Kitna AFC's best in November

Bengals quarterback Jon Kitna (above) shared his AFC Offensive Player of the Month Award with his teammates. "It's very humbling," Kitna said Wednesday. "What it means is your team played well and won a lot of football games. When the team plays well, the quarterback is going to get a lot more credit than he deserves, and that's certainly the case here." Kitna led the Bengals to a 4-1 record and into a first-place tie in the AFC North with the Baltimore Ravens. The Bengals (7-5) will play Sunday at Baltimore. Kitna was 100-for-166 passing for 1,147 yards in five games with 11 touchdown passes and three interceptions.

Mark Curnutte

O'Brien, ownership might talk today

Reds general manager Dan O'Brien is ready to make his recommendation for manager to ownership. That could happen today and the announcement of the choice could follow. "That's a possibility," O'Brien said. O'Brien said schedule conflicts - not a battle over the choice - has led to the delay. Chief operating officer Carl Lindner has been out of town. He returns today. As the process has lagged, public sentiment to name interim manager Dave Miley has grown. "I'm well aware of that," O'Brien said. "But the No. 1 priority is making the right choice."

John Fay

Mayo's debut

Get those O.J. Mayo tickets today, while you still can. Mayo, rated the No. 2 boys freshman basketball player in America by Hoop Scoop recruiting service, makes his North College Hill varsity debut Friday (8 p.m.) vs. Badin. It is Badin's home game but was switched from Badin (capacity 1,000) to Lakota West (capacity 2,400) to accommodate the expected crowd. Tickets will be sold to the public at 7 p.m. today at the NCH gym; boosters, parents and students get first priority. At Badin, tickets ($3 for students, $5 for adults) will be sold until 3 p.m. today.

Roethlisberger named MAC MVP

One day after being selected the Mid-American Conference's Offensive Player of the Year, Miami quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was named the league's most valuable player.

CORRECTION

The UC basketball team is off until Dec. 17. The date was incorrect in Wednesday's article.