http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/ Latest articles for the Sports section at oxfordpress.com. en-us Copyright 2012 Sun, 27 May 2012 11:36:10 GMT 2012-05-27T11:36:10Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-hang-in-there-soccer-parents-1382105.html?cxtype=rss_sports I received an email from the National Fire Protection Association notifying me that grills are involved in more than 8,200 home fires each year. Sun, 27 May 2012 04:21:25 GMT bkollars@daytondailynews.com http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-hang-in-there-soccer-parents-1382105.html Brian Kollars 2012-05-27T04:21:25Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/foyt-drivers-conway-cunningham-excited-for-indy-1379950.html?cxtype=rss_sports DAYTON - Their team owner, A.J. Foyt, has more Indianapolis 500 wins (four) than they have combined starts (two). Wed, 23 May 2012 03:50:51 GMT gbilling@daytondailynews.com http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/foyt-drivers-conway-cunningham-excited-for-indy-1379950.html Greg Billing 2012-05-23T03:50:51Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-drowsy-reds-need-to-wake-up-1378465.html?cxtype=rss_sports I’m not a real whiz when it comes to playing the stock market, which is why I have a staff of highly paid analysts handling my lucrative portfolio. Sun, 20 May 2012 02:11:01 GMT bkollars@daytondailynews.com http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-drowsy-reds-need-to-wake-up-1378465.html Brian Kollars 2012-05-20T02:11:01Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/nfl-retirees-struggle-with-injuries-financial-woes-1378464.html?cxtype=rss_sports Even before the shocking suicide of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau this month, some of football’s most elite players served as poster-sized examples of lives in ruin. Sun, 20 May 2012 02:08:26 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/nfl-retirees-struggle-with-injuries-financial-woes-1378464.html Jay Morrison 2012-05-20T02:08:26Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-ill-have-another-takes-preakness-1378427.html?cxtype=rss_sports Hear reaction from Pimlico after I'll Have Another wins the Preakness Stakes. Sun, 20 May 2012 01:57:46 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-ill-have-another-takes-preakness-1378427.html 2012-05-20T01:57:46Z http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-previewing-the-preakness-stakes-1378128.html?cxtype=rss_sports Get all of the information you need to prepare for Saturday's Preakness horse race. Sat, 19 May 2012 05:50:54 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-previewing-the-preakness-stakes-1378128.html 2012-05-19T05:50:54Z http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-others-take-note-of-ohsaa-effort-1376283.html?cxtype=rss_sports Took a call from an out-of-state high school athletic director. He wanted to know about the Competitive Balance Proposal. Wed, 16 May 2012 03:04:01 GMT mpendleton@coxohio.com http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-others-take-note-of-ohsaa-effort-1376283.html Marc F. Pendleton 2012-05-16T03:04:01Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-nothing-wrong-with-physical-play-1374875.html?cxtype=rss_sports I am taking time out from my game of Jarts to decry the Nerf world in which we are now living. The same people who thought that hurling steel-tipped missiles across the backyard at each other should be outlawed, are now turning their attention to the world of professional sports. Sun, 13 May 2012 02:20:01 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-nothing-wrong-with-physical-play-1374875.html Larry Hansgen 2012-05-13T02:20:01Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-ill-have-another-prepares-for-preakness-1373946.html?cxtype=rss_sports Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another began his preparations for next Saturday's Preakness Stakes by jogging around the Pimlico Race Course. Fri, 11 May 2012 02:57:38 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-ill-have-another-prepares-for-preakness-1373946.html 2012-05-11T02:57:38Z http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-tennis-a-competitive-exercise-for-all-ages-1373902.html?cxtype=rss_sports It’s nice to know that at least in a few sports, you can continue playing without having taken massive amounts of performance enhancing drugs and won’t end up with head trauma in middle age. Fri, 11 May 2012 01:51:13 GMT mkatz@daytondailynews.com http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-tennis-a-competitive-exercise-for-all-ages-1373902.html Marc Katz 2012-05-11T01:51:13Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-hall-of-fame-criteria-just-too-low-1373198.html?cxtype=rss_sports I watched the ceremony for the World Golf Hall of Fame this week and was reminded again how the standards for being enshrined in any sport seem to keep getting lowered every year. Wed, 09 May 2012 22:43:00 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-hall-of-fame-criteria-just-too-low-1373198.html Doug Harris 2012-05-09T22:43:00Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/outfielders-catch-ball-while-crashing-over-fence-1372313.html?cxtype=rss_sports Watch as two outfielders crash over a wall while trying to catch a fly ball during a minor league baseball game - and one of them actually makes the catch! Tue, 08 May 2012 15:34:53 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/outfielders-catch-ball-while-crashing-over-fence-1372313.html 2012-05-08T15:34:53Z http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-butler-gives-the-a-10-a-boost-1371220.html?cxtype=rss_sports I’m looking forward to taking the family to see “The Avengers.” I just can’t get enough of that $6 popcorn. Sun, 06 May 2012 03:56:13 GMT bkollars@daytondailynews.com