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Sports: Tom Archdeacon

Archdeacon: One of the most glorious, gut-wrenching, gallant stories in college football...

The premeditated, racially-motivated, jaw-breaking punch Oklahoma A & M defensive lineman Wilbanks Smith delivered on defenseless Drake quarterback Johnny Bright – an assault that happened away from the action after Bright had handed the ball to his running back in the October 20, 1951 game in Stillwater, Oklahoma – was captured on film (as were two other cheap shot hits on Bright that knocked him unconscious) by Des Moines Register photographers John Robinson and Doug Ultang. A six-photo sequence of the assaults ran across the top of the Des Moines sports page the next day and was picked up and run in newspapers across the nation as well as being featured in Life and Look magazines. Robinson and Ultang won the Pulitzer Prize in 1952 for their photos. JOHN ROBINSON AND DOUG ULTANG / DES MOINES REGISTER AND DRAKE UNIVERSITY

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Archdeacon: UD’s Nayo Lear ‘the most loyal kid on the team’

Senior guard Nayo Lear scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Dayton Flyers women's team to a 86-44 victory over Mercyhurst in the home opener Thursday night at UD Arena. Lear was also the team's leading scorer with 22 points in the season-opening loss last Monday night at Illinois State. The 5-foot-10 guard is one of just two players (walk-on Eleanor Monyek is the other) who has been on each of the four teams coach Tamika Williams-Jeter has fielded since she took over the Flyers program before the 2022-23 season. UD ATHLETICS / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Archdeacon: Bennett has blossomed into Flyers’ leader

Dayton's Javon Bennett, right, and Jacob Conner slap hands during pregame introductions on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at UD Arena. David Jablonski/Staff

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Credit: David Jablonski

Archdeacon: The ineptitude of the Bengals defense undoes Flacco’s heroics

Cincinnati Bengals safety Jordan Battle attempts to tackle Bears tight end Colston Loveland during their game on Sunday, Nov. 2 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. The Bears won 47-42. JEREMY MILLER / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Credit: JEREMY MILLER

Archdeacon: The Iceman has cometh for Miami hoops

Almar Atlason, the Miami RedHawks’ new 6-foot-8 junior forward who transferred from Bradley University, is originally from Reykjavik, Iceland. In two seasons with Bradley, he played in 71 games, started 31 and averaged 5.2 points and 1.9 rebounds. This summer, when, as a 20 yesar old, he was part of Iceland’s Senior National Team, he was one of the youngest players competing in the 24-team FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Championships. The field included numerous NBA players including such well-known starts as Luka Dončić (Slovenia) Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), and Nikola Jokić (Serbia). LEXI WALTERS / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Archdeacon on Dayton’s Montgomery: ‘I ain’t gonna lie, I love it!’

Dayton's De'Shayne Montgomery reacts after a dunk against Bowling Green an exhibition game on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at UD Arena. David Jablonski/Staff

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Credit: David Jablonski

Archdeacon: Mangold death ‘just so incredibly, incredibly sad’

FILE - New York Jets center Nick Mangold (74) lines up against the New England Patriots during an NFL game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Brad Penner, File)

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Credit: AP

Archdeacon: VanVleet adds to a lifetime of memories at Welcome Stadium

In his first start of the season – after starting all the games last year and then giving way to transfer Bryce Schondelmyer who now is likely lost for the season due to injury – Dayton quarterback Drew VanVleet helped lead the Flyers to a 35-19 victory over previously unbeaten and nationally-ranked Presbyterian College at Welcome Stadium Saturday. He completed 10 of 12 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown and also lined up at wide receiver. ERIK SCHELKUN / UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

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Credit: Erik Schelkun

Archdeacon: The Little Razzle Dazzle of the Dayton Flyers

Dayton's Jordyn Poole practices on Thursday, Oct., 23, 2025, at UD Arena. David Jablonski/Staff

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Credit: David Jablonski

Archdeacon: A beautiful day for Wright State coach Clint Sargent

Wright State University men’s basketball coach Clint Sargent and his wife Jill had a baby on Monday morning ahead of the Raiders' 63-57 victory over Ohio University at UD Arena later that night. In this photo, Sargent’s son Jordy holds his baby brother Booker David Sargent on Monday at Kettering Hospital. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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