Author: John Fay, Cincinnati Enquirer

Joe Burrow is the third No. 1 overall pick by the Bengals to suffer a major knee injury. Whether it has a long-term effect is impossible to say.

The Bengals are 0-6 after they couldn’t find a way to stop a Ravens rushing attack that piled up 272 yards in a 23-17 win.

Matt Kemp, an All-Star last year, is released by Cincinnati Reds; he was hitting .200 this season and missed the last 11 games with a broken rib.

The Cincinnati Reds’ Hunter Greene, the No. 2 pick in the 2017 MLB draft, will have Tommy John surgery and faces a 12- to 15-month rehab.

Chuck Harmon, the first African-American to play for the Cincinnati Reds, died on Tuesday at age 94, the club announced on Wednesday.