Reds Transactions At The MLB Trade Deadline

By: Jeremy Mays
Lets recap the Reds transactions made this summer before the MLB Trade Deadline. On July 9th, the Reds signed free agent pitcher Kip Wells to a minor league contract and assign him to AAA Louisville. On July 29th, the Reds traded Pitcher Robert Manuel to the Seattle Mariners for Left Fielder Wladimir Balentien. On July 31st the Reds traded 3B Edwin Encarnacion; Pitchers Josh Roenicke and Zachary Stewart to the Toronto Blue Jays for 3B Scott Rolen. The Reds also on that day traded 3B Jerry Hairston to the New York Yankees for Charleston RiverDogs catcher Chase Weems. The Reds also called up Pitchers Kip Well and Justin Lehr on the 31st of July.

Colorado Wins Game 1 vs Cincinnati

By: Jeremy Mays
Colorado is victorious in Game 1 vs the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 tonight. Franklin Morales picks up the win 0.1 innings pitched and 0 earned runs. David Weathers gets the loss after giving up 2 solo home runs in the 8th inning. Huston Street got the save for the Rockies. This was Justin Lehr's Reds debut as well as Wladimir Balentien. In the top of the 1st, Brad Hawpe grounds into a force out at 1B and scores Seth Smith. 1-0 Colorado. Troy Tulowitzki doubled and scored Clint Barmes. 2-0 Rockies lead. Alex Gonzalez hit a sac fly that scored Brandon Phillips. 2-1 Rockies lead. Chris Ianetta hits a sac fly and scores Brad Hawpe. 3-1 Rockies. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips each hit solo home rune back-to-back to tie the game at 3-3. In the top of the 8th inning, Chris Ianetta and Carlos Gonzalez hit back-to-back solo home runs to give the Rockies a 5-3 win. The Reds play tomorrow at 7:10 PM on FSN-Ohio. Home Bailey 2-2 will pitch for the Reds and the Rockies are sending out Ubaldo Jimenez 7-9. Scott Rolen will also make his Reds debut tomorrow.

Kentucky Wildcats Football Season Preview

By: Jeremy Mays

Here is the schedule for the 2009 Unversity of Kentucky Wildcats football team. These are my predictions for the season.

Sept. 5, 2009	at Miami-OH
Sept. 19, 2009	Louisville
Sept. 26, 2009	Florida
Oct. 3, 2009	Alabama
Oct. 10, 2009	at South Carolina
Oct. 17, 2009	at Auburn
Oct. 24, 2009	La.-Monroe
Oct. 31, 2009	Miss. State
Nov. 7, 2009	Eastern Kentucky
Nov. 14, 2009	at Vanderbilt
Nov. 21, 2009	at Georgia
Nov. 28, 2009	Tennessee

Game 1 is vs Miami-Ohio at Paul Brown Stadium. This should be an easy win for the Wildcats.

Game 2 is against in-state rival, the Louisville Cardinals. Game at home in Commonwealth Stadium. Should be a victory for the Cats.

Game 3 is a home game for the Wildcats vs the defending National Champion Florida Gators team. Chances are UK has not a chance at winning this game and will fall to 2-1 on the year.

Game 4 will be at home vs the Alabama Crimson Tide. Despite being on probation, Alabama will have a pretty good team but UK would have won the meeting between these two teams if it wasn't for a costly interception by the inexperienced QB Mike Hartline that was returned for a TD. I say the Cats will fall 2-2 on the year.

Game 5 will be a road game vs the South Carolina Gamecocks. This will be a toss up I believe. South Carolina had a disappointing season last year and really only lost more guys from the team rather than picking up more talent to rebuild. But it's a road game and when the Cats were the favorite in the game 2 years ago, they were blwon out and also UK blew a huge lead vs South Carolina last year so I will take this as a loss and UK goes down 2-3. It's been decades since UK's last win over numerous SEC opponents, including South Carolina.

Game 6 is on the road at Auburn. Auburn was very disappointing last year and fired their head coach Tommy Tuberville. With a new head coach and transitioning to a new system, I say UK finally picks up what would be a big win over a huge SEC foe that UK hasn't beat in decades. Wildcats go to 3-3 on the year.

Game 7 is at home vs Louisianna-Monroe. This should be a very easy win for the Cats as long as they don't let their guard down. I see the Cats with a 4-3 record now.

Game 8 is vs Mississippi State. With a new coach and UK even beating them last year, this should be a win for Kentucky thought it won't come easy, they will have to earn it. Cats move up to 5-3 on the year.

Game 9 is vs Eastern Kentucky at home. This should be a win. UK defeated them 2 years ago. cats become bowl game eligible with their 6th win of the season as they improve to 6-3 on the season.

Game 10 will be vs Vanderbilt on the road. Should be a win. Vanderbilt will be rebuilding after a good season for Vandy's standards. Vandy stole a win vs the Cats last year and it's a rare occasion when Vanderbilt wins a match up vs any SEC opponent. UK will advance to 7-3 on the year.

Game 11 will be vs Georgia on the road. Probably will be a loss thought Georgia won't be as strong as last year. Over the past 3 years, UK is 1-2 vs the Bulldogs but both losses UK had a lead in those games and it took huge comebacks for Georgia to beat them. Hopefully UK will get a lead and hold onto this time but I see it as another tough road loss. UK falls to 7-4 on the year.

