CINCINNATI — The first two games haven’t been easy for Richard Pitino at Xavier. But he’s quickly learning a lot about his team. Malik Messina-Moore led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points as sharp-shooting Xavier fended off an upset…

CINCINNATI — If FC Cincinnati fans felt like they had seen a similar movie when Columbus Crew forward Jacques Russel-Rowe scored a 63rd-minute goal to put the Crew up 1-0, their feelings would have been valid. After all, this is…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A big difference between last year’s Kentucky team and this year’s Kentucky team is that this team isn’t playing its best basketball right now. Last year’s team peaked in non-conference play. However, it’s a good thing this…

Mark Pope was so distraught after Kentucky lost 84-70 to Georgetown in their second exhibition game that he resembled Coach Herb Brooks in the movie “Miracle,” after Team USA lost 10-3 to the Soviet Union in a friendly prior to…

CINCINNATI — The Bengals decided the status quo was good enough. That’s how the trade deadline came and went for the Bengals. Yes, they traded Logan Wilson away to Dallas for a seventh-round pick Tuesday morning and some cap space.…

CINCINNATI — If anyone can appreciate what Joe Flacco did in the last week, it’s Zac Taylor. The 40-year-old treated his very sore AC joint sprain in his right shoulder all week, practiced only on Thursday, got treatment before Sunday’s…