By CHUCKIE MAGGIO You fire up Joryam Saizonou’s highlight film and you begin to see the resemblance to a Bonnie of the recent past. Saizonou has just three seconds to force overtime and drives the full length of the court in three dribbles, sinking a layup over two would-be defenders. His quick hands strip the ball in the opposing team’s backcourt and he rises for a breakaway … [Read more...] about Saizonou strives to follow in mentor Kloof’s Bonaventure footsteps
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Walk on the Wild Side: MCC advances to District Championship
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- That Trevor Gineau (Henrietta, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) occupied a spot in the Monroe Community College baseball team's lineup on Sunday came as a matter of chance. The freshman second baseman, though, is the reason the Tribunes will have an opportunity to claim their 11th district title in program history. Gineau scampered home from second on a … [Read more...] about Walk on the Wild Side: MCC advances to District Championship
Amerks established plenty in a season where winning really didn’t matter
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The strangest season in Rochester Americans history has come to an end. With the start twice delayed as the coronavirus pandemic raged on during the fall and into winter, the American Hockey League was finally able to embark on an abbreviated season starting on the first weekend of February. The Amerks played their first game on Feb. 5, a 3-2 loss to … [Read more...] about Amerks established plenty in a season where winning really didn’t matter
Strasburg finishes strong in Red Wings rehab assignment
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Stephen Strasburg’s rehab assignment started inauspiciously, when he fired his first pitch over catcher Tres Barrera’s head and hit the backstop. The rest of his afternoon was more indicative of a major league star tuning up for a return to the big leagues. Strasburg faced 3-1 counts to the first two Buffalo Bisons he faced on Sunday, and walked Buffalo … [Read more...] about Strasburg finishes strong in Red Wings rehab assignment
Strasburg to pitch for Red Wings Sunday
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Eleven years after he made a much-anticipated start at Frontier Field, Stephen Strasburg is pitching for the Rochester Red Wings on Sunday. The 32-year-old plans to throw 75 to 80 pitches against the Buffalo Bisons in Trenton. Strasburg, a 10-year major league veteran who led the National League with 18 victories and 209 innings pitched en route to a World … [Read more...] about Strasburg to pitch for Red Wings Sunday