. (05-10-01)

Sports: XU's Glass Ceiling Did Skip Prosser take Xavier basketball as far as it can go? (05-03-01)

Sports: Too Many Needs, Not Enough Picks Same old story for the Bengals at the NFL draft (04-26-01)

Sports: More Gravity than a Sports Riot Last week's crisis has been decades in the making (04-19-01)

Sports: Too Much Too Soon Darryl Strawberry deserves pity, not outrage (04-12-01)

Sports: April Remains the Cruelest Month Victories by Duke and the Yankees remind us of the correct order of the sports universe (04-05-01)

Sports: Alive on Arrival XU women finally find an audience on a national stage (03-29-01)

Sports: Knight of the Living Dead Bob Knight tries to resurrect his coaching career while the NCAAs play out according to form (03-22-01)

Sports: Bracket Mania Local schools fare well in NCAA Tournament draw (03-15-01)

Sports: Crum and Crummer Louisville coach once defined the college game but was left behind (03-08-01)

Sports: Defining the Term 'Tragic' Thoughts on Earnhardt's death and baseball players' salary whines (03-01-01)

Sports: Hockey Support Slips Is Columbus' new NHL presence hurting the Cyclones and Mighty Ducks (02-22-01)

Sports: Signs of the Times Key details to watch for as the Reds open spring training (02-15-01)

Sports: When the Going Gets Tough... The tough turn pro, and college basketball is suffering because of it (02-08-01)

Sports: Dawning of Another New Age? Super Bowl marked third NY-Baltimore championship game to push football in a new direction (02-01-01)

Sports: Just a Football Game... Finally Super Bowl to offer good, basic entertainment, plus plenty of local connections for Cincinnati fans (01-25-01)

Sports: The Truth Set Me Free How becoming a sportswriter rescued one man from the power of sports (01-18-01)

Sports Pitino can't make it in the NBA, the NFL tries to bully a local Web site and the NFC/AFC championship picks (01-11-01)

From Layoffs to Playoffs Unraveling a few loose ends from a dying football season (01-04-01)

Sports: From Bad to Worse The Bengals' stadium debacle, poor management and horrible play dominated the local sports scene in 2000 (12-21-00)

Sports: Meet the New Boss Today's 'new breed' of pro sports team owner is the same as the old boss (12-14-00)

Sports: Quit Yer Whining Alternate takes on baseball's economic troubles and Chris Weinke's Heisman hopes (12-07-00)

Sports: Why Everyone Loves the Muskies Good manners and good basketball make a class act (11-30-00)

Sports: As Good As It Gets UC football has done all it could this season, and still hardly anyone seems to care (11-22-00)

Sports: Keeping Up With Jones Cowboys owner looking at the same rebuilding process as Bengals, but history says Dallas will get to the Super Bowl sooner (11-16-00)

Aports: A Tale of Two Cities Thoughts on being a baseball fan in New York and a basketball fan in Minneapolis (11-02-00)

Sports: Welcome to Coreyville Dillon's historic game vs. Denver raises more questions than it answers (10-26-00)

One More Time With Meaning College football offers something you don't see every day -- a regular season that matters (10-19-00)

Sports: The Invisible Men Following first-round playoffs that nobody watched, baseball tries to become relevant again (10-12-00)

Sports: 85, 46 and Counting... Reds end season as a team on the verge of greatness; all that's needed is a little jack to keep the pieces together and to hire a proven manager (10-05-00)

Sports: Darkness on the Edge of Town Bengals won't ever find the right answers until they ask the right questions (09-28-00)

Sports: NBC's Olympic Gamble Will Americans tune into the network's Olympic coverage when they already know the score? (09-21-00)

Sports: Damned Tired of Baseball? Baseball and Ken Griffey Jr. limp to the end of a fairly eventful season (09-07-00)

Sports: The NFL Looks to One-Year Plans Win-now-or-else mentality is the new order of the day; Bengals again on the outside looking in (08-31-00)

Sports: Here Comes the Sun UC football, long a dark horse among local sports fans, sees some rays of hope in the 2000 season (08-24-00)

Sports: It's Elementary The public's thirst for bad pro football over good public education says more about Cincinnati than we realize (08-17-00)

