Tag: Cincinnati

This major U.S. city is considering selling off all of its municipal golf courses

The courses could fetch a combined $6.5 million to $27.3 million, a report says.

Golfers in Cincinnati, Ohio, have long prized city courses for their high quality and low prices.

Those will be among the topics in play should the city decide to sell its courses or manage them in a new way – possibilities raised by the just-out Cincinnati Futures Commission report.

The courses could fetch a combined $6.5 million to $27.3 million, the report says, depending on whether they were bought by private golf course operators or sold off for development.

Here’s a look at the city’s six courses, operated by the Cincinnati Recreation Commission, as they stand today.

Six courses with rates starting under $20

The six courses – two on the west side, two on the east, one in the central part of the city and one north – all operate seven days a week, weather permitting.

Rates start below $20 for a nine-hole round, with higher costs Friday through Sunday and for before-noon tee times. Kids younger than 17 are free with a playing adult.

Golfweek’s Best: Top public and private courses in Ohio

The courses take reservations online, up to 10 days in advance; by phone at (513) 651-4653, seven or fewer days in advance. Groups are limited to foursomes.

The venues sell snacks and beverages in their clubhouses, and ban players from bringing their own beer or alcohol on courses.

CRC courses offer between nine and 27 holes

  • Avon Fields Golf Course, 4081 Reading Road, is located in the neighborhoods of North Avondale and Paddock Hills. It offers 18 holes, a clubhouse and driving range.
  • California Golf Course, 5924 Kellogg Ave., is located in Cincinnati’s California neighborhood. It has 18 holes and clubhouse.
  • Glenview Golf Course, 10965 Springfield Pike, is in Springfield Township. Its east, south and west courses each have nine holes, with a clubhouse to serve all three.
  • Neumann Golf Course, 7215 Bridgetown Road, is located in Miami Township. Its white, blue and red courses each offer nine holes. The course includes a club house and driving range.
  • Reeves Golf Course, 4757 Playfield Lane, is located on the city’s Lunken Airport property in the East End. It offers 18 holes, a driving range and clubhouse.
  • Woodland Golf Course, 5820 Muddy Creek Road, is a nine-hole course in Green Township with a clubhouse.

Hamilton County, private operators run dozens more

Great Parks of Hamilton County also owns and operates six public courses, with similar rates and rules. They include Little Miami Golf Course in Anderson Township, Meadow Links in Forest Park’s Winton Woods, Miami Whitewater in Harrison, Sharon Woods in Sharonville, The Mill Course in Springfield Township and The Vineyard Golf Course in Anderson Township.

Greater Cincinnati is also home to dozens of public courses run by other municipalities, along with private clubs.

Watch: Kelce brothers share epic Brian Kelly story

An epic Brian Kelly story brought to you by football’s most popular brothers

Who would have ever guessed that two of the most-known players in the NFL today are a pair of brothers that played at the University of Cincinnati?

That’s the case with Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce. Jason, the center for the Philadelphia Eagles, is believed to be contemplating retirement. Travis is a tight end on the Kansas City Chiefs who is still near the top of his game at age 34. And, yeah, he’s the one dating Taylor Swift, too.

That’s not the reason for this post, however.  Instead, the duo shared a story in recent months about Brian Kelly. Both played for Kelly at Cincinnati before Kelly left for Notre Dame. It involves Kelly, an underperforming Bearcats team at halftime, and a handful of recruits that witnessed Mount St. Kelly erupt.

Check it out below: A warning however, much of the language is not safe for work.

I would absolutely love for someone to do the legwork and figure who that No. 53 was so we can reach out and get his perspective of watching Kelly explode.

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How to watch, key players for Oklahoma Women’s Basketball vs. Houston Cougars

Here is how you can watch the Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team take on the Houston Cougars.

While the Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team struggled to end nonconference play, they are red hot in the Big 12 season. They are 10-6 on the season but 4-1 in conference play.

They defeated the [autotag]Texas Tech Lady Raiders[/autotag] 73-55 last weekend. Now, they face Big 12 newcomer Houston Cougars. The Sooners are undefeated against the newcomers, with wins over BYU and Cincinnati so far.

Houston is 11-5 on the season and 2-3 in conference play. This is part of a two-game road trip for Oklahoma. So, let’s take a look at some key players to watch for and how you can watch the game.

Former Wisconsin defensive lineman commits to Cincinnati

Former Wisconsin defensive lineman commits to Cincinnati

Former Wisconsin defensive lineman Darian Varner committed to Cincinnati earlier this morning.

He is off to the Big 12 school after playing three seasons at Temple and one at Wisconsin. His Temple career finished with all-conference honors and plenty of flashy plays, having entered the portal for the first time after a 35-tackle, 12.5 tackle-for-loss, 7.5-sack 2022 campaign.

Varner then had minimal impact in Madison last season, recording only five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. He now joins a Cincinnati program under head coach Scott Satterfield that went 3-9 in 2023 and 1-8 in its first season in the Big 12.

Varner and Rodas Johnson, who also transferred out, leave behind a defensive line room in Madison that will rely on James Thompson Jr., Curt Neal, T.J. Bollers and others to hold strong up front. Stating the obvious, it does not appear to be one of the Badgers’ strengths entering 2024.

