Flyers ‘Dunk’ N. Florida
By Hal McCoy Dayton, OH. — With Obi Toppin in the house, the University of Dayton basketball team paid homage to the UD legend with a Symphony of Dunks. Toppin, who dunked 190 times during his two-year career, was in UD Arena Saturday night to be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame. The Flyers […]
UD Nearly Bags BYU
By Hal McCoy Credibility and respect can’t be purchased at Walmart, it must be earned. And although the University of Dayton Flyers lost on Black Friday, 83-79, to ninth-ranked Brigham Young, the college basketball world can describe the Flyers with r-e-s-p-e-c-t. The Flyers, 10 1/2-point underdogs, came within a sliver of cold turkey from pulling […]
UD Bags A Big One
By Hal McCoy Pure pluck. Pure perseverance. Pure positivity. And also any other ‘Ps’ one can come up with to describe what the Dayton Flyers did. That’s what it took for UD to fend off Georgetown in overtime Thanksgiving Night in the ESPN Events Invitational at Disney World in Kissimmee, Fla. After scoring the 84-79 […]
UD Can’t Beat UC
By Hal McCoy CINCINNATI — When the front of the opponent’s uniform reads ‘Cincinnati,’ the University of Dayton basketball team shrivels like a wrinkled old man. On a visit to Fifth Third Arena Tuesday night, the first frigid night of late 2025 (37°), the Flyers were colder than Frosty the Snowman. The lost, 74-62, and […]
Padres Hire UD’s Stammen As Manager
By Hal McCoy Craig Stammen, a God-fearing Christian, most likely knows the Bible passage from Isiah 6:8, “Whom shall I send.” San Diego Padres President of Baseball Operations/General Manager A.J. Preller may not be familiar with the Bible passage, but he knew who he wanted to send into the Padres dugout as field manager. Preller […]
Some post-hospital Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave after a mild scare, a 30-second mini-stroke. After a one-night stay in the hospital, I passed all the tests with the so-called ‘flying colors.’ But they told me it was a warning and I need to change a few things. And I thank all you great […]
A Quick, Bitter Ending
By Hal McCoy The Cincinnati Reds are now a band of not-so-merry men. Their 2025 post-season came to a quick and crashing conclusion Wednesday night in Chavez Ravine, just two games into it. The Los Angeles Dodgers ended Cincinnati’s up-and-down season on a downer, another beatdown, 8-4. After a long, drawn-out scratch and scramble during […]
LA Blasts Reds With 5 Homers
By Hal McCoy Nobody living between Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon was shocked when Shohei Ohtani ripped Hunter Greene’s fourth pitch of the game into the left field seats. It was a portend of things to come, a preview. The Los Angeles Dodgers hit five home runs Tueseay night in Dodger Stadium, tying the franchise […]
Some Pre-Playoffs Observations
By Hal McCoy UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, chair reclined, cigar in hand, ready for baseball’s post-season. As Willie Stargell once said, “They don’t say, ‘Work ball.’ They say, ‘Play ball.’” —LOOK OUT, LA: The Cincinnati Reds stagger into Los Angeles carrying cement blocks, the barely-made-it third wild card team matched against the defending […]