By PAUL GOTHAM LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- Archie Miller's University of Dayton Flyers seek to continue their winning ways when they open the 2015 Advocare Invitational. After defeating Southeast Missouri State in their opener, the Flyers easily dispatched the Alabama Crimson Tide, 80-48 in a non-bracketed game of the event before downing William and Mary. Those three games … [Read more...] about Flyers look to control their own room
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Three ranked teams head 2015 Advocare Invitational field
By PAUL GOTHAM BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- Three currently ranked teams, two receiving votes, another two on the rise and a program at its beginning convene at the HP Field House for the Advocare Invitational over Thanksgiving weekend. No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 20 Wichita State, No. 23 Xavier, Dayton and Iowa all won at least one NCAA Tournament game a year ago. Monmouth opened … [Read more...] about Three ranked teams head 2015 Advocare Invitational field
Promise That You Will Sing About Me: Richard Barry’s exuberant Stephen Foster and his musical resuscitation via the Dady Brothers
By JOE MAGS Richard Barry’s Stephen Foster is constantly in motion — bouncing, frolicking, weeping, singing, swaying. There is an unabashed sweetness to his Foster that borders on naivety. But let’s try to understand Foster's plight: Suddenly transported through time, Foster stares out at an audience that recognizes him as the Father of American Music; while rummaging … [Read more...] about Promise That You Will Sing About Me: Richard Barry’s exuberant Stephen Foster and his musical resuscitation via the Dady Brothers
Grant Heyman and the fire burning inside
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, NY -- Grant Heyman is back to work. That's the way the Arizona Diamondbacks farm hand prefers it. A winter with a touch of discontent behind him, Heyman is doing what he does best: competing. "I’ve never really had an off-season before," Heyman said recently. "This was the longest period of time I’ve gone without competing in a game, and it's almost … [Read more...] about Grant Heyman and the fire burning inside
Aggressive Mason has Duquesne looking up
By Paul Gotham If Duquesne's Jim Ferry has his way, the Dukes Micah Mason may miss a few more shots. Not that the third-year coach wants his junior guard to take bad shots. He does, though, want Duquesne's leading three-point shooter to push his boundaries. "The thing about Micah is he has really been trained and coached to play the game the right way," Ferry said during … [Read more...] about Aggressive Mason has Duquesne looking up