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 […]
Reds Beat Astros 6-5 in 13 Innings
September 19, 2013 by
The Reds already had their three-game series with the Astros won with two victories before Wednesday, but that’s not quite enough when the opponent has 100 losses and you’re in a dogfight to the end for a playoff spot. It took five hours and 18 minutes, several missed chances and a few hair-whitening moments for […]
Indians Beat Royals 5-3
September 18, 2013 by
The Indians played in a postseason-type atmosphere in Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night. An energized crowd, witnessing meaningful September games after so many forgettable seasons, did all it could to intimidate a Cleveland club also hoping to experience October. The Indians refused to go down without a fight. The Tribe used a late comeback to […]
Reds Whip Astros 10-0
September 18, 2013 by
The nice round number of 100 seemed prevalent on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. While the Astros were trying to avoid it for another day, Reds right fielder Jay Bruce powered right to it. Part of a 10-0 Reds thumping of Houston, Bruce notched five RBIs, including four on a fourth-inning grand slam that […]
Bengals Down Steelers 20-10
September 17, 2013 by
Something old and something new paved the way for the Bengals to walk down the aisle to their first victory of the season Monday night at Paul Brown Stadium, when rookie running back Giovani Bernard injected life into a flagging offense and safety Reggie Nelson channeled last December in Pittsburgh when he picked off quarterback […]
