Sports Krivsky's Biggest Trade Looks Good Two Years Later by Bill Peterson 06-25-08

Sports The Chronic Pain That Is Interleague Play by Bill Peterson 06-18-08

Sports Baseball's Draft Is the Riskiest in All of Professional Sports by Bill Peterson 06-11-08

Sports Jay Bruce the Latest Ingredient in Reds Rise by Bill Peterson 06-04-08

Sports The Reds Need More Hitters Like Dunn, Not Fewer by Bill Peterson 05-28-08

Sports Griffey's Tenure With Reds Mostly a Game of 'What If?' by Bill Peterson 05-21-08

Sports Reds Broadcasters Among the Best in the Business by Bill Peterson 05-14-08

Sports Celtics' Resurgence Is the NBA Season's Best Story by Bill Peterson 05-07-08

Sports Impatience + Low Bankroll = Chaos for the Reds by Bill Peterson 04-30-08

Sports Bengals Looking to NFL Draft to Turn Themselves Around by Bill Peterson 04-23-08

Sports Reviewing the National League Central Race After Two Weeks by Bill Peterson 04-16-08

Sports Reds Might Be on the Verge of Something Big by Bill Peterson 04-09-08

Sports Remembering Howsam, Bender and Nuxhall, Men Who Made the Reds by Bill Peterson 04-02-08

Sports Don't Call Xavier a Cinderella in the Sweet 16 by Bill Peterson 03-26-08

Sports It´s Time for Xavier to Go to the Final Four by Bill Peterson 03-19-08

Sports Enduring the Dog Days Between the Super Bowl and the NCAA Tournament by Bill Peterson 03-12-08

Sports Clemens Vs. Congress Plays Along Established Jocks/Nerds Fault Line by Bill Peterson 03-05-08

Sports Hoosier Hairy Hoops, Xavier's Sixth Man and Complaining About the Reds by Bill Peterson 02-27-08

Sports Does Xavier Have the Drive to Win; Does UC Have the Patience? by Bill Peterson 02-20-08

Sports Reds Will Be Served (Some Day) by Their Youth by Bill Peterson 02-13-08

Sports Ugly Giants Dragged Shiny Patriots Down to Their Level and Stole a Win by Bill Peterson 02-06-08

Sports Will the Reds Stick to Their Turnaround Plan? by Bill Peterson 01-30-08

Sports New York-Boston Rivalry Spills Into the Super Bowl by Bill Peterson 01-23-08

Sports Peterson 101: How to Win Football Championships by Bill Peterson 01-16-08

Sports At The Cincinnati Post, It Was Always About Winning the Story by Bill Peterson 01-09-08

Sports Don't Call the Patriots 'Perfect' by Bill Peterson 01-02-08

Sports A Mostly Bad Sports Year in Cincinnati Thankfully Ends by Bill Peterson 12-26-07

Sports The Mitchell Report Stands, but the Truth Is Elusive by Bill Peterson 12-19-07

Sports UC Might Be Facing Some Big Losses This Week by Bill Peterson 12-12-07

Sports Don't Expect College Football 'Parity' to Last by Bill Peterson 12-05-07

Sports Reds' Bullpen Spending Spree Solves Lots of Problems by Bill Peterson 11-28-07

Sports Nuxhall Had a Way of Making You Feel Comfortable by Bill Peterson 11-20-07

Sports UC Success Leads to Dreams of College Football Playoffs by Bill Peterson 11-14-07

Sports Bengals' Woes Come Down to Basic Blocking and Tackling by Bill Peterson 11-07-07

Sports The American League Continues to Dominate Baseball by Bill Peterson 10-31-07

Sports Is the Insulting Chief Wahoo Logo the Cleveland Indians' Curse? by Bill Peterson 10-24-07

Sports Dusty Baker the Right Manager for the Reds at Right Time by Bill Peterson 10-17-07

Sports Is UC Headed to the Rose Bowl? by Bill Peterson 10-10-07

Sports The Reds' Lack of Bullpen Help Doomed Their Season by Bill Peterson 10-03-07

Sports: Is Greater Cincinnati Becoming a College Football Hotbed? by Bill Peterson 09-26-07

Sports Bengals' Off-Field Problems Come Back to Haunt the Defense by Bill Peterson 09-19-07

Sports Get an Ugly Win, but It's a Win by Bill Peterson 09-12-07

Sports Why the Big Ten Network Won't Bully Cable Systems or Fans by Bill Peterson 09-05-07

Sports Vick Hasn't Fallen As Far As Rose and Simpson by Bill Peterson 08-29-07

Sports 10,000 Pitches Left to Separate Playoff Teams from Also-Rans by Bill Peterson 08-22-07

Sports Kelly Might Finally Get Locals Excited About UC Football by Bill Peterson 08-15-07

Sports AlreadyLooking for the Next Home Run King After Bonds by Bill Peterson 08-08-07

Sports Skip Prosser Was a Coach for All the Right Reasons by Bill Peterson 08-01-07

Sports: Bengals Start Training Camp Poised for a Great Season by Bill Peterson 07-25-07

Sports: Who Says Cincinnati Can't Have an NBA Team? by Bill Peterson 07-18-07

Sports: Reds' Manager Change Isn't a Real Change at All by Bill Peterson 07-04-07

Sports: Do Steroid Users Make Baseball History or Distort and Dishonor It? by Bill Peterson 06-27-07

Sports Reds Are Done, but Will Dunn Still Be a Red? by Bill Peterson 06-20-07

Sports Cavs Might Finally Bring a Title to Cleveland, but Not This Year by Bill Peterson 06-13-07

Sports Homer Bailey Might End Reds' Player Development Slump by Bill Peterson 06-06-07

Sports How Right Trades Turn Wrong for the Reds by Bill Peterson 05-30-07

Sports Order Is Restored in NBA as Spurs and Pistons Head to Finals by Bill Peterson 05-23-07

