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Bengals position breakdown: RB

cincinnati.com

With the Scouting Combine next week and free agency starting on March 12, Joe Reedy reviews the Bengals by going through the position groups. Today, he looks at running back.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Third baseman Scott Rolen declined the Cincinnati Reds' offer to attend spring training, but stopped short of saying he's ready to retire.

CNNSI.com

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Didi Gregorius, considered Arizona's shortstop of the future, has a right elbow injury that has prevented him from throwing or batting for the past month.

CNNSI.com

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Right-hander Mat Latos has agreed to an $11.5 million, two-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, avoiding what would have been baseball's first salary arbitration hearing of the year.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The NFL isn’t planning to explore the topic of widening the playing field this year, but one player who has played in both the CFL and NFL thinks that doing it would help the league cut down on the violent hits that have raised player safety concerns in…