{
  "id": 17749396,
  "title": "Dayton Flyers to open 2026-27 season this week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/dayton-flyers-to-open-2026-27-season-this-week",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:10:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dayton-flyers-open-2026-27-051023030.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, the Dayton Flyers, is set to kick off the 2026-27 season this week. The Flyers have two home games scheduled, one against NJIT tonight and another against Northern Illinois on Saturday, both starting at 7 p.m.\n\nThis is the sixth consecutive season that UD Arena has been fully sold out for every game. During the preseason exhibition season, the Flyers went 2-1, winning against Xavier, Notre Dame, and Morehead State at home.\n\nFollowing their exhibition games, the Flyers have a busy schedule ahead. They will host Siena, Cincinnati, and Central Michigan before heading south to Charleston, SC, for games on November 20 and 22. The Flyers have also been scheduled to play Utah on November 20 and Northwestern on November 22.\n\nThe Flyers were picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10 conference, behind VCU and Saint Louis. Junior Amael L’Etang was named to the preseason all-conference first team. All Dayton men’s basketball games will be called by Larry Hansgen on WHIO Radio.",
  "summary": "The University of Dayton men’s basketball team will open the 2026-27 season this week.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dayton Flyers begin 2026-27 season this week",
    "Two home games against NJIT and Northern Illinois",
    "Flyers sold out UD Arena for all games"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}