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MLB moves All-Star Game from Georgia after voter suppression law passed

Contributor to The LeaderApril 14, 2021April 13, 2021

April 14, 2021April 13, 2021

SOBAN FAISAL Special to The Leader Major League Baseball has moved the 2021 All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver. The move occurs roughly one week after the passing of S.B. 202 in Georgia. This law perpetuates voter suppression by altering voting rules, targeting the voting rights of minority citizens, specifically......

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Fredonia sports update

Contributor to The LeaderApril 4, 2021March 30, 2021

April 4, 2021March 30, 2021

ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor Has it been a long time since The Leader has had one of these or what! After over 12 months without competition, SUNY Fredonia has finally had their first intercollegiate games this spring. This past week began competition for both our men’s baseball team and our......

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Women receive short end of the stick at NCAA tournaments

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor By now, many people have heard of what’s happened at the NCAA March Madness tournament. This isn’t in regard to the games, the upsets or anything like that. It’s about the differences that have been put in place for the men’s accommodations and the women’s. What......

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Student athletes to be pool tested despite Fredonia’s new self-testing measure

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 19, 2021March 19, 2021

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021

ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor As many of us now know, Fredonia is beginning to change the COVID testing procedures for all students who are taking in-person classes this semester. Next week, students will begin to do self-testing from their homes or dorms rather than going into the Steele Hall Fieldhouse......

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2021 MLB season preview

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 19, 2021March 15, 2021

March 19, 2021March 15, 2021

SOBAN FAISAL Special to The Leader COVID-19 has hit every sporting event in very negative ways. The National Football League is losing roughly 7 percent of its TV viewership from last year. The National Basketball Association has seen a tremendous fall in postseason viewership with a whopping 49 percent. But......

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NCAA March Madness: What you need to know

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor Just like every other sport the past year, college basketball has been completely different from the norm. For most games, the fanbase, energy and home court advantage have all but disappeared and the normal powerhouses have fallen from grace. If there was ever a year for......

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The reach of the Tiger

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 9, 2021March 9, 2021

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

SOBAN FAISAL Special to The Leader Tiger Woods’ dominance has lasted over two decades. He is the most influential golfer of this century, arguably the best to ever play. Five Masters, four PGA Championships, three U.S. Open Championships and three British Open Championships. His style and athleticism brought new younger......

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College football in the spring? All you need to know about the one-time makeup season

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 6, 2021March 5, 2021

March 6, 2021March 5, 2021

ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor In this whacky year of college sports all around the country, we’re beginning to see something no one would’ve ever guessed would happen before our very eyes: an official spring college football season. For those who wouldn’t think twice about why this is weird, it makes......

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After a hectic year, track is back

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2021March 3, 2021

March 5, 2021March 3, 2021

SOBAN FAISAL Special to The Leader It has been a year hiatus for track student athletes at Fredonia. Senior and captain, Ivan Torres may have been the most excited when he realized he would be able to participate in the sport he loves. He was at the gym and jumped up, trying to......

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Should athletes use their platform to speak on social issues?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2021March 1, 2021

March 3, 2021March 1, 2021

JEREMY ERMAN Special to The Leader Today, more than ever, athletes are seen as more than just someone who plays a sport. Half a century ago, athletes starring in movies and speaking on social justice was rare, and in some cases, taboo. Kareem Abdul Jabbar starred in “Airplane” in 1980,......

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MLB moves All-Star Game from Georgia after voter suppression law passed

Fredonia sports update

Women receive short end of the stick at NCAA tournaments

Student athletes to be pool tested despite Fredonia’s new self-testing measure

2021 MLB season preview

NCAA March Madness: What you need to know

The reach of the Tiger

College football in the spring? All you need to know about the one-time makeup season

After a hectic year, track is back

Should athletes use their platform to speak on social issues?