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Cincinnati Reds Embarrassing Night. Bengals Dominate. Anthony Schlegel | CBox Streams 08-21-24

Headlines The reds have lost their momentum of mondays win. They fall 10-3 to the Blue jays who hit their season high 5 home runs in one game. George springer had 2 home runs, Kirk, Horwitz, and Jimenez added one a piece Carson Spiers looked terrible. He gave up 9 earned runs on 13 hits in 4 innings. He did strikeout 3 guys. India had two hits, elly had a triple and Marte had 2 hits. Those were the notable offense achievements from last night. Luke Maile did pitch 2 scoreless innings! His era remains at 0.00 Reds and Blue jays have the rubber match tonight where Nick Martinez takes on Yariel Rodriguez. Martinez has a 3.25 era with a 1.05 whip. Rodriguez had a 3.93 era with a 1.29 whip Around the league Dodgers hang on to beat the mariners 6-3 as jason heyward delivered a 3 run home run in the 8th as the dodgers trailed 3-0 early White Sox lose again as Robbie Ray struck out 9 as the giants win 4-1 Rays shutout the A’s 1-0. Padres hold on to beat the twins 7-5 Royals fall to the angels 9-5 for their first loss in 6 days Red sox win 6-5 as Duran goes 4-4 with the tie breaking home run in the 8th Pirates shutout the rangers 4-0 Cubs take care of the tigers 3-1 Brewers ace frankie montas tossed 7 innings of 1 hit shoutout baseball against the cardinals. They win 3-2 Braves beat the phillies 3-1 Guardians and yankees played the longest game of the season and the guardians win 9-5 in 12 innings Diamondbacks beat the marlins. The marlins will be starting 38 year old johnny cueto today NFL news Pete carroll is returning to USC! He will be teaching a class Flores said that tua’s words hit hard and that he has evolved Aaron rodgers said the jets camp this year was one of the most taxing of his career Cee dee lamb is having promising talks with the cowboys on getting a deal done

Cincinnati Reds Take Game 1. Bengals Joint Practice Reaction. NFL Storylines | CBox Streams 08-20-24

Headlines The reds have won a game! They beat the blue jays 6-3 in game 1 of the series. It was a bullpen game but Julian Aguiar was solid in his debut. 4 innings 4 hits , 2 earned runs, and a couple of strikeouts Santillion, Moll, farmer, wilson and Diaz close out the game. TJ friedl has been playing better baseball as he hit another home run. Also, went 3-4 on the night. In his last 15 games TJ is hitting 302 with a 350 OBP, slugging 600. He has 5 home runs during that stretch Ty France as a Red is hitting 278 with a 316 obp with a 519 slug. He added two more hits last night with 2 rbi’s Reds and Blue Jays are back at it tonight where carson spiers is taking on Jose Berrios. Spiers has a 4.55 era with a 1.29 whip. Berrios has a 3.85 era with a 1.18 whip. Around the league Dodgers blank the mariners 3-0. Max muncy hit a home run in his return to the team. Hes been gone since mid may The giants beat the white soxx 5-3 The athletics shutout the Rays 3-0. JJ bleday hit a two run shot in the first which was more than enough Padres beat the twins 5-3 as a Jackson Merrill 3 run double clinched it Astros walked off the Red Sox on a Yainer Diaz home run. 5-4 the final The pirates lose yet again, this time to the rangers. 4-3 the finalcorey seager hit two home runs. Mets hit a walk off against the orioles 4-3 the final score. Francisco alvarez was the hero on a 3-0 pitch. Diamondbacks win 9-6 over the marlins as del castillo continues his torrid start. He hit his first grand slam and drove in 6 runs NFL NEws NFL said moving kickoff touchbacks to the 35 yard line isnt likely in 2024 Tua called out Brian Flores in an interview yesterday saying he was a little too harsh The bills suffered a couple set backs in MVS and Mitch trubisky. Both out for a couple of weeks

Charlie Goldsmith! Bengals Preseason Reaction. Reds Disappoint... | CBox Streams 08-19-24

