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Bona men look the part of a ‘bubble’ team
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 12, 2016
There was a collective exhale and the celebration of another conference road win, and in the aftermath of all that, there was this bigger-picture real...
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Pollock: Reflections of a Super sports day
Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 08, 2016
So here’s how I spent my Sunday afternoon and evening: 1:57: Standing at the Reilly Center media table waiting for the National Anthem, I silently tha...
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ESPN’S Creme weighs in on Bona women
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JEFF MADIGAN Olean Times Herald 
Feb 07, 2016
College basketball fans may not recognize the name Charlie Creme. But those fans likely recognize the name Joe Lunardi. Creme does for women’s basketb...
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Place: Hibbert looks to stay undefeated in Salamanca
Columnists, Local Sports, Sports
Rich Place Special to the Times Herald 
Feb 04, 2016
SALAMANCA — For Tucker Hibbert, arguably the biggest star of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series, there’s always room for improvement. That room c...
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Taqqee just keeps making plays for Bona
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 03, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Idris Taqqee has rarely been written about in this space. As a second-year player whose numbers have never leapt off the page, and who ...
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Pollock: Scott saga made for an interesting NHL weekend
Buffalo Sabres, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Feb 02, 2016
No, I’m not a hockey junkie. My interest certainly escalates when the Sabres are in the playoffs, though that dynamic hasn’t been reality for the past...
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Thoughts on NHL All-Stars, Pro Bowl, SBU
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Jan 30, 2016
Some random thoughts while wondering whether anybody but friends and family watched Wednesday’s ESPN2 telecast of the “Pro Bowl Draft” when Hall of Fa...
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Youth hockey classic returns to Bradford
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JOE VINELLI, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Jan 29, 2016
The Snowbelt Classic continues to expand and its latest edition begins this afternoon. The tournament, hosted by the Bradford Youth Hockey Club, has a...
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Bonnies bounce back with impressive win
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Jan 28, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — A week ago Sunday, Duquesne’s 15-game win streak came to an embarrassing end on its home court via a 70-52 loss to George Washington...
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Bonnies aren’t the contender we envisioned
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Jan 27, 2016
As the minutes ticked down Sunday inside the Siegel Center, a third-straight St. Bonaventure loss all but assured, one thought in particular became ha...
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Pollock: Some thoughts on Bona and NFL playoffs
Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Jan 26, 2016
Some random thoughts on an interesting sports weekend for the St. Bonaventure basketball teams and the NFL Conference Championship Games: • IT’S HARD ...
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‘Workman’-like pounding for Dukes over SBU
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Jan 24, 2016
PITTSBURGH — Duquesne’s women’s basketball team endured the same thing a week ago today. The Dukes, riding a 15-game win streak, came home to the AJ P...
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Another story on Marchibroda; Clarke’s record
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Jan 22, 2016
Cleaning out the email in-box including another tribute to the late Ted Marchibroda and a significant milestone for former Archbishop Walsh basketball...
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Still up in the air if Bona is a top A-10 team
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Jan 21, 2016
In the end, this six-point loss to Dayton on Tuesday night inside the Reilly Center was a lot of things: It was, at one point, beyond troubling; it wa...
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