Sports: Making a Real Difference SF's Dusty Baker and Oakland's Art Howe show that a good manager can elevate a small market club; are either in the Reds' future? (08-10-00)

Sports: Does Freedom of Speech Apply to Sports? Marty Brennaman's Hall of Fame mention of Pete Rose erupts into an ugly controversy (08-03-00)

Sports: A Day for the Ages Coming on a momentous day in sports, Larkin's signing stole the show (07-27-00)

Sports: Show Him the Money The Denny Neagle trade proves one thing: Carl Lindner is running the Reds for profits, not pennants (07-20-00)

Sports: A Day for Lessons and Legends Thoughts on Bob Knight's firing and Paul Brown's teams christening Paul Brown Stadium (07-14-00)

Sports: Give Me a Break The Reds' first half was bad for only two weeks, but have they already given up on the season? (07-13-00)

Sports: Who takes the Fall? With the Reds' disappointing season so far, it's time to assess the prime candidates for blame (07-12-00)

Sports: Don't Let Me Get Off on a Rant Here... TV pro Dennis Miller is perfect for 'Monday Night Football' duties (06-29-00)

Sports: The Barter System Trading ball players should really be assessed as an exchange of player value (06-22-00)

Sports: Belting It Out Basketball and the Midwest go hand in hand, so Louisville's being courted by the NBA (06-15-00)

Sports: Step up to the Plate! Resolve the Pete Rose matter, and fix baseball's pending realignment. Now! (06-08-00)

Sports: Don't Look Back in Anger Tony Perez' dignity was on full display last weekend, a lesson for Dibble, Furman and the rest of us (06-01-00)

Sports: Has Bobby Knight Become Yosemite Sam? Indiana University has placed its basketball coach on a powder keg; will he light the fuse? (05-25-00)

Sports: You Don't Say Griffey wins games but won't talk to sportswriters; will the media punish him for that? (05-18-00)

Sports: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Summer Reds' series win against St. Louis turns new baseball season 'serious' (05-11-00)

Sports: There's the West and the Rest NBA and NHL playoffs demonstrate how each league's power has shifted to western teams (05-04-00)

Sports: The Blame Game Is Mike Brown to blame for Barry Larkin's finger injury? Did Jerry Doerger get what he deserved? Did Bobby Knight? (04-27-00)

Sports: Winning, Losing and Standing Still Analyzing the Reds' stadium designs and the Bengals' draft selections (04-20-00)

Sports: Eenie, Meenie, Mynie, Moe The value of quarterbacks vs. linebackers, and other thoughts on the NFL draft (04-13-00)

Sports: Another Opening, Another Show Opening Day brought excitement but raised questions about Reds' weaknesses; in the NCAA, Mateen Cleaves might be the last of a breed (04-06-00)

Sports: Is the Pitching Half-Full or Half-Empty? Don Gullett's masterful handling of pitchers gives the 2000 Reds a chance in the tough NL Central (03-30-00)

Sports: Boom, Boom, Out Go the Lights Boomer failed on 'Monday Night Football' because he failed to be the Boomer we know and love (03-23-00)

Sports: Break a Leg! UC heads off to the NCAA Tournament with good wishes and a pretty decent shot at the Final Four (03-16-00)

Ghosts in the Machine Big Red Machine memories won't die, nor should they (03-09-00)

Sports: The Waiting Is the Hardest Part UC can't afford to rest on its laurels if it plans on winning the NCAA championship (03-02-00)

Let the People Speak Voters get the kind of government they deserve; does Cincinnati deserve the stadium mess? (02-24-00)

Junior Achievement Cincinnati baseball fans, long snubbed and toyed with by Major League officials, have the last laugh with the Griffey trade (02-17-00)

Healthy, Wealthy and Wise The NFL offers the hope that (almost) every franchise can win its championship; Major League Baseball should take note (02-03-00)

Love Ya Blue and Red Thoughts on Houston Oilers fans' current state of mind and on Bobby Knight's love/hate relationship with the media (01-27-00)

All Eyes Are on the NFL It's hard not to be absorbed by football both on and off the field (01-20-00)

The Big Dog Has His Day Tony Perez finally gets his deserved place in the Hall of Fame (01-13-00)

Think Globally, Play Sports Locally The new millennium might signal a major change in the role spectator sports play in our lives (01-06-00)