Game 12, the last game of the year will be a home game vs the Volunteers of Tennessee. Well, it's another SEC foe UK hasn't beat in a long time but in the past 3 years, UK is 0-3, blowing leads in the first 2 games and last year when they were favored over the struggling Vols, UK disappoints everyone in a rare chance for the Cats to have beat Tennessee. So, I see this as a loss. UK will finish the season with a 7-5 record and will hope to be in a Bowl Game from a recharged SEC Conference.

Reds cannot win series as they fall to the Padres in game 3.

By: Cooper Ledford
The Reds will hope to get a split as they lost to the San Diego Padres Wednesday. Here is how the game went. In the top of the 1st Adrian Gonzalez hit a 2-run home run to make it 2-0 SD. Same inning Kylr Blanks hit a 3-run home run to give San Diego a good 5-0 lead. In the bottom of the 4th the Reds got their first hit of the game off of a Jerry Hairston Jr. solo home run to make it 5-1 SD on top. Then in the bottom of the 8th the Padres got an RBI single and I wild pitch from Josh Roenicke made it 7-1 and that would be the final as Aaron Harang loses....again.

SWO Sports has an alternate logo.

By: Cooper Ledford

Okay, so take a gander at this new logo I made for SWO Sports, tell me what you think by leaving a comment. Thanks.

Padres Take Game 2 vs Reds

By: Jeremy Mays

The San Diego Padres defeated the Reds 3-2 tonight. Kevin Correia got the win in 6 innings and giving up 2 earned runs. Bronson Arroyo got the loss in 6.1 innings giving up 3 earned runs. In the top of the 1st, Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a double scoring Tony Gwynn Jr. 1-0 SD. Jonny Gomes hit a single that scored Edwin Encarnacion. Tied 1-1. Craig Tatum got his first hit and scored Laynce Nix. 2-1 Reds. Adrian Gonzalez tied the game up with a homer at 2-2 in the top of the 3rd. In the 7th, Kevin kouzmanoff hit a sac fly that scored Tony Gwynn Jr. 3-2 Padres win. For game 3, Aaron Harang (5-11) will be pitching for the Reds and for the Padres Mat Latos (1-1). Game time is at 7:10 PM and televised on FSN-Ohio.

Reds Snap Losing Streak With Win

By: Jeremy Mays

The Cincinnati Reds get a much needed win 6-4 over the San Diego Padres to break a 6 game losing streak that lasted a week. Joey Votto would be ejected in the 1st inning after arguing an at bat in which he struck out. In the top of the 1st inning, Brandon Phillips blasted a 3-run home run to give the Reds a 3-0 lead that also scored Willy Taveras and Alex Gonzalez. Jonny Gomes hit a solo blast in the bottom of the 2nd to give the Reds a 4-0 lead. Edwin Encarnacion hit a monster home run into the second deck in left field to give the Reds a 5-0 lead. In the top of the 5th inning, Luis Rodriguez singled and scores Kyle Blanks. 5-1 Reds lead. In the top of the 6th inning, Everth Cabrera and Adrian Gonzalez both hit solo home runs and the Reds would still be leading 5-3. Jonny Gomes would hit another solo home run to give the Reds a 6-3 lead. In the tiop of the 9th inning, Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a solo home run and the Reds would lead 6-4 and that would be the final score. Tune in tomorrow at 7:10 PM on FSN-Ohio for Game 2. Kevin Correia (6-8) will be on the mound for the Padres and going for the Reds is Bronson Arroyo (10-9).

Roster Changes For The Reds

By: Jeremy Mays

The Reds place Chris Dickerson and Micah Owings both on the 15-day DL for right shoulder problems and they recall Drew Sutton and Robert Manuel from AAA Louisville. The Reds may be close to a deal for Toronto Blue Jays 3B Scott Rolen. It's umored that the Reds may have to give up Edwin Encarnacion and Aaron Harang or Bronson Arroyo to get a deal done. Rolen declined to speak with the media after the game yesterday in which was one of the best performances of the year for him.

Reds-Padres Series Preview

By: Jeremy Mays

The Reds are at home this week to take on a 4-game series vs the San Diego Padres. In Game 1, Homer Bailey (1-2) will face off against Josh Geer (1-6). Game 2 will be a showdown between Kevin Correia (6-8) and the starter for the Reds is TBA. Aaron Harang (5-11) will be on the mound for the Reds and going for the Padres is Mat Latos (1-1 ). The series finale will have Johnny Cueto (8-7) and Tim Stauffer (0-2). Games 1-3 will be on FSN-Ohio at 7:10 PM and Game 4 is at 12:35 and is a radio broadcast only.

Pete Rose into Hall of Fame?

By: Cooper Ledford

If you have been watching Sports Center at all in the last few hours you probably know that Pete Rose now has a chance at going to Cooperstown. MLB commissioner Bud Selig is said to be seriously mulling a pardon for Pete Rose. Rose was not allowed to go to the Hall of fame and was banned from Major League baseball 20 years ago in 1989. Many hall of famers told ESPN their thoughts on Pete Rose. Hank Aaron, in similar words, says that he came clean and told the world that he bet on baseball and the bets had nothing to do with his numbers on the field. Aaron also told ESPN that Rose should be allowed to the hall of fame along with stariod users. The commissioner Bud Selig also says that Pete Rose may be reinstated into baseball and in the hall of fame, but probably not any time soon, also that Rose will not be allowed to manage a team and will have to appologize for betting on baseball like he has before.

Game 3.

Reds suck, it's no longer an opinion.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!! Alex Gonzalez is back!

