A trophy for the heart
Geoff Hobson, Bengals.com
The last time Adam Zimmer stood on a Super Bowl sideline, he held the cord for his father’s headsets when his Cowboys beat the Steelers. On Sunday night while he assisted the resourceful Saints defense, he held his dad’s heart while Mike Zimmer sat in the stands with his two daughters to end this remarkable season of win and loss. And don’t let them kid you. Defense still wins championships. Even when there are $100 million quarterbacks and video game rules. The New Orleans Saints offense came into the Super Bowl leading the league in scoring and innovation, but needed an onside kick and an interception return for a touchdown to claim their first NFL title with a what-the-heck-is-dat 31-17 win over the favored Colts at breezy Sun Life Stadium.

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Super Bowl coverage broke records....The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.

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Shot of the Super Bowl postgame....

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Former Bearcat now Super Bowl Champion.... Former University of Cincinnati linebacker Troy Evans helped lead the New Orleans Saints to a 31-17 win in Super Bowl XLIV, Sunday at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. Evans (1999-2000), a special teams captain, called the coin toss in the Saints favor prior to kickoff, the 13th-straight coin toss won for the NFC Champion in the Super Bowl.

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Reds Spring Game info....Reds fans will be able to see and hear the team’s first Cactus League game March 5 from Goodyear, Ariz. WLW-AM and Fox Sports Ohio will air the game at 3:05 p.m. against Cleveland. WLW will air weekend games on March 6-7 and March 13-14 before beginning daily broadcasts March 20. Fox Sports will telecast two other games: 4:05 p.m. March 18 against Cleveland and 4:05 p.m. March 22 against Colorado. Paul Keels will make his Reds TV debut on March 5.

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Reds prospect Francisco is a champ....Juan Francisco, who could be in the mix for the left field job, was a member of the Dominican Republic team that captured the Carrribean World Series Sunday night in Venezuela. Francisco, who played left field and third base, batted third and hit .261 with six RBI and a home run as the Dominican team went 5-1 in the four-team round robin competition. Puerto Rico finished second at 4-2.

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Which MLB teams have chance to end championship drought
Sporting News

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Chris Berman leaving ESPN??.....Oh please, oh please, oh pleeeease!!

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UC football non-conference schedule....Sept. 4 – at Fresno St.; Sept. 11 – Indiana State; Sept. 16 – at North Carolina State; Sept. 25 – Oklahoma (Paul Brown Stadium); Oct. 9 – Miami.

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