Sports Fair Is Fair, and New NFL Conduct Penalties Are Wrong by Bill Peterson 05-16-07

Sports Will Clemens Make Middle-Age Mercenaries a Common Sight? by Bill Peterson 05-09-07

Sports Bengals Tread Water in NFL Draft While Browns Improve by Bill Peterson 05-02-07

Sports Grumpy Thom Brennaman One of the Season's Highlights So Far by Bill Peterson 04-25-07

Sports Jackie Robinson Vs. Don Imus: Real Progress Vs. Cheap Talk by Bill Peterson 04-18-07

Sports: Honesty, Trust and College Basketball Coaches by Bill Peterson 04-11-07

Sports Juggernauts: College Hoops End and Baseball Begins by Bill Peterson 04-04-07

Sports Just Two Real Candidates for UK's Basketball Coach Vacancy by Bill Peterson 03-28-07

Sports Xavier's NCAA Loss Is a Moral Victory; UK's Loss Just Sucks by Bill Peterson 03-21-07

Sports Why the NCAA Tournament Matters, and Why It's a Farce by Bill Peterson 03-14-07

Sports Beckham Is Injured, Casting the Fates Against American Soccer by Bill Peterson 03-07-07

Sports No Surprises: Huggins Is Doing Great and UC Is Struggling by Bill Peterson 02-28-07

Sports Open Bullpen Might Ruin it for the Reds by Bill Peterson 02-21-07

Sports Xavier Poised for Another Late Season NCAA Run by Bill Peterson 02-14-07

Sports Colts' Super Bowl Win Makes Bengals' Road Even Tougher by Bill Peterson 02-07-07

Sports How a Newcomer to Cincinnati Found Righteous Music by Bill Peterson 01-31-07

Sports Why America Is Pulling for Peyton Manning by Bill Peterson 01-24-07

Sports One Voter's Great Eight for the Baseball Hall of Fame by Bill Peterson 01-17-07

Sports Pressure Is on Chargers' Schottenheimer to Win Super Bowl by Bill Peterson 01-10-07

Sports YIR: Bengals' Snap Collapse Doesn't Tarnish Good Season by Bill Peterson 01-03-07

Sports Looking Ahead to Baseball 2007, the Cubs Are Poised to Be Big Winners by Bill Peterson 12-27-06

Sports Where Do UC's and Xavier's Seasons Go After the Shootout? by Bill Peterson 12-20-06

Sports Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Has Old and New Issues by Bill Peterson 12-13-06

Sports UC's New Football Coach Looks Like Another Short-Timer by Bill Peterson 12-06-06

Sports Bengals Still in the AFC Playoff Hunt by Bill Peterson 11-29-06

Sports BCS Championship Doesn't Come up Roses for Big Ten by Bill Peterson 11-21-06

Sports The Bengals Kant Shake the Suicide Instinct by Bill Peterson 11-15-06

Sports To All the PC Police in Sports: Cry Me a River by Bill Peterson 11-08-06

Sports Cardinals Revert to Old-Fashioned Baseball to Win It All by Bill Peterson 11-01-06

Sports Bengals Face the Reality of Being a Good NFL Team by Bill Peterson 10-25-06

Sports Strong, Young Pitchers Lead Detroit Tigers to the Promised Land by Bill Peterson 10-18-06

Sports Oakland's Reliance on 'Little Things' Tested in Baseball Playoffs by Bill Peterson 10-11-06

Sports Twins, Mets Headed for World Series; Once Again, Reds Aren't by Bill Peterson 10-04-06

Sports Bengals Have Finally Learned to Win by Bill Peterson 09-27-06

Sports College Football Polls a Mystery, but Reds Collapse Isn't by Bill Peterson 09-20-06

Sports Football Season in Ohio Is off to a Great Start by Bill Peterson 09-13-06

Sports A Wild Card Race No One Seems to Want by Bill Peterson 09-06-06

Sports Reds Might Be Ready for an Insider to Join the Radio Booth by Bill Peterson 08-30-06

Sports Mystery Achievement: Reds Doing Better Than Critics Admit by Bill Peterson 08-23-06

Sports Cincinnati's Connection to Football's 'West Coast Offense' by Bill Peterson 08-16-06

Sports Reds Might Be the Best of a Bad NL Lot by Bill Peterson 08-09-06

Sports Reds Pick Winning Over Popularity by Bill Peterson 08-02-06

Sports: Bengals' 'Character Issues' Include Navigating a Tough Schedule by Bill Peterson 07-26-06

Sports: Reds' Trade Just a Part of the Plan (If the Plan Is to Win) by Bill Peterson 07-19-06

Sports World Cup Low on Scoring but High on Drama by Bill Peterson 07-12-06

Sports One Serious Major League by Bill Peterson 07-05-06

Sports Bad Refs Cast Doubt on Integrity of NBA and World Cup by Bill Peterson 06-28-06

Sports UC, Henry and Big Ben Take Turns Being Irresponsible by Bill Peterson 06-21-06

Sports: U.S. Soccer Falls Flat on World's Biggest Stage by Bill Peterson 06-14-06

Sports Big News Rocks the NL Central Division by Bill Peterson 06-07-06

Sports: NBA, NHL Playoffs Remain Wide Open by Bill Peterson 05-31-06

Sports: Reds Fighting 13-Year History of Alienating Fans by Bill Peterson 05-24-06

Sports Bonds Vs. Ruth? We'll Take Henry Aaron by Bill Peterson 05-17-06

Sports Joe Dumars Again Has Detroit Firing on All Pistons by Bill Peterson 05-10-06

Sports Unexciting, Underachieving Draft Still Pleases Bengals Fans by Bill Peterson 05-03-06

