and devin mesoraco homered. joe hplaz/vo and - you wonder if this guy is a future face of the franchise? understand joey votto is the best player on the team... but... mesoraco fits the profile of a career long fan favorite. devin mesoraco: "it's tough to stay in one place for a long time and it means a lot the organization thinks a lot of me and i expect to be here for a quite awhile and i expect to be able to lead this young staff and produce at the plate and do all the things that they expect of me." national championship practice tonight at thomas more. and - if t-m-c wins the title on a no look - half court shot... you can say you saw it first on fox19 now. abby owings: "it would mean everything. i know i said that last year - to win a national championship, but to go back-to-back? i think that would be just even more rewarding. much better the second time." tricia 4-shot steve's tracking the next 24 hours.. tricia cam don't forget we're always tracking the weather on fox19.com. goodnight. sot "announcer: n

devin mesoraco is catching. zack cozart at short...about the only position in play is left field. cory schebler got the start today.projected opening day starting pitcher, anthony desclafani didn't pitch. brandon finnegan started.the diamondbacks lead the reds, ___to___ in the ___ joey votto is in the line up today, hitting third. he's had a solid spring, hitting .385 and getting on base more than 50-percent of the time. that's in 34 plate appearances so far this spring. obviously, he's on the the top hitters in the game. he knows you, me and just about everyone thinks this is going to be a very long and not so good season. but it's 162-games he says...and the only game you can worry about is the next one. trt :21outcue:...win the world series((votto: the season hasn't started and hasn't finished. you're gonna have to take it from us every season that it's set in stone that we'll be in last place or won't make the playoffs or have a chance to win the world series. )) the florida panthers are in the middle of a hot streak. and their good luck charm is actor kevin spacey. the player

and devin mesoraco is on track to start.that's big, for a player who's career was in jeopardy last summer. he couldn't squat...major problem for a catcher. surgery fixed that. and, now just 27, he's a young veteran on a much younger team. trt :14outcue:..i'll teach them the best that i can." ((mesoraco: to be honest, i won't change anything. if i can help guys out and teach guys a bit more. i certainly don't know everything at this point. but i feel like i learned a little bit the last couple of years. i'll teach them the best that i can. )) and now here's julie dolan with a look ahead at what we'll have for you on nine on your side at seven. a college student from northern kentucky was supposed to return to the tri-state this weekend for easter. but instead.. her friends and family are planning a memorial fall at a nature sanctuary. at 7- how her former high school is helping tonight. a customer tweets "bank fees make me physically ill. how do you respond? sounds like a medical problem. i'd send her to a hospital. not the bank's problem." at huntington, she can link with her savings acco

devin mesoraco and another reason to think summer today... tickets for this year's western and southern open go on sale at 9 a-m. the tournament will be held at the lindner family tennis center in mason, august 13th to 21st. still ahead... we'll have an update on the victims conditions... following yesterdays butler county school shooting. adlib weather and traffic tease shopping for an suv? well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place, to get 0% financing for 60 months on a ford suv. that's right. just announced. ford explorer...edge...escape... and expedition... are available with 0% financing for 60 months. ford suvs. designed to help you be unstoppable. no wonder ford is america's best selling brand. but hurry, 0% financing for 60 months on ford suvs is a limited time offer. see your ford dealer today. i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors doing here? bill! hey! come in! i didn't know your home wifi could stream so many devices at the same time. dad, it's time warner cable internet. crazy-fast.

zack cozart had two hits and devin mesoraco smacked a home run. the reds get their first day off of the spring wednesday. and these are the four guys the reds assigned to their minor league camp today. cody reed has pitched well in camp, but he's never pitched beyond the double a level. chances are, we'll see him in cincinnati this season. somebody isn't being straight with us. mick cronin said last night he hasn't met with any other schools that have coaching vacancies. so whey does it appear that the univesity of nevada las vegas is considering a big contract for the cincnnati native. native. today the las vegas review journal reported that the board of regents in las vegas is considering a two million dollars a year. the paper says that's more than double what u-n-l-v has ever paid a coach. that doesn't mean he'll go there....but it souinds like they want him bad. to the nba...and you like to see good things happen to good guys. remember sean kilpatrick, one of the best and most popular players at uc in recent years. he's getting a good look fr

zack cozart and devin mesoraco are both coming off surgeries and will not play the first 3 games. meantime.. aroldis chapman is gone.. and in his place as the reds closer is j j hoover. we'll show you the highlights from today's game right here on local 12. 3 pursuing a world record.we'll tell you why one man is spending *days* cycling on a 3 3 the man accused of killing a pastor will face a judge today. daniel schooler is charged with murder.police say he shot his brother, william schooler.. who was a pastor. it happened in the pastor's office after sunday services. jeffrey mims, jr. has been friends with the pastor for years. both were vietnam vets. mims spent saturday night with him.. they were watching high school basketball. 3 "with his passing in such a tragic manor it really hit home because it 3 was really a tremendous contrast in terms of the constrast of the high note we were on." schooler has been in trouble with the law before. he was convicted deadly weapon in 2001. he got 5 years probation for that. the following year.. he was convicted of felonious assault again. th

veteran catcher devin mesoraco will be on a mission to keep these guys on track some of them he has worked with a little before, some he is seeing for the first time, so that makes this spring training a little different for devin. >> yeah, just getting to know it' s not going to happen over night. you just try to work with them in the bullpen. ll get out there and work in the games with them. but it' s a long process to get really get a feel for somebody and see what makes them tick. george: one of those young pitchers cody reed is on the mountain i. -- on the mound tonight. the reds and padres in the old cactus league. mike: one of these days will break the cincinnati sports jinx. unbelievable these college teams and how they are losing. george: the tournament has been great. mike: it has been fun to watch except for a couple of games. kevin: quiet overall. a chilly night. breezy over the next couple days mike: thank >>> breaking news tonight. history in cuba. the american and cube anne president side by side. an angry raul castro challenged over human rights raising president obama's ar

on the positive side for the reds, devin mesoraco had a 2 run double the reds play the padres night, and impressive youngster cody reed is on the mound. we had the final round of the arnold palmer invitational and rory mcilroy was not in contention for the lead. but he didn put on a show with this putt from 59 feet. kevin chappell has the lead on the back 9, but jason day made a charge. and shots like this put day in contention for the win. on 18, it was day needing this par putt on 18 for the win. they -- day nerves a steal. day wins the arnold palmer by a stroke, he was 17 under par. we had nascar racing in fontana, california, danica patrick a little upset after a crack up with kasey kahne. with 3 laps to go, kyle busch cuts a tire and gets into the wall, we will have a restart. shortly after the re-start, it' s jimmie johnson taking the lead from denny hamlin and kevin harvick, johnson wins the auto club 400, his 77th career sprint cup win. he wins at home. this race means a lot to him. courtis: but so that -- let' s hope that mick does not go to vegas. they will. as chris mack s

devin mesoraco and zack cozart will not. still ahead... an astronaut is set to return to earth... after a journey into space, that's one for the record books. plus... a super tuesday showdown. voters in 12-states are headed to the polls... why today could be a turning point for many presidential campaigns. fox19 now is once again teaming up with saint jude children's research hospital for the annual dream home giveaway. tickets will be going on sale soon so stick with fox19 now for updates. all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. come back today. you'll get 30 meg internet, tv, phone and more for $89.99 a month. and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. preparing to come back down to earth today after nearly a year in space. he's been at the international space station longer than than any other u-s astronaut. ke

the reds will replace bullpen with a familiar face - just in a new devin mesoraco reds bullpen... j-j hoover set himself up reds moved aroldis chapman to new york. now one of the most experienced pitchers in cincinnati... among these reds... hoover's career profile is closest to a closer. bryan price joe danneman: "hoover calls himself a goal oriented guy and says his top career goal is to pitch as a closer when the scoreboard changes to the ninth inning. to be one of only thirty in the world - he said. what hoover calls "the pinnacle" of relief pitching." j.j. hoover music not as intimidating as aroldis chapman... he doesn't throw as hard or live as fast as the most untouchable arm in baseball. sounds of baseball but... - with quite the collection of pets. music an advanced dog trainer... his wife is one of the top trainers at the cincinnati zoo... and recently surprised j-j on their first anniversary. j.j. hoover bulldozer... hoover captured this video of his new pig in his new home. cleaner and smarter than you'd expect - hoover says dozer fits in just fine at his new place. so

devin mesoraco and zack cozart will not. joe hplaz/gfx new top twenty- five is out tonight... and xavier is still fifth. next game is saturday - on fox19 now. live post game coverage with us from cintas center. players cheering this is a basketball team - but that's a golf clap. i guess there isn't much selection monday suspense when you're the number one team in the country and a guaranteed number one seed. the thomas more women will start their national title defense on their home floor. madison temple: "it's going to help a lot, i think. we always get a good amount of fans at our games, so that usually helps with our excitement levels and everything and, personally, i think i play better at home and i think we all do with the support of our fans." still ahead... is this bengal about to walk? which team wants two of cincinnati's starters? let's talk bengals next. it's opening day - cincinnati. the reds are on the field this my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis made a simple trip to the grocery store anything but simple. so finally, i had an important conversation w