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Women’s Sweet 16 arrives with a twist: 2 sites, not 4
Basketball, College Sports, National Sports
ASSOCIATED PRESS 
Feb 24, 2023
March Madness has reached the Sweet 16. There is a twist this year for the women’s tournament: The NCAA picked two regional sites instead of four, wit...
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‘Disaster’ for Bonnies at Davidson
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 23, 2023
As Davidson’s lead grew to 17 late in the first half, Corey Robinson expressed what most Bona fans must have been thinking at that moment. “This is a ...
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Desperate Bona takes aim at Davidson
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JP BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 22, 2023
The last time the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team was in this kind of spot came in 2015. Coincidentally, that was also the last time it won at B...
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Bradford boys, girls hoops continued rebuild in ‘22-23
Basketball, High School, Local Sports
HUNTER O. LYLE hlyle@bradfordera.com 
Feb 22, 2023
While neither team earned a ticket to the postseason, the Bradford girls and boys basketball team found progression and silver linings in their respec...
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Boys Hoops: O-E, ECC begin D9 boys playoffs as top seeds
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JEFF UVEINO juveino@bradfordera.com 
Feb 21, 2023
DUKE CENTER — Unlike the girls’ side, Otto-Eldred and Elk County Catholic can co-exist in the District 9 boys basketball playoffs. O-E and ECC are the...
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Bonnies’ comeback hopes run dry in OT
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VINNY PEZZIMENTI Special to the Era 
Feb 20, 2023
ST. BONAVENTURE — “Hope,” St. Bonaventure basketball coach Mark Schmidt said, was all the Bonnies had left with 2.2 seconds left, trailing by two, and...
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At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball
Basketball, College Sports, National Sports
LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press 
Feb 18, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) — At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again — “I’ve got too much to do,” she says....
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