Sports NFL Draft Drama Is Better from a Distance by Bill Peterson 04-26-06

Sports NBA, NHL Playoffs Test Cinderella Trend by Bill Peterson 04-19-06

Sports Baseball Looks for Evidence to Bounce Bonds by Bill Peterson 04-12-06

Sports: Pitching? Check. Hitting and Fielding? Errr... by Bill Peterson 04-05-06

Sports Huggins, UC the Winners in Last Week's Coaching Carousel by Bill Peterson 03-29-06

Sports Still Playing in the NIT beats not Playing in the NCAAs by Bill Peterson 03-22-06

Sports NCAA Tourney Selection Process Is the Real March Madness by Bill Peterson 03-15-06

Everyone Into the Pool! Bracket-picking advice from a non-basketball fan by P.F. Wilson 03-15-06

Sports Hicks and Kennedy Brought Order to UC's Tumultuous Season by Bill Peterson 03-08-06

Sports Did Bode Miller Fail Us or Himself at the Olympics? by Bill Peterson 03-01-06

Sports Eddie Sutton Remains Unappreciated, Especially by UK Fans by Bill Peterson 02-22-06

Sports New Reds GM Expected to Make a Pitch for Pitching by Bill Peterson 02-15-06

Sports Finding Satisfaction With the Stones at the Super Bowl by Bill Peterson 02-08-06

Sports Super Bowl Will Be Super Only If the Steelers Win by Bill Peterson 02-01-06

Sports Reds' Castellini Is a Man of the People by Bill Peterson 01-25-06

Sports In Palmer's Defense, the Bengals' Defense Cost Them Again by Bill Peterson 01-11-06

Sports NFL Playoffs Expose Bengals' Weaknesses by Bill Peterson 01-04-06

Sports Buffaloed Bengals Still Have Something to Prove by Bill Peterson 12-28-05

Sports Bengals Do What They're Supposed to Do, and That's Good Enough by Bill Peterson 12-21-05

Sports How Cincinnati Became a Football Town by Bill Peterson 12-14-05

Sports Bengals Getting Closer to the Mountaintop by Bill Peterson 12-07-05

Sports How the Other College Football Teams Earn Their Championships by Bill Peterson 11-30-05

Sports Bengals Make the Pundits Believe by Bill Peterson 11-23-05

Sports Stakes Are High Now for UC Football and Basketball by Bill Peterson 11-16-05

Sports Was Lindner Unlucky or Unwilling as Reds Owner? by Bill Peterson 11-09-05

Sports Bengals Up, Packers Down, Plus Hail to the White Sox and Spurs by Bill Peterson 11-02-05

Sports Bengals' Playoff Chances Are on the Run by Bill Peterson 10-26-05

Sports White Sox First in the American League, Second in Chicago by Bill Peterson 10-19-05

Sports: Bengals' Loss and Baseball Playoffs Prove the Value of Defense by Bill Peterson 10-12-05

Sports Championship in the Cards for St. Louis by Bill Peterson 10-05-05

Sports: Is the College Football Championship Already Decided? by Bill Peterson 09-28-05

Sports Pennant Race Chokes, Goats and Heroes by Bill Peterson 09-21-05

Sports Don't Print Bengals Playoff Tickets Just Yet by Bill Peterson 09-14-05

Sports In NFL, Saints Could Be Heroes, Bengals Could Be Winners by Bill Peterson 09-07-05

Sports Huggins Was a Victim of His Own Success by Bill Peterson 08-31-05

Sports Junior Has Become the Reds' and Baseball's Savior by Bill Peterson 08-24-05

Sports Same Old Bengals: Squeezing Nickels, Hurting Their Chances by Bill Peterson 08-17-05

Sports Rafael Palmeiro Put 'Kick Me' Sign on His Own Back by Bill Peterson 08-10-05

Sports Once Again, Stopping Opposing Running Backs Is Bengals' No. 1 Job by Bill Peterson 08-03-05

Sports Lance Armstrong is Incomparable by Bill Peterson 07-27-05

Sports A Brief History of Second Place by Bill Peterson 07-20-05

Sports Season Setting up for All-Chicago World Series by Bill Peterson 07-13-05

Sports What's That Smell Coming from the Basement? by Bill Peterson 07-06-05

Sports Earth to Reds: Paranoia Will Destroy Ya by Bill Peterson 06-29-05

Sports If Major League Hockey Knocks on Our Door, We Shouldn't Answer by Bill Peterson 06-22-05

Sports 'Dismal' the Right Word for the Reds' Season So Far by Bill Peterson 06-15-05

Sports Deep Bench Spurs San Antonio Toward Another NBA Title by Bill Peterson 06-08-05

Sports Reds Side with Knee-Jerk Fans by Cutting Graves by Bill Peterson 06-01-05

Sports United They Stand, but Is England's Model Soccer Club Due for a Fall? by Bill Peterson 05-25-05

Sports: Thuggish Basketball Program Bogs Down UC's Larger Mission by Bill Peterson 05-18-05

Sports Numbers Don't Lie, Except When They Do by Bill Peterson 05-11-05

Sports Cincinnati's NBA Connections Are Gone and Mostly Forgotten by Bill Peterson 05-04-05

Sports Bengals' Top Draft Picks Position Them for Wins in the Fall by Bill Peterson 04-27-05

Sports NFL Draft Forecasting Is Almost Impossible This Year by Bill Peterson 04-20-05

Sports Season's First Week Shows Reds Have a Chance to Win by Bill Peterson 04-13-05

Sports: Reds' Motto for Success: Names Make Headlines, but Plays Make Wins by Bill Peterson 04-06-05

Sports Illinois Story Brings New Meaning to 'March Madness' by Bill Peterson 03-23-05

Sports Redhawks Red-Faced: Miami Screwed Again by the NCAA by Bill Peterson 03-16-05

Sports A-10 Tourney One of Few Compelling NCAA Stories This Weekend by Bill Peterson 03-09-05

Sports Spurs a Team for the Ages, Though This NBA Age Is Reviled by Bill Peterson 03-02-05

