The Cleveland Sports group picked the name of its new MLS NEXT Pro franchise after connecting with 3,000 soccer aficionados around the city.

Nine Monday night games will be broadcast on Fox 19, and sister Gray Media television stations in Dayton, Columbus, Toledo, Louisville, Lexington, Nashville, Knoxville, Evansville and other markets in seven states.

The national cable telecast comes as the Reds are still negotiating carriage deals with Spectrum and Altafiber and a local TV station to simulcast Opening Day.

The university's trustees voted unanimously Friday to proceed with building the new arena at Cook Field, a recreational greenspace on campus.

By far the biggest ask in the applications was from Hamilton County for its nearly $1 billion renovation of Paycor Stadium for the Cincinnati Bengals. The smallest requests are for a youth baseball team in Sandusky and a parkour facility in Maumee.

A campus battle over whether Miami should spend millions to construct a new basketball arena district is taking place during an historic men's season.

The Chicago Bears could move to Indiana as lawmakers pass legislation aimed at securing a stadium deal for the football team.

NPR's pop culture critic Linda Holmes is exhausted by cross-country, says "ow ow ow" during moguls, and makes the case, once and for all, for curling.

The U.S. women's hockey team has been dominating the field in the Milan Cortina Olympic Games. They can finish one of the most dominant runs in Olympic history with a win over rival Canada in the gold medal game Thursday.

The Reds former All-Star first baseman will appear on NBC's pregame shows this season with Emmy-winning host Bob Costas. But how often?