The Reds enjoyed an off day yesterday and lets face it….they need it. They have guys beat up….and nearly an entire lineup full of guys who arent hitting right now. They limped home from texas and san diego with a 2-4 record……they are 3-6 in their last nine with three straight series losses. Tonight they are back on the home front against the baltimore orioles in the first game of a three-game weekend set. The birds are 20-11 on the year, sitting atop the american league easwt after beating the yankees three times in the last four games. Left-hander cole irvin starts for baltimore tonight…….he didn’t allow a run in his first two starts. He’s given up 11 runs in his last 14 innings. Hunter AGreene gets the ball for the red legs coming off his best outing of the season in texas last saturday. Cincinnati sits in third place in the nl central….. 3 ½ games behind front-running milwaukee. 2 ½ behind second-place chicago. FCCincinnati looks for it’s third straight win this saturday night when they travel to orlando. FCC sits three points behind INter-Miami CF for the top spot in the east. NFL News, Dak Prescott will not face charges for sexual assault after Dallas detectives determined there was insufficient evidence from as case going back to 2017. Will Justin Fields return kicks for the pittsburgh steelers this season? Apparently if special teams coordinator danny smith has his way. Remember, the new kickoff rules state that the cover team cannot take off until the returner touches the ball…..and as far as running the ball is concerned, whio runs it better than justin fields….. Stay tuned. The steelers announced that they will not pick up the fifth year option on running back najee harris’s contract in 2025. The Chiefs will not exercise the fifth-year option on wide receiver Kadarrius Toney in 2025 Kirby Smart of georgia signs a new contract which makes him the highest-paid coach in college football. Smart signs a 10-year, 130 million dollar deal. NBA Playoffs…..the Indiana Pacers advance to the eastern semis with a four games to 2 win over the bucs. Infairness, milwaukee played without Yannis for most of the series. The Pacers will face the new york knicks after they eliminated the sixers 4 games to 2. This was a great series…..the average margin of victory was 5 points,including last nights classic 118-115 decision. Knicks star Jalen brunson averaged 42 points per game over the final four games of the series. He had 41 in the clincher last night. The Knicks havent been to a conference final in over 20 years. Tonight Cleveland looks to advancer tyo the second round with a win over Orlando. The cavs own a 3 games to 2 lead. The winner of that series will face the top-seed Boston Celtics. Out west, one semi is set with denver facing minnesota starting on saturday. Tonight, Dallas is atb home with a 3-2 lead over the clippers. A Mavs win and they will face top-seed Oklahoma City in rounds two. Watch Dialed In with Thom Brennaman presented by UDF Monday 9:05 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. LIVE on the Chatterbox Sports YouTube channel. Then later on Friday's for a Big Interview! SUBSCRIBE to the channel to ensure you never miss a thing.