It's the End of the World As We Know It The Reds close an improbable season with an excruciating weekend-plus (10-07-99)

A September to Remember Reds and UC play above their heads, but at this rate who cares? (09-30-99)

It's All About Respect The Reds, dissed by local fans all year, finish out the home season and complete the Schott era; UC, fresh off a big win, looks for respect from Ohio State (09-23-99)

Who Do You Love? The Reds are old school; the Bengals are like watching a car wreck (09-16-99)

Sport for Sport's Sake UC Football is a purist's game; ESPN is a fool's paradise (09-09-99)

A Crack in the Door for Rose Pete being voted to baseball's all-century team could be his first step back (09-02-99)

Baseball and Cincinnati: Who Gave Up on Whom? Pete Rose's banishment 10 years ago started Cincinnati on a slippery slope out of baseball's favor (08-26-99)

Make or Blake Jeff Blake is the Bengal's QB of the present Š and maybe of the future, too (08-19-99)

See You in September Baseball throws fickle fans a bone: real pennant races (08-12-99)

Curbing the Youth Movement Reds might not be done rebuilding, but trading Ryan for Guzman gives best edge for season (08-05-99)

No. 1 in Fan Futility? Cincinnati sports fans face another Rose-less Hall of Fame induction and hopeless Bengals camp (07-29-99)

Out or Safe? Major League Baseball has a big decision to make regarding its hated umpires (07-22-99)

Break up the Reds All Star break finds the home team in first: Will it last? (07-15-99)

Passing of the Torch? Lack of Reds support bewilders, while women's soccer hits the big time (07-08-99)

Road Warriors Reds come home in first place; will fans respond? (07-01-99)

Crunch Time The next three weeks hold the key to Reds' post-season hopes (06-24-99)

Summer Fits Kids to a 'T' Baseball still can be magical on the T-Ball diamond (06-17-99)

Sports: Win, Lose or Draw The ups and downs of interleague baseball, a holdout Bengal and the Stanley Cup finals (06-10-99)

Sports: Just Sell, Baby In pro sports, winning at the gate is more important than winning games (06-03-99)

Sports: The More Things Change ... The status quo has been reinforced -- Reds on the riverfront, football at UC -- and that's not all bad (05-27-99)

Sports: Sticking Up for Hockey While the NHL falls prey to taxpayer-supported largesse, minor league hockey thrives (05-20-99)

Sports: Path of Least Resistance In wide-open NBA playoffs, Indiana has the best shot at winning it all (05-13-99)

Sports: The Greatest Generation Sports has never seen the simultaneous greatness of Elway, Gretzky and Jordan; with their retirements, perhaps it never will again (05-06-99)

Sports: Focusing on the Field New ownership and quality players calm the Reds' circus (04-29-99)

Sports: If He Walks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck... Is Akili Smith the Bengal's newest star or newest draft bust? (04-22-99)

Sports: Break up the Yankees Champions are still the team to beat this season (04-15-99)

Sports: Nothing Up Their Sleeves Reds hold thin hopes for competitive season; Major League Baseball tries to trick fans again (04-08-99)

Sports: Vehr to Cincinnati: Prosper or Diminish The 2012 Olympics bid offers Greater Cincinnati an opportunity to define its future (04-01-99)

Sports: Welcome to Wally World NCAA highlights: Miami, UK, Ohio State alive and kicking; XU women ripped off in Connecticut (03-18-99)

Sports: Can Anybody Beat Duke? Sure NCAA favorites better watch out for two area teams: UC and Kentucky (03-11-99)

Sports: Money Buys Happiness With a net payroll increase of just $10 million, the Reds are suddenly worth watching (03-04-99)

Sports: Real Pro Football Returns to Ohio With last week's NFL expansion draft, the Cleveland Browns are back in business (02-18-99)

Sports: Reds Get into Another Hairy Situation Marge Schott's adherence to tradition -- and to an America long gone -- will wipe the goatee off Greg Vaughn's face (02-11-99)

Sports: Going, Going ... and Coming Back February sports features comings (NBA season), goings (Xavier) and indecision (Elway's retirement) (02-04-99)

Sports: Obsessed With Football For Dan Reeves, the Super Bowl is more important than life itself (01-28-99)


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