Cyclones play game 3 tonight
From what I'm told, Cyclones fans are meeting at Sports Plus in Evendale to watch game 3 of the American Conference Finals tonight. The 'Clones go for a 3-0 series lead tonight at 7:05.

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Perry, Rudi together again
Enquirer.com
The Bengals' first offseason practice Tuesday had a familiar look - a comforting one for the team's coaches and fans - with a full-sized Rudi Johnson and fleet-footed Chris Perry on the field at the same time. Both tailbacks, key performers for the 2005 AFC North division-winning team, are making comebacks. Perry's is more dramatic. The Bengals' first-round draft pick in 2004, Perry had not stepped foot on a football field as an active player since fracturing and dislocating his right ankle in a November 2006 game at Cleveland.

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Reading between Carson's lines
Dayton Daily News
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer said all the right things.  That his frustration level — in the wake of Chad Johnson’s and T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s absence from voluntary offseason workouts at Paul Brown Stadium — is “at zero right now. I’m not frustrated at all. I’m happy and excited to be back on the field myself, whether they’re here or not. I’m excited to be back with these guys, the guys that are here.”  So ….  Was that smoke & steam I saw emanating from Palmer’s ears?  You betcha.

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Mayo case won't cost NCH
Enquirer.com
North College Hill will not have to forfeit any basketball games or state titles from the O.J. Mayo era, the head of the Ohio High School Athletic Association said Tuesday. OHSAA commissioner Dan Ross said he was aware of the weekend ESPN report regarding Mayo, including suggestions that Mayo might have violated OHSAA and NCAA rules by accepting $30,000 worth of cash and gifts from an agent over the past four years.

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It's official: Paul Janish is a Red
From the Reds:
Today the Reds placed on the 15-day disabled list SS Jeff Keppinger (fractured left kneecap) and recalled from Class AAA Louisville IF Paul Janish (pronounced YAH-nish)...Janish will wear uniform number 7. Keppinger suffered the injury on a foul ball in the second inning of last night's game...he is scheduled to have an MRI later today. When he plays Janish will become the second Reds player this season to make his Major League debut (RHP Johnny Cueto)...Janish has spent the season at Class AAA Louisville and in 35g for the Bats hit .293 (4 2b, 1 3b, 4hr, 20rbi, 2sb)...he hit safely in each of his last 7g there (10-26, .384).

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Not the greatest of news on Keppinger
On a foul ball in the second inning of tonight's game vs the Marlins, x-rays revealed that SS Jeff Keppinger suffered a fractured left kneecap. He will undergo an MRI tomorrow.

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While the news on Volquez was quite good....
6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 5K
110 pitches, 74 for strikes (That's 67% of his throws)
He ties a major league record with 8 consecutive starts with no more than 1 ER allowed.

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Bonds indictment charges jump from 4 to 14
ESPN
The U.S. attorney's office filed 14 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction against Barry Bonds on Tuesday. The filing was first reported by ESPN's T.J. Quinn. The counts were filed in what's known as a superseding indictment that broke up the four counts that baseball's all-time home run king was charged with in November. The new indictment was issued in response to a prior ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, who agreed with a defense motion that the initial indictment was potentially vague and ambiguous. The primary point was that the government charged several different lies in single counts, presenting potential problems for a jury.