By: Cooper Ledford

Today Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez will return to play after being on the 15 day DL for pain in the knee. Gonzalez has had a couple of knee surgery's in the last year and now is ready to play for Cincinnati vs. Chicago. GO REDS!

Three Wildcats named to Media Preseason All-SEC team.

By: Cooper Ledford SWO Sports founder and CEO
Three Kentucky Wildcats football stars have been named to the Media Preseason All-SEC team. One player was cornerback Trevard Lindley. Lindley was a second-team All-American last season and a consensus first-team All-SEC choice. He had four interceptions and 11 pass breakups, leading the SEC in pass breakups per game. He holds the UK career record for pass breakups with 34. Lindley also was a first-team preseason All-SEC pick by the league coaches.
One of the other two was Linebacker Micah Johnson. Johnson was a first-team Coaches' All-SEC pick in 2008. He totaled 93 tackles last season, despite missing two and one-half games because of injury, and ranked third in the league in tackles per game. He also rated sixth in the SEC in tackles for loss with 13. He was named to the preseason second team by the league coaches.
Last but not least offensive tackle Zipp Duncan was named to the team. Duncan was a key part of the UK offensive line that ranked fourth in the nation last season in fewest quarterback sacks allowed and 11th in fewest tackles for loss allowed. After starting every game the last two seasons at offensive guard, he will shift to left tackle for the 2009 season. Duncan was a preseason third-team selection by the league coaches.

No. 1 recruit Seantrel Henderson to go to OSU?

Offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson (6-8, 335) told ESPN affiliate Web site GatorCountry.com, "Florida, USC and Ohio State... its going to be one of those three. They play for championships and they put a lot of people in the NFL.""Distance doesn't matter," he continued. "It's about where I feel best about the school, the people in the program, the guys who are going to be my teammates and the coaches. If that's at a place like USC or Florida, that's fine with me. I'm going where I feel like I'm home. I'll know if it's the right place after I do my visits."However, Henderson added, "It's not that I've closed the door on anyone. I'm still open but I've got some things that are important to me. It's going to be a tough choice but I'm going to make the right one whatever that is."His father, Sean Henderson, previously informed affiliate Web site Bucknuts.com that Ohio State, Florida, USC and Oklahoma would be receiving official visits from his son and that Minnesota, Florida State, Notre Dame and Michigan were still in the mix. recute

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Game 1 and 2 vs. Cubs

All I need to say is A 2 big fat L

BEARCATS: 2009 SCHEDULE

By: Cooper Ledford

Game 1: In the first game of the Cincinnat Bearcats season they will play the Big East rivals, Rutgers. I think Cincinnati should be able to win this game easily, they could last year and I don't expect the Bearcats to have got any worse, only better.

Game 2: Game 2 will be the Bearcat's first home game of the season where they will play Southeast Missouri State. I don't know much about this team, but I can make a guess that they are not as good as the Bearcats, therefor I say Bearcats will win this game easily.

Game 3: In the 3rd game of the season the Bearcats will be takinng on Oregon State. This would be a tough game for Cincinnati to win, OSU is a great team, so good they are the only team that beat USC last year. I think that if the Bearcats want to win this game they will have to play hard and work together as a team and focus on each play.

Gmae 4: Game 4 will be vs. Fresno State. I think Cincinnati can win this game, my reasoning for this is because Fresno State plays a lot like the University of Hawai'i, and last year Cincinnati beat the Warriors, so I think the Bearcats should win this game.

Game 5: In the 5th game of the season UC will take on the neighboring team of Miami (OH) This game will be the battle for the Victory Bell. I think Cincinnati can win this game, just because Miami is just not that great of a football school, that's all I really need to say.

Game 6: Game 6 will be a Big East match-up between South Florida at Nippert Stadium. This will be a tough game to win for both teams. Both teams know how good each other can play football. If you recall this is the game that was played on Halloween last year and Marty Gillyard ran into a kid in the stands, the kid was OK and UC won, so I cannot pick a winner, but it will be a good game.

Game 7: Game 7 will be homecoming where UC will battle against Louisville. Louisville does have a pretty good football team, I think this game will be similar to the USF and UC game, hard to pick a winner, but shall be a good game indeed.

Game 8: Syracuse will host the Bearcats in New York in game 8. I think UC can win this game just because the Orange did not do good last season and probably won't this season either, I say easy win for UC.

Game 9: Game 9 is the blackout game vs UCONN. I think this game will be similar to the Syracuse game, an easy win for UC, that's all I need to say.

Game 10: Game 10 will be the Ring of Red game vs. West Virgina. This will be an extreamly hard game to win if you are UC. UC will need to play good football if they want to win this game, WVU is a great football school and it will be a hard game for UC.

Game 11: In the 11th game of the season UC will play the Big Ten team of Illinois. Illinois is a pretty good team, it will be a good game to watch. Both teams are pretty equal, although UC could not make it in the Big Ten that does not mean they cannot beat a Big Ten team, this will probably be a close game.

Game 12: The final game of the regular season will be against the Bearcats' arch rivals, the Pittsburgh Panthers. I think UC can win this game just like last year, but still should be a good game to watch.

