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St. Bonaventure Introduces Mike MacDonald

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, ...

‘One of the guys’

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 ...

Lightning Remain Constant With Rising Sabres And Canadiens

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 ...

Weather Humor: It’s Time For Spring Fishing

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, ...