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Bengals DL Wallace Gilberry was excellent on Bengals Line last night at Holy Grail.
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Bengals center Trevor Robinson was also good last night. Listen to podcast here:

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UC football


Conference alignment announced for Big East
BigEast.org

East Division
UCF
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Louisville
Rutgers
USF
 
West Division
Boise State
Houston
Memphis
San Diego State
SMU
Temple

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Bengals

Rolle: Bengals didn't do anything remarkable, "We gave them 21 points, easily"

Bengals: Optimism suddenly on the rise in Cincinnati

VOTE: Andy Dalton FedEx Air Player of Week

Chiefs discover new way to fail
Kansas City Star
The Chiefs’ best game of the year ended in the most appropriate way possible: a turnover and a loss. Now comes the part where they push and pull about what it means. Everything up to the jobs of the head coach and general manager may hang in the balance.


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/13/3914483/chiefs-best-effort-of-year-still.html#storylink=cpy

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XU basketball


Butler-Xavier takes on new meaning, intensity
Indy Star
The distasteful part of Butler-Xavier is the ugliness that has resulted.
When the Bulldogs lost at Xavier 51-49 two years ago, Butler's Matt Howard said it was the most hostile environment in which he had ever played. When a clock malfunction caused controversy in Butler's 69-68 victory in 2009, a Xavier player ripped a water fountain out of the wall at Hinkle.
The rivalry has spilled into Twitter. A Xavier fan or fans have created accounts with similar handles for the Butler mascots with vulgar and venomous posts about Butler. Butler has authentic accounts for its bulldog mascots @ButlerBlue2 and @ButlerBlue3.

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College football

Big East to approve two-division format

Big East, 'Group of 5' score win with six-bowl decision
SI
No fans should be happier today than those in Cincinnati, Louisville, Boise and the rest of the Big East. The conference might not be one of the cool kids any longer, but it still has an invite to the party.

BCS presidents approve access for non-BCS schools in playoff

At least Ohio State refers to Wisconsin by name. There's no calling the Badgers "That Team Up Northwest."
So this isn't Michigan. If you try to ask the Ohio State players to compare their rivalry with Wisconsin with the Wolverines, a lot of them look at you funny.
"It's a different ballpark," center Corey Linsley said Monday.
"It's a completely different world," cornerback Travis Howard said.
No Ohio State player would tarnish the Michigan game by allowing that anything could match it. That's history. That's a bond to the past. That's what is explained to them every year.

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Reds

 (Chris Nelson)

Prospect Q&A: Cingrani's rapid rise

McCoy: Chapman--closer or starter?

Hamilton blazing a trail
The Arizona Republic
The stories about Billy Hamilton's speed border on urban legend. Each tale seems to surpass the one before it in absurdity, which can make it difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.
Hamilton can score from second on a sacrifice fly. He once made a running catch on the warning track -- while playing shortstop. He beat Chuck Norris in a footrace and a fistfight.
All right, that last part isn't true. But the other two did happen, and on the baseball field, at least, nothing is out of the realm of possibility for Hamilton, a Cincinnati Reds prospect playing for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.

Expanded ‘Kids Zone’ highlights 2012 Redsfest
CINCINNATI (Nov. 12, 2012) — FOX Sports Ohio Redsfest presented by PNC Bank will expand to the third floor of the Duke Energy Convention Center to create a bigger and better Reds Heads Fun Zone for kids of all ages featuring a photo opportunity with Santa, arcade games, inflatables, player story time sessions, live music, circus performers and more.
The annual fan festival will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Downtown Cincinnati on Friday, Dec. 7 from 3 to 10:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8 from 11 am to 6:30 p.m.
“We are expanding Redsfest to offer kids and families additional space for fun and games,” said Phil Castellini, Reds COO. “We’re dedicating the third floor of the convention center to kid-friendly interactives while keeping the traditional Redsfest offerings on the main floor.”
Redsfest tickets are on sale now at reds.com, by phone at (513) 381-REDS, at the Great American Ball Park box office and at select Kroger stores with Ticketmaster retail outlets.
Two-day tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for kids 12 and younger. One-day tickets are $17 for adults and $7 for kids. Children three and under are admitted free.

NL Rookie of Year annoucement:


Youkilis drawing interest from multiple teams

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UC basketball

Kilpatrick Named to Naismith Early Season Watch List
CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati junior guard Sean Kilpatrick has been named to the 2012-13 Nasmith early season watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Tuesday. He was named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 watch list last on Nov. 8.
The 50-player watch list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, which based its criteria on player performances from the previous year and expectations for the 2012-2013 college basketball season. The Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year presented by AT&T will be awarded on April 7, 2013 in Atlanta.
Kilpatrick was named a first team All-BIG EAST Conference selection by the league’s coaches in October.
In late February, the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors will compile a mid-season team of the top 30 players in the nation. Then in March, the Naismith Trophy voting academy will narrow the list to the four finalists.
Other notable Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year alumni include two three-time winners in Bill Walton and Ralph Sampson, Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant and last year’s winner, Anthony Davis of Kentucky. The Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year presented by AT&T is the most prestigious national award presented annually to college basketball’s best player.
Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List players from Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana:
Behanan, Chane -Sophomore F Louisville
Cannan, Isaiah -Senior G Murray State
Clarke, Rotnei -Senior G Butler
Cooley, Jack -Senior F Notre Dame
Cooper, DJ -Senior G Ohio
Craft, Aaron -Junior G Ohio State
Dieng, Gorgui -Junior C Louisville
Goodwin, Archie -Freshman G Kentucky
Kilpatrick, Sean -Junior G/F Cincinnati
Noel, Nerlens -Freshman F Kentucky
Poythress, Alex -Freshman F Kentucky
Siva, Peyton -Senior G Louisville
Thomas, Deshaun -Junior F Ohio State
Watford, Christian -Senior F Indiana
Zeller, Cody -Sophomore F Indiana

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Kentucky basketball

Clay: UK's latest duel with Duke

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Stuff

Big Ben could be out a while


(Photo: via Twitter/Jason Loehr)

Berman apologizes for Big Ben graphic
USA Today
"We have to tell you this for sure, earlier in the show we had a graphic error in the rundown," he said. "We apologize for the mistake. Not sure how it happened. It won't happen again, we'll be back."

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The 4th Annual Kevin C. Barnhill Coaches Basketball Classic
Morrow, Ohio…..  The 4th annual edition of the Kevin C. Barnhill Coaches Basketball Classic will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Little Miami High School.  The kick-off to the 2012-2013 season will feature the reserve and varsity teams from Little Miami, Reading, Loveland, and Blanchester High Schools.  Reserve games tip-off at 3:30pm with the varsity showcase starting at 6:30pm.
Net proceeds benefit the Kevin C. Barnhill  Memorial Scholarship and Community Outreach Fund and the Ohio Athletic Association “Kids Who Care” campaign.  Since its inception in 2007, the Memorial Fund has awarded over $40,000 in scholarships to Little Miami seniors.
Tickets for all games are $6 for adults, $4 for students.  Children under 6 are free.
Raffles for Reds Opening Day tickets, signed baseball memorabilia, a Redsfest experience, and a special guest appearance are among the additional highlights of the event.
For more information, please contact Bill Barnhill, Event Director at (513) 703-0810.