Headlines The Reds have done it! They’ve answered their sweep of the cardinals with getting swept by the Royals! Good stuff! The Reds lose 8-1 yesterday. The offense mustered up 7 hits and a run. The reds lose the series 28-2. So much for the run differential. Andrew Abbott struggled going 5 innings , allowing 6 hits and 4 earned runs. Meanwhile Brady singer, like most of the royals pitching staff completely shut down the reds inept offense. Santiago Espinal did go 3-4 yesterday. He’s hitting 470 with a 500 obp and an 800 slug over his past 15 games. Has 23 hits and 4 home runs during that stretch. For reference, Candelario is hitting 220 with a 267 obp during that same stretch. 3 home runs Will benson is hitting 170 with a 220 obp and 13 strikeouts over his last 15 games Other news, Amed Rosario is a Cincinnati after they win the claim Hunter Greene is now missing his next 3 starts after being placed on the IL Reds and blue jays start their series in Toronto tonight. Kevin gausman is on the bump for the birds. He rolls into town with a 4-20 era with 126 strikeouts in 139 innings pitched Nfl bengals get blown out by the bears 27-3. Wood side was 17-25 for 132 yards and 2 interceptions. Rocky Lombardi was 4-8 for 33 yards. Noah Cain led Cincinnati rushers with 28 yards on 8 Carries Trayveon Williams added 22 rushing yards Kwamie lassiter the second had 5 catches and 33 yards , both which led bengals wide outs Kris Jenkins added a sack Evan McPherson added a 54 yarder. 3 years 16 million was inked yesterday Cincinnati open finals are this afternoon Francis Tiafoe trailed 5-2 in the third set last night. He forced a tie break and won against Ruune. He will be playing the biggest match of his career against world number one Jannik sinner Aryna sabalenka vs Jessica pegula on the woman’s side Wnba the fever beat the storm 92-75 and Caitlin Clark broke the wnba single season rookie mark for assists. She leads the league with 8.3 assists per game had 9 yesterday reaching 232 passing the record of 224 set in 1998. The overall single season assist record was set last season by Alyssa Thomas at 316 There are 12 more games left

Dialed In: James Rapien and more! Bengals Disastrous Day. Reds are RED HOT! | CBox Streams 08-16-24

Headlines The Reds will return to action tonight against the Royals. It is former Red Michael Lorenzen vs Nick Martinez. Lorenzen is 5-6 with a 3.79 era and a 1.30 whip. Nick Martinez has a 1.03 whip with a 3.16 Era. The Reds also said they are considering using facial recognition system for fans entering ballpark. It is one of 6 ballparks using this technology.To use the new system, fans can enroll on the MLB Ballpark app where it will take a picture of the user's face. The image is then converted into a code and the image is then deleted. Around the league Twins win it in the ninth against the rangers. They have won 9 of 14 Phillies blowout the nationals. Weston Wilson is now the ninth phillies player to hit for the cycle but the first rookie in the organization to accomplish it Gunnar Henderson ripped his 31’s home run of the season in the orioles 5-1 win over the red sox Giants shutout the Braves 6-0 which means the Reds gained a half game on their off day Brewers rallied in the eighth to beat the dodgers and tie up the series at 2 a piece. Yelich did elect to undergo season ending back surgery. Mariners lose to the tigers again this time 2-1. Javier baez hit a go ahead 2 run homer in the 8th. Detroit sweeps The Athletics trailed 5-0 to the Mets, but stormed all the way back. 7-6 the A’s win. The game took 3 hours and 45 minutes and took 425 pitches which is the longest game of any nine inning game in the pitch clock era WNBA The Sky get destroyed by the Mercury 85-65. Angel Reese went 4-14 from the field with 15 rebounds. NFL Harbaugh was asked about Kaepernick yesterday to which he responded he wont be on the roster this season or the coaching staff NCAA The Notre Dame mens swimming program has been suspended for at least one year after an external review found members of the team violated ncaa rules by wagering among themselves on results of their competitions and failed to treat one another with dignity and respect

CINCINNATI REDS GET THE SWEEP! Ja'Marr Chase in Chicago? Fire'em Up Barry! | CBox Streams 08-15-24

