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Tokyo 2020 delayed due to COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderApril 2, 2020April 1, 2020

April 2, 2020April 1, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesCAROLYN MULLARKEYStaff Writer The effects of the coronavirus have not ended and do not appear to be stopping anytime soon. As confirmed cases of COVID-19 increase, the economy decreases and with just about every single sport being canceled or delayed, the sports world receives another casualty. On March 24, after......

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A second chance for some college athletes

Contributor to The LeaderApril 1, 2020April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesDANTE LASTING Sports Editor Sports are one of the great distractions that the world has to offer. For moments at a time, fans can get lost in their favorite team’s game. It seems when the world needs a distraction the most, sports have disappeared. This novel coronavirus has disrupted daily......

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Opinion: Houston Asterisks face slap on the wrist … how on Earth can they recover from this?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 23, 2020March 22, 2020

March 23, 2020March 22, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesCAROLYN MULLARKEY Staff Writer Cheating and baseball. They kind of go hand in hand since the 1919 Black Box scandal. It has evolved over the years, of course, from corked bats, Pete Rose’s betting, pine tar, steroids, and now technology. By now, the world knows the Astros will be exposed......

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NBA postseason brings opportunities

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 23, 2020March 22, 2020

March 23, 2020March 22, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Staff Writer This season in the NBA has been different than the five years that came before it. The difference is that the Golden State Warriors are bad. With that said, the Warrior’s absence from the NBA Finals, and the postseason altogether brings an opportunity that teams are......

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COVID-19 changes sports indefinitely

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 13, 2020March 12, 2020

March 13, 2020March 12, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesCAROLYN MULLARKEY Staff Writer [For updates on information regarding COVID-19 and the impact it has on SUNY Fredonia, follow @LeaderFredonia] The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic yesterday. Since then it seems like Americans have been notified every hour on how this is affecting......

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Fredonia Sports Update

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 11, 2020March 10, 2020

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesDELANA THOMAS Special to The Leader The spring season has begun here at SUNY Fredonia. The men’s baseball team and women’s lacrosse team season have already played a few games these past few weeks. The men’s baseball team played in Myrtle Beach this past weekend and faced Johnson and Wales......

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Men’s basketball head coach let go

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 10, 2020March 9, 2020

March 10, 2020March 9, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesDANTE LASTING Sports Editor The Fredonia men’s basketball team is moving on from their head coach. On March 3, the university’s HR department sent out a vacancy announcement for the position. Philip Seymore was hired in 2013 and fulfilled his contract, which ended after this season. The Canisius graduate brought......

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‘Let’s Play Two!’

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 7, 2020March 7, 2020

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesDAN DUDZIC Special to The Leader The Fredonia Blue Devils baseball team, led by coach Matt Palisan, opened up their non-league schedule with a clash against Emory & Henry College. What was originally scheduled as a non-conference three-game weekend set in Emory, V.A. was changed to a pair of seven-inning......

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NHL outlook after the trade deadline

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 5, 2020March 4, 2020

March 5, 2020March 4, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Staff Writer The NHL is a wild landscape of hockey once again. After last year’s title run by the St. Louis Blues, who went from last to Stanley Cup winners after the trade deadline, teams know just how important this time of the year can be. At the......

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Fredonia softball hits the south to begin their season

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 3, 2020March 4, 2020

March 3, 2020March 4, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesALISA OPPENHEIMER Special to The Leader The Fredonia softball team has been preparing year-round for its two biggest trips of the season, and the day has finally come. The Blue Devils traveled to Salem, V.A., on Thursday, Feb. 27, to take on teams such as Roanoke, Pitt-Bradford and Susquehanna in......

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NBA postseason brings opportunities

COVID-19 changes sports indefinitely

Fredonia Sports Update

‘Let’s Play Two!’

NHL outlook after the trade deadline