Sports At Last, a Spring of Real Hope for the Reds by Bill Peterson 02-23-05

Sports As Season Winds Down, UC Is OK and Xavier Needs Help by Bill Peterson 02-16-05

Sports The Patriots Are No Mere Dynasty by Bill Peterson 02-09-05

Sports World Soccer Heats up, As English Club Chelsea Tries to Hold on by Bill Peterson 02-02-05

Sports No Cinderellas in the Super Bowl, Just Teams of Destiny by Bill Peterson 01-26-05

Sports Facing the Cold, Hard Facts of NFL Playoff Football by Bill Peterson 01-19-05

Sports Reds' Increased Activity Might Be the Prelude to a Sale by Bill Peterson 01-12-05

Sports Bengals' Glass Might Still Be Half Empty, But It's Starting to Fill up by Bill Peterson 01-05-05

Sports Armageddon Comes to the Hockey Rink by Bill Peterson 12-29-04

Sports The Home Run -- and How Steroids Affect It -- Remains the Core Baseball Concern

by Bill Peterson 12-22-04

Sports College Football Is Already a Mess Without Playoffs by Bill Peterson 12-15-04

Sports Bengals Should Spend Their Money on the Defense Instead of Rudi

by Bill Peterson 12-08-04

Sports Wrong Kind of Parity in the NFL This Year by Bill Peterson 12-01-04

Sports: Scared Straight: Sports and Morality Collide by Bill Peterson 11-24-04

Sports: Muting the Volume on the Chad Johnson Show by Bill Peterson 11-17-04

Sports: Carson Isn't Big Ben Because the Bengals Aren't the Steelers

by Bill Peterson 11-10-04

Sports: Back to the Future: Another Typical UC Football Season Unwinds

by Bill Peterson 11-03-04

Sports: Is Boring Bill the Antidote to the Curse of the Bambino? by Bill Peterson 10-27-04

Sports: Larkin Should End His Career on His Terms by Bill Peterson 10-20-04

Sports: Truly Great Rivalries Are About Championships

by Bill Peterson 10-13-04

Sports: Reds on the Outside Looking in Again as Playoffs Begin by Bill Peterson 10-06-04

Sports: College Football Goes Around in Circle by Bill Peterson 09-29-04

Sports: Bengals Show Wild Side, but Wild Card Baseball Remains a Bust by Bill Peterson 09-22-04

Sports As the Bengals Showed, Blocking and Tackling Still Rule the NFL by Bill Peterson 09-15-04

Sports: In the Age of NFL Parity, Is 2004 the 'Some Day' for Bengals Fans? by Bill Peterson 09-08-04

Sports: No Real Defining Olympic Moments, but We'll Take It by Bill Peterson 09-01-04

Sports: Victim of Its Own Success: World Basketball Comes Back to Bite the NBA by Bill Peterson 08-25-04

Sports: Tribe Called Success: Indians Show Baseball How to Rebuild (Again)

by Bill Peterson 08-18-04

Sports: Can American athletes be loveable winners at the Olympics?

by Bill Peterson 08-11-04

Sports More Important Than Winning: Sometimes athletes make decisions for other reasons by Bill Peterson 08-04-04

Sports: QB Shadows Palmer Tries to Escape Bengals' Graveyard by Bill Peterson 07-28-04

Sports: The Pain of Being a Cincinnati Fan

by Bill Peterson 07-21-04

Sports Notes on College Basketball's Decline, Wimbledon and More

by Bill Peterson 07-07-04

Sports Despite a Marketing Push, All-Star Game Really Doesn't Count

by Bill Peterson 06-30-04

Sports Junior Griffey Is Now a Man Playing a Child's Game by Bill Peterson 06-23-04

Sports: Hard Work Got Huggins This Far in Life It Shouldn't Kill Him

by Bill Peterson 06-16-04

Sports: May the Best Team Win In sports, the fun is figuring out what 'best' means by Bill Peterson 06-09-04

Sports: Reds' Little Ball Inexplicably winning one at-bat at a time by Bill Peterson 06-02-04

Sports: Sun-Drenched Stanley Cup Canadians will be disappointed by Tampa's championship form by Bill Peterson 05-26-04

Sports: Champions, but No Masters European soccer climaxes with unbeatens and uncertains by Bill Peterson 05-19-04

Sports: Land of the Giants As usual, NBA playoffs revolve around Lakers-Spurs series by Bill Peterson 05-12-04

Sports: Expecting to Fail Reds fans and players are beginning to see the season slip away by Bill Peterson 05-05-04

Sports: Bengals' New Mission Draft sends statement: We want guys who play hard by Bill Peterson 04-28-04

Sports: Most Wonderful Time of the Year Reds winning, Bengals dealing and NHL and NBA playoffs unwinding by Bill Peterson 04-21-04

Sports: Baseball Scores Online Finally, a Web site worth paying for by Bill Peterson 04-14-04

Sports: On the Road to Risk City Are we watching a season that doesn't even promise a glimpse of the future? by Bill Peterson 04-07-04

Sports: XU Breaks the Rock After years of pounding, Xavier basketball finally has graduated from the small time by Bill Peterson 03-31-04

Sports: Keeping It Surreal Wacky as usual, the NCAA Tournament bids adieu to UC and UK and welcomes Xavier to the Sweet Sixteen by Bill Peterson 03-24-04

Sports: Marge Schott: Never a Dull Moment And seldom a moment of peace by Bill Peterson 03-10-04

Sports: Them's the Rules Some rules work (English soccer) and some don't (steroids in baseball) by Bill Peterson 03-03-04

Sports: Cheer Up Already With UC and XU hoops, these are still the good old days by Bill Peterson 02-25-04

Sports: Enjoying the Simple Life In the squalid village beneath the rich man's hill, baseball thrives on simple pleasures by Bill Peterson 02-18-04

