Reds off to sluggish spring start — but it doesn’t count
By HAL McCOY GILBERT, Ariz. — As I have to tell fans over and over, spring training is not about wins and losses. It is about getting pitchers and hitters ready for the season and it is about seeing minor league prospects perform in games. But fans who pay high concession prices at spring training […]
Flyers fend off another would-be spoiler, 62-55
By HAL McCOY The target on the backs of the University of Dayton basketball team gets larger and larger — about the size of an archer’s target right now. The Flyers, the No. 4 team in the nation, are the object of every team’s intentions these days. Another wannabe spoiler surfaced Tuesday night in Fairfax, […]
Wayne’s Quisenberry rips Wright State for 41 points
By HAL McCOY It was a ‘Q and A’ night Thursday for Wright State University. The ‘Q’ was for Quisenberry and the ‘A’ was for Awesome. Darius Quisenberry grew up so close to Wright State he could almost see the Nutter Center from his bedroom window. The 6-foot-1 sophomore guard lived in Huber Heights and […]
OBSERVATIONS: Are the Astros the most hated team in history?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, waxing ineloquently before heading out for physical therapy to get rid of this infernal limp from my broken hip, which is healed. —While trying to defend his indefensible decision to not punish any Houston Astros players in the sign-stealing scandal, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred called the […]
Flyers survive off night by Toppin, nip VCU, 66-61
By HAL McCOY What Virginia Commonwealth University did to Obi Toppin Tuesday night in Richmond, Va., is a felony in 38 states. It was one degree below a public mugging and the Rams did everything but yank Toppin’s shorts to his ankles. While it knocked Toppin’s game off-balance, it did VCU no good. The University […]
Wright State knocks the ‘P’ out of IUPUI, 106-66
By HAL McCOY The schedule said that Wright State University was supposed to play IUPUI Sunday afternoon at the Nutter Center. As it turned out, they played IUUI, because the Raiders knocked the ‘P’ right out of their opponent. It was Wright State 106, IU(P)UI 66. The 40-point victory came on ‘Senior Day’ because it […]
Flyers lethargic and sloppy, but stop UMass, 71-63
By HAL McCoy There is a song out there by Mark Cohn called, ‘Walking in Memphis.’ And for 31 minutes Saturday afternoon in Amherst, Mass., it looked as if Memphis native Jalen Crutcher was walking the streets of his hometown. The University of Dayton’s highly talented point guard had two points in the first 31 […]
OBSERVATIONS: Bauer speaks loudly, can he match it on the mound?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, trying to find peace in the garage while several guys noisily remodel our two bathrooms. —Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred continues to try to reshape baseball to resemble the NBA and the NHL, where nearly every team but one qualifies for the post-season playoffs. He wants to […]
OBSERVATIONS: What can’t Eugenio Suarez get any national respect?
By HAL McCOY UNSOLICITED OBSERVATIONS from The Man Cave, wondering what a BattleHawk is. It’s the nickname of the XFL’s St. Louis franchise. But just what is a BattleHawk? —Some more head-scratching disrespect for the Cincinnati Reds. . .Eugenio Suarez in particular. MLB Network has something called ‘The Shredder’ that uses analytics and metrics to […]