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Diverging path: What this Finals means to Lebron’s legacy

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor In his 17th season in the NBA, Lebron James is still trying to forge his path among the all time greats. With four MVPs, 16 All NBA awards, an assist and scoring title and three Finals MVPs in three championships, he is one of the most......

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Are this year’s Buffalo Bills different?

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesTYLER PACOS Special to The Leader Week 5 is just a few days away for the Buffalo Bills, who are off to an outstanding start to their season. Buffalo is currently 4-0, for the first time since 2008. Weird, right? Though Buffalo has made the playoffs the past couple of......

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Has the French Open started too early?

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 9, 2020October 9, 2020

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesGRIFFIN DOMBROSKE Special to The Leader It’s October, so you know what that means for all of the tennis lovers. The French Open generally runs every year for two weeks in late May into early June. This year, however, it was pushed back several times due to COVID-related issues. Even......

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How Fredonia Athletes react to UB pausing sports

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 9, 2020October 9, 2020

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesTYLER PACOS Special to The Leader An article released on Tuesday, Sept. 29, by the Buffalo News said that the University at Buffalo, which is home to NCAA Division I sports, have paused their football, volleyball and women’s soccer programs due to 25 student athletes testing positive for COVID-19. Most......

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U.K. sports face serious trouble

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 4, 2020October 4, 2020

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesIVAN TORRES Special to The Leader U.K. sports are in a crisis. If you’re not aware, a lot of revenue in sports comes from gate receipts. However, due to COVID-19, many sports leagues are taking a hit financially. The main reason these leagues are losing money is due to the......

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NHL 2020 free agency preview

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2020October 3, 2020

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTYLER PACOS Special to The Leader With the reformatted 2020 season coming to a close this week, free agency is fast approaching. In a normal season, free agency would start July 1. Due to COVID-19, the biggest day of the off-season is now Oct. 9. Although the start of the......

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MLB playoff preview and predictions

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 3, 2020October 3, 2020

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor This season of MLB will go down as one of the most bizarre in history. Due to COVID-19, the MLB shortened their season from the usual 162 games all the way down to a 60 game set, with teams only playing against their own divisions and......

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Colin Kaepernick makes his return in Madden NFL 21

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 2, 2020October 2, 2020

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer Colin Kaepernick is making his return back to the NFL, but it’ll be on the virtual side of things. Earlier this month, Electronic Arts Sports, the creators of the highly acclaimed Madden NFL video game series, announced that Kaepernick will indeed be featured in this year’s......

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The return to Fredonia sports

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGRIFFIN DOMBROSKE Special to The Leader As we move on through this pandemic, it’s very easy to forget about the luxuries and normalities we once had. With that being said, we will, for once, be getting something back instead of taken away. Fredonia sports will finally return to practice as......

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Big Ten football is back

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 27, 2020September 27, 2020

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Assistant Sports Editor Or at least it will be at the end of October. But that’s right, the Big Ten unanimously voted to restart their college football season starting Oct. 24. The Big Ten is one of the five largest athletic conferences in Division 1 sports, known as......

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Diverging path: What this Finals means to Lebron’s legacy

Are this year’s Buffalo Bills different?

Has the French Open started too early?

How Fredonia Athletes react to UB pausing sports

U.K. sports face serious trouble

NHL 2020 free agency preview

MLB playoff preview and predictions

Colin Kaepernick makes his return in Madden NFL 21

The return to Fredonia sports

Big Ten football is back