Reds Get Swept By The Dodgers

By: Jeremy Mays

The L.A. Dodgers sweep the Reds and keep the Reds losing streak alive in L.A. The dodgers win 6-2. Chad Billingsley gets the win and Bronson Arroyo gets the loss. In the top of the 1st, Joey Votto doubles and scores Chris Dickerson. 1-0 Reds. In the bottom of the 1st, Andre Ethier hits a solo home run, game tied at 1-1. James Loney triples in the bottom of the 4th inning and and scores Andre Ethier. 2-1 Dodgers. In the tio of the 6th inning, Chad Billingsley throws a wild pitch and Willy Taveras scores. Game tied at 2. Manny Ramirez hits a grand slam in the bottom of the 6th inning scoring James Loney, Matt Kemp and Russell Martin. 6-0 Dodgers lead and that would be the final score. The Reds are off today and are on the road vs the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley for a 3 game series.

Reds Take A Beating From L.A. in Game 2

By: Jeremy Mays

Last night the L.A. Dodgers defeated the Reds 12-3 last night. Randy Wolf was the winning pitcher and Homer Bailey got his 2nd loss on the year. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Manny Ramitez triples and scores Rafael Furcal and Orlando Hudson and the Dodgers take a 2-0 lead. Jonny Gomes hits a solo home run in the top of the 2nd innings. 2-1 L.A. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Matt Kemp hits a 2-run home run and scores James Loney also. 4-1 Dodgers leading. Homer Bailey throws a wild pitch and Juan Pierre scores and Los Angeles is winning 5-1. In the bottom of the 3rd, James Loney singles and scores Andre Ethier and Casey Blake. 7-1 L.A. lead. Rafael Furcal singled to left field, also scoring James Loney and Matt Kemp. That would close out the 3rd inning with L.A. leading 9-1. Randy Wolf doubles and scores James Loney in the bottom of the 5th, 10-1 Dodgers. Rafael Furcal hits a 2-run home run scoring Randy Wolf in the 5th and that Dodgers are up 12-1. In the top of the 8th inning, Reds rookie Drew Sutton gets his first career hit on a double that scores Adam Rosales. 12-2 Dodgers leading. In the top of the 9th inning, Joey Votto hit a solo home run, the 13th on the year for him to make hit 12-3 L.A. That would be the final score. Also, on this game, Reds catcher Craig Tatum makes his MLB Debut going 0-2 on the night. The Reds try to avoid the sweep tonight in the series finale at 10:10 PM on FSN-Ohio. Bronson Arroyo (10-8) will be facing Chad Billingsley (9-5).

Dodgers Win Game 1 vs Cincinnati

By: Jeremy Mays

The L.A. Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 yesterday. Jason Schmidt picked up the win in his first game in 2 years off of arm surgery pitching 5.0 innings of 3-run baseball. Micah Owings picks up the loss and falls to (6-10) on the year going 5.0 innings and giving up 7 earned runs.. Jonathan Broxton got his 23rd save of the season. In the top of the 1st inning, Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a double that scored Willy Taveras and the Reds take a 1-0 lead. Joey Votto steals 2nd base, and Russell Martin makes a throwing error trying to throw out Joey Votto and Jerry Hairston Jr. scored. 2-0 Cincinnati. To close out the scoring in top of the 1st for the Reds, Brandon Phillips singled to right field and scored Joey Votto. Andre Ethier doubles and scores Rafael Furcal in the bottom of the 1st to make it 3-1 Reds. Casey Blake would double and score Russell Martin and Andre Ethier and the game is tied at 3-3. The Dodgers would not be done in the 1st inning, James Loney singled and scored Casey Blake and the Dodgers lead 4-3 after one inning. Manny Ramirez hits a 3-run home run that scores Russell Martin also to make it 6-3 L.A. in the 2nd inning. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Andre Ethier hit a solo home run to make it 7-3 Dodgers. In the top of the 8th inning, Juan castro makes a throwing error that allowed the runner at first Laynce Nix to reach base and Joey Votto scored. 7-4 Los Angeles winning. Edwin Encarnacion grounds into a double play that scored Brandon Phillips and that would make the score 7-5 L.A. Dodgers and the game would be final. Be sure to catch Game 2 tomorrow 10:10 PM on FSN-Ohio. Homer Bailey (1-1) will be facing off against Randy Wolf (4-4).

Reds place Catcher Ramon Hernandez on the DL

By: Jeremy Mays

The Cincinnati Reds place catcher Ramon Hernandez on the 15 day because of an injury on his left knee. Hernandez will have surgery Tuesday on his right knee and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. THe Reds call up highly talented catching prospect Craig Tatum from Triple A Louisville to take his place on the rsoter. The Reds also optioned Relief Pitcher Robert Manuel back to Triple A Louisville and recalled Relief Pitcher Jared Burton.

Reds will try to end 3 year curse in LA.

By: Cooper Ledford SWO founder and CEO.

The Cincinnati Reds have not won in LA since July of 2005. The Reds today will have Micah Owings on the hill vs Jason Shmidt. Game 2 will be Homer Bailey against Randy Wolf. The series finale will be Bronson Arroyo vs. Chad Billingsley. All 3 games are on FSN Ohio and at 10:10 pm ET.

Reds split the series vs. the Brew Crew

By: Cooper Ledford
Ok, well first of all if you are wondering why there was not a recap, someone forgot to write it (not to mention names but PEDRO!) any ways here is what happened in the final game of the series. In the bottom of the 1st inning Brandon Phillips hit an RBI single to score Hairston and Taveras to give Cincinnati an early 2-0 lead over the Brewers. Later on the Brew Crew would answer back as a fielders choice scored a run in the top of inning number 2 to make it 2-1 Cincinnati on top. Then in the top of the 2nd Prince Fielder hit a 2 run home run to give the Brewers a 3-2 lead. Later on the Redlegs would battle back and tie it up. In the bottom of the 3rd Johnny Gomes hit an RBI single to score Joey Votto to make it 3-3. Then the Reds would get more runs in the bottom of the 8th when Johnny Gomes hit a 2-run home run to make it 5-3, that would be the final. Johnny Cueto got a ND after going 6 innings, giving up 3 ER, 10 hits, 1 BB, and 5 K's.