Headlines the Reds win again! They finish off a sweep of the Cardinals to take second place in the division! They trail the mets, giants and braves. They are still 4.5 games back The Reds beat the cardinals 9-2. Emelio pagan opened and was very good. They used 5 other pitchers. Spiers was the only one who struggled. Jonathan India went 3-5 with 4 rbis and 2 home runs Elly De la cruz had an rbi double Stephenson hit a homerun Fridel went 2-4 with 2 home runs on his birthday. The bottom half of the lineup (fraley benson and marte) all had hits and went a combined 5-11 The Reds will return to action tomorrow night against the Royals. It is former Red Michael Lorenzen vs Nick Martinez. Lorenzen is 5-6 with a 3.79 era and a 1.30 whip. Nick Martinez has a 1.03 whip with a 3.16 Era. Around the league The team the Reds are trailing, the atlanta braves unfortunately will look for a 4 game sweep of the giants tonight. They won last night 13-2. Michael harris hit a grand slam in his 1st at bat since his return from injury. The Blue jays dominated the angels. Berrios looked sharp and Varsho’s 3 run home run helped finish off the sweep of LA Yankees dominate the white sox 10-2. Aaron Judge becomes the fastest player to reach 300 home runs. It was his 955th game. Soto also homered Brewers get a win back against LA. 5-4 the final score. Walker Buehler was pulled early going only 3.1 innings allowing 3 hits,4 walks, and 1 earned runs Athletics lose big to the Mets 9-1. Lindor and Alonso both homered Astros hold on to beat the Rays 2-1 in ten innings. The Cubs get swept away by the guardians after a 6-1 loss last night. Alex cobb gets his first win in nearly a year. Tigers beat the mariners again 3-2 the final score last night The phillies end their losing skid after winning 9-5 last night against the marlins. Schwarber hit a grand slam The Padres complete their second sweep of the season against the pirates. 6-0 for the year. The pirates have lost 10 in a row. Mitch Keller has given up 15 earned uns in his last nine innings of work Other baseball news, the white sox have dropped 2025 season ticket prices NFL news The Patriots trade Judon to the Falcons Cowboys are signing carl lawson Soccer news Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the new United States coach with the responsibility of leading the team into the 2026 World Cup, a source told ESPN on Thursday.

Time to Believe in the Cincinnati Reds? Trey Wingo Talks NFL Football | CBox Streams 08-14-24

Headlines the Reds win again! The Reds have a chance to sweep the Cardinals tonight! Hunter Greene has been absolutely incredible. 7 innings 4 hits, 1 earned run, a couple pukes, and 8 strikeouts. He is 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA over his last 7 starts. His season ERA is at 2.83 He has given up more than 3 runs in a start once in his last 12 games TJ Friedl went 2-3 with a walk Steer had another RBI as well as a hit Candelario hit a home run as did TY france. Alexis Diaz got his 24th save The Reds are still 4.5 games back but have jumped the Cubs. If they win tonight, they will jump the cardinals as well The Reds are back at it tonight at 640 where Kyle Gibson takes on Emilio Pagan as an opener. Kyle Gibson is 7-4 with a 3.99 era and 115 strikeouts. Pagan returns from the IL with a 4.22 era and 26 strikeouts. Around the league Braves hold on to beat the giants 4-3 in 10 innings yet again. Padres shutout the Pirates 3-0 and have now won 5 straight games against Pittsburgh. The Pirates have lost 9 games in a row The Diamondbacks walk off the Rockies 4-3. It was a 2 out 2 run single by jake mccarthy Blue Jays crush the angels 6-1. Vlad guerrero has hit safely in 23 of his last 24 games Yankees beat the White Sox 4-1 as Juan soto carried the entire team. 3 home runs and 4 RBI’s Dodgers crush the Brewers 7-2. Shoehei goes yard yet again as the Brewers have lost 3 in a row Twins obliterated the Royals 13-3. Former Red Kyle Farmer went yard for the first time this season last night Nationals crush the orioles 9-3 . Andres Chaparro hit 3 doubles in his MLB debut . Rookie James wood had another 4 hit game Marlins shutout the Phillies 5-0. Philies have dropped 4 straight The Tigers dismantle the Mariners 15-1 the final score. Tarik Skubal earned his MLB leading 14th win as his era keeps dropping. 2.53. Kerry Carpenter hit 2 home runs. Guardians barely beat the cubs 2-1. Rookie Noel hit a 430 foot home run. Cubs have lost back to back games Astros hang on to beat the rays and the athletics crushed the mets 9-4 NFL Lions' Dan Campbell expects injured RB Jahmyr Gibbs to be 'fine' Vikings rookie qb jj mccarthy needs knee surgery

