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Mar 06, 2021
For St. Bonaventure basketball fans, the goal was to emerge from the Atlantic 10 Men’s Tournament with an NCAA bid in hand. Oh, the Bonnies had alread...
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Dec 31, 2020
The list of factors working against it was seemingly endless. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had played just two games – and been idle for ...
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Dec 16, 2020
CLEVELAND — It was his No. 1 priority in the offseason. Osun Osunniyi, despite bumping his scoring average from eight to 11 points per game, knew that...
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Dec 16, 2020
CLEVELAND — His career outing behind him, Osun Osunniyi had no problem acknowledging it. “Prior to the game, everybody was anxious,” the St. Bonaventu...
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Aug 22, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE — It was as well-rounded a team as we’ve seen in two decades. Earlier this month, in a two-part 20th anniversary story, I described th...
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Jun 18, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE — It’s the one thing he wants to improve upon most heading into next season. And, ironically, it’s the very aspect he’s been unable to...
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Feb 06, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE — It’s been a season of streaks for Mark Schmidt’s St. Bonaventure basketball team. There was that 1-4 start back in November when his...
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Jan 18, 2020
It already had the makings of the toughest test of the season. With the added blow of star center Osun Osunniyi being sidelined with concussion-like s...
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Jan 15, 2020
ROCHESTER — It was a rare bit of forewarning on Mark Schmidt’s part. “We’re 3-0 (in the Atlantic 10), but we’ve got to get better,” the 13th-year St. ...
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Jan 10, 2020
The nickname was originally assigned to former Knicks prodigy Kristaps Porzingis by Kevin Durant in early 2016. In an interview, the then-Warriors sta...
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Jan 09, 2020
FAIRFAX, Va. — The seeds for this kind of performance were sewn nearly 10 months earlier on a surprisingly mild March day in Brooklyn. That afternoon,...
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Dec 03, 2019
An extension of his team’s struggles, Kyle Lofton had gotten off to a forgettable start from the field this year. Through the first seven games, he’d ...
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Nov 29, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — Osun Osunniyi established this goal on the record at the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team’s media day in October. “This year, I...
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Nov 27, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — From an intangibles standpoint, it was the clear missing ingredient in a 1-4 start: Toughness. From a production standpoint, it was ...
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Sep 29, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — Mark Schmidt, as you might imagine, was in full fundamentals mode. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach, now in his 13th year,...
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Aug 01, 2019
His tip-off time came at approximately 10 p.m., after the last fan had departed and the locker room emptied from the actual game that had taken place ...
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Jul 31, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE -- He emerged from the midcourt entryway onto the Reilly Center floor promptly at 9:30 a.m., a smattering of sweat having already line...
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Jul 28, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — After displaying individual signs of brilliance during the regular season, the group established itself fully on consecutive days in...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
Growing up, my family was destitute. If not for food stamps, we would have had little food — even so, there were times when our refrigerator was empty...
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June 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — President Donald Trump is enforcing immigration law, and for the first time in many decades immigration enforcement does not resem...
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
BELFAST — A newly constructed and reopened bridge on County Road 26 in the town of Belfast has been named the William “Bill” A. Nichols Bridge. Allega...
June 16, 2025
Donald L. Thierman, Sr. OLEAN --- Donald L. Thierman, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday (June 13, 2025) at The Pines of Olean. Born August 14, 19...
