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Cincinnati Sports News and Rumors

Bengals place RB Scott on IR

cincinnati.com

The Bengals placed Bernard Scott on injured reserve after he tore the ACL in his left knee during Sunday's 17-13 loss to Miami.

cincinnati.com

In his Daily Read, Joe Reedy points out that the 14 yards on 9 carries by BenJarvus Green-Ellis were the least in a regular-season game by a starting Bengals back since Cedric Benson had 8 carries for 19 yards in a Week 14 loss at Pittsburgh in 2010.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Left-hander Barry Zito will start Game 4 for the San Francisco Giants if they can extend their NL division series against the Cincinnati Reds.

MLB.com

Not only will the Reds be battling a Giants club fighting for its life in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday, but they'll also facing another foe that could potentially cause a stir -- the bright Cincinnati sun.

cincinnati.com

Joe Reedy hands out grades following the Bengals' 17-13 home loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

A former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader pleaded guilty Monday to having sex with her 17-year-old former student while she was a teacher at a northern Kentucky high school, a move that will allow her to avoid jail time.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Vontaze Burfict has turned out to be one of the pleasant surprises of this NFL season, an undrafted rookie who was widely regarded as a head case coming out of college but has now become a productive starter for the Bengals. And Burfict says Bengals hea…

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

Cedric Peerman Updated: 6:15 p.m. With running back Bernard Scott now on season-ending injured reserve, the Bengals indicated they're prepared to go into Sunday's game in Cleveland (1 p.m.-Cincinna...

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

Michael Johnson The Bengals postgame locker room steamed with the frustration of leaving too many men on base and hissed with the anger of wasting a well-pitched game from its fast improving defens...

cincinnati.com

The Bengals got the better of a former assistant coach last week in Jacksonville. Sunday, a former assistant got the better of them.

CNNSI.com

Bronson Arroyo retired the first 14 hitters he faced and the Reds hammered the Giants 9-0 to take a 2-0 series lead back to Cincinnati. How bad was it? Tim Lincecum pitched in relief.

Geoff Hobson, bengals.com

A.J. Green had just done what no one in NFL history had done Sunday and the Bengals' magnificent wide receiver wore the post-game trappings of a hunted man. A weary expression, furrowed brow, and a...

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Bengals not only lost their second game of the year on Sunday.  They also may have lost their No. 2 running back for the season. PFT has confirmed that the Bengals fear running back Bernard Scott has suffered a torn ACL. Per Zac Jackson of FOXSports…