Game 2

By: Cooper Ledford

So here is the deal y'all, I did not watch the game last night, I was a my bud's house so I have no idea what happened, all I know is the Reds won 4-0! Good Job Cincinnati!

Brewers Victorious in 1st After the All-Star Break

By: Jeremy Mays
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 tonight. Braden Looper gets the win and Homer Bailey gets his first loss of the season. Trevor Hoffman gets his 21st save of the year. In the top of the 3rd inning, Home Run Derby Champion Prince Fielder hits a 3-run home run that scored Jason Kendall and Craig Counsell also. Milwaukee leads in 3-0. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Joey Votto hit his 12th home run of the year scoring Jerry Hairston Jr. 3-2 Brewers. Mike Cameron hit a double that scored Ryan Braun that gave the Brewers a 4-2 lead in the top of the 6th. J.J. Hardy hit a single that scored Prince Fielder and Mike Cameron and Milwaukee leads 6-2. Braden Looper singled and scored Corey Hart. 7-2 Brewers. To close out the huge top of the 6th inning, Jason Kendall singled and scored J.J. Hardy and the Brewers are winning 8-2. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Edwin Encarnacion hits a single and scores Laynce Nix. 8-3 Brewers still out front. The Brewers would not be done. J.J. Hardy singled and scored Casey McGehee. 9-2 Milwaukee. Edwin Encarnacion hit a 3-run home in the bottom of the 8th inning that scored Laynce Nix and Jonny Gomes. 9-6 Brewers and that would be the ball game. Tune into FSN-Ohio at 7:10 PM for Game 2 as Jeff Suppan (5-6) takes the mound for the Brewers and Bronson Arroyo (9-8) will be on the hill for the Reds.

2009 Ohio State football schedule.

By: Cooper Ledford SWO SPORTS FOUNDER AND CEO

The 2009 Ohio State Buckeye have a great schedule this season, not too easy and not too hard. Now I am going to give my thoughts on all of the games of the 2009 OSU football season.

Game 1: Game 1 is a match up between two good teams, Ohio State vs. Navy. Buckeye fans, don't automatically think it is an easy win for the men in the scarlet and gray, the Navy does well against many other good teams such as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Buckeyes can win this game if they focus on each play, not each drive or the game next Saturday vs. Southern California. If the Buckeyes focus on each play, both sides of the ball, Ohio State should get a win on the board.

Game 2: The Buckeyes will face the always tough University of Southern California Trojans. Last year the Buckeyes did horrible against the Trojans, but this year with Pryor, the Buckeyes will have a better QB, however with Laurinaitis and a lot of the Defense leaving, it will be hard to stop the great offense of USC. Also with Beanie Wells now in the NFL, the Buckeyes will not have as great of a running back, we'll see what BOOM can do though. So if the Buckeyes can play the best game ever, they have a chance to get a HUGE win.

Game 3: Game 3 is at the Browns stadium in Cleveland, Ohio will be a match up between two teams that beat Michigan last year, Toledo and Ohio State. Ohio State should be able to win, with the great athletic skills of Pryor and BOOM the Buckeyes should come up with a great victory.

Game 4: Game 4 is at Ohio Stadium as it is the Buckeyes first Big Ten game of the season, it will be against the always competitive rivals, Illinois Fighting Illini. Last year in the second to last game of the season Ohio State got a close victory 30-20, the previous year the Fighting Illini got a 7 point victory, the Buckeyes will need to play with an attitude in this game just like they did last year, if not Illinois may come up with an upset.

Game 5: Game 5 should be an easy win as the Buckeyes will try to beat the mediocre Indian Hosiers. Ohio State always does good vs. Indiana and I don't expect this game to be any different, Ohio State should go into Bloomington and get a win.

Game 6: Game 6 will probably be another nail-biter just like last year, when Ohio State battled against the Badgers of Wisconsin. This year with most of the great defensive players gone, OSU will need to stop big plays and the offense will need to be smart and not have any turn overs, if both of those things come into play, Ohio State can manage to get a victory over the Badgers. Go Buckeyes!!!!

Game 7: Game 7 is against Purdue, seems like an easy win for the Buckeyes, but last year no touchdowns were scored by either team, so this year Ohio State will try to score touchdowns and get another victory against the Boilmakers. Hopefully this game will not be a boring one to watch.

Game 8: Game 8 will be the homecoming game vs the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Last year Ohio State got an easy win I don't expect this one to be any different, the Gophers are not that great of a team and OSU should be able to easily beat this team.

Game 9: Game 9 is a match up between a Big Team and a WAC team. The Bucks will take on the New Mexico State Aggies. I do not know much about the Aggies, but I do think OSU should be able to get a good win over them. However I think this will be an entertaining game to watch.