http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-butler-gives-the-a-10-a-boost-1371220.html Brian Kollars 2012-05-06T03:56:13Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-transfers-leave-for-valid-reasons-1371190.html?cxtype=rss_sports Nearly 400 college basketball players have decided to transfer this year, including Dayton’s Ralph Hill and Wright State’s Julius Mays just last week. Sun, 06 May 2012 02:07:01 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-transfers-leave-for-valid-reasons-1371190.html Larry Hansgen 2012-05-06T02:07:01Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/ill-have-another-wins-kentucky-derby-1371066.html?cxtype=rss_sports LOUISVILLE, Ky. - I'll Have Another caught Bodemeister down the stretch and pulled away in the final furlong on Saturday to win the Kentucky Derby. Sat, 05 May 2012 22:53:00 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/ill-have-another-wins-kentucky-derby-1371066.html 2012-05-05T22:53:00Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/list-of-kentucky-derby-winners-1371085.html?cxtype=rss_sports 2012 - I'll Have Another 2011 - Animal Kingdom 2010 - Super Saver 2009 - Mine That Bird 2008 - Big Brown 2007 - Street Sense 2006 - Barbaro 2005 - Giacomo 2004 - Smarty Jones 2003 - Funny Cide 2002 - War Emblem 2001 - Monarchos 2000 - Fusaichi Pegasus 1999 - Charismatic 1998 - Real Quiet 1997 - Silver Charm 1996 - Grindstone 1995 - Thunder Gulch 1994 - Go for Gin 1993 - Sea Hero 1992 - Lil E. Sat, 05 May 2012 22:50:01 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/list-of-kentucky-derby-winners-1371085.html 2012-05-05T22:50:01Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/miami-to-celebrate-dodgers-baseball-legend-1370836.html?cxtype=rss_sports DARRTOWN - Thanks to Walter “Smokey” Alston, I was taken on one heck of a ride the other day, although I have to admit it was not as breathtaking as that one he gave Tommy Lasorda out there on Scott Road many years ago. Sat, 05 May 2012 03:01:44 GMT tarchdeacon@coxohio.com http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/miami-to-celebrate-dodgers-baseball-legend-1370836.html Tom Archdeacon 2012-05-05T03:01:44Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-nfls-tight-grip-on-public-could-slip-1370799.html?cxtype=rss_sports Maybe this is what Troy Aikman meant. The Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Dallas Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories in the 1990s recently said the NFL might one day lose its grip on the public. Sat, 05 May 2012 01:57:00 GMT smcclelland@daytondailynews.com http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-nfls-tight-grip-on-public-could-slip-1370799.html Sean McClelland 2012-05-05T01:57:00Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-horses-to-watch-in-138th-kentucky-derby-1370818.html?cxtype=rss_sports It's the 138th Kentucky Derby and twenty horses will be chasing that elusive dream of a Triple Crown. As always, there are some oddities in the race, like the favorite Bodemeister and a "white" horse named Hansen. Sat, 05 May 2012 01:08:04 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-horses-to-watch-in-138th-kentucky-derby-1370818.html 2012-05-05T01:08:04Z http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/orioles-manager-earns-1-000th-victory-1369556.html?cxtype=rss_sports Buck Showalter picked up his 1,000th victory as a major-league manager Tuesday night when the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 7-1. Thu, 03 May 2012 00:39:01 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/orioles-manager-earns-1-000th-victory-1369556.html 2012-05-03T00:39:01Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-college-football-taking-positive-steps-1369538.html?cxtype=rss_sports I was slow to embrace the arguments for dashing the postseason format for college football, but the Bowl Championship Series seems to be on its way out, and there aren’t many left who will be sad to see it go. Thu, 03 May 2012 00:35:00 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-college-football-taking-positive-steps-1369538.html Doug Harris 2012-05-03T00:35:00Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-spurs-winning-without-drama-1367474.html?cxtype=rss_sports Three straight cold, windy, rainy Saturdays. Where’s that February sun when we need it? Because of the ugly weekend weather, I had no choice but to catch a glimpse of the NFL draft. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:40:02 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-spurs-winning-without-drama-1367474.html 2012-04-28T22:40:02Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-autographs-not-always-about-money-1367441.html?cxtype=rss_sports When I was 12 years old I wrapped a piece of notebook paper around a baseball and practiced signing my name. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/commentary-autographs-not-always-about-money-1367441.html Larry Hansgen 2012-04-28T22:27:00Z daytondailynews_news http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-round-1-recap-of-nfl-draft-1367257.html?cxtype=rss_sports Who were the biggest surprises picked during the first round of the NFL Draft? Which teams came off as the best? Find out these answers and more: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:05:21 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-round-1-recap-of-nfl-draft-1367257.html 2012-04-28T05:05:21Z http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-bengals-first-pick-of-nfl-draft-1367127.html?cxtype=rss_sports Bengals select cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick for the 17th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 26, 2012. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:54:28 GMT http://www.oxfordpress.com/oxford-sports/video-bengals-first-pick-of-nfl-draft-1367127.html 2012-04-28T01:54:28Z