The photo embedded below says it all about Dayton and “The Basketball Tournament” (TBT). There is an alumni team of former Flyer players competing in a 6-round summer tournament known as the TBT. The Dayton “Red Scare” (they can’t officially
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Road Bike vs eBike
I did two 10-mile bicycle rides on the same course around the Englewood dam in North Dayton. You can see the riding path and respective stats in the images below, as well as photos of the bicycles. The Cannondale road
Modern Warfare – Canceling Countries and Their Citizens
Update It appears that the “proper” folks at Wimbledon have elected to exclude tennis players from Russia and Belarus. Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year due to Russia’s “unjustified” invasion
Ohio College Basketball
We are fortunate to have many competitive college basketball programs in the State of Ohio. We attend many home games played by the Dayton Flyers at UD Arena and the Wright State Raiders at the Nutter Center. Photos of the
The Young Dayton Flyers
You have to give the young Flyers team and coach a lot of credit. They came to the tournament in Florida with a 1-3 record with three straight losses to teams with rankings of > 200. Meanwhile, the other seven
Cincy Tennis Open 2021
We attended the Western & Southern Open at the tennis center in Mason, Ohio. There were many extra matches today due to the rainouts from yesterday. We watched portions of 4 matches: Dimitrov vs Bublik; Murray vs Hurkacz; Medvedev vs
No More Indians in Cleveland?
So how do you feel about this? The Cleveland baseball team had the nickname “Indians” for over 100 years; and there is a reason now to eliminate the name? Is it now the Guardians for Guardian Insurance? Did Guardian pay
Cycling Around Englewood Reserve
We did a little 15-mile ride around the Englewood Metropark and dam. When you ride over the top of a dam and cross a river three times, you get more than your share of hills. According to MapMyRide, this took
Declining Interest in Pro Sports
There are many recent articles about the massive decline in viewership for NBA games and sports in general… I don’t know the source of this observation below, but I think it sums up very well the public’s current disenchantment with professional
Miami Open Tennis
Given the supply and demand to attend live ATP tennis matches, the ticket prices for the Miami Open bordered on ridiculous ($500/seat!). Fortunately, we were able to find some greatly discounted tickets the evening before the round of 32. It