CINCINNATI BEARCATS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Cincinnati Taft will put its 27-game Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference winning streak on the line tonight when it meets rival Cincinnati Withrow. Here are five essentials to know for tonight's game at Withrow: 1.)Cincinnati Taft has won 43 of its last 45 CMAC contests and with a win tonight it will clinch its fourth-straight conference title dating back to 2009. Ironically...

The Cincinnati Bearcats had a rare conference "layup" last night against St John's, winning in a runaway. This is the type of game that I'm sure all of the fans were hoping for. To that matter, I'm sure it was the type of game that the players and coaches were hoping for as well. When you are playing one of the worst teams in the league, you want to punch them...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sean Kilpatrick scored 10 of his 14 points in the opening 5 minutes of the second half and Cincinnati went on to a 76-54 victory over St. John's on Wednesday night. The blowout win by the Bearcats (17-7, 7-4 Big East) ended a string of four straight games between the teams that ended with two-point margins, including St. John's 57-55 win at Cincinnati on...

You people need a reflection session!! Image from musketeermadness.com As if going 1-5 since the infamous Crosstown Shootout Brawl with the rival Cincinnati Bearcats wasn’t enough for Xavier student basketball fans to stomach, Xavier Dean of Students, Luther Smith, sent a letter to the student body stating that they would be future games this season if they do not attend a...

Cincinnati has played so remarkably well since the suspension of big men Yancy Gates, Cheikh Mbodj and Octavius Ellis that their imminent return from suspension creates an unenviable dilemma for coach Mick Cronin. Does he stick with the four-guard, no-center look that has spearheaded the Bearcats' six-game win streak since last month's brawl with Xavier? Or does he reinsert...

JaQuon Parker scored a career-high 21 points and Sean Kilpatrick added 19 as streaking Cincinnati beat No. 22 Pittsburgh 66-63 on Sunday night.

Cashmere Wright has had a switch turn since December 10. That day was the Crosstown Shootout. Wright had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers in the Xavier disaster. He was clearly outplayed by Tu Holloway, his PG counterpart. Wright also fouled out of that game. The thing is, that wasn't even his worst game of the season. Presbyterian was. He threw up a 2 point, 2...

Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Mick Cronin and recently-suspended player Yancy Gates spoke to the media about the skirmish over the weekend during the Bearcats’ weekly press conference on Monday. “Alot of people have been calling me a thug and a gangster,” said Gates before he began shedding tears with his head down while sitting at...Read the Rest...

The Hamilton County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the tape of the ugly brawl that occurred during the Cincinnati-Xavier game Saturday to "determine whether any criminal charges are appropriate."

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati today announced the suspension of four men's basketball student-athletes for their participation in a fight that brought a premature end to Saturday's game at Xavier University. Yancy Gates, Octavius Ellis and Cheikh Mbodj will each be suspended for a total of six games and Ge'Lawn Guyn for one game. The suspensions will take...

No. 8 Xavier roughed up Cincinnati on the scoreboard Saturday. But it was the Bearcats that would throw the last punch. With 9.4 seconds remaining in the game, Xavier's Tu Holloway and Cincinnati's Ge'Lawn Guyn got in each other's face. Holloway's teammate, Dezmine Wells, took exception to Guyn and shoved him to the hardwood. Both benches then cleared and punches were thrown. Cincinnati...

I guess the Bearcats wanted to win the fight after losing the game.

A large brawl ended the Cincinnati-Xavier game with a few seconds left on the clock. One player even threw a nasty punch.

Lance Stephenson scored a season-high 17 points and fellow freshman Cashmere Wright added 12 as No. 19 Cincinnati held off Miami, Ohio for a 63-59 victory Thursday night.

The Hunt for the Most Interesting Team in the World is the Dagger's 2009-10 countdown preview series. Check out the overriding principles here. Last year's record: 18-142009-2010's toughest games: vs. Vanderbilt (at Maui Invitational -- possible future opponents: Maryland, Gonzaga, Arizona, Wisconsin) at Xavier Primary attraction: Can Lance Stephenson help the Bearcats...