Sports: An Open Shot No dominant teams so far at the NBA's half-way mark by Bill Peterson 02-11-04

Sports: Rounding Third The Reds' announcer choice comes down to the wire, as did the Super Bowl by Bill Peterson 02-04-04

Sports: Still Finding Their Way Crosstown Shootout will answer many questions about UC and Xavier by Bill Peterson 01-28-04

Sports: On the Defensive It's official: Great defenses win Super Bowls by Bill Peterson 01-21-04

Sports: Still Up in the Air Pete Rose's future in baseball remains in his hands and in his heart by Bill Peterson 01-14-04

Sports: The Tie That Binds Why should college football have just one champion? by Bill Peterson 01-07-04

Sports: You Win Some, You Lose Some In 2004 the Bengals should be better -- especially better than the Reds by Bill Peterson 12-31-03

Sports: Thank You, Sir, May I Have Another? Big-time college football continues to shut out quality programs like Miami by Bill Peterson 12-24-03

Sports: A Mini Super Bowl The Rams escaped futility several years ago; can the Bengals do the same by beating them Sunday? by Bill Peterson 12-17-03

Sports: We're Mythically No. 1! How the BCS system works, and why it's not going to change by Bill Peterson 12-10-03

Sports: Go Your Own Way Dumping Rick Minter doesn't take UC to the next level; only a total commitment to big-time football will by Bill Peterson 12-03-03

Sports: Their Turn Unlike previous years, the Bengals aren't ready to give way to college hoops season by Bill Peterson 11-25-03

Sports: Good for What Ails You Bengals fans awake from a decade-long illness thanks to the only possible remedy: winning by Bill Peterson 11-19-03

Sports: What's in a Name? The Big East is big and east, and that will be a huge boost to UC by Bill Peterson 11-12-03

Sports: Dan's the Man But is the Reds' new GM just a nice guy brought in to do a nasty job? by Bill Peterson 11-05-03

Sports: Shut up and Play Bengals need Corey Dillon to get in line and in the lineup by Bill Peterson 10-29-03

Sports: Time for a New Plan? The Marlins built from scratch to the World Series; can the Reds? by Bill Peterson 10-22-03

Sports: Too Late for Harry But beloved Caray is watching from somewhere as the Cubs build a winning tradition by Bill Peterson 10-15-03

Sports: Limbaugh Limps Away Memo to Rush: In the NFL, the best guys play by Bill Peterson 10-08-03

Sports: A Touch of Class Reds end a horrible season by doing something right by Bill Peterson 10-01-03

Sports: The Only Game in Town UC football is the best thing going right now by Bill Peterson 09-24-03

Sports: Big Pigskin Gig Sunday's matchup with Pittsburgh offers Bengals a rare 'big' game by Bill Peterson 09-17-03

Sports: The Wild Bunch For once, the September baseball races are fun by Bill Peterson 09-10-03

Sports: Good for Nothing As the always surprising NFL kicks off, preseason picks are almost meaningless by Bill Peterson 09-03-03

Sports: The King Is Dead, Long Live the King Ohio State's title repeat hopes boosted by NCAA's complicated bowl championship format by Bill Peterson 08-27-03

Sports: Billion Reasons to Hope A Russian billionaire looks to reform a classic English soccer club; what could he do for the Reds? by Bill Peterson 08-20-03

Sports: Another Setup? There's something oddly reassuring about a bumbling Bengals loss, even in preseason by Bill Peterson 08-13-03

Sports: Raising Eyebrows, Turning Stomachs Reds' deadline deals a sad joke on their loyal fans by Bill Peterson 08-06-03

Sports: Schott With His Own Gun Weaned on the job by Marge, Bowden didn't fit anymore in 21st-century baseball by Bill Peterson 07-30-03

Sports: Sympathy for the Devils Rose and Junior, Cincinnati's fallen baseball idols, fight for their futures by Bill Peterson 07-23-03

Sports: Grand Central Reds lucky to play in a lousy division, or their season would be done by Bill Peterson 07-16-03

Sports: UC, Xavier Might Finally Go 'Big' With the ACC/Big East controversy, local schools could be on the move by Bill Peterson 07-02-03

Sports: Rules Are Rules Jock tax snafu another example of Cincinnati's image problem by Bill Peterson 06-25-03

Sports: No Kidding As predicted, the Spurs towered above their NBA playoff competition by Bill Peterson 06-18-03

Sports: The Joy of Six The Reds would be champions with any pitching help by Bill Peterson 06-11-03

Sports: Nothing Minor About Ducks' Run Ex-Cincinnati players push Anaheim deep into Stanley Cup Finals by Bill Peterson 06-04-03

Sports: Sorenstam's Impact Golf fans are left wondering about the future of the PGA by Bill Peterson 05-28-03

Sports: The NBA Final Four There's still a world of difference between the West and the East by Bill Peterson 05-21-03

Sports: Real Football Season Climaxes European soccer leagues offer gripping story lines by Bill Peterson 05-14-03

Sports: Broken Hearts Are for Suckers Upset about partying coaches? Get a life! by Bill Peterson 05-07-03

Sports: Straddling Perception and Reality The Bengals took on public perception with their draft, particularly Carson Palmer's signing by Bill Peterson 04-30-03

Sports: Bengals Should Draft Newman Cornerback/kick returner can offer more help more quickly by Bill Peterson 04-23-03

Sports: Remember the Spurs San Antonio the pick here to win the NBA Championship by Bill Peterson 04-16-03

Sports: Center of Attention Is centerfield a doomed position on the Reds? by Bill Peterson 04-09-03

Sports: Common Knowledge Squeezed into 'the wedge,' the Reds got less stadium than their (and our) money could have bought by Bill Peterson 04-02-03

Sports: The Rising Suddenly, sports of all sorts in the Tristate are looking pretty good by Bill Peterson 03-26-03

