Bad nights are going to happen and they’re never pleasant to endure. It happened for the Reds on Monday, and coming in the final week of the season with playoff scenarios still very much at stake, it was as welcome as gum on a shoe. Starting pitcher Mike Leake was chased early, and the four […]
Reds Clinch Playoffs, Beat Mets 3-2
September 24, 2013 by
The Reds now know for sure they are going to the postseason, but they have a couple of mysteries to solve before they make some final decisions. Perhaps Johnny Cueto cleared one of them up on Monday night. Cueto made a big stride in showing that he could be the pitcher that starts the club […]
Browns Come from Behind to Beat Vikings 31-27
September 23, 2013 by
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jordan Cameron with less than one minute to play, and led the team to a 31-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings at Mall of America Field at the H.H.H. Metrodome Sunday. Down by three points with 3:21 to play, Hoyer engineered an […]
Bengals Beat Packers 34-30
September 23, 2013 by
It was the only way it could end, right? Bengals defensive end Michael Johnson, all 6-7 of him, deflected Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’s fourth-and-five pass from the Bengals 20 with 1:25 left to seal a wild 34-30 victory before an amazed and crazed sellout crowd of 64,633. On the previous play his bookend, left end […]
Crew Blanks Fire 3-0
September 23, 2013 by
The Columbus Crew have stormed back into the MLS playoff picture. A strong offensive performance and an early red card earned the club a 3-0 win over rivals Chicago Fire, and pulled the Crew even closer to a playoff spot that seemed impossible only a month ago. The Crew opened scoring early, when Dominic Oduro […]
Indians Beat Astros 9-2
September 23, 2013 by
With two on in the sixth inning, Michael Bourn pulled a line drive into the right-field corner and sprinted around the bases, making it all the way to third for a standup triple. Moments later, Nick Swisher lifted a fly ball into left field, and after it was caught Bourn raced toward home plate for […]
Reds Beat Pirates 11-3
September 23, 2013 by
The Reds moved quickly on Sunday to put a damper on the Pirates’ regular-season home finale. Now they will spend the week trying to make sure Pittsburgh doesn’t host any postseason games at PNC Park. An 11-3 victory gave the Reds two of three games in the series and had both 89-67 teams back into […]
Buckeyes Smack FAMU 76-0
September 23, 2013 by
After a 76-0 victory over outmanned and overmatched Florida A&M, Urban Meyer couldn’t say for certain that his Ohio State team got a lot out of its meek non-conference schedule. “Obviously, at midnight next week, we’ll know,” the coach of No. 4 Ohio State said, referring to the Big Ten opener on Saturday against No. […]
Indians Beat Astros 2-1
September 20, 2013 by
It has been a long road to Cleveland for Matt Carson. A dozen years spent in the Minors, sleeping on draining bus trips, playing in small towns, living on low pay and doing everything possible to get that sweet taste of the big leagues that every player craves. The way Carson sees it, it has […]
Royals Beat Indians 7-2
September 19, 2013 by
An out was right in front of Indians catcher Yan Gomes in the fifth inning on Wednesday night, but he slipped, fell to the dirt and it cost him. It was a play that served as a fitting summation of this series at Kauffman Stadium. The Tribe had a chance to seize control of one […]