Game 10: This game will be another great Big Ten game, it'll be the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. the Penn State Nitany Lions. Last year Penn State beat Ohio State in a very, very close and scary game, it was when Pryor fumbled the ball that gave Penn State a sealed win, that play still haunts many Buckeye fans like me. This yeah Pryor will be better and will be smarter, in an interview Pryor said "I am gonna try to get the ball into the receivers hands more this season, and not use my legs as much." If Pryor can pass better and get it to an open receivers hands, Ohio State has a good chance to win the game. Also the Defense will have to help out the OSU offense by holding Penn State to minimum yardage and prevent big plays.

Game 11: Game 11 is when the Iowa Hawkeyes will challenge the Buckeyes of Ohio State. This will not be an easy win for OSU, infact Iowa is the only team that beat PSU in the regular season, and the only Big Ten team to win a bowl game. The Buckeyes will have to play good on both sides of the ball to get this win, it should be a great game.

Game 12, aka THE GAME: The Buckeyes will go to that state up North and play in the biggest rivalry in any sport, THE GAME (michigan vs. Ohio State) . The Buckeyes have won 5 strait vs. the miaze and blue. Michigan will try to get a win and be the happiest team in the United States, but the Buckeyes should be able to hold them off. Last year the Buckeyes beat them 42-7 and showed no mercy, if the Buckeyes played as good as they did last seasin/year the Buckeyes should get even more Gold Pants.

Reds lose last game of the 1st half.

By: Cooper Ledford
The Cincinnati Reds were trying to go into the All-Star break on a positive note, unfortunately for the Reds they fell short of a W on the board. The Reds had Aaron Harang on the mound vs. the Dayton native Mike Pelfrey. The final score is 9-7 Mets win. Here is how all of the runs were scored. In the first inning David Wright hit an RBI double to send Luis Castillo across the plate to make it 1-0 New York on top. In the bottom of the third after giving back-to-back singles Aaron Harang faced Gary Sheffield whom hit a 2 run RBI to make it 3-0 Mets on top. Laater in the inning Daniel Murphy hit a 2 bagger to make it 5-0 Mets. Later in the game was 7-0 Mets when Pelfrey started to struggle a bit. The Reds finaly put to gether a 3 run inning to make it a 4 run ball game, The Redlegs hade a late rally that did not give them a lead, and the final once again 9-7 Mets.

Mets Win Game 2

By: Jeremy Mays

The New York Mets defeat the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 tonight. Johan Santana gets the victory tonight and Johnny Cueto picks up the loss. In the bottom of the first inning, Jeff Francouer hit a single that scored Angel Pagan and Luis Castillo. The Mets are winning 2-0. On that play Jay Bruce would fracture his wrist and leave the game. Bruce is expected to be out 4-6 weeks at the least. Omir Santos would singled also in the bottom of the first scoring David Wright. 3-0 New York. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Luis Castillo singled and Angel Pagan scored. 4-0 Mets winning and that would be the final score of tonight's game. Tune in tomorrow for the last game before the All-Star break. Tomorrow's pitching match up will be between Aaron Harang (5-8) vs Mike Pelfrey (6-4) Starting time in game 3 is set for 1:10 PM. All 3 games will be televised on FSN-Ohio.

Reds Take Game 1 vs Mets

By:Jeremy Mays
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets 3-0 today. Bronson Arroyo got the win pitching a complete game shut out. Fernando Nieve got the loss in 6 innings pitched. In the top of the 4th inning, Joey Votto hit his 11th home run to make the game 1-0 Reds. Brandon Phillips stole home in the bottom of the 4th innning to make it 2-0 Cincinnati. Laynce Nix hit a solo home run to make it 3-0, Reds lead. That would be Nix's 8th homer of the year. In the top of the 8th inning, Edwin Encarnacion gets ejected from the game for arguing balls and strikes after he struck out in what would be his final at bat of the night. 3-0 is the final score of tonight's game. Tune into FSN-Ohio at 7:10 PM to catch Game 2 of the series vs the Mets. Johnny Cueto (8-5) will be on the mound for the Reds and on the hill for the Mets is Johan Santana (9-7).

Series 29 Preview Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets

By: Jeremy Mays
The Reds will take on the New York Mets at Citi Field for the final series before the All-Star break. In Game 1, Bronson Arroyo (8-8) will take on Fernando Nieve (3-2). Start time is at 7:10 PM. Game 2 will have Johnny Cueto (8-5) the mound for the Reds and on the hill for the Mets is Johan Santana (9-7). Start time is at 7:10 PM also. In the series finale and the last game before the All-Star break, Aaron Harang (5-8) vs Mike Pelfrey (6-4) Starting time in game 3 is set for 1:10 PM. All 3 games will be televised on FSN-Ohio.

OSU Buckeyes in 2009

Tigertank's new prediction is short and promising with a great rematch with USC ,swift victory over conference foes and a closing regular season shout out in Ann arbor Michigan against that school up north, with a 12-0 record at post season then another rematch game with the Texas Longhorns at the BCS National Championship Game with a close victory that will be decided in OT with an O State field goal ,and then I'll laugh in my cousin Royo's face next time i see him.there u have it my promising prediction.

