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One Last Dance: A commentary on Dwyane Wade’s retirement as the Heat’s season comes to a close

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2019August 31, 2019

April 10, 2019August 31, 2019

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer British mathematics tutor Geoffrey Parfitt once said, “People say that age is just a state of mind. I say it’s more about the state of your body.” This year we are witnessing several of the best athletes to ever play the game of basketball step......

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Fredonia Sports Update

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2019August 31, 2019

April 10, 2019August 31, 2019

Dante Lasting Special to The Leader The first full week of April is in the books, and it’s starting to feel a little more like spring. Teams are catching up with games that were postponed and field conditions are slowly getting better. Ludwig Field is about halfway there with......

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Why the Stanley Cup Playoffs won’t be as unpredictable this year

Contributor to The LeaderApril 10, 2019August 31, 2019

April 10, 2019August 31, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor It’s because of the Lightning. The Tampa Bay Lightning ended their season with a total of 128 points on a 62-16-4 record. They’re 21 points ahead of the next best team, The Calgary Flames. That’s a difference of 10.5 games. Besides the Lightning, the playoffs......

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What’s next for Fredonia men’s hoops?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019April 9, 2019

March 27, 2019April 9, 2019

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer Five weeks ago, Fredonia’s men’s basketball team ended their 2018-2019 season with an overall record of 2-23 and 1-17 in the SUNYAC. It is arguably the worst season in school history. Or at least since the 2014-2015 season when the Blue Devils had a record......

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Getting ready to move on: Jen Kershner and Sam Spiess

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019August 31, 2019

March 27, 2019August 31, 2019

KATIE MILLER Special to The Leader It’s safe to say the Fredonia women’s lacrosse team is extremely comfortable with one another. The sole seniors on the team, Jen Kershner and Sam Spiess, discussed moving on from Fredonia last Friday morning inside of Starbucks on campus. A few minutes into the......

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The evolution of legal sports gambling

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019August 31, 2019

March 27, 2019August 31, 2019

RYAN DUNNING Special to The Leader People love gambling. The thrill of risking everything for a chance to make huge sums of money excites and invigorates people everywhere, and sports fans are no exception. Whether it’s millions of dollars won and lost at the Kentucky Derby to your......

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Fredonia sports update

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019August 31, 2019

March 27, 2019August 31, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor The Blue Devils athletics spring season is now well underway. Baseball, softball and women’s lacrosse have all had games this season, with men’s and women’s track and field competing in their first meet this weekend. The Fredonia baseball team stood 9-9 overall and 6-0 in......

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Bracket Busters: Thoughts after the First two rounds of the NCAA MArch Madness Tournament

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 27, 2019April 9, 2019

March 27, 2019April 9, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader What a horrible start. The first two rounds of the tournament are over. There were no buzzer beaters, no amazing comeback victories, and no 16 seeds beating Virginia. I was thoroughly unimpressed. My bracket is done. I had Syracuse beating Baylor and Gonzaga.......

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Can anyone stop the Lightning?

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 20, 2019April 9, 2019

March 20, 2019April 9, 2019

RYAN DUNNING Special to The Leader It’s no secret that the Tampa Bay Lightning are the undisputed most dominant team in the NHL right now. At 55-13-4, they sit 19 points ahead of the second place teams the Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins. Their goal differential sits at......

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Top 10 2019 NFL Draft Prospects

Contributor to The LeaderMarch 20, 2019April 9, 2019

March 20, 2019April 9, 2019

DANTE LASTING Special to The Leader The NFL combine is over and now all 32 teams are focused on the draft. The scouts and general managers have a lot of work to do in the next month to make sure their team drafts the right player. They are spending......

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One Last Dance: A commentary on Dwyane Wade’s retirement as the Heat’s season comes to a close

Fredonia Sports Update

Why the Stanley Cup Playoffs won’t be as unpredictable this year

What’s next for Fredonia men’s hoops?

Getting ready to move on: Jen Kershner and Sam Spiess

The evolution of legal sports gambling

Fredonia sports update

Bracket Busters: Thoughts after the First two rounds of the NCAA MArch Madness Tournament

Can anyone stop the Lightning?

Top 10 2019 NFL Draft Prospects