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Who’s the best: MJ or LeBron? I say MJ

Matt VolzDecember 18, 2024December 16, 2024

December 18, 2024December 16, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor In today’s National Basketball Association (NBA) world, LeBron James is often heralded as the greatest basketball player to ever step onto the court. I mean, if your nickname is “King James,” there’s probably a good reason for that. I agree with saying that LeBron is one......

Sports

Who’s the best: MJ or LeBron? I say LeBron

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 18, 2024December 16, 2024

December 18, 2024December 16, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor When it comes to the G.O.A.T. of basketball, there’s one clear answer: LeBron Raymone James Sr. In almost every aspect of the game, he’s one of, if not the best of all time. Getting right into it, here are some head-to-head stat comparisons between the......

Sports

Early season struggles or same old Sabres?

Matt VolzDecember 12, 2024December 12, 2024

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor *Note: This article was written earlier in the season, and it was published on Nov. 19, 2024.* Fourteen years is a long time. That’s how long it’s been since the Sabres were a playoff team. The head coach of that 2010-11 team was Lindy Ruff, who......

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Lovercolumn: Types of Attraction

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 10, 2024October 9, 2024

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024

THE QUARTERBACK Executive Producer of Lovercall THE MUSICIAN Lovercall Producer RADIO REBEL Lovercall Producer Hello! We are The Quarterback, The Musician and Radio Rebel: producers and hosts of the radio show Lovercall, right here at Fredonia. Lovercall is an anonymous late-night talk show about love, relationships and more. Students who......

Sports

Buffalo what? Back-to-back champions, maybe

Matt VolzMay 14, 2024May 13, 2024

May 14, 2024May 13, 2024

MATT VOLZ Sports Editor In the sports world, Buffalo is often seen as a city of losing. Because the Bills and Sabres have never brought home their respective league championships, outsiders often see the city as a sports disaster. Don’t tell that to the Buffalo Bandits, though. Buffalo’s indoor lacrosse......

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5th Quarter Column: Sabres go back to the future with Lindy Ruff

Contributor to The LeaderMay 11, 2024May 10, 2024

May 11, 2024May 10, 2024

PARKER GURNETT Staff Writer “Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days” will be playing loudly through speakers in Buffalo. “Better Days” by the Goo Goo Dolls is, as many Sabres fans hope, what the hiring of ‘new’ head coach Lindy Ruff will bring. The hiring of Ruff comes......

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5th Quarter Column: NFL Draft recap

Contributor to The LeaderMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

MITCH HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor After three days, 257 picks and a lot of chaos, the 2024 draft season has come to an end. The Bills made a total of 10 picks, including seven between rounds two and five. As mentioned in my pre-draft article, this was an important draft......

Sports

5th Quarter Column: 2024 NFL draft preview

Contributor to The LeaderApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

MITCHELL HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor With the weather starting to get nicer and the sun being out longer, this could only mean one thing. It’s NFL Draft season. For the Buffalo Bills, this very well may be their most important draft since 2018, when they moved up and drafted Josh......

Sports

5th Quarter Column: The rise of women’s sports

Contributor to The LeaderApril 11, 2024April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

MITCH HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor Ever since sports became one of the biggest sources of revenue and entertainment, it has been dominated by male athletes. However, in the last few years, women’s sports have skyrocketed in the public eye. There have been a ton of sports that have contributed to......

Sports

5th Quarter Column: End of an era

Contributor to The LeaderApril 3, 2024April 3, 2024

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

MITCH HORUCY Assistant Sports Editor In what seemed like the inevitable outcome, Stefon Diggs has been traded from the Buffalo Bills. Diggs heads down south and joins the young, but exciting Houston Texans. The Bills are sending Diggs, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2024-sixth round pick. In return, the......

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Who’s the best: MJ or LeBron? I say LeBron

Early season struggles or same old Sabres?

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