Report: Notre Dame has found their next wide receivers coach

Thoughts?

It appears Notre Dame has found their new wide receivers coach.

Less than a week after parting ways with Chansi Stuckey, the Irish are headed back to Wisconsin for another assistant.

Back to Wisconsin via Cincinnati, anyway.

According to reports from 247Sports and Bucky’s 5th Quarter, Notre Dame will be hiring Mike Brown to be their next wide receivers coach.  Brown coached the receivers at Wisconsin this season after having spent the previous four seasons at Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati connection is worth noting not just because of Marcus Freeman but also because of quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli whose time overlapped with Brown.  Both followed Luke Fickell to Wisconsin although Guidugli left for Notre Dame before coaching any games.

Brown played at Liberty University before spending three seasons in the NFL.

We will have more on this story as it develops.

Projecting the College Football Playoff’s Top 10

A best guess at what the top ten will look like later tonight when the College Football Playoffs announce their first rankings of the year.

Later this evening the College Football Playoff committee will release their first set of rankings this year. Since 2014, the first year of the CFP, they really have been the only rankings that really matter. Yes, the Amway Coaches and AP Polls are still important, but they don’t get you into the playoffs. Here is a best guess as what the top 10 will look like when the rankings are released later tonight.

Marcus Freeman not kidding around about improving Notre Dame talent

Is there a number of players Notre Dame should be putting into the NFL annually?

A fine catch was made by Blue-Gold Illustrated reporter Tyler Horka recently as he watched [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag]’s discussion at the Rockne Gala in Chicago last week. Freeman did a roughly hour long Q&A session with Notre Dame legend [autotag]Chris Zorich[/autotag] and covered seemingly all things regarding Fighting Irish football.

One thing that came up was Freeman’s time at Cincinnati, Notre Dame’s loss to the Bearcats last season, and the fact the Bearcats had seven more NFL draft picks this spring than Notre Dame.

“Cincinnati had nine guys drafted, right, and we had two, and don’t think talent didn’t have anything to do with that, and so that goes back to why recruiting is so important.” Freeman said. “Nine NFL players on that team and two on ours and that shouldn’t happen at Notre Dame and hopefully for the future that won’t ever happen again”

You can check out the full interview below.

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10 potential undrafted free agents the Eagles could target after the 2023 NFL draft

We’re looking at ten potential undrafted free agents the Philadelphia Eagles could target after the 2023 NFL draft

The 2023 NFL draft is almost complete, and the Eagles are just getting started with filling their 90-man roster for this summer’s intense training camp sessions.

Howie Roseman has been open about previous undrafted free agent classes, with several big-named stars holding second-day draft grades.

One week after the 2022 NFL draft, the team announced the signings of 12 undrafted rookies ahead of the minicamp.

Four eventually found their way onto the 53-man roster at some point.

We reported last week that Philadelphia led all teams with $1.8 million spent in the previous year in post-draft contracts, and Howie Roseman annually is known as one being the biggest spenders after the draft.

Recent undrafted free agents who’ve had game action with Philadelphia include Reed Blankenship, Britain Covey, Josh Jobe, Corey Clement, Sua Opeta, Nate Herbig, Kayode Awosika, Joe Ostman, Jack Stoll, Brett Toth, Greg Ward, Marvin Wilson, T.J. Edwards, and future Hall of Famer Jason Peters, who originally signed with the Bills.

We’re previewing ten prospects Philadelphia could target at the draft’s completion.

4 things to know about new Bears WR Tyler Scott

From his pro comparison to his versatility, here are a few things to know about new Bears receiver Tyler Scott.

The playmakers keep coming for the Chicago Bears in the 2023 NFL Draft. Shortly after their selection of running back Roschon Johnson, the Bears added a weapon for quarterback Justin Fields when they drafted Cincinnati wide receiver Tyler Scott with the No. 133 pick.

Scott has top-end speed as a receiver and can take the top off a defense while also having the ability to be a dynamic playmaker when the ball is in his hands. He caught 54 passes for 899 receiving yards and five touchdowns during his final season with the Bearcats and gives Fields a new weapon to work with in a revamped wide receiver room.

Here are a few things to know about Scott and what he brings to the Bears.

Boston reportedly works out a pair of 2023 NBA draft prospects

Boston keeping an eye on the potential prospects available to be selected with the Celtics pick in the second round of this year’s draft.

The Boston Celtics and their fans are firmly focused on the Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Philadelphia 76ers that is about to begin. But the team itself has a sizable part of the organization keeping an eye on the potential prospects available to be selected with the Celtics pick in the second round of this year’s draft.

That pick may be the Houston Rockets’ second at No. 32, or the Portland Trail Blazers’ at No. 35 thanks to some arcane pick protections involving Boston’s trove of draft assets, but no matter how the draft lottery breaks, the Celtics will be picking near the top of the round, and have been holding workouts in that range of prospects per multiple reports.

One of the two prospects may end up returning to the University of Kentucky according to the New York Times’ Adam Zagoria, but has scheduled a workout with Boston, along with the Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets, and Sacramento Kings among other NBA teams.