Reds fall under .500

By: Cooper Ledford
The Cincinnati Reds had Homer Bailey on the mound vs. Rodrigo Lopez. In the top of the 4th inning bases were loaded with no outs and batting was Laynce Nix, Nix hit a single to score Hairston to make it 1-0 Reds were on top. Then in the same inning Ramon Hernandez hit a sac fly to score Votto from 3rd to make it 2-0 Cincinnati. The Phillies would get right back in the game in the bottom of the 4th when Ryan Howard hit an RBI to score Victorino to make it 2-1 Reds were still winning. Then in the bottom of the 6th Homer Bailey gave up a solo home run to make it a tie game at 2. Not much happening until the 9th inning when Dusty Baker made a pretty bad decision on my opinion when he kept David Weathers in insted of bringing in Francisco Cordero. There was a runner on 1st and second, 2 outs, and the batter was Victorino. Victorino hit it to shallow left-field to score the runner from 3rd and give the Phillies a walk off win. The final 3-2 Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds. Homer Bailey did have a great night, threw over 90 pitches, allowed 2 ER, no walks, gave up 7 hits, and struck out a career high 6 batters. How ever the Reds still lost as they failed on offense late in the game. The winner is Madson and the loser is David Weathers. Tomorrow the Reds will try to tie the series at 2 as Micah Owings will try to get the win. The game is at 7:05 televised on FSN Ohio, and on the radio on the big one, 700 WLW.

DL update

By: Cooper Ledford
Okay, so here is the Cincinnati Reds DL update. Bill Bray has a torn elbow ligament and is out for the season. Wilkin Castillo is also out for the season due to a torn labrum. The SS Alex Gonzalez is expected to return in mid-late July, he has been out since late June because of a right elbow surgery. Danny Richar is out for an unknown period of time, he is out from a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Edinson Volquez should be back soon after the all-star break, he has been out from an elbow inflammation

Reds rebound from getting murdered!

By: Coop Ledford
The Reds were trying to rebound from last nights huge loss 22-1. In the bottom of the 2nd Aaron Harang gave up back to back homeruns by Ryan Howard and Jason Werth to make it 2-0 Phillies on top. Then later, in the bottom of the third Chase Utley hit an RBI to make it 3-0 Phillies. Brandon Phillips would make it interseting with a 2 run home run so it was a 1 run ball game. Brandon Phillips was not done with the long ball, he hit his second homerun of the night to tie it up at 3. The Reds and Phillies had a 3-3 tie going into the 9th. The Reds wanted this win, and so did Ramon Hernandez, he hit an RBI to score Joey Votto from 3rd to make it 4-3 CINCINNATI! That would be the final score and David Weathers gets the win. Also Francisco Cordero got his 21st save of the season.

Baseball

BASEBALL
by Officially Inspired

Okay, so this is my brother's blog. He agreed to let me write an article here, probably just because I'm a writer.

So, here's the thing I'm not one to use all those fancy baseball words, so this article is mainly for people, like myself, who've no clue what an ERA or a BB is--or don't care enough to learn.

So that's how I'm going to re-cap this baseball game.

Balls were hit, balls were caught in leather, people fell, people were stupid. We lost. 22 goals were scored by the opposing team--we only had 1 goal. But hey, when life gives you lemons, give them back and demand tea...because it's better!

So, with that game in perfect re-cap, Jeremy please don't kill me. :D

If you'd like to read my blog (which is actually pretty good because I know what I'm talking about--writing) you can go to http://www.wonderfulwritingwebsite.blogspot.com/

Have a wonderful and blessed day!

With love and blessings,
Officially Inspired

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Reds get murdered in game 1.

The Reds sucked on monday, That's the worst game I have ever seen. Reds have no shot at winning a game if they play like they just did. DANG!!!

Reds vs. Phillies series preview.

By: Pedro Rodriguez SWO Sports contributor

The Cincinnati Reds will head into the bank and play the defending world series champions the Philadelphia Phillies. It will be a 4 game series. In game 1 it will be a great pitching match up between Cole Hamels (4-5) and the one that could be considered Cincinnati's best pitcher, Johnny Cueto who only has an ERA of 2.69 and an 8-4 record . Game 2 will be the undefeated (5-0) J.A. Happ whose ERA is 2.96 vs. Aaron Harang (5-8). Game 3 will be Homer Bailey whose been doing great in his last 3 games and has allowed only 4 runs in his last 3 starts vs. Rodrigo Lopez who has an ERA just shy of 3. In the series finale it will be the great hitting pitcher Micah Owings (6-8) vs. Jamie Moyer. All 4 games are at 7:05 ET and televised on FS Ohio.

Francisco Cordero is an All-Star!!!

By: Jeremy Mays

Francisco Cordero will be the Reds representative at the 2009 MLB All Star Game this season. The game will be at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 on FOX. This is the 3rd All-Star game that Francisco Cordero has been in.

Reds lose in Game 3

By: Jeremy Mays

The Reds fall short today and don't win the series losing to the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1. Chris Carpenter is the winner and Bronson Arroyo gets the loss. In the top of the first, Colby Rasmus hit a 2-run home run scoring Skip Schumaker. 2-0 St. Louis. Yadier Molina singles in the top of the 4th scoring Albert Pujols. 3-0 St. Louis. Chris Carpenter singled and scored Ryan Ludwick. 4-0 St. Louis. In the top of the 5th Edwin Encarnacion makes a throwing error that scores Skip Schumaker and Colby Rasmus. St. Louis is leading 6-0. In the top of the 5th, Rick Ankiel hits a sac fly that scores Albert Pujols. 7-0 Cardinals. Joe Thurston also hit a sac fly in the 5th that scored Ryan Ludwick. 8-0 St. Louis. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Jay Bruce hits a triple that score Joey Votto and the Cardinals are winning 8-1. In the top of the 9th inning Yadier Molina grounds out at 2B scoring Ryan Ludwick. 9-1 St. Louis. To close out all scoring for the game, Joe Thurston singles and scores Rick Ankiel and St. Louis wins 10-1. The Reds are on the road this week as they take on the Philadelphia Phillies next in a 4 game series.

