Hal McCoy is a former beat writer for the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), covering the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, which is awarded annually "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing." He has won 52 Ohio and national writing awards and was the first non-Cincinnati newsperson elected to the Cincinnati Journalists Hall of Fame. He also was inducted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame and the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame. He has a stone on Dayton's Walk of Fame and the press box at Dayton's Howell Field is named the Hal McCoy Press Box. McCoy has been the Cincinnati BBWAA Chapter Chair 22 times and was the BBWAA national president in 1997. He is the third writer from the Dayton Daily News to win the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, joining Si Burick (1982) and Ritter Collett (1991). Residing in Englewood, Ohio, McCoy is an honors graduate in journalism from Kent State University.
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Saturday, 24 January 2026 / Published in Features, UD

McCoy: UD Flyers Endure Lost In Philly Four Days

The Dayton Flyers began a four-day trip to Philadelphia with a 5-and-0 record in the Atlantic 10 Conference, then were upset twice in four days at LaSalle (67-64) Wednesday and at St. Joseph's (81-74), a pair of defeats that put the Flyers in dire straits on the league standings.
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Thursday, 22 January 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: UD Flyers Throw In A Clunker At LaSalle

The University of Dayton Flyers fell behind, 33-8, in the first half Wednesday night in Philadelphia at LaSalle, but chipped away and closed the gap to one point late in the game, but Javon Bennett's last-second three-point attempt to tie the game clanked off the rim and the Flyers suffered a stunning defeat, 67-64.
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Saturday, 17 January 2026 / Published in Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: After Fumbling The First Half, UD Rolls In Second Half

Loyola Chicago was without three starters, including its two top scorers, but stayed with UD for a half, trailing by only 31-30, before the Flyers posted a 78-51 win Friday night that lifted them to a 5-0 start in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
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Tuesday, 13 January 2026 / Published in Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Short-Handed UD Stands Tall In Win Over Duquesne

With the loss of Jordan Derkack from Tuesday's game at Duquesne, Dayton's Flyers were missing three of their top six players in Derkack, Amaël L'Etang and Malcolm Thomas, but coach Anthony Grant floated his eight remaining scholarships players in and out of the game and walked away with a 71-65 victory.
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Wednesday, 07 January 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, UD, UD Feature

McCoy: Scouting UD’s Flyers A Tough Proposition

George Washington University figured it was on its way to a big win over the University of Dayton basketball team Tuesday in UD Arena. The scouting report says, "Stop Javon Bennett and you beat Dayton." Bennett was 0 for 11 in the first half and GW led by five points. Bennett scored 18 points in the second half to win in the Atlantic-10, 79-72. De'Shayne Montgomery slammed home a dunk just after the buzzer, a celebratory shot. (pictured)