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Could experimental AAF league be a game changer for the NFL?

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 20, 2019April 9, 2019

February 20, 2019April 9, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader Finally, it’s that time of the year. Football is back on our television every Sunday once more. The greatest thing about this year is that it came back in Feb. Why it comes back so early this year is because of the new......

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Fredonia Sports Roundup

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 20, 2019April 9, 2019

February 20, 2019April 9, 2019

RYAN DUNNING Special to The Leader Another week down, another week closer to championship season for Fredonia athletics. This past week saw a lot of exciting action across Fredonia sports. Men’s basketball finished up their season with a tough loss at Buffalo State, falling 92-95 to the Bengals. This......

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Top five storylines of the NFL season

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

RYAN DUNNING Special to The Leader This past NFL season saw many major storylines that shaped the way the league played out this year. From unexpected heroes to familiar superstars, these are the top five storylines of the 2018-2019 NFL season. The Jon Gruden Yard Sale After signing......

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Blue Devils come up short in Pink the Rink

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

KEVIN SIRACUSE Special to The Leader The Fredonia Blue Devils’ comeback came up short Saturday night. Fredonia fell to the Plattsburgh Cardinals 3-2 after scoring a goal in the third period. The Blue Devils found themselves down 2-0 late in the second period before senior forward Jimmy Morgan scored......

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NBA trade deadline winners & losers

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader This past Thursday marked the end of the NBA trade deadline for this season. While this doesn’t end the movement of players from team to team, it marks the end of the movement of bigger names and starters. As with any trades, there......

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Fredonia athletics update: Winter Sports

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

JORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer Fredonia’s winter sport teams are preparing to close out their regular season and are beginning to prepare for playoffs. Men’s and women’s basketball will both head up north to face off against Buffalo State this Saturday in their last game of the season. The games......

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Fredonia athletics celebrates Pink Week

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 13, 2019

February 13, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Pink the Rink wasn’t the only pink athletics event happening on campus this week. Alongside the Fredonia-Plattsburgh hockey game on Saturday, the athletics department dedicated the entire week to the cause of fighting breast cancer with a “Pink Week” leading up to the game. Since......

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The WORST: A depressing overview of The Super Bowl

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019

February 8, 2019

RYAN DUNNING Special to the Leader Five months ago, we found ourselves in a familiar position. A new NFL season, a fresh start. Fans of every team, hopeful that this year will be their year, and then fans of the Jets and Bills preparing for another year of sadness......

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Pure magic: A look into UB’s basketball season thus far

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019

February 8, 2019

ANTHONY GETTINO Special to The Leader College basketball is a sport that almost everyone during March enjoys to watch. It doesn’t matter what team is playing who, just the thrill of watching all these teams playing back to back to stay alive is exhilarating. Most years, New Yorkers have......

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Sabres struggle for relevance as a bigger comeback story dominates the league.

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 8, 2019

February 8, 2019

AIDAN POLLARD Sports Editor Weird things have been happening in the NHL these past two seasons. Buffalo was the talk of the league from the pre-season through the entire fall. Now that their hot-streak has settled, they’re overshadowed by an even stronger Cinderella story. After acquiring star two-way defenseman......

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Could experimental AAF league be a game changer for the NFL?

Fredonia Sports Roundup

Top five storylines of the NFL season

Blue Devils come up short in Pink the Rink

NBA trade deadline winners & losers

Fredonia athletics update: Winter Sports

Fredonia athletics celebrates Pink Week

The WORST: A depressing overview of The Super Bowl

Pure magic: A look into UB’s basketball season thus far

Sabres struggle for relevance as a bigger comeback story dominates the league.