Jim’s Journal

  Following a Thursday travel day, the Reds resume baseball action tonight, visiting the Tampa Bay Rays for the first of 3 games.  They’re still a touch below .500 on the season, with 49 wins […]

  As our colleague Rob Lafary writes in this week’s Versailles Republican, fall sports practices are gearing up pretty quickly.  July’s winding down, and August begins a week from today.  The day after that, next […]

  They tried to wait out the rain in Atlanta more than 2 hours last night, but it didn’t let up, so the planned Reds-Braves baseball game was officially called off a little before 9:00.  […]

Credit for this initial report goes to our colleague Rob Lafary.  He says it looks like the pro baseball career of former Batesville Bulldog Zach Britton is over.  Zach had been playing the last 2 […]

Kyle Larson won Sunday’s Brickyard 400.  Larson had wanted to pull off the IndyCar-NASCAR Memorial Day weekend double, but rain delays in the Indy 500 kept him there, so now he’s at least got a […]

Baseball’s All-Star break’s done, so the season resumes tonight, with the Reds in DC to open the second half against the Nationals.  Cincinnati goes in just under .500 on the year at 47 & 50, […]

Baseball’s All-Star Game from Tuesday night’s behind the major-leaguers now, after the American League topped the National 5-3.  Tomorrow it’ll still be fun, but different, as the teams get back to business across the country, […]

The Reds’ stars shone brightly making their first baseball All-Star Game appearances last night in Texas, despite the National League losing to the American, 5-3.  Manager David Bell was on the Nationals’ coaching staff, while […]

Congratulations are due to several teams of local high school volleyballers, with their teams earning top honors from the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches’ Association, for doing exceptionally well in the classroom last school year, […]

Finishing the first half of the baseball season in Cincinnati Sunday, the Reds lost 3-2 to the Marlins, after beating the Fish in the first 2 games of their series.  It looked good for Cincy […]

It was a huge Friday night for the Reds, at home against the Miami Marlins.  And it was only 1 night in a truly epic week for rookie Rece Hinds.  Amid multiple injuries to outfielders, […]