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Randolph title was for storied hoops history
Basketball, Big 30, Columnists, ...
SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Mar 22, 2023
GLENS FALLS — Recalling the end of last season, Kevin Hind had to correct himself. The Cardinals weren’t upset last February. They just “got beat.” Ju...
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Buffalo limited in free agency by salary cap
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 21, 2023
( EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series on the Bills’ salary cap situation and offseason moves. Today, a review of Buffalo’s offseaso...
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For Syracuse, Boeheim’s exit totally botched
Basketball, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 16, 2023
It hasn’t been a secret, I’ve never really been a Jim Boeheim fan. There have been just enough prickly interviews with the former Syracuse men’s baske...
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Walsh secured a special win in home finale
Basketball, Columnists, High School, ...
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 15, 2023
In its rich history, the Archbishop Walsh boys basketball program has produced over a dozen 1,000-point scorers, three Big 30 scoring champions, two B...
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Crowley’s ‘home’ to the delight of St. Bonaventure
Basketball, College Sports, Columnists, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 14, 2023
ST. BONAVENTURE — The projection on the screen said it all: “Jim Crowley” in script, and, in all caps “WELCOME HOME.” Not exactly what you normally se...
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Crowley thrilled to be back to Bona
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JEFF MADIGAN Olean Times Herald 
Mar 13, 2023
ST. BONAVENTURE — At his (re)introductory press conference, Jim Crowley was funny, self-deprecating and serious. He was likable, honest and friendly a...
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Bona turns page on inconsistent 2022-23 season
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 10, 2023
In another year, Mark Schmidt would have ended this night in his hotel room, scouting the following day’s opponent. And if not that, he’d have been sw...
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Tough finish for Bona; Crowley in job market?
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 09, 2023
There are times when something one intends to write thankfully isn’t written. That happened to me early last month … to my good fortune. St. Bonaventu...
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A trade for Henry would benefit Bills
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 08, 2023
When it comes to National Football League rumors, the best policy is to ignore them, given the slim possibility that most aren’t close to being true. ...
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For Salamanca, a bitter end but a bright future
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Mar 07, 2023
It wasn’t the storybook ending the Salamanca boys basketball team envisioned for itself. After making the state semifinals in Glens Falls last year, e...
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Frazier’s exit doesn’t pass the sniff test
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 03, 2023
My late boss, Mike Abdo, had a saying when a coach left his job under murky circumstances. His question was, “Did he jump or was he pushed?” That’s ex...
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Girls wrestling on rise, at home and nationally
Columnists, High School, Sports
JEFF UVEINO Special to the Times Herald 
Mar 01, 2023
( EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series on girls wrestling. Today, the roots of the sport’s general rise in popularity. Tomorrow, a lo...
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Bills’ stadium issues; Dobler’s classic response
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 28, 2023
Are you concerned about the lack of progress on the Bills’ new $1.4 billion stadium? Me too. Since the plan’s inception, there’s been a sizable segmen...
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Banks’ record gives Bonnies critical victory
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 27, 2023
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball team couldn’t have picked a better time to put up its biggest point total of the season and its j...
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These Bonnies tumbling toward a play-in game
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 20, 2023
ST. BONAVENTURE — Seventeen days ago it seemed almost unthinkable. St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball team was flush from an impressive home win over ...
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