By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Mark Schmidt has long expressed his aversion to technology, so it's fitting that his first press conference in the Reilly Center since March 4 was conducted virtually on Zoom. Schmidt is entering his 14th season as the St. Bonaventure men's basketball head coach and counts this offseason as the most unusual. Summer workouts at St. Bonaventure have never … [Read more...] about Bonnies summer notebook: Schmidt, team adjusting to COVID-19 changes
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A Tiger Homecoming for RIT coach Brown
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO When Celeste Brown was a senior, she told the Rochester Institute of Technology sports information department for a player biography entry that if she could meet one historic person, she would choose Herb Brooks. Now that Brown will be coaching college hockey players herself, she doesn’t expect to replicate any of Brooks’s motivational speeches. She’ll bring … [Read more...] about A Tiger Homecoming for RIT coach Brown
Rochester-area colleges adjusting to postponed fall season
By PAUL CIFONELLI Just like the 2019 spring season, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the postponement of the 2019 fall season for the Empire 8 Conference, SUNYAC and the Liberty League. The Empire 8 was the first conference to postpone fall sports on July 15, with the SUNYAC following suit on July 20 by announcing the suspension of competition through January 1. The Liberty League … [Read more...] about Rochester-area colleges adjusting to postponed fall season
50 years ago this summer, Coughlin started coaching career at RIT
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Richard Knaack and his friends enthusiastically strode into the 208,000-foot facility that was doubling as the most euphoric workplace in the United States. They were invited by the Tri-State Area’s most popular leader, a man whose approval rating surpassed those of George Bush, Eliot Spitzer or Jon Corzine. To America, he was the giant slayer who helped … [Read more...] about 50 years ago this summer, Coughlin started coaching career at RIT
McGlade: A-10 in “ready position”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette McGlade is keeping close tabs on how other collegiate athletic conferences are handling the COVID-19 pandemic, but she isn't swayed by those decisions. "What has been really impressive about the leadership within the A-10, presidents and athletic directors," McGlade remarked, "is although I'm in weekly contact with all of my … [Read more...] about McGlade: A-10 in “ready position”