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3 weeks ago | 
worldbaseball.com | Cincinnati Reds |Gabriel Moreno |Jose Herrera |José Herrera
About 1 minute reading time. CINCINNATI (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno left Friday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds after being struck on his right hand by a wild pitch from right-handed reliever Cristian Mena. With the Diamondbacks leading 3-2 in the sixth, Mena’s pitch bounced in front of home plate and hit Moreno on his throwing hand. After consulting with the training staff, Moreno made a few throws but couldn’t continue. Swelling was visible.
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4 weeks ago | 
sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds
Three of the four North Carolina high school girls soccer championship games in 2025 share a common storyline: a chance at redemption. The 2A, 3A and 4A finals all feature a school returning to the championship game after losing in heartbreaking fashion last spring.
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4 weeks ago | 
sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds
It's championship season for North Carolina high school baseball, with four state finals series on tap one more time before the state moves to eight classifications for the 2025-26 school year. This year's final matchups show how much experience matters. The 4A and 1A championship series will see T.C. Roberson and Uwharrie Charter, respectively, playing for three-peats, while the 3A finals will feature J.H. Rose coach Ronald Vincent seeking his eighth state crown in his 52nd season at the school.
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1 month ago | 
sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds
Stars-and-stripes jerseys are on the line as many of the nation's top riders gather in West Virginia this week for the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships. Charleston is the place to be for eight days of racing, including time trials and road races for para-cyclists and able-bodied junior, under-23 and elite men and women.
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1 month ago | 
sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds
Southern California is the home of beach volleyball, and some of the top talent in the region — and the country — will hit the sand Saturday with titles on the line. The marquee matchup in the CIF Southern Section girls beach volleyball championships will feature a pair of teams ranked in the top five nationally by MaxPreps as No. 1 Mira Costa faces No. 4 Redondo Union in a rematch of the previous two Division 1 finals.
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2 months ago | 
sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds
The quest for the Larry O'Brien Trophy is underway, with the best teams in the NBA working their way through the two-month playoff gauntlet. Though the Thunder and Cavs dominated their respective conferences during the regular season, the road to the NBA Finals appears wide open for multiple contenders, from the defending champion Celtics to a Lakers team led by LeBron James and Luka Doncic. The best part for basketball fans? They can watch playoff games nearly every day into June.
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2 months ago | 
sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds
The quest for the Calder Cup is underway. The 2025 American Hockey League playoffs feature 23 teams hoping to take home the trophy, the Hershey Bears have claimed the last two seasons, defeating the Coachella Firebirds in the Calder Cup Finals each time. While it's tough to bet against a three-peat from the Capitals affiliate, the Laval Rocket were the class of the AHL during the regular season with 101 points to Hershey's 96. Will the two powerhouses clash in the Eastern Conference Finals?
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2 months ago | 
worldbaseball.com | Chris Brown |Cincinnati Reds |Eric Davis |Hunter Greene
About 2 minutes reading time. NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Strawberry says Major League Baseball needs to focus on developing and marketing the game within the inner cities in order for the percentage of Black players to rise substantially. “They have academies everywhere else, but they don’t have the attraction for what inner cities are all about,” Strawberry said Thursday at Citi Field prior to what the New York Mets marketed as their “Black Legacy Game” against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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2 months ago | 
sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds
Alex Ovechkin is only a hat trick away now. The Capitals star's goal Tuesday against the Bruins put him at 891 for his career, three short of Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin is now in a realistic position to reach the magic number of 894 in a single game. He has 32 career hat tricks, including two this season — most recently Feb. 23 against the Oilers. His next chance to close the gap is Wednesday at the Hurricanes, a tough back-to-back against a playoff-bound team.
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2 months ago | 
sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds
Alex Ovechkin is on the brink of hockey history. The Capitals star is on pace to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record for goals in a career by the end of the regular season. The Great One finished his legendary 20-year career with 894 goals in 1,487 games, the Great 8 is on almost exactly the same pace as he looks to lay claim to one of the game's most revered marks.
