Rhode Island buries Flyers in the second half
By HAL McCOY For 20 minutes the University of Dayton Flyers were flyin’ high against the Rhode Island Rams, the best team, by far, in the Atlantic 10 Conference. And because they are the best team, Rhode Island was not flustered when UD led by seven late in the first half and Rhode Island led […]
Reds begin search for a starting rotation
By HAL McCOY Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price says his dance card is nearly filled when it comes to this year’s starting rotation. Entering spring training, Price said four of the first five spots are occupado: Homer Bailey, Anthony DeSclafani, Brandon Finnegan and Luis Castillo. That, of course, depends on health — will all four […]
UD wins gold, silver against Fordham’s ‘international’ basketball team
By HAL McCOY DAYTON — When the starting lineup for Fordham University was announced Saturday night in University of Dayton Arena, the student section chanted, “USA, USA, USA.” That’s because Fordham’s starting five was entirely international — two from the Czech Republic and one from Canada, one from Turkey and one from Montenegro. And if […]
Wright State: Scrappy, courageous winners
By HAL McCOY As a basketball painting, it was no da Vinci and was more like a finger painting. But for courage, scrappiness, hustle and stick-to-it-tiveness it would be difficult to surpass what Wright State University did Friday night. They were playing first place Northern Kentucky in front of a rare near sellout in the […]
Flyers lay chocolate egg on Valentine’s Day
By HAL McCOY Of all the bad games the University of Dayton Flyers have played this season, and there have been some real stinkers, they outdid themselves Wednesday night. It was a Valentine’s Day mess. Playing a not-very-good George Mason team, a team almost as young as the Flyers, UD was cannon fodder for the […]
UD stages great comeback, loses in overtime
By HAL McCOY Sometimes even the unbelievable, the incredulous and the unfathomable don’t work when those adjectives are in your favor. That’s the way it was Saturday night in Richmond, Va., for the University of Dayton basketball team against Virginia Commonwealth. The Flyers were down 17 points with 6 1/2 minutes left in the game. […]
Half-court heave beats UD in double overtime
By HAL McCOY In essence, the Dayton Flyers lost Saturday afternoon on a wing, a prayer and a miracle shot that may or may not have beaten the shot clock. The University of Massachusetts scored an 86-82 victory in a college basketball version of the Boston Marathon, a double overtime affair. The score was tied, […]
UD stung by long-range Saint Louis shooting
By HAL McCOY One thing that is totally consistent with the University of Dayton basketball team this season — it is totally inconsistent. First year coach Anthony Grant must feel like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolates: “You never know what you are going to get.” After playing an outstanding game Tuesday night against […]
Having a bad day? Check this out
By HAL McCOY There are days when we all feel sorry for ourselves — we have a migraine headache or the car won’t start or we didn’t get the promotion we felt we deserved. In my case, there are days when I mope around because of my vision problems and try to remember what it […]