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For Olean native Francis Tommasino, the wait was worth it. A week ago tomorrow, Christopher Newport University’s Senior Director of Athletic Communica...

Jaren Holmes and Osun Osunniyi had been in this position before. It was nearly two years to the day, remember, that their St. Bonaventure men’s basket...

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...

ST. BONAVENTURE — At his (re)introductory press conference, Jim Crowley was funny, self-deprecating and serious. He was likable, honest and friendly a...

It was a forever moment, encapsulated by a forever snapshot, upon which he’ll always be able to look back with pride. There on the Houston Astros’ web...

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. ...

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...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Seventeen days ago it seemed almost unthinkable. St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball team was flush from an impressive home win over ...

OK, it’s Super Bowl weekend and time for my annual list or proposition bets courtesy of the Las Vegas bookmakers. As usual, my focus is not so much on...

OLEAN — Barely three months after my start at the Times Herald in January 1973, St. Bonaventure made a stunning announcement. Larry Weise, the coach w...

ST. BONAVENTURE — They will forever be linked by their hometown, and the signature, unmistakable, accents that came with it. “Him being from Brooklyn ...

Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott had to find watching last Sunday’s AFC Conference Championship Game a cringe-worthy experience. The Bills general man...

The next Big 30 Football All-Star selection meeting is likely to be a bit quieter. The All-Star Committee, tasked with watching games around the Times...

ST. BONAVENTURE — In the first half, it seemed this would be another piece on St. Bonaventure’s basketball team’s continued success on their home cour...

There they were, side-by-side, atop Tuesday’s Times Herald obituary page … two similarly-aged, but very different men, who in their own way impacted s...

ORCHARD PARK — Well, the Bills are right where they had hoped to be … playing at home in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. They’re even facing...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The message was delivered after a 73-39 loss at Davidson College last Saturday. Jesse Fleming’s six-plus-season career as St. Bonave...

ORCHARD PARK — It began well before the regular season started. Las Vegas anointed Buffalo as the favorite to win the Super Bowl. Not the defending ch...