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OLEAN, NY — Entries for the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, to be played June 10 to 12 on Delaware Avenue and North Barry Street, will be accepted until Friday via U.S. mail and until Monday online. 

The tournament is sponsored by the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce and its 45 corporate sponsors.

Paper forms for registration via U.S. mail are available ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The work never stops for athletes striving for success, and for the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team, this offseason is a chance to come back stronger.  

The St. Bonaventure women's basketball team finished the 2021-22 season with a 12-16 record, improving its record by six wins compared to the 2020-21 season. And in a year of obstacles, the team ...

NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier, who led St. Bonaventure University to the NCAA Final Four in 1970, has passed away.

Lanier, 73, died Tuesday, according to a statement from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

“Bob Lanier was a Hall of Fame player and among the most talented centers in the history of the NBA, but his impact on the league went far beyond what he accomplished on the court,” ...

PORTVILLE, NY — Maxx Yehl sat with his father Chris in their car when the college offers started pouring in.

At the 2020 Prep Baseball Report New York State Games, Yehl pitched to six batters committed to play for Division I programs. Zero runs. Zero hits.

After that performance, his phone blew up in the parking lot. Ten to 15 teams contacted the Portville Central School ...

New York State has quickly become the largest legal sports betting market in the U.S.

But an addiction specialist and a state senator are concerned about rising cases of problem gambling.

Jeffrey Wierzbicki, team leader of the Western Problem Gambling Resource Center in Buffalo, said that since the launch of mobile sports betting, he has seen an uptick in people reaching out for help.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — St. Bonaventure's memorable season came to an end Saturday morning in the MAAC Championship Game as Manhattan prevailed in a defensive battle, 8-7, on the campus of Marist College.

From the second quarter on, the Bonnies were fighting from behind, but they were nearly able to complete the rally in the final moments.

Manhattan led 8-5 with 5:28 ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — For the first time since 2019, St. Bonaventure University hosted the Special Olympics Unified Basketball competition. 

“It’s nice that we’re able to do this for the students and for our students to get the training and on-hands experience,” Paula Scraba, an associate professor of physical education and St. Bonaventure's liaison for ...

OLEAN, NY — The Trooper Ross M. Riley Memorial Torch Run Leg of the 2022 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New York will begin Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. from Lincoln Park and continue along West State Street to the St. Bonaventure University campus.

The end of the run will be followed by opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics Unified Basketball competition ...

OLEAN, NY — The City of Olean Youth Bureau and Recreation Department and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce will host a JR NBA Skills Challenge Clinic on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the William O. Smith Recreation Center, 551 E. State St.

The clinic will give youths an opportunity to improve upon and showcase their fitness through five ...

SYDNEY — The National Basketball League named former St. Bonaventure University guard and Sydney Kings star Jaylen Adams the 2021-22 Andrew Gaze Most Valuable Player on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old averaged 20.1 points per game, fourth-most in the premier basketball league in Australia and New Zealand; 6.1 assists, most in the league, and three 3-pointers per game, ...