Henry back, Watson cut

Bengals news
Added WR Chris Henry to the roster. Henry practiced with the team this week on a roster exemption, following his return from a four-game NFL suspension.
Terminated the contract of HB Kenny Watson, releasing him to free agency. Watson, a seventh-year NFL player, played in Games 1-3 this season, with 32 rushing yards on seven attempts and two receptions for three yards.

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Marvin can't escape fallout from Bengals mess
Stephen A Smith, ESPN
The depressing circumstances surrounding the Bengals were in Cincinnati long before Marvin Lewis arrived in town. Their record is 114-194 since 1989 entering Sunday's game at Dallas. They've made a grand total of two playoff appearances in the past two decades. Their present coach is responsible for one of them, and -- this is important, folks! -- his 42-42 record makes him one of three coaches in the franchise's 41-year history to sniff at having a winning record.
For the moment. That last part is very interesting because the Bengals (0-4 this season) should have been better in his five-plus years as their coach. That they have not been painfully illuminates the likelihood of Lewis' imminent departure, no matter what he says.

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Marshall whitewashed by UC
The Herald Dispatch
"Cincinnati played awfully well," Thundering Herd head coach Mark Snyder said. "I was disappointed, obviously, in our performance tonight. I thought the defense played pretty well for the positions we put them in.

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Lap in the fold
I'm excited and honored that Dave Lapham will join me each Wednesday from 5 to 5:30 to talk Bengals and take your calls. The segment is brought to you by Richter and Phillips Jewelers.

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The page includes Mike Valenti's rant, the Adam Dunn Banana Phone Call....plus interviews with Pat Summerall, Brooks Robinson, Joe Montana, Frank Caliendo, Ernie Harwell, Pete Rose and more.

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State of Hoops '08 in Ohio
CollegeHoops.Net
2. Xavier: Sean Miller has picked up where Thad Matta left off, and Matta followed the success of Skip Prosser, who continued the foundation set by Pete Gillen. Since 1986, there's been a continual run of impressive postseason success at Xavier, including 2 Elite Eight trips in the past 5 years.
4. Cincinnati: This is obviously a storied program, but the post-Huggins era has gotten off to a slow start. There hasn't been a tourney trip in the past three seasons, nor a finish above .500 in conference play. 2009 should be better, but the Big Dance will most likely have to wait another season.

Indiana Kentucky

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Best young coaches today
Rivals.com
THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: Who is the best young (40 or under) coach in America?

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Gunnar Esiason fights illness, makes family proud
Newsday
Gunnar Esiason -- a week removed from serious complications in his ongoing battle against cystic fibrosis that kept him out of uniform in the team's opener Sept. 12 -- promptly led the Quakers on a scoring drive that concluded with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Alex Zisfein. It was the second touchdown pass of Gunnar's varsity career and the first in front of his father, the former Jets and Bengals quarterback.

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Thoughts and prayers
Joey Sciarra(C-are-a) plays football in the Boone County
Pee Wee Football League and this past Sunday changed his life forever. He
was hurt on the field, then began having seizures and was taken to Childrens
where they operated on him all day Sunday.

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More sad news

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Hey OSU fans, remember this former kicker?
Palestra.net
Former Buckeye kicker Vlade Janakievski serves up sandwiches and more to some of the Bucks' biggest stars.

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Where is the outrage over steroids in NFL?
Wall Street Journal
Suppose they gave a drug scandal and nobody came.
On Sept. 21, the San Diego Union-Tribune published a blockbuster report listing 185 NFL players who had used performance-enhancing drugs -- men at every position from every team over the past three decades. (George Mitchell's headline-grabbing 2007 report on such drug use in baseball listed 100 fewer players in that sport.) Charles Yesalis, professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and one of the country's leading anabolic steroids experts, believes that "we're just touching the tip of the iceberg."

