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WEST BLOOMFIELD (MI) -- It was fifty years ago this month that my brother dropped me off at the former VA tuberculosis hospital turned dormitory on the west side of Dayton that my life as a Dayton Flyer began. University Hall or UH as it was known to all entailed a 20-minute bus ride from...

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DAYTON (OH) -- In a battle of early season unbeatens, the Louisville Cardinals found the net in the first half and held on for the tight 1-0 victory Thursday evening at Baujan Field. A mis-touch in the defensive third created a UL counter-attack that resulted in an own-goal deflection that...

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DAYTON (OH) -- The NCAA has shelved the RPI and replaced it with the NET. Taking their news to the web and social media on Wednesday, the Division I Men's Basketball Committee announced the change in an effort to create a more perfect mathematical formula to rank all 351 teams throughout...

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DAYTON (OH) -- Last season was a mixed bag for UD Men’s Soccer. The Flyers started 3-5-2 during the non-conference portion of the schedule, then rebounded with a 6-2-0 record in the A10 regular season. But a 3-2 defeat to Fordham on home soil in the A10 Tourney Quarterfinals ended the year...

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DAYTON (OH) -- The Eric Golz era got underway a season ago, taking over for long-time UD WSOC Head Coach Mike Tucker. Those were enormous shoes to fill and the job was more difficult given a roster of talent disparate from the one that took home the A10 championship a season prior. Any...

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WEST BLOOMFIELD (MI) – Welcome to the 4th edition of “FTS” Gifs ‘R’ Us. First, we had the original named “Son of” then “Bride of” and most recently “Ghost of.” In keeping with the old Universal Studios Frankenstein movie naming convention, “Meets the Wolfman” will be followed by “House of”...

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WEST BLOOMFIELD (MI) -- As July morphs into August and Jon Rothstein reminds us that there are only 55 days until College Basketball is back, it is clear that we are smack dab in the middle of the Summertime (Red and) Blues. The only cure may be more cowbell and beaucoup de links. --...

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WEST BLOOMFIELD (MI) -- Fans of the NFL Draft are aware that the last man taken in the annual pro football meat market is dubbed “Mr. Irrelevant.” The “winning team” makes a big deal out of it and the player so chosen usually gets more publicity than many of the guys taken in earlier rounds. ...

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WEST BLOOMFIELD (MI) -- Here’s the thing about Anthony Bourdain: like many of the foods he sampled in his worldwide travels, Bourdain was himself, an acquired taste. He wore an almost constant goofy smirk that initially made one’s douche meter start to register, but then he gradually pulled...

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WEST BLOOMFIELD (MI) -- These right here are what you call the “dog days of the off-season.” Not a whole lot happening on the Flyer basketball front, altho AG is headed north of the border to assist Bill Self in coaching the USA Under 18 Team and then the UD Team Camp will be held June 23rd...