Sports: UK OK Kentucky is the pick here to win the NCAA Tournament by Bill Peterson 03-19-03

Sports: Where's the Loyal Opposition? Toni Smith is the first athlete to question America's Iraq policy; she shouldn't be the last by Bill Peterson 03-12-03

Sports: Planting Seeds If UC or Xavier succeeds in the NCAA tourney, it'll be a Cinderella story by Bill Peterson 03-05-03

Sports: The Write Stuff On Earl Lawson, Hal McCoy and other excellent local sports writers by Bill Peterson 02-26-03

Sports: Losing Interest in College Hoops NCAA Tournament focus makes regular season almost meaningless by Bill Peterson 02-19-03

Sports: A Fan's Dream Deferred Reds fans don't understand why owner Carl Lindner won't behave irrationally like them by Bill Peterson 02-12-03

Sports: Games That Matter English Premiership soccer is a model for professional competition by Bill Peterson 02-05-03

Sports: Let the Sunshine In Tampa Bay's long journey from lovable losers to Super Bowl champs by Bill Peterson 01-29-03

Sports: Hope Springs Eternal But where the Bengals are concerned, skepticism is the proven approach by Bill Peterson 01-22-03

Sports: Overtime Makeover NFL playoff battles cry out for a better resolution by Bill Peterson 01-15-03

Sports: Reliving Ohio History The Buckeyes win a championship; the Browns lose a playoff heartbreaker by Bill Peterson 01-08-03

Sports: Learn from Dallas The Bengals are at the point of no return by Bill Peterson 01-01-03

Sports: More of the Same 2002 was a relatively quiet sports year, except for the really weird stuff by Bill Peterson 12-26-02

Sports: Missing the Point Baseball's flirtation with Pete Rose's reinstatement doesn't deal with his current and future gambling by Bill Peterson 12-19-02

Sports: Meeting Their Destinies The latest on UC and Xavier hoops, UC football and Elder's state champs by Bill Peterson 12-05-02

Sports: Big Chance for Big Ten Regional pride goes to the Fiesta Bowl with Ohio State by Bill Peterson 11-27-02

Sports: Pick 'Em The NFL remains wide open as it nears the stretch run by Bill Peterson 11-21-02

Sports: Getting a Kick Out of Soccer Tired of meaningless regular seasons? Try foreign soccer leagues on FOX SportsWorld by Bill Peterson 11-14-02

Sports: Out of Their Hands All Ohio State can do is win out; their championship fate is in others' hands by Bill Peterson 11-07-02

Sports: Not Caring About Baseball Baseball players and owners have driven away fans and then wonder why no one watches the World Series by Bill Peterson 10-31-02

Sports: The Forgotten Man Schnellenberger made Miami (Fla.) into national power by Bill Peterson 10-24-02

Sports: Saving Baseball from Itself Though wildcards, the Giants and Angels might have rescued an otherwise dismal season by Bill Peterson 10-17-02

Sports: What a Waste The Bengals' inability to train young quarterbacks continues to haunt them by Bill Peterson 10-10-02

Sports: Changing of the Guard Small-payroll Oakland A's should rule the baseball roost by Bill Peterson 10-03-02

Sports: Goodbye to a Workmanlike Stadium Riverfront Stadium produced enough memories for any two other facilities by Bill Peterson 09-26-02

Sports: Only Real Quarterback Johnny Unitas not only invented the modern quarterback -- he invented the modern NFL by Bill Peterson 09-19-02

Sports: Stupidity vs. Ineptitude Browns and Bengals to stage a titanic 'Battle of Ohio' by Bill Peterson 09-12-02

Sports: On Any Given Sunday ... Major League Baseball wishes it had the NFL's competitive balance by Bill Peterson 09-05-02

Sports: Movin' on Up UC football, along with Conference USA, is poised for the big time by Bill Peterson 08-29-02

Sports: Good Riddance A one-or two-year shutdown of Major League Baseball might be the best thing for the game by Bill Peterson 08-22-02

Sports: Kicking Soccer into High Gear Major League Soccer has a long way to go by Bill Peterson 08-14-02

Sports: Defending Jim Bowden Though offensive to some, Bowden's 9/11 remarks rang with truth -- the ultimate defense by Bill Peterson 08-08-02

Sports: Grande Old Game Why we appreciate George Grande, Lance Armstrong and Sam Wyche

by Bill Peterson 08-01-02

Sports: Let Akili Be Akili The Bengals need a quarterback anyway by Bill Peterson 07-25-02

Sports: Loser With a Capital 'Loo' Baseball couldn't be any more lame if it tried, and it's trying by Bill Peterson 07-18-02

Sports: The Real Thing Compared to other baseball stars, particularly Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams was as real as the game by Bill Peterson 07-11-02

Sports: A Real Kick World Cup ends with a beautiful final and a redemption story by Bill Peterson 07-04-02

Sports: The Answer Man Bill says fix Title IX and kill off interleague play by Bill Peterson 06-27-02

Sports: The Cup Runneth Over Americans try, and fail, to ignore the world's biggest sporting event by Bill Peterson 06-20-02

Sports: Down and Out Once a great fighter, Tyson has become a parody of himself by Bill Peterson 06-13-02

Sports: Action Jackson Never has a coach been so ignored for being so good by Bill Peterson 06-06-02

Sports:Baseball and Social Progress The game will embrace its first openly gay player -- if he can hit or pitch by Bill Peterson 05-30-02

Sports: What's in It For Us Why baseball fans need to stake a claim in the labor debate by Bill Peterson 05-23-02

Sports: It's Not About Griffey If only he would quit thinking it is by Bill Peterson 05-16-02

Sports: Why They Play the Games Running for the fun of it and winning for the thrill of it by Bill Peterson 05-09-02

Sports: You Gotta Have Heart There's a lot to like about the Reds' season so far by Bill Peterson 05-02-02

