The Marion Family YMCA Swim Team will host over 220 competitors at the Marion Invitational on Saturday, October 13. This is the first year the YMCA’s Swim Team has hosted an invitational swim meet in October. The meet will feature 223 swimmers who will represent the Bucyrus YMCA, Fort Meigs (Toledo) YMCA, Francis (Toledo) YMCA, […]
Giants Force Reds to Game 5 Finale
October 11, 2012 by
After two wins in San Francisco, Reds fans had fanciful thoughts that they could sweep the National League Division Series. After Wednesday, when the Reds were handed a deflating 8-3 Game 4 loss by the Giants, it has boiled down to one thing for the players: Survival. “We’ve got one game to turn it around,” […]
Reds Fall to Giants 2-1
October 10, 2012 by
The Reds certainly hoped to avoid a Game 4, but that appointment is now set following a 2-1 loss to the Giants in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. Not only was a superb one-hit performance by starter Homer Bailey rendered moot, missed opportunities bit Cincinnati in the first inning, and […]
Indians Introduce New Manager
October 9, 2012 by
This was not a decision that Terry Francona needed much time to mull over. When he answered his phone and Indians general manager Chris Antonetti, his good friend, was offering the chance to manage Cleveland, Francona already knew his answer “When Chris called,” Francona said, “I knew it was the right thing to do.” On […]
Late Crew Goal Earns Draw Against Sporting
October 8, 2012 by
Eddie Gaven’s goal in the first minute of stoppage time continued the Crew’s string of late-game heroics and helped rekindle their playoff hopes following a 1-1 tie with Sporting Kansas City on Sunday. Their past five winning goals have all come in the 86th minute or later. While the Crew were unable to secure the […]
Giants Beat Browns 41-27
October 8, 2012 by
Despite the Cleveland Browns’ 41-27 loss to the New York Giants Sunday at MetLife Stadium, rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden showed a resolve in his postgame press conference. “I don’t like being 0-5,” Weeden said. “We all had a part in it, but I feel like I was a big part of it. I’ve got to […]
Dolphins Beat Bengals 17-13
October 8, 2012 by
The vaunted Bengals offense that rolled to an average of 400 yards per game in its three-game winning streak couldn’t keep it going Sunday against Miami’s exhaustive defense in a 17-13 loss before 61,162 at sold-out Paul Brown Stadium. Facing a fourth-and-five from the Dolphins 23 with 3:05 left, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis eschewed […]
Reds Smack Giants 9-0
October 8, 2012 by
There is clearly no doubt about who has the overwhelming momentum in the National League Division Series. It’s the Reds, and it’s not even close. After all, they earned an emphatic 9-0 win over the Giants in Game 2 on Sunday night that included one-hit baseball from starter Bronson Arroyo over seven innings. Cincinnati returns […]
Buckeyes Crush Nebraska 63-38
October 7, 2012 by
Urban Meyer promised a hurry-up, high-scoring offense. Six games into his Ohio State coaching career, the Buckeyes came through. Braxton Miller rushed for 186 yards, zig-zagging 72 yards for one score and passing for another, to lead No. 12 Ohio State past No. 21 Nebraska 63-38 on Saturday night before the largest crowd ever at […]
Reds Beat Giants 5-2
October 7, 2012 by
The Reds this season have already persevered when closer Ryan Madson was lost for the year with an elbow injury in Spring Training. When a knee injury knocked best player Joey Votto out for six weeks in July, they rallied and, yes, even prospered. So what did Cincinnati do when ace Johnny Cueto was overtaken […]
