By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Quinton Rose's most vivid personal encounter with racism came during his freshman year of high school, when he was walking home in his Chili, N.Y. neighborhood and a suspicious neighbor called the police. "The lady didn't think I lived there," Rose recalled. "I had to explain to the cops where I lived, I had to call my mom and my mom had to come out of the … [Read more...] about Rose and Stewart lead “Don’t Shut Up and Dribble” event
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“The finality of it was a gut punch;” Wings season cancelled
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Dan Mason should have been preparing to greet fans as they entered Frontier Field for the Rochester Red Wings game against longtime rival Pawtucket. Sun splashed off the stadium façade. Wispy clouds hung in a blue sky and air temperatures hovered in the low 70s. Baseball weather indeed. Instead the Wings General Manger was trying to put into … [Read more...] about “The finality of it was a gut punch;” Wings season cancelled
Report: Adams to sign with Trail Blazers for NBA restart
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Former Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Year Jaylen Adams is getting another shot in the National Basketball Association. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday night that the Portland Trail Blazers plan to sign Adams, a 2018 St. Bonaventure alumnus, as a substitute player to replace Trevor Ariza. Wojnarowski reported last Monday that Ariza is opting out of … [Read more...] about Report: Adams to sign with Trail Blazers for NBA restart
Athena alum Stark thriving in role at Harvard
By PAUL GOTHAM That Bryan Stark has found success as a coach should come as no surprise. Growing up in a family with a pair of hall-of-famers, the former Greece Athena Trojan learned first-hand the role athletics plays in building relationships and developing leaders. He needed help finding his path, though. A conversation in the middle school gymnasium at Athena served that … [Read more...] about Athena alum Stark thriving in role at Harvard
When all the Sabres do is fire personnel, the result is an endless dumpster fire
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Their hockey team may not win, ever, but give Buffalo Sabres owners Kim and Terry Pegula credit for one thing: They can terminate employees — some whose time had come, others who held the key to success — like no other management duo in the NHL. Unfortunately for hockey fans in Western New York, when all you do is fire C-Suite personnel, you end up with … [Read more...] about When all the Sabres do is fire personnel, the result is an endless dumpster fire