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daytondailynews.com — By Joe Kay, Associated Press CINCINNATI - Todd Frazier hit a one-out homer in the ninth inning Wednesday night, extending the Cincinnati Reds' best surge of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The Reds won their fifth in a row, leaving them five games over .500 (24-19) for the first time this season.

daytondailynews.com — CINCINNATI - The smile on manager Dusty Baker's face lit the room like a strobe light and through a broad smile he said, "Year of the 12, man, year of the 12. That's what my wife and son told me." Year of the 12?

daytondailynews.com — CINCINNATI - Rookie shortstop Zack Cozart played in 39 of the first 40 Cincinnati Reds games. And he felt it. Not physically. Mentally. So manager Dusty Baker gave him a Day of Rest in New York, some time to sit and reflect and contemplate - something to take his mind off a 3 for 28 skid.

daytondailynews.com — By Jack Torry Washington Bureau Ad: "Change," a 30-second TV commercial. Producer: Mandel for Senate. Video: Black and white photos of Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio combined with color film of Mandel in Iraq and in Ohio. Watch the ad here.

daytondailynews.com — Josh Mandel's Senate campaign released its first negative ad against incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, on Wednesday. The 30-second ad titled "Change" opens with a black-and-white picture of Brown and the words, "What is 37-year politician Sherrod Brown hiding with his negative ads?"

daytondailynews.com — Home > Blogs > Seen and Overheard > Archives > 2012 > May > 23 > Entry By Amelia Robinson | Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 11:05 AM Seems the folks over at Forbes.com are trying to get on our good side this time. The Forbes Magazine website has listed Dayton as the nation's most affordable city.

daytondailynews.com — The woman who made the term "eat my shorts" famous is coming home to pick up an honor. Ay Carumba! Fairmont West High School grad Nancy Cartwright - the voice of Bart Simpson from the "Simpsons" - will be awarded by the Dayton Area Broadcasters Hall Of Fame during a special ceremony 1 p.m.

daytondailynews.com — By JOE KAY, Associated Press CINCINNATI - All joking aside, Brandon Phillips' renewed power has more to do with his hamstring than his biceps. Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Brandon Beachy on Tuesday night, leading Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in another game of all-or-nothing that got the Reds second baseman back in the flow.

daytondailynews.com — CINCINNATI - For the second straight night, the boom of the bats was eye-catching and eye wash for the Cincinnati Reds, but it was what happened on the mound that was more significant. The Reds hit three more home runs, two by Brandon Phillips, just enough to beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-3.

daytondailynews.com — By Mark Fisher, Staff Writer DAYTON - A Montgomery County jury on Tuesday convicted local restaurant owner Eva Christian on all five counts in her insurance fraud trial. Christian, who faces up to 17 years in prison, will be sentenced June 6. County Common Pleas Judge Barbara P.

daytondailynews.com — CINCINNATI - Aroldis Chapman was sitting in a large black chair in front of his locker late Tuesday afternoon and, fortunately, there was no steering wheel in front of him. Neither Chapman nor the Reds addressed the elephant in the clubhouse, the apparent speed genes in Chapman, both on the mound and in an automobile.

daytondailynews.com — Home > Blogs > Taste: Dayton food and restaurants > Archives > 2012 > May > 22 > Entry By Mark Fisher | Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 04:10 PM Eva Christian, owner of the Boulevard Haus restaurant, has been convicted of all five counts that she faced in her Montgomery County Common Pleas Court trial.

daytondailynews.com — By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ, The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio - A rifle salute and the playing of taps were among the tributes for 10 Ohio veterans whose remains were buried Tuesday with full military honors at Dayton National Cemetery, several months after they were found in a funeral home basement.

daytondailynews.com — By CURT ANDERSON, The Associated Press MIAMI - A major league pitcher who defected from Cuba is being sued for $18 million by a Cuban-American man imprisoned on the communist island. The lawsuit was filed recently in Miami federal court against Aroldis Chapman, a left-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.

m.daytondailynews.com — Reds' Aroldis Chapman arrested Posted: 05/22/2012 8:47 AM CINCINNATI - Aroldis Chapman was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license early Monday, a few hours after it appeared he was in line to become the Cincinnati Reds' next closer.

daytondailynews.com — Associated Press CINCINNATI - What's more unusual than a team hitting back-to-back homers? How about one fan catching both of them. That's what Caleb Lloyd did on Monday night at Great American Ball Park. The 20-year-old junior from Thomas More College was in left field when Reds pitcher Mike Leake hit his first career homer in the fourth inning.

daytondailynews.com — Home > Blogs > Taste: Dayton food and restaurants > Archives > 2012 > May > 22 > Entry By Mark Fisher | Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 06:03 AM After listening to witnesses for more than two weeks - including testimony from the defendant herself - a Montgomery County Common Pleas Court jury will resume deliberations this morning in the trial of Eva Christian, owner of the Boulevard Haus restaurant in Dayton, who is accused of five felony counts relating to alleged insurance fraud.

daytondailynews.com — By JOE KAY, The Associated Press CINCINNATI - Aroldis Chapman was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license early Monday, a few hours after it appeared he was in line to become the Cincinnati Reds' next closer.

daytondailynews.com — By Joe Kay, Associated Press CINCINNATI - Right-hander Mike Leake hit his first career homer - part of three solo shots in a row by the Cincinnati Reds - and allowed only two hits over eight innings Monday night for a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

daytondailynews.com — CINCINNATI - The attention-getter Monday night was the big, booming bats - four home runs by the Cincinnati Reds (back to back to back in the fourth inning, plus two homers by Drew Stubbs, as the Reds whipped the Atlanta Braves, 4-1.

daytondailynews.com — By Lawrence Budd, Staff Writer WAYNESVILLE - Leaders of this Warren County village expect its four-year fiscal emergency to end this summer. The Ohio Auditor of State is reviewing the 12th proposed recovery plan Waynesville has filed since the emergency was declared on April 15, 2008.

daytondailynews.com — By Amelia Robinson, Staff Writer SUGARCREEK TWP., Greene County - Township officials will discuss how best to fund road repairs in coming years at an informational meeting today. Options for the November ballot will be discussed, township officials said. "We know we have roads that are in very bad disrepair," township administrator Barry P.

daytondailynews.com — CINCINNATI - There were five video cameras pointed at Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker and at least 12 microphones and digital recorders in front of his face when one media type asked: "Where are you on Aroldis Chapman as a closer - is it a fluid situation?"

daytondailynews.com — The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State will get a break almost in the middle of the Big Ten season in 2015, but will only have one conference game under its belt when its bye week rolls around in 2016. The Big Ten released conference schedules for those two seasons on Monday.

daytondailynews.com — By Jill Kelley, Staff Writer Area school districts are seeing a spike in retirements and resignations, which many attribute to changes being made at the state level - including potential changes in public employee pension plans - the climate at local districts and the number of teachers eligible for retirement.

daytondailynews.com — Q: It seems in the last few years the Reds have lost most of the games they've played on Saturday. Is that my imagination? - Phil, Dayton A: The singing group Chicago's song, "Saturday in the Park," wasn't written about this year's Reds, who are 1-6 on Saturdays, so it isn't your imagination this year.

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