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Cards clinch playoff spot despite loss to Reds

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Cardinals clinched baseball's final postseason berth Tuesday night when the Dodgers lost to San Francisco.

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Geno Atkins has picked up where he left off last season. Kevin Kelly asked the Bengals' third-year defensive tackle five questions.

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When the regular-season schedule was released in April, the Bengals ticket office figured the Miami game would be the toughest one to sell. So far that is proving to be the case.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Bengals are 3-1 and playing at home on Sunday, but they haven’t been able to sell enough tickets to avoid a television blackout just yet. The team announced Tuesday that they have received an extension from the league in hopes of selling enough of t…

MLB.com

The Reds don't yet have an opponent for the National League Division Series, but they have a rotation set. Not surprising is that Johnny Cueto will start Game 1, followed by Bronson Arroyo in Game 2 and Mat Latos in Game 3.

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Joe Reedy examines the Bengals' Week 5 opponent: Miami.

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In his Daily Read, Joe Reedy points out that linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who led the Bengals with eight tackles and got his first NFL sack in last Sunday's 27-10 win over Jacksonville, is one of the five nominees for Pepsi Max Rookie of the Week Award.

Eric, whodeyfans.com

Sunday’s win in Jacksonville was the most convincing yet for the Bengals, and to me it showed a great deal of growth for the club.  Despite being down four cornerbacks and facing perhaps the best running back in football, the Bengals completely shut do…

ESPN.com

A look at how the quarterbacks around the division fared in Week 4: Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals Stats: 20-for-31 (64.5 percent) for 244 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Comment: Dalton would've had a third interception returned for a touc…

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Updated: 4:40 p.m. In light of strong ticket sales, the Bengals said in a press release Tuesday that they have secured a sellout extension from the NFL for the deadline governing this Sunda...

Dave Seminara, nytimes.com

An analysis of preseason picks from 133 baseball writers at 19 publications and sites reveals that not a single writer predicted the A's or the Orioles to make the playoffs.

ESPN.com

We're handing out game balls after Week 4 and this is who's getting them: OFFENSE: A.J. Green, Bengals. The wide receiver caught six passes for 117 yards and one touchdown. The amazing part is that Green didn't make his first catch until there was 1:53 …

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  VOTE HERE: Burfict for Pepsi MAX NFL Rookie of the Week   Burfict Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been recognized by the NFL for his efforts in last Sunday's 27-10 victory over the J...

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Quinn Lewis-Harris The Bengals on Tuesday made the following roster moves:Re-signed tight end Richard Quinn, who was on the Bengals roster for Games 1-3 of this season (inactive) and was waiv...

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

Geno Atkins The last guy to ask about Geno Atkins is Geno Atkins. On Monday, a day after he roared into the NFL sack lead for interior players with two more after single-handedly rearranging the Ja...

Bill Ladson, MLB.com

If the Nats end up with the best record in baseball, they could start on Sunday against the Wild Card team -- either the Braves or Cardinals. If they have the second-best record, behind the Reds, they'll start on Saturday, against the Giants.

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After a three-game start to the season in which the Bengals defense went through one of its worst stretches in Mike Zimmer's five-year tenure, there may be a brighter outlook as they get set to begin the second quarter of the season.

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The Bengals' offense is ahead of where it was at this time a year ago, quarterback Andy Dalton said a day after Cincinnati won its third consecutive game.