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From the UC game notes
• UC forced a turnover for the 19th-straight game.
• The secondary produced a season-high three interceptions, UC’s first
three-interception game since the 2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl.
• The UC defense has produced five sacks in its last two games after recording
only three in the first three games of the season.
• UC opens BIG EAST play against Rutgers at Noon on Oct. 11 in Nippert Stadium.
UC will be the last BCS team to start league play in 2008.
INDIVIDUAL
• #14 Chazz Anderson started at quarterback for Cincinnati. It was his first
collegiate appearance
• Anderson is the fourth UC quarterback to see action during the 2008 season and
the third different starter. He finished the game 16-of-26 passing for 158 yards and two touchdowns. He also added one rushing score. Anderson had his first-career rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
• He is the fifth different starting quarterback in Brian Kelly’s 19 games as
UC’s head coach.
• #16 Dominick Goodman caught a pass in his 25th-straight game.
• Goodman caught a14-yard pass from Anderson for a touchdown with 4:54 left in
the first quarter. It was the first-career passing TD for Anderson.
• Goodman had two touchdown catches of 14 and 7 yards from Anderson. He has five
touchdowns on the season and the 20 for his career. He is one TD shy of tying
Jim O’Brien (1967-69) for the all-time lead with 21.
• #21 Mike Mickens recorded his 12th career interception just before halftime,
tying him for UC’s all-time lead with Blue Adams & Jocelyn Borgella.
• Mickens finished the night with nine tackles, giving him 20+ stops tackles in
the past two games.
• #5 Connor Barwin blocked a punt with 1:02 left in the first quarter that went
for a safety. It was the second block of his career. Barwin’s other career
blocked punt came on Nov. 3, 2007 at USF. He also tipped a punt in the first
quarter. He also had a sack, a pass break up, and a quarterback hurry.
• #97 Jake Rogers kicked a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter. It was his
third-straight game with a made field goal and he is 3-for-3 in 2008.
• #49 Torry Cornett recorded a career-best nine tackles. He also finished with
1.5 tackles for a loss.
• #20 Jacob Ramsey recorded a career-high 99 yards.
• #1 Mardy Gilyard did not score a touchdown for the first time this season,
snapping his four-game scoring streak.
• #23 Isaiah Pead entered the game at running back in the fourth quarter and
recorded a career-best 59 yards on 11 carries.

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Bengals Free Outing
OVGA
The OVGA, in conjunction with Carino's Italian Grille and the Enquirer's and WLW's Paul Daugherty, are putting on the Bengals Free Outing, Sunday, October 12 at Walden Ponds. Why waste another Sunday watching the Bengals get trashed (this time by Brett Favre and the Jets) when you can play golf, get free golf and help us raise money for Angels Among Us in the name of Jonah Borngrebe, grandson of OVGA golfer Mark Borngrebe.
Details of the event include: $60 cost --includes green fee/cart, range, FREE 18 hole voucher for future round at Walden and dinner 11:00 tee time start...could change to 1:00 if more than 60 play Skins/CTP Post round raffle for a chance to win cool prizes All proceeds from the event benefit Angels Among Us, for more on Jonah Borngrebe and how you can help even if you don't play, please see the article written on Jonah by the Omaha World Herald: http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=3940&u_sid=10421061 If that's not enough to entice you, here's a Top 10 list straight from the desk of David Letterman as to why playing in the Bengals Free Outing is better than watching what should be an 0-6 team by the end of that week's game:
10) Price of admission is cheaper
9) You receive free gifts about equal the price of admission
8) You won't have to put up with a Marvin Lewis press conference if you miss a putt on 18 for a skin
7) Nobody ever wants to see Ocho Cinco on their scorecard
6) Parking is free
5) Better looking venue
4) You don't have to do your own cooking to tailgate/cookout
3) The beer is delivered by someone better looking than a beer man
2) $6 gets you 3 beers instead of 1
AND THE #1 REASON WHY THE BENGALS FREE OUTING IS BETTER THAN WATCHING THE BUNGLES...
1) You get to help the less fortunate instead of watching the unfortunate. WHO DEY THINK THEY'D RATHER WATCH BAD FOOTBALL? Join us at the Bengals Free Outing at Walden Ponds on October 12!