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Doug Harris is a sports reporter for Cox Media Group Ohio specializing in University of Dayton sports, Ohio State football.
Was encouraged to get into writing in college, always followed DDN sports writing greats Gary Nuhn and Hal McCoy.
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Tour pro Stuard claims spot in U.S. Open in Springfield
Brian Stuard was a bit overwhelmed during his first stint on the PGA Tour. He missed 15 cuts in 28 events in 2010 and landed back in golf’s minor leagues. He’s making the most of his second chance, though. The Michigan native finished in a tie for fifth in his ...
Woods off his game at Memorial
Tiger Woods watched anxiously, bent at the waist, as his final approach shot fluttered in the wind and flirted with a pond guarding the green. The ball found land, safe by a couple of feet. But he still finished with a bogey on No. 9, his last hole — a ...
Working as marshals keeps area golfers close to action
John Predovich’s first trip to the Memorial golf tournament left him so awed that he knew he had to find a way to repeat the experience.He had gotten tickets from a friend, and seeing the emerald grounds of Muirfield Village Golf Club was like Dorothy getting her first glimpse of ...
Schwartzel hot after going own way
South African Charl Schwartzel is known as a pure ball striker, but he’s had a lumberjack’s touch with the putter this year and showed up at the Memorial tournament desperate for answers. He spent much time over two days implementing tips from his Presidents Cup captain, Nick Price, and vice-captain ...
Move to U.S. paying off for Westwood
Some golfers change coaches, caddies or swings to help their careers. Lee Westwood changed countries. He moved from England to Florida earlier this year, and it’s been a smooth transition. Playing the PGA Tour full time means spending less time flying back and forth between the U.S. and Europe and ...
Flyers ready to go for A-10 softball tourney
Dayton softball coach Cara LaPlaca has checked off one goal of turning the Flyers into regular participants in the six-team Atlantic 10 tournament. Her next objective is to put an end to a history of early exits. The sixth-seeded Flyers will play in the double-elimination event for the second time ...
UD softball team making strides
Cara LaPlaca knew what she was getting into when she was hired as Dayton women’s softball coach in 2008. The Flyers had plummeted so far in the Atlantic 10 that they couldn’t see the top teams in the conference without a Hubble telescope. “Our first goals were to change the ...
Euphoria of high finish fades for UD grad
Mike Anderson, a former cross country star for Dayton, was riding a wave of adrenaline after finishing 42nd out of more than 27,000 runners in the Boston Marathon while being cheered on by his fiancée, ex-Flyer women’s basketball standout Kendel Ross. But all of that changed in an instant. A ...
DEs show promise; offensive line not yet set
Ohio State defensive ends Adolphus Washington and Noah Spence turned the Ohio State spring game at times into a sack fest. And while coach Urban Meyer was excited about those budding stars, he was vexed by the play of his right tackle candidates. Vandalia product Taylor Decker couldn’t contain Spence, ...
Miller, OSU offense shows improvement in spring game
Braxton Miller was sacked about a half-dozen times in the Ohio State spring game Saturday, but the junior quarterback was hindered by having to wear a no-contact black jersey, which meant defenders only had to touch him to register a tackle. He’s convinced he could have dodged a few under ...
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