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

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Reading Time: 3 minutesJORDAN-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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What’s next for Fredonia men’s hoops?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN-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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Bracket Busters: Thoughts after the First two rounds of the NCAA MArch Madness Tournament

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Reading Time: 3 minutesANTHONY 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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Women’s basketball falls to Geneseo in SUNYAC semis

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJORDAN-CHRISTOPHER PURVIS Staff Writer   Fredonia’s women’s basketball season came to a distasteful end in the semifinals against Geneseo this past Friday. The Blue Devils came into the SUNYAC tournament fearless despite being listed as the No. 6 seed and going up against No. 3 Oneonta in the first round.......
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Fredonia Sports Roundup

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Reading Time: 2 minutesRYAN 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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Fredonia athletics update: Winter Sports

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJORDAN-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

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAIDAN 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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