2ND BASEMEN SPENCER STEER! Amarius Mims Injury... Solomon Wilcots Calls In! | CBox Streams 08-13-24

Headlines 
the Reds win again! 6-1 the final score last night against the cardinals.  
Andrew Abbott was dominant going 6.2 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run while striking out 6.  
Jakob Junis carried the Reds the rest of the way home going 2 and a third striking out 3 and not allowing a base runner. 
Former Red Sonny Gray had a tough go, 5 innings, 5 hits, 6 earned runs.  He did manage to strikeout 9 Reds 
Spencer Steer went 2-3 with a walk, 2 home runs, 5 rbis, and a stolen base in his return to second base.  He hit leadoff as well 
Elly De La Cruz went 2-4 with a double and a home Run
The Reds are back at it tonight where it is All Star Hunter Greene taking on Erick Fedde.  Greene enters this game with a 2.9 era, an 8-4 record, 154 ks and a 1.03 whip.  Erick Fedde is 8-5 with a 3.2 era with 118 k’s and a 1.15 whip
Around the League
The Braves shutout the giants 1-0 in extras.  Sale threw 7 shutout innings with 12 k’s. Snell went 6.1 innings not allowing a run and striking out 11.  
The Padres hang on to beat the Pirates 2-1.  They just finished a sweep of the Pirates less than a week ago
The diamondbacks beat the rockies 5-4 on back to back wild pitches.  
The White Sox get their largest win of the season destroying the yankees 12-2.  It is their first win under Sizemore 
Dodgers take care of the Brew crew 5-2. Shoehei and Mookie both go yard which was significant to some. 
Cubs fall to the guardians in a back and forth game 9-8.  Happ and PCA homer for the cubs while Kwan and Noel hit a combined 3 home runs for the guardians 
NFL News
It is feared that Jahmyr Gibbs has possibly torn his ACL.  He was being evaluated for a leg injury after departing the practice session early.  It is listed as a hamstring injury 
Haason Reddick requested a trade from the jets to which they promptly denied.  
Will Levis has partnered with mayonnaise which could be a perfume 
Dolphins let go of Teair Tart
Amarius Mims suffered a strained pectoral muscle and will be out multiple weeks
Chase claypool has been placed on the il

Bengals Post Game Reaction. Cincinnati Reds lose Brewers Series | CBox Streams 08-12-24

Headlines 
the Reds win a Sunday game! It is the first time they’ve done so since June 2nd when they beat the Cubs at Wrigley field! 
Tyler Stephenson went 2-3 with a home run 
Santiago Espinal is heating up as he had two big RBI’s as well as 2 hits. His average is now 249 for the year
Nick lodolo still finding himself but a better outing . 5.1 innings  3 hits , 3 earned runs , 4 strikeouts
The Reds of course lose the series to the Brewers mustering up 7 runs. 
They have now lost 9 series in a row against the brewers . They have lost 34 of their last 46 against the brewers. The Reds are 8-42 when they score 3 runs or less. The reds are 8-32 when they do not hit a home run. They are 9-21 in one run games
The reds are back at it tonight against the cardinals ! Sonny gray comes back to town to face Andrew Abbott. Gray is 11-6 with a 3.65 era, 153 strikeouts and a 1.07 whip. Abbott is 9-9 with a 3.7 era and 104 strikeouts. 
Elsewhere around the league 
Angels take care of the Nats 6-4
Yankees hold on for dear life winning 8-7 over the rangers. Stanton Soto and judge all homered 
Astros humiliate the Red Sox 10-2
Athletics stomp on the blue jays 8-4
Rays edge out the orioles 2-1 to avoid the sweep
Marlins win 7-6 to snap the padres 7 game winning streak 
Mariners crush the Mets 12-1
Dodgers sweep the pirates winning 6-5 yesterday. Pirates have lost 9/10
Rockies beat the Braves yesterday and win the series. Braves have lost 7 of 8
Nfl pre season
eagles beat the ravens 16-13. John ross had 3 catches for 28 yards
Jags best Kc 26-13
Seahawks took care of the chargers 16-3
Bengals fall to the buccaneers 17-14. Burrow was 5-7 for 51 yards and a touchdown. 
Chase brown rushed 5 times for 10 yards
Jermaine burton looked good catchching 3 balls for 82 yards and a touchdown 
Tee higgins also caught a touchdown 
olympics 
The US won the total medal count by 35 total medals and tied China at 40 with the most gold medals 
FCC
SHoutout santos Laguna 6-5 in penalties to advance further in the tournament 

