St. Bonaventure University introduced Mike MacDonald, second from right, as its new men's basketball coach on Wednesday at the Reilly Center. Joining him in the photo above are, from the left, Bob Beretta, St. Bonaventure athletic director; Maura MacDonald, Mike's wife; Dr. Jeff Gingerich, ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story, written by Bill Hammond, first appeared in the OBSERVER in August 1974 detailing a relationship between New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner III and a group of northern Chautauqua County residents. With the release last week of Mike Vaccaro’s ...
BUFFALO — There's a neck-and-neck, three-way race for the Atlantic Division title, and the only person seemingly not buying into the buzz might be Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper. Emerging from the Lightning locker room before playing at Buffalo on Monday night, Cooper shook his head in mock ...
BUFFALO — Jason Zucker tipped in Bowen Byram's shot for the go-ahead goal 7:38 into the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night, further tightening the race for the Atlantic Division title. Jack Quinn, with an assist from goalie Ukko-Pekka ...
If you’ve stepped outside in Western New York this April and thought, “What season is it?”— you’re not alone. Mother Nature seems to be spinning a wheel each morning: rain, snow, sunshine, 70 degrees… sometimes all before lunch. It’s less a forecast and more a sampler platter, ...
Chautauqua Lake graduate Jada Cole has had no problem adjusting to the collegiate level, after leading NCAA Division II Edinboro University women’s soccer in scoring this fall with 10 goals and two assists as a freshman before seamlessly transitioning into indoor track and field where she ...