Sports: An Offensive Pick Bengals make the right decision drafting what's-his-name by Bill Peterson 04-25-02

Sports: Changing of the Guards Thoughts on Arnold Palmer, the NFL draft and the NBA and NHL playoffs by Bill Peterson 04-18-02

Sports: Enjoy It While You Can Signs point to baseball reliving 1994 and not finishing its season by Bill Peterson 04-11-02

Sports: They're on the Bench for a Reason Opening Day strategies don't bode well for the season ahead by Bill Peterson 04-04-02

Sports: Hugs and Kisses Cincinnati sports fans celebrate Huggins' decision to stay by Bill Peterson 03-28-02

Sports: The End Came Hard Was the NCAA Tournament loss Huggins' final game at UC? by Bill Peterson 03-21-02

Sports: Saving the NCAA from Itself Give meaning to the regular season by letting every school into the NCAA Tournament by Bill Peterson 03-14-02

Sports: Happy or Good? The Reds' 'chemistry' problems pale in comparison to their pitching problems by Bill Peterson 03-07-02

Sports: Retaking the National Pastime Canada might have given away professional hockey to the U.S., but the gold medal provides consolation by Bill Peterson 02-28-02

Sports: That's Entertainment Thanks to the USA's medal count and an ice-skating controversy, NBC achieves gold with the Winter Olympics by Bill Peterson 02-21-02

Sports: Bummer Summer It's going to be a very long season for Reds fans by Bill Peterson 02-14-02

Sports: Passing the Torch The Patriots and Ed Jucker deserve their overdue recognition by Bill Peterson 02-07-02

Sports: Teams of Destiny Patriots need a lot of help to win the Super Bowl, and the Rams might give it to them by Bill Peterson 01-31-02

Sports: Marathon Men UC and Xavier try to survive the loooooong road to the NCAAA Tournament by Bill Peterson 01-24-02

Sports: Rotting from the Head Down Thanks to Selig and the owners, baseball's fortunes go from bad to worse by Bill Peterson 01-17-02

Sports: Bet on the Hot Hands Rams and Steelers look headed for a Super Bowl showdown by Bill Peterson 01-10-02

Sports: The Merry Old Land of Oz Ozzie Smith leads one writer's Hall of Fame ballot by Bill Peterson 01-03-02

Sports: Out in the Open Cincinnati's sports scene broke new ground in 2001 by Bill Peterson 12-27-01

Sports: 'You Don't Live in Cleveland!' Thoughts on the Crosstown Shootout, the Dmitri Young trade and Browns fans by Bill Peterson 12-20-01

Sports: Name Your Own National Champion College football will never have playoffs, so quit yer bitching and get on the BCS bus by Bill Peterson 12-13-01

Sports: Waking up the Echoes Davie didn't get the 'big picture' of Notre Dame football; will the next coach? by Bill Peterson 12-06-01

Sports: A Lot of Bad Teams Sizing up the NFL season so far by Bill Peterson 11-29-01

Sports: The Tale of Two Men UC's and Xavier's basketball fortunes rest on just a few shoulders by Bill Peterson 11-21-01

Sports: Killing Baseball to Save It Contraction is just one more stupid move by Major League Baseball by Bill Peterson 11-15-01

Sports: Heart Breaker Baseball's bickering owners and players ready to spoil the goodwill generated by a fabulous World Series by Bill Peterson 11-08-01

Sports: Talking 'Bout My Generation How Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth fit perfectly into America's generational patterns by Bill Peterson 11-01-01

Sports: It's Not Over Until the Yankees Say It's Over The World Series pits old-line baseball against new-fangled baseball by Bill Peterson 10-25-01

Sports: When It Was a Game How a jaded sports writer discovered the joys of high school football by Bill Peterson 10-18-01

Sports: What a Weekend The baseball season wraps up with many reminders about what makes it the national pastime by Bill Peterson 10-11-01

Sports: Tragedy? What Tragedy? Sports, by their nature, are a distraction rather than a way to 'heal' the nation by Bill Peterson 10-04-01

Sports: Digging Out The sports world returns to normal with two bigger-than-life stories: the Bengals and the Mets by Bill Peterson 09-27-01

Sports: America's Wake-Up Call Flag waving feels good, but it doesn't solve the problem by Bill Peterson 09-20-01

Sports: Rumblin', Stumblin' but Not Bumblin' Odds and ends from a big football weekend and a big loss to broadcast journalism by Bill Peterson 09-13-01

Sports: Why Baseball Loses out to Football As the Bengals open another season, the NFL has eclipsed baseball for drama, regular-season meaning and competitiveness by Bill Peterson 09-06-01

Sports: A September to Remember UC football actually in better shape than Ohio State and UK by Bill Peterson 08-30-01

Sports: That's the Way We Like It Rijo's return gave Cincinnati baseball fans the ultimate gift: reliving the past by Bill Peterson 08-23-01

Sports: The 'Persevation' of Eric Davis Finally, the 'next Willie Mays' has earned universal respect by Bill Peterson 08-16-01

Sports: Take a Walk on the Local Side There's still a powerful antidote to cynicism about big-time sports by Bill Peterson 08-09-01

Sports: The People's Hero Griffey has put his money where his mouth is, as have the fans. Will the Reds ownership follow? by Bill Peterson 08-02-01

Sports: How the Other Half Lives Cubbies and Astros are going at it atop the NL Central by Bill Peterson 07-26-01

Sports: Hope Springs Eternal Yes, it's Bengals training camp time again by Bill Peterson 07-19-01

Sports: Can't Buy Me Love The Reds miss their rebuilding project by a year, and baseball misses a meaningful All-Star Game by Bill Peterson 07-12-01

Sports: The Right Thing to Do It's easy now to second-guess Barry Larkin's long-term contract, but the Reds made the right decision by Bill Peterson 07-05-01

