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The Cincinnati Bearcats have hired?Ohio State?defensive coordinator Luke Fickell as their next head coach, the school announced Saturday.Fickell and the school reached agreement on a six-year deal late Friday night. The contract is pending approval from Cincinnatis board of trustees during a special meeting Sunday.Its with much pride and humility that I accept the awesome honor of becoming the head coach at the University of Cincinnati, Fickell, 43, said in a statement. This city, this school and my family are all Ohio. Its a tough blue-collar state with hard-working, blue-collar people that respect an honest and complete effort. Thats what they will get from me personally and what they should expect from this football program.Fickell replaces Tommy Tuberville, who resigned after going 4-8 in his fourth season and 29-22 overall at Cincinnati. Fickell interviewed with Cincinnati athletic director Mike Bohn on Thursday.Fickell will remain with No. 3 Ohio State for the remainder of the season, starting with the Buckeyes upcoming matchup with No. 2 Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.We targeted a number of criteria we wanted in our head football coach and we were looking for the coach who was the best fit for our program, our University and our community and we have found that leader in Luke Fickell, Bohn said in a statement. His extensive ties to the state of Ohio, experience at a championship-level program in Ohio State, ability to evaluate and develop talent, energy and leadership are all qualities which set him apart.Above all else, hes a model of integrity and a great family man and we look forward to partnering with him to continue to build upon our winning tradition.Fickells biggest challenge will be to fix Cincinnatis issues on offense. The Bearcats scoring offense (19.3 points per game) ranks 120th out of 128 FBS schools this season.A Columbus native and former Ohio State defensive lineman, Fickell has coached at his alma mater since 2002, serving as Buckeyes defensive coordinator in some capacity in all but one season since 2005. He also coaches Ohio States linebackers.Fickell was Ohio States head coach during the 2011 season following the Memorial Day resignation of Jim Tressel amid an NCAA investigation. Ohio State went 6-7 that season and then hired Urban Meyer. Fickell interviewed for the head-coaching vacancy at Pitt before remaining with the Buckeyes as co-defensive coordinator.Today is a proud day for Ohio State and Buckeye Nation with the news of Luke Fickell becoming head coach at the University of Cincinnati, Meyer said Saturday via statement. Few have invested as much time and effort and passion into Ohio State and its football program than Luke. We all knew this day was coming. Now that it is upon us, I want to thank Luke for being such a terrific coach, mentor and person. And I wish him, Amy and their young family all the best as they begin this new journey.Sources say Cincinnati also had targeted Jeff Brohm and P.J. Fleck for its opening. Brohm opted to leave Western Kentucky for Purdue, and Fleck didnt have interest in the Cincinnati job and likely will remain at Western Michigan, where hes expected to receive a restructured contract.Fickell is the third assistant from Ohio States 2014 national championship team to land a head-coaching job, joining Tom Herman and Chris Ash. Fake old skool . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Fake Balenciaga Shoes . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. 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ST PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Baltimore Orioles will look to right-hander Yovani Gallardo to pick up where Ubaldo Jimenez left off when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of a three-game series Tuesday at Tropicana Field.Jimenez led the Orioles to a 7-3 win Monday with the teams first complete game in two years. He retired the last 16 batters he faced.Gallardo (4-7) has struggled this season but showed signs of improvement in his last start against Toronto when he gave up three runs in the first inning but held the Blue Jays scoreless for the next five innings to register a quality start. He has lost his last four decisions and the Orioles have dropped his last five starts.Orioles manager Buck Showalter is hopeful Jimenezs start can energize the rest of the rotation.I think the guys in the rotation are starting to step up and we need them to because these are important games now, Showalter said. Gallardo pitched well his last time out and I think hell pitch well again.Baltimores offense is also starting to find its way again, especially first baseman Chris Davis, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI on Monday. Davis is 6-for-15 with two home runs and five RBI in his past four games as he tries to break out of a long slump.These guys have been picking me up all season and Im hoping that I can keep this going, Davis said. Im starting to feel good at the platte again.dddddddddddd.Baltimore will have to figure out a way to get to Rays starter Jake Odorizzi (9-5), arguably the best pitcher in the league since mid-July.Odorizzi is 6-0 since the All-Star break and the Rays have won seven out of his past nine starts. He has a 1.89 ERA since the break, which is the lowest in the American League.Im just feeling confident in everything out there right now, Odorizzi told MLB.com. I have a feel of all my pitches. Its nice to go out there and get my work in every six days.The right-handers recent surge started with a win against the Orioles on July 17, when Odorizzi gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings and struck out seven.Tampa Bay may be without third baseman Evan Longoria, who is day-to-day with soreness in his right hand after being hit by a pitch Monday. X-rays on the hand were negative.It never feels good when you get hit in the hand, but we got lucky, Longoria said. X-rays negative is always a great thing. I wouldnt say I 100 percent expect to play (Tuesday). I dont know how its going to feel. I was trying to stay in the game but I felt like I was becoming a liability out there -- especially defensively -- because I didnt feel like I could grip the ball. But if I feel good enough to play I will. ' ' '