By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Jalen Pickett (Aquinas) connected on a season-high five 3-pointers including a pair in the opening two minutes of the contest, but it wasn't enough as the Siena Saints fell to Canisius, 73-63 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action Friday night from the Koessler Athletic Center. With the shot clock winding down on the game's first … [Read more...] about Pickett’s 21 not enough; Siena loses to Canisius
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Even UPL can’t save the Amerks from another loss
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The long-awaited next step in Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's journey to Goalie of the Future for the Buffalo Sabres finally took place on Friday. The much-awaited end to the Rochester Americans slump did not. C.J. Smith's power play goal with 4:28 remaining in regulation sent the game to overtime, and it didn't end until Cleveland's Markus Hannikainen scored the … [Read more...] about Even UPL can’t save the Amerks from another loss
Bonnies manage Minutemen despite Mitchell’s 28
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ROCHESTER -- The good news for the University of Massachusetts Minutemen is that Tre Mitchell looks primed to be one of the league's biggest stars when Obimania concludes at Dayton. The bad news for the Minutemen on Wednesday night was that the St. Bonaventure Bonnies were simply the better team. Mitchell, UMass's stud freshman center who was the state of … [Read more...] about Bonnies manage Minutemen despite Mitchell’s 28
Maggio: Bonnies continue to value relationship with Rochester
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ROCHESTER -- The most consequential moment in Wednesday's St. Bonaventure-UMass game at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena may not even occur during game action. Rather, it may happen during a timeout, when a high school student is brought to center court and given the news that he or she has been accepted to St. Bonaventure University for the 2020-21 school … [Read more...] about Maggio: Bonnies continue to value relationship with Rochester
College catch-up: What you’ve missed in the Atlantic 10
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Now that the confetti has cleared in the New Orleans Superdome and LSU coach Ed Orgeron has growled his last guttural “Geaux Tigers,” our country’s collegiate sports focus shifts to college basketball and the two-month sprint to March Madness. If you’ve been so enthralled by Joe Burrow’s Tigers that you haven’t given Atlantic 10 basketball your full … [Read more...] about College catch-up: What you’ve missed in the Atlantic 10