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“We don’t want to play”

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Mike (Archer) Occhiogrosso Class of 1972 Giving up is something you never want to do in sports and almost anything in life you’ve worked hard to achieve.  College basketball is in the middle of March Madness. With two more weekends to go, millions will be watching and betting on their school if they can get…

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NET rankings do not justify teams being snubbed from the NCAA Tournament

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ANTHONY DASILVA, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimeida Commons March Madness is here, which means a few teams with tournament-worthy resumes weren’t selected for the big dance. Some of these teams were snubbed, but others believed they were snubbed only due to the NCAA Evaluation Tool rankings system and how the tournament team was selected. …

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The NCAA’s bat-flip ban adds to their awful mistakes

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BY COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) rules on “unsportsmanlike acts” continue to show that many rulemakers remain out of touch with the evolving game of baseball.  On Feb. 25, with his team down 8-4 to Nebraska, Grand Canyon senior utility player Tyler Wilson smashed a…

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Siena Squeaks Past Bonaventure; Wins Franciscan Cup

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Photo: GoBonnies BY NATHAN SOLOMON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ALBANY, N.Y. — After consecutive losses to Iona and Florida Gulf Coast, St. Bonaventure need a strong offensive performance to get back on the right track. Despite 52% shooting for the Bonnies, it wasn’t enough. Behind a near-flawless 23-for-26 night from the free-throw line, Siena outscored Bonaventure 11-4 in…

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Mental health stigmas need to be addressed

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BY MEGHAN BAEHL, STAFF WRITER The mortality rate of student-athletes competing in the NCAA has steadily gone up over the past few years. The cause of this? Stress-related, untreated mental health and overlooked medical conditions driven suicides. Sarah Shutze, a bright track star from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died by suicide just a few weeks…

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Bonnies collapse late twice in four days

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The Akron Zips mounted a major comeback last Sunday as they came back to defeat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 63-54. It was a game of runs to say the least. The Bonnies started the game on an 11-0 run and led 16-4 early. The Zips then took their own run then, going on a 18-5…

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Bobcats spoil centennial season opener

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Photo courtesy of Sydney Best.  After months of anticipation, the 100th year of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball arrived. Iconic Bona basketball pictures flashed across the big screen, a special 100th anniversary exhibit opened and two Bona greats from years past, Bob Sassone ’54, and Ronald “Whitey” Martin ‘61, were honored before tip-off. The Bonnies were…

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Kenney discusses impact of paying athletes

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Much like Cinderella and Snow White, college athletes getting a share of the profits they bring into their respective universities seemed like nothing but a fairytale. Until Nancy Skinner, California state senator, introduced legislation. The legislation allowed student-athletes from universities in California to be paid via sponsorship agreement. Skinner’s bill was later altered by the…

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Week 12 College Football Playoff Rankings

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By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The college football season has been up and down all year, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Having competitive games week in and week out makes for some great college football and even better shake-ups in the Associated Press and College Football Playoff rankings. This past week has been…

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Crowley to leave Bonaventure

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By: Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor After 16 seasons as St. Bonaventure’s women’s head basketball coach, Jim Crowley has decided to leave the women’s program for a job with the Providence Friars, according to GoBonnies.com. Crowley’s record was 258-231 as the coach of the Bonnies. Crowley won A10 Coach of the Year three times in 2009,…

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Who’s In? College football playoffs

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By Zach Waltz Sports Editor   With four weeks gone in the NCAA Division I football season, there are some clear front runners to make a run at the recently-established playoff system. This season, the NCAA has implemented a new playoff system in which four teams will be selected into a playoff for the National…

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Steamed Rice leaves bad taste

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By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor During the halftime of CBS’s coverage of the NCAA men’s basketball championship game, the network televised Michigan head coach, John Beilein’s halftime speech. The Burt, N.Y. native congratulated his team on an excellent half, although they were only leading by one. He told his players the game was worth…

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A-10 thrills and frustrates in NCAA Tourney

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By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor I have a tumultuous relationship with the basketball teams of the Atlantic 10. From November to March, I actively hated them. I derided their skill, questioned their masculinity and hurled more than my fair share of obscenities their way whenever they dared take the Bob Lanier Court. But now,…

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Supporting from the sidelines

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By Kerri Linsenbigler Features Assignment Editor The last few weeks, Bonaventure basketball fans have had a lot to cheer about. Students spent days traveling to see the Bonnies play up close and personal. The students with the best seats in the house, however, weren’t those kids down the hall, but the cheerleaders. “It’s an experience…

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On the road: Alumni donations help finance student trips to cheer on the Bonnies during their NCAA journey

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By Samantha Berkhead News Editor With the recent success of St. Bonaventure’s men’s and women’s basketball teams throughout the last four weeks has come a whirlwind of activity on the part of students, faculty and university employees. There were the viewing parties in the The Rathskeller, bus trips to Atlantic City, N.J., Nashville, Tenn. and…

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Local businesses benefit from Bonnies’ success

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By Kristie Schiefer Staff Writer Temperatures nearing 70 degrees, the emergence of green buds from freshly raked flowerbeds and shorts replacing winter coats means spring is around the corner. But for Olean residents, spring fever hasn’t been the only epidemic sweeping through local businesses. St. Bonaventure students flocked to Nashville, Tenn. March 16 after an…

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