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    Sports: Tom Archdeacon

    Archdeacon: You Lickliter? ‘Oh hell no!’
    Sam Lickliter referees an Indiana men's basketball game with Hoosiers coach Bobby Knight, his longtime friend and combatant, manning the sidelines in the 1990s. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Archdeacon: Dayton basketball “kind of lost our swagger”
    Dayton players leave the court after a victory against St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at UD Arena. David Jablonski/Staff
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    Credit: David Jablonski

    Archdeacon: Ron Harper feels the magic of Millett once again
    Miami legend Ron Harper interacts with fans before their game against Northern Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 at Millett Hall. Harper was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university. JEREMY MILLER / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Credit: JEREMY MILLER

    Archdeacon: Mama and Miss Jones, a Wright State double team like no other
    Wright State men's basketball athletic trainer LaShaunta' Jones (left) leans on a Gatorade jug during their game against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 21, 2025 at the Nutter Center. JOSEPH R. CRAVEN / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Credit: Joseph R. Craven

    Dayton women stave off St. Bonaventure in final minutes for 75-71 win
    Dayton's Nicole Stephens prepares to shoot the ball during a recent game at UD Arena. ERIK SCHELKUN / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Credit: Erik Schelkun

    Archdeacon: Basketball is in his blood — Pangonis brings Lithuania’s legacy to Wright...
    Wright State sophomore guard Dominic Pangonis shoots during a Horizon League game against Youngstown State on Thursday, Jan. 15 at Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Archdeacon: For Anthony Grant and Archie Miller — different emotions, different outcomes...
    Rhode Island's Archie Miller coaches during a game against Dayton on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at UD Arena. David Jablonski/Staff
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    Credit: David Jablonski

    Archdeacon: Two sneaky fans, one blown-up bus and some good basketball
    In a game played without a crowd because of the severe weather outside, referee Kelsey Reynolds throws up the ball for the opening tip between Rhode Island's 6-foot-5 Abina Syla and Dayton's 6-2 center Molly O'Riordan on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2026 at UD Arena. TOM ARCHDEACON / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Archdeacon: How Kristin King became Piqua’s most unlikely — and beloved — Olympic...
    Forward Kristin King skates during practice at the USA Hockey National Women's Festival on August 25, 2005 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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    Archdeacon: “I’m so proud of him for a million different reasons”
    Wright State University's Michael Imariagbe boxes out a Northern Kentucky University player during their game on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. JEREMY MILLER / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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    Credit: JEREMY MILLER