basