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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

NKU, Bearcats and Xavier win openers; Sal Stewart up for Rookie of the Year

Plus, Covington's neighborhood grants open Nov. 16 and Turfway Park announces a record $5.477 million in stakes.

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NKU, Cincinnati and Xavier all open the college basketball season with wins

Three area teams won their season openers Monday

  • American53
    Cincinnati79
    Final
  • Mount St. Mary's52
    Xavier97
    Final
  • UTEP76
    Northern Kentucky84
    FinalPlayed in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Sources: WLWT, WKRC

If you follow the , they opened 2026-27 with a win: Northern Kentucky beat UTEP 84-76 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Freshman guard Willie Foster scored 24 points, senior forward Noah Pagotto had 19, and senior guard Eric Acker added 16 points with a team-high five assists.

Closer to the river, Cincinnati beat American 79-53 in Jerrod Calhoun's debut as Bearcats head coach. The Enquirer counts it as career win No. 298 and his first at his alma mater. The Bearcats led 35-33 at the half, then outscored American by 24 in the second half, per the AP. Xavier routed Mount St. Mary's 97-52.

  • Bearcats: seven straight season openers won, eight straight home openers
  • Rebounds: Cincinnati 48, American 32
  • Xavier shot 50 percent; Mount St. Mary's shot 29 percent
  • Next up: Cincinnati hosts Green Bay on Thursday

Foster scored 24 for NKU, more than Xavier's and Cincinnati's top scorers

Sources: WLWT, WKRC

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Foster, NKU24 pts
Westry, Xavier17 pts
Collins, Cincinnati13 pts
Tejada, Cincinnati13 pts

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Reds infielder Sal Stewart is a finalist for NL Rookie of the Year

If you're a Reds fan, here's a bright spot: Sal Stewart is one of three finalists for the 2026 National League Rookie of the Year award. The 22-year-old set a franchise record for RBIs by a rookie and made the NL All-Star team.

Stewart's rookie season by the numbers

111
RBIs, a new Reds rookie record
32
home runs
117
OPS+

Source: WLWT

He's up against Mets outfielder Carson Benge and Cardinals infielder JJ Wetherholt, Major League Baseball announced Monday. Both of Ohio's MLB teams have players up for Baseball Writers' Association of America awards, including two Guardians pitchers.

  • Winners announced: Nov. 9
  • Last Reds winner: Jonathan India in 2021
  • Stewart would be the ninth Reds winner
  • Stewart's line: .263 average, .787 OPS

Three players are finalists for NL Rookie of the Year

FinalistTeamPosition
Sal StewartRedsInfielder
Carson BengeMetsOutfielder
JJ WetherholtCardinalsInfielder

Sources: WLWT, WHIO TV

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Grants

Covington's Neighborhood Grant Program starts taking applications Nov. 16, offering neighborhood groups up to $5,000 for projects from a total of $36,000, with a 4 p.m. Feb. 15 deadline. The city runs the program with the . Northern Kentucky Tribune

Turfway Park

will offer 28 stakes worth a record $5.477 million across its Holiday Meet and Winter/Spring Meet, led by the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (Grade III). First post is 5:55 p.m. for most days. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Turfway's Holiday and Winter/Spring meets run from Dec. 2 to March 27

  1. Dec. 2The 18-day Holiday Meet opens, with racing Wednesday through Sunday.
  2. Dec. 30The Holiday Meet runs through Wednesday, Dec. 30.
  3. Jan. 1The Winter/Spring Meet opens, with regular racing Wednesday through Saturday.
  4. March 20Jeff Ruby Steaks Day begins at 12:45 p.m.
  5. March 27Regular racing at the Winter/Spring Meet runs through this date.

Source: Northern Kentucky Tribune

Food boxes

If your family could use a hand, 400 boxes of food and hygiene supplies go out today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at , each holding 25 pounds of food, 15 pounds of hygiene supplies and cases of water. Freestore Foodbank, Niagara Cares, Feed the Children and Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Schools are teaming up. WCPO 9 Cincinnati

Volleyball

Notre Dame's volleyball team swept Brossart 3-0 in the state tournament's opening round Monday in Park Hills. The Pandas are back in the quarterfinals. Northern Kentucky Tribune

Polls ride

Voting today and need a lift? Metro is offering free rides on Election Day, including regular buses, Access and MetroNow!, and Lime is offering two free 30-minute rides through Election Day with the code HEADCOUNT. WCPO 9 Cincinnati

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Cincinnati's WKRP-FM, which airs on three stations from Dry Ridge, Kentucky, to Dayton, Ohio, is bringing back the turkey drop from a 1978 episode ranked among TV Guide's "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time." On Nov. 25, it will recreate the turkey drop in Hamilton, minus the live turkeys. Oh, the humanity.

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NKU, Bearcats and Xavier win openers; Sal Stewart up for Rookie of the Year

Plus, Covington's neighborhood grants open Nov. 16 and Turfway Park announces a record $5.477 million in stakes.

The TLDR

  1. NKU, Cincinnati and Xavier all won their basketball openers Monday
  2. Reds' Sal Stewart is a finalist for NL Rookie of the Year
  3. Covington neighborhood grants open Nov. 16, up to $5,000 each
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