Sports: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Since Reds' rebuilding project is doomed, Bowden should look to get out by Bill Peterson 06-28-01

West Is Best The 'man on the logo' has once again built the Lakers into NBA champs by Bill Peterson 06-21-01

Why the Baseball Season Is Already Dead And what can be done to make the regular season meaningful again by Bill Peterson 06-14-01

Sports: NBA a Step Away from the XFL Accusations of fixing the finals gnaws at the NBA's integrity by Bill Peterson 06-07-01

Sports: Let Kids Be Kids Summer sports, for all their problems, offer children a better life than the alternatives by Bill Peterson 05-31-01

Sports: Hang Men Reds try to keep the season together until their stars return by Bill Peterson 05-24-01

Sports: Tarnishing a Legacy Michael Jordan needs the NBA right now more than the league needs him by Bill Peterson 05-17-01

Sports: Part-Time Prime Time Sanders says he'll be happy as a team player, but time will tell. by Bill Peterson 05-10-01

Sports: XU's Glass Ceiling Did Skip Prosser take Xavier basketball as far as it can go? by Bill Peterson 05-03-01

Sports: Too Many Needs, Not Enough Picks Same old story for the Bengals at the NFL draft by Bill Peterson 04-26-01

Sports: More Gravity than a Sports Riot Last week's crisis has been decades in the making by Bill Peterson 04-19-01

Sports: Too Much Too Soon Darryl Strawberry deserves pity, not outrage by Bill Peterson 04-12-01

Sports: April Remains the Cruelest Month Victories by Duke and the Yankees remind us of the correct order of the sports universe by Bill Peterson 04-05-01

Sports: Alive on Arrival XU women finally find an audience on a national stage by Bill Peterson 03-29-01

Sports: Knight of the Living Dead Bob Knight tries to resurrect his coaching career while the NCAAs play out according to form by Bill Peterson 03-22-01

Sports: Bracket Mania Local schools fare well in NCAA Tournament draw by Bill Peterson 03-15-01

Sports: Crum and Crummer Louisville coach once defined the college game but was left behind by Bill Peterson 03-08-01

Sports: Defining the Term 'Tragic' Thoughts on Earnhardt's death and baseball players' salary whines by Bill Peterson 03-01-01

Sports: Hockey Support Slips Is Columbus' new NHL presence hurting the Cyclones and Mighty Ducks by Bill Peterson 02-22-01

Sports: Signs of the Times Key details to watch for as the Reds open spring training by Bill Peterson 02-15-01

Sports: When the Going Gets Tough... The tough turn pro, and college basketball is suffering because of it by Bill Peterson 02-08-01

Sports: Dawning of Another New Age? Super Bowl marked third NY-Baltimore championship game to push football in a new direction by Bill Peterson 02-01-01

Sports: Just a Football Game... Finally Super Bowl to offer good, basic entertainment, plus plenty of local connections for Cincinnati fans by Bill Peterson 01-25-01

Sports: The Truth Set Me Free How becoming a sportswriter rescued one man from the power of sports by Bill Peterson 01-18-01

Sports Pitino can't make it in the NBA, the NFL tries to bully a local Web site and the NFC/AFC championship picks by Bill Peterson 01-11-01

From Layoffs to Playoffs Unraveling a few loose ends from a dying football season by Bill Peterson 01-04-01

Sports: From Bad to Worse The Bengals' stadium debacle, poor management and horrible play dominated the local sports scene in 2000 by Bill Peterson 12-21-00

Sports: Meet the New Boss Today's 'new breed' of pro sports team owner is the same as the old boss by Bill Peterson 12-14-00

Sports: Quit Yer Whining Alternate takes on baseball's economic troubles and Chris Weinke's Heisman hopes by Bill Peterson 12-07-00

Sports: Why Everyone Loves the Muskies Good manners and good basketball make a class act by Bill Peterson 11-30-00

Sports: As Good As It Gets UC football has done all it could this season, and still hardly anyone seems to care by Bill Peterson 11-22-00

Sports: Keeping Up With Jones Cowboys owner looking at the same rebuilding process as Bengals, but history says Dallas will get to the Super Bowl sooner by Bill Peterson 11-16-00

Aports: A Tale of Two Cities Thoughts on being a baseball fan in New York and a basketball fan in Minneapolis by Bill Peterson 11-02-00

Sports: Welcome to Coreyville Dillon's historic game vs. Denver raises more questions than it answers by Bill Peterson 10-26-00

One More Time With Meaning College football offers something you don't see every day -- a regular season that matters by Bill Peterson 10-19-00

Sports: The Invisible Men Following first-round playoffs that nobody watched, baseball tries to become relevant again by Bill Peterson 10-12-00

Sports: 85, 46 and Counting... Reds end season as a team on the verge of greatness; all that's needed is a little jack to keep the pieces together and to hire a proven manager by Bill Peterson 10-05-00

Sports: Darkness on the Edge of Town Bengals won't ever find the right answers until they ask the right questions by Bill Peterson 09-28-00

Sports: NBC's Olympic Gamble Will Americans tune into the network's Olympic coverage when they already know the score? by Bill Peterson 09-21-00

Sports: Damned Tired of Baseball? Baseball and Ken Griffey Jr. limp to the end of a fairly eventful season by Bill Peterson 09-07-00

Sports: The NFL Looks to One-Year Plans Win-now-or-else mentality is the new order of the day; Bengals again on the outside looking in by Bill Peterson 08-31-00

Sports: Here Comes the Sun UC football, long a dark horse among local sports fans, sees some rays of hope in the 2000 season by Bill Peterson 08-24-00

Sports: It's Elementary The public's thirst for bad pro football over good public education says more about Cincinnati than we realize by Bill Peterson 08-17-00

Sports: Making a Real Difference SF's Dusty Baker and Oakland's Art Howe show that a good manager can elevate a small market club; are either in the Reds' fut