UC/Princeton product promoted
I'm told the Cubs have promoted Josh Harrison from Boise to Peoria. He should be in uniform for Friday night's game vs Dayton.
Josh hit .351 in 33 games after being drafted.....he has a .970 OPS with 23 walks and only 12 k's

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Yankees interested in Dunn
ESPN
Even with the trading deadline less than a week away, the Reds have had very little action on Adam Dunn. But one club that spoke with the Reds says the Yankees have explored what it would take to plug Dunn into their revolving outfield/DH vacancies. The Reds, however, are continuing to ask teams for one top-of-the-line prospect and one second-tier prospect. And that's probably more than the Yankees are inclined to give up for Dunn.

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How about this former UC/Colerain product?!
MidwestLeague.com
Dan Osterbrock has only pitched in seven games as a professional, but he's already setting the bar pretty high.

 

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Top 10 is in: Duke #1, UK #4
ESPN

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Iron's dad: "Kenny will be back"
C. Trent's blog
"Kenny's going to be fine," David Irons said on Friday. "It's a minor set-back, it has to be done for the team. For roster and salary cap purposes."

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UC football news
CINCINNATI - With a little more than one month left until the start of the 2008 University of Cincinnati football season, season ticket sales have reached the 11,000 mark - the highest in UC history.
Last week, the popular Bearcats Lair section sold out for the second consecutive season. This week, season ticket sales crossed the 11,000 plateau, which betters the 2007 season-ticket total of 8,186.

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Let me get this straight
All hell breaks loose at the minor league game in the 1st inning.....15 players and both managers are ejected.( VIDEO Careful of language from crowd) It takes an hour to sort things out. Then the Midwest League President decides rather than have pitchers fill spots in the lineup by playing the outfield, the umpires should reinstate the ejected playears to finish the game. Huh?
How about suspending the game and sending everyone home to allow things to cool?

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Did you know?
Peoria manager Carmelo Martinez is the former ML OF/1B. He leaped to field Pete Rose's hit #4192 on one bounce in left field that night for the Padres. Martinez is the Chiefs hitting coach and filled in as manager for Ryne Sandberg who is at Hall of Fame weekend. Martinez played with the Reds in 1991. He homered in his first major leauge at-bat with the Cubs in 1983. His homer was off of former Reds pitcher Frank Pastsore. He also hit the ball for the Pirates in Game 6 of the 1990 NLCS that Glenn Braggs went over the wall to catch and save the game and possibly the series for the Reds.

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Here is what the brawl sounded like
The call on Peoria radio

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Bengals waive Irons
The Bengals today waived HB Kenny Irons, under the category of Waived/Failed Physical. Irons failed the team physical earlier this week.
Irons, from Auburn, was Cincinnati's second-round choice in the 2007 draft. He has been unable to play or practice since suffering a torn left knee ligament (ACL) in the '07 preseason opener last Aug. 9 at Detroit. He spent the '07 season on Cincinnati's Reserve/Injured list.

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Topics
Reds
The Brawl in Dayton
80's Pick 3: In honor of the Reds 80's weekend we look at your favorite 80's music, movies and tv shows.
Favorite Sports Venues: What is yours?
Who Am I?

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My 80's picks
Favorite Movies:
Risky Business
Ferris Bueller
Fast Times
Field of Dreams
Vision Quest
Favorite Music:
Don't Do Me Like That, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel
Caught Up In You, .38 Special
You Gotta Fight for Your Right, Beastie Boys
Livin' On A Prayer, Bon Jovi
Favorite TV Shows
Hill Street Blues
LA Law
Moonlighting
Magnum PI
Cheers

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17 ejected, fan injured in ugly Dragons-Chiefs brawl
(AP)
That led to an argument between the two managers, and when Martinez pushed Scott, the benches emptied. Several fights between players broke out behind home plate. Castillo's ball went into the stands, and Menchaca jumped on Castillo's back.

Holy Crap...here is the video. Where you there last night? Give me a report today.
Here is the Dayton Daily News account of what happened
Perhaps rules for baseball fights should be altered to this form

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Prosser a person, coach to remember
News Observer
"Skip really cared, and that's what made him so special in my opinion," Gaudio said. "He had as much time for the average person as he did for a player or coach. That's a special trait. He never got to the point that he thought he was more important than anyone else. There are so many things I'll remember about him, but nothing more than that one thing. He was just the same person day after day."

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Sorry to say, Big 10 scheduling a joke
Wisconsin State Journal
The lack of competition in September has a dual effect: It fails to prepare teams for tough bowl opponents and doesn't provide critics with a basis for comparison. With few intersectional showdowns, they have only bowl performances to go on, and the Big Ten is a sorry 14-24 since 2002.

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WWDD: What would Dusty do?
Philly Enquirer
"It's unfortunate, but rules are rules," said Jamie Moyer, who was solid in seven innings, giving up two hits and one earned run. "I commend Charlie for standing up for the rules that he has. I think we all need to be accountable to that. Each team has their own rules, and they play not only for their managers and their coaching staff, but they play amongst their teammates.

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49ers legends talk to Buckeyes
Cleveland Plain Dealer
It was no shock that the three-time defending conference champs were picked for a four-peat. Since spring practice, OSU coach Jim Tressel has been wary of boring his veteran Buckeyes with things they've heard and done before. So during the summer doldrums, Tressel decided to blind his players with Super Bowl rings, bringing in former San Francisco 49ers Rice, Lott, Joe Montana and Roger Craig to talk to the team. Tressel knows former 49ers owner Ed DeBartolo Jr., a Youngstown native.

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Colts cut former Miami QB
Betts, cut on Thursday, July 24, was hoping to work more with the first team in practice as a result of Peyton Manning's knee surgery, which is expected to keep the Colts' starting quarterback out four to six weeks.

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Favre to the Iowa Chops?
"Brett is one of the greatest American athletes of the past 50 years and deserves a place to play, so we are extending an offer to him to become the newest member of the Iowa Chops Hockey team of the American Hockey League," said Nitzel.

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The A-11......the offense of the future?
Josh Katzowitz, Rivals High
"Initially, the first thought I had was, 'I'm pretty sure that's illegal,' " George said. "I've got to admit I thought it was a little crazy. I think most of the players thought it was crazy. A lot of people were a little skeptical."

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TV show
Anyone checking out HBO's Generation Kill?
"From the creator of The Wire comes the new face of American War?
It's a seven part mini-series. We watched the first two parts. Not bad. Great writing.

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Postcard from Browns training camp
Peter King, CNNSI
Cleveland and Pittsburgh have the toughest slates in football, and there's a real possibility that the winner of the AFC North will be 9-7.

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What is your favorite sports venue?
CNNSI
Every sports venue touches visitors. Some because they are old. Or new. Some because they are remote. Or in the middle of a city. Some because they are comfortable. Or not. Then there is an entirely different category of venue that seizes a visitor's soul and fills it with a sense of time and past glory. These are the venues with a pulse, and Churchill Downs is such a place.

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The new look Sporting News
Their new daily email edition is pretty cool. It's a sportspage on-line with columns and stuff

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Maxim Hometown Hottie
Careful opening

AskMen.com Hottie
Careful opening
I just felt compelled