Former Red makes history!

By: Coop Ledford
Former Red Adam Dunn made history vs. the Atlanta Braves. He hit his 300th carer home run! Congratulations to Adam Dunn!

Reds rebound from last night and win on the holiday

By: Jeremy Mays
The Reds defeated the St.Louis Cardinals today 5-2. Micah Owings got the win. Brad Thompson received the loss. Francisco Cordero got his 20th save of the year. In the top of the 1st inning, Colby rasmus hit a solo home run to right center field and St. Louis is winning 1-0. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Joey Votto tripled and scored Willy Taveras. Score tied 1-1. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Micah Owings hit a solo home run and the Reds are winning 2-1. In the bottom of the 3rd inning,Yadier Molina makes a throwing error that scores Brandon Phillips.3-1 Cincinnati. Joey Votto hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 5th inning to make it 4-1 Reds. Jerry Hairston Jr. grounded into a force out that scored Brandon Phillips. 5-1 Cincinnati. In the top of the 6th inning, Yadier Molina hit a sac fly that scores Albert Pujols. 5-2 Reds and that would be the final score. The Reds play again tomorrow at 1:10 PM on FSN Ohio. Tomorrow's pitching match up will host Chris Carpenter (5-3) vs Bronson Arroyo (8-7).

Reds lose in Game 1

By: Jeremy Mays

The Reds fall short tonight in what was a great performance by pitcher Homer Bailey. St. Louis defeated the Reds 7-4. Jason Motte got the win. Daniel Ray Herrera received the loss. Ryan Franklin got his 20th save for the Cardinals tonight. In the top of the 1st, Willy Taveras singled on a bunt and scored Chris Dickerson. 1-0 Reds. In the bottom of the 6th, Brandon Phillips doubled and scored Willy Taveras. 2-0 Reds lead. Jerry Hairston singled and scored Brandon Phillips, 3-0 Cincinnati. In the top of the 8th, Albert Pujols hit a grand slam scoring Colby Rasmus, Skip Schumaker, and Jarrett Hoffpauir. 4-3 St. Louis. Ramon Hernandez hit a sac fly that scored Joey Votto in the bottom of the 8th innning and the score is tied 4-4. Jarrett Hoffpauir in the top of the 9th scoring Colby Rasmus and Brendan Ryan. 6-4 St. Louis leads. Albert Pujols doubled in the top of the 9th scoring Skip Schumaker and St. Louis leads 7-4. That would be the final score. Tune into FSN-Ohio at 1:10 PM for Game 2. Brad Thommpson (2-4) will face Micah Owings (5-8)

Series 27 Preview Cardinals vs Reds

By: Jeremy Mays

The Reds will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3 game set this 4th of July weekend. Game 1 will start at 7:10 PM and will be a match up between Joel Pineiro (6-9) and Homer Bailey (1-0) Game 2 will start at 1:10 PM. Brad Thommpson (2-4) will face Micah Owings (5-8). Game 3 will be a showdown between Chris Carpenter (5-3) vs Bronson Arroyo (8-7). Start time will be at 1:10 PM. All 3 games will be televised on FSN-Ohio.

Reds over .500 from win in extras!

By: Cooper Ledford
The Reds were in game 3 of the series vs. Arizona trying to be a game over .500. Here is how the Reds and Diamondbacks kept a close game. In the top of the 2nd Chad Tracy singled scoring Parra to make it 1-0 Arizona. In the Cincinnati 4th the Reds would answer back when Chris Dickerson singled to score Johnny Gomes to make it tied a 1 run a piece. Soon the D'backs would get their lead right back in the top of the 6th on a home run by Mark Reynolds to make it 2-1 Arizona on top. In the bottom of the 9th the Reds were trying to stay alive and they would when Drew Sutton tied the game with an RBI to score Jerry Hairston Jr. game tied a 2. The game would go into extras, in the top of the 10th, no runs scored. In the bottom of the 10th Zavada came to pitch for Arizona, with two outs here came Joey Votto. Votto hit it into left-field to score Chris Dickerson to give the Reds a walk-off victory! The final score is 3-2 Cincinnati as the Reds go to 1 game over .500.

REDS WIN AND GO TO .500!

By: Cooper Ledford
The game I went to vs. the D'backs the Reds won! Here's how the Redlegs did it. Johnny Cueto was on the hill for Cincinnati trying to pick up his 8th win of the season, Johnny pitched 6 innings giving up 0ER and only 1 hit, which was an infield hit that deflected off of him, walked 4, but did manage to strike out many. The games lone run came in the Cincinnati 6th when Joey Votto hit an RBI single to left-center to score Chris Dickerson from 2nd to make it 1-0, and that would end up to be the final score. However in the Arizona 7th there was a scary moment when Arthur Rhodes had the bases loaded and 2 outs with the batter being Felipe Lopez. It was 3-2, a walk would be a run, an out would be great, a hit would be a disaster. The pitch was a pop-up to Jay Bruce in right-field to end the inning, and the Reds would get out of trouble and not allow a run to score. In the top of the 8th David Weathers gave the Reds a 1-2-3 inning, and so did Fransico Cordero in the top of the 9th to pick up his 19th save of the season and more importantly seal the Reds 1-0 win over Arizona to make them (Cincinnati) a .500 team.