Dialed In! Bengals vs Buccaneers Preview. Cincinnati Reds win series! | CBox Streams 08-09-24

It all begins tonight for your Cincinnati Bengals…it’s pre-season game NUMBER ONE. And it’s a very different first game than those of the past under head coach Zach Taylor…..Joe Burrow and the starters are getting some minutes on the field. Remember, we’ve questioned why they have not been in pre-season games of the past, especially considering the slow starts in the regular season. Tampa Bay is in town at paycor for a 7pm kickoff. You can watch the game on fox 19! One starter , at least in the return game, will not see action tonight. That’s charlie Jones . He injured his knee yesterday in practice and had to be carted off the field. Jay Morrison from pro football talk joins us in about 15 minutes with the latest on Jones and a preview of what to look for tonight! The Reds scoried 7 times in the tenth inning last night to beat the marlins for the third time in four days. The Marlins are awful. Tonight’s a different ballgame in the level of competition as the reds play the first of 3 against the division-leading milwaukee brewers. Milwaukee is pretty amazing….they have a first-year manager, have been injured even more thasn the reds, including 4/5ths of their starting rotation, yet they sit 16 games over .500 after a complete wipeout of the braves the last three days. Carson Spiers gets the ball for cincinnati. The game can be seen on Apple TV at 8 est. The Reds sit in a tie for last in the central with the cubbies. They are five back in the wildcard. Its starting to look like we may not see Matt Mcclain this season. His rehab assignment has been pushed back again and no timetable as to exactly if and or when it will happen at all. Mcclain has missed the entire season with shoulder surgery. We ask the question today: If the team can’t reach the playoffs , what would you like to see haoppen between now and the end of the year. FC Cincinnati plays in the round of 32 of the leagues cup tonight at tql against santos laguna out of the top mexican league. FCC was eliminated in this round one year ago. And how about the fire of the mens us olympic basketball team? They were down 17 headed in to the fourth quarter against Serbia and stormed back to win 95-91. Steph Curry scored 36….lebron notched a triple-double to send the states to the gold medal game against france. Remember, that was the matchup in the final four years ago. The womens team plays australia in the semi-finals at 11:15 eastern this morning. All kinds of medals to be won today across the board. The closing ceremonies are sunday.

Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp Fights! Reds play for a series win tonight! | CBox Streams 08-07-24

Headlines The Reds lose to the Marlins 6-4. Derek Hill’s first inning grand slam was the difference. The Marlins jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first and the Reds had a hard time managing . Tj Fridl’s grand slam helped out the Reds but it wasnt enough. The Reds strand the bases loaded in the ninth inning. Andrew Abbott settled in after a horrible first inning as his struggles continue. 5 innings , 6 hits, and 6 earned runs. In two starts vs Miami this season, he went 8.1 innings allowing 13 hits 11 earned runs. Tyler Stephenson went 2-4 with 2 doubles. He has 7 hits in his last 4 games started. Reds and Marlins are back at it tonight at 610. Hunter Greene who is rolling in with a 2.83 ERA is squaring off with Kyle Tyler. In minimal work, he has a 5.27 era and is 0-2 Around the league The Phillies come back to obliterate the dodgers 9-4. Schwarber hit 3 home runs. Tigers beat the mariners 6-2.Skubal is now 13-4 on the year as he added 9 strikeouts last night. Franisco lindor delivered the go ahead hit in the ninth as the mets beat the rockies 5-3 Bobby Witt hit 2 home runs yesterday in the Royals rout of the Red Sox Cardinals get a game back against Tampa Bay Angels crush the Yankees in game 2 but the yankees take game 1 Brewers take another against the BRaves last night as they mustered up 16 hits in their 8-5 victory Orioles handle the blue jays 7-3 as santander hit 2 home runs Padres hang on to beat the pirates in 10 innings. Jackson merrilll hit 2 home runs in the win White Sox look to start a brand new losing streak as they fall to the athletics 3-2. They did announce they are firing their manager Pedro Griftol who finishes his tenure as manager with a 89-190 record Astros win 6-4 as Yordan Alvarez’s home run was the hardest hit home run of the season at 117 mph Cubs crush the twins. Happ and Busch each hit home runs