By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure basketball fan who first coined the phrase, "The Bonnies are back and the A-10's in trouble," deserves credit for its staying power. One of Bona's favorite rallying cries can be digitally traced back to 2010 on Twitter and has been repeated an abundance of times in one of the program's most successful decades on record. If SBU defeats … [Read more...] about Column: Bonnies need to beat Canisius to be truly “back”
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Barley, Downey named to Canisius All-Sesqui Team
By PAUL GOTHAM Darrell Barley and Kevin Downey finished their careers at Canisius College among the all-time leaders in program history. On Saturday, the former Section V standouts will be honored among those chosen for the Canisius College All-Sesqui team. Barley averaged 17 points and 7.3 rebounds over his four-year career at the Downtown Buffalo school. He led the Golden … [Read more...] about Barley, Downey named to Canisius All-Sesqui Team
Syracuse vs. Bucknell: Previewing the Bison
By BILLY HEYEN Syracuse (3-1) rides a three-game winning streak into its earliest start time of the season, noon Saturday against Bucknell (2-3) in the Carrier Dome as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Bison are coming off a big loss to Penn State on Tuesday night, while SU beat Cornell by 19 points on Wednesday night. This is the last home game Syracuse will play before … [Read more...] about Syracuse vs. Bucknell: Previewing the Bison
Syracuse pulls away to beat Cornell, 72-53, in ‘Battle of the Boeheims 3.0’
By BILLY HEYEN Jimmy Boeheim went through the postgame handshake line and hugged his father, Jim, and his younger brother, Buddy. The smiles on the two Syracuse faces were just a bit bigger. Jimmy had done everything he could to try and spring a massive upset, but his younger brother had done enough to foil it. "It's great playing out there, seeing him on the other side," Buddy … [Read more...] about Syracuse pulls away to beat Cornell, 72-53, in ‘Battle of the Boeheims 3.0’
Fair and Lamb earn weekly conference honors
By PAUL GOTHAM Edison Tech's Dyaisha Fair earned her first collegiate accolade. Greece Athena's Anthony Lamb added to his list. Fair averaged 24.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals in a pair of games to earn Mid American Conference (MAC) East Division Player of the Week. Lamb scored 19 points and corralled 14.5 rebounds in two games to grab America East Player … [Read more...] about Fair and Lamb earn weekly conference honors