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Pollock: ‘Change’ has Corbett eyeing MMA pro career
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Apr 17, 2016
When he was 16 years old, Jordan Corbett got a chilling message from a judge. “He told me I’d be dead by 21,” recalled the Olean native of his sometim...
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Melaro: Ruether gets ready to head to Rio
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JIM MELARO, Olean Times Herald 
Apr 15, 2016
It’s about to get very real for Allegany-Limestone Central School graduate Martha Ruether. Born 16 weeks premature at a weight of just one pound-eight...
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Pollock: A few more NCAA final reflections
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Apr 07, 2016
Some thoughts on the NCAA Division I basketball championships, men’s and women’s: YOU KNOW how politicians find a way to spin bad news to make it soun...
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Pollock: Randolph grad living his dream
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Apr 06, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — The distance from working a Randolph dairy farm to being the national NBA writer for the Washington Post isn’t as far as it might se...
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On Adams’ tweet and Tyson’s departure
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Apr 06, 2016
Evidently, Jaylen Adams didn’t realize that April Fools’ Day was last Friday. Either that, or St. Bonaventure’s sophomore point guard couldn’t resist ...
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Pollock: April Fools’ pranks aren’t that funny
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Apr 05, 2016
I hate April Fools’ Day. In my experience, most people don’t appreciate being made the butt of a “joke” by a prank that usually amuses only the person...
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Pollock: Player exodus continues for NU’s Casey
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Apr 03, 2016
Last week, in this space, while reviewing the recently-completed St. Bonaventure basketball seasons, my assessment also included a persistent rumor th...
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Butler: Bona commit ready to make leap to Atlantic 10
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Apr 02, 2016
Tareq Coburn needed a change. Oozing with potential that had yet to be tapped, the then-rising senior on the powerhouse Cardozo High School basketball...
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Butler: Bona’s Katie Sinclair steps up in a big way
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 31, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — The phone call came on a Friday morning in late October. Katie Sinclair vividly remembers because this wasn’t just any call and this...
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Pollock: Taking time to reflect on the Bonnies
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 30, 2016
It was 13 days ago the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball season ended and 10 since the women’s campaign concluded … ample time for reflection on both t...
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Butler: Syracuse’s run is tough on Bona fans
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 29, 2016
It’s become the refrain, a kind of rallying cry for Syracuse and its fans, with each passing, improbable victory in the NCAA Tournament. “See, Syracus...
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Pollock: Frey showed a special gift from the start
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 29, 2016
It was 1984 and the Times Herald sports department needed new interns. And for the first and only time, the search was conducted via a classified ad i...
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Butler: Prescott is passing on his expertise
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 29, 2016
In the fall of 2010, this was merely a makeshift wrestling room in the basement of a home on Goodrich Avenue. Jeff Prescott, whose name is synonymous ...
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It’s a tossup for online fantasy gaming sites
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 25, 2016
Most anybody who has ever played fantasy sports already knows the answer to the question that continues to vex New York State Attorney General Eric Sc...
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Bona women looking to build off tourney berth
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JEFF MADIGAN Olean Times Herald 
Mar 24, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — Days after the plane landed in Bradford, after the bus made a right turn onto campus and came to a stop behind the Reilly Center, th...
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Campbell: Olean boys have a year to remember
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald 
Mar 23, 2016
It was the end, no matter the result, for the Olean High School boys basketball team. Win or lose Sunday, the Huskies’ season was history. Olean’s gam...
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