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Cards stop Reds to clinch tie for 2nd wild card

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The St. Louis Cardinals clinched a tie for the second NL wild card with a 4-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Dusty Baker missed the Cincinnati Reds' division-clinching win. He watched Homer Bailey's no-hitter on TV.

CNNSI.com

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Dusty Baker missed the Cincinnati Reds' division-clinching win. He watched Homer Bailey's no-hitter on TV.

Matt Loede, bengalsgab.com

The Bengals announced today they have asked for a one-week roster exemption for Dontay Moch, whose suspension expired Monday morning. Moch was suspended four games during the offseason for testing positive with a banned substance. The request takes adva…

cincinnati.com

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis had this to say during his press conference the day after the Bengals defeated the Jaguars.

Paul Casella, MLB.com

Reds right-hander Homer Bailey on Monday was named the National League Player of the Week for the second time in his career following his no-hitter in Friday's 1-0 victory over the Pirates.

Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com

A look at the top-three starting pitchers of the National League teams currently in line for the six playoff spots.

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

Nate Clements Some stats to mull as the Bengals come off September at 3-1. They are 15-21 in October under head coach Marvin Lewis and while that is his worst month, quarterback Andy Dalton is 4-0 ...

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

Nate Clements Update: 8:55 p.m. At 34, Terence Newman is the old man on these Young Man Bengals that sent 21 players with three years of experience or less into Sunday's 27-10 victory over Jacksonv...

Tracy Ringolsby, MLB.com

Reds right-hander Homer Bailey claimed the spotlight Friday night when he threw the 15th no-hitter in Reds history, the first since Tom Browning's perfect game on Sept. 16, 1988. Now comes the real challenge for Bailey: contributing to a World Series ch…

MLB.com

It's time to start thinking about the playoffs and which team will be left standing at the end. It's time to start thinking about your favorite team winning it all because it can happen. Welcome to the final week of the regular season and once again, it…

ESPN.com

Revisiting the Cincinnati Bengals' 27-10 victory at the Jacksonville Jaguars: The Bengals haven't had top cornerback Leon Hall for the past two games and their pass defense has improved. Some will chalk it up to playing two inexperienced quarterbacks in…

Mark Sheldon, MLB.com

The Reds can be both division winners and Wild Card spoilers? That duality is the new reality of the 2012 postseason race. The luck of the schedule has Cincinnati meeting its division nemesis, the Cardinals, for a three-game regular-season finale series…

ESPN.com

Through the first quarter of the regular season, the Ravens and Bengals continue to have the best records in the AFC North at 3-1, but they've gotten there in two different ways. The Ravens have won all three at home, and the Bengals have had to play th…

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

A.J. Green JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After helping give quarterback Andy Dalton enough time to play pitch and catch with the monstrous A.J. Green during Sunday's 27-10 victory, left tackle Andrew Whitwo...

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

Domata Peko JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The skeptics can talk about how the Bengals are 8-1 over the past two seasons against losing teams after Sunday's 27-10 thrashing of the Jaguars, but the fact remai...

Matt Loede, bengalsgab.com

Andy Dalton threw for two touchdowns and scored another on the ground as the Bengals defeated the Jaguars, 27-10, on the road for their third consecutive win. Dalton completed 20-of-31 passes for 244 yards. He overcame an early interception to help the …

Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com

Heading into the season's last three games, the National League is relatively a drama-free zone. The Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants have already clinched their divisions and the Atlanta Braves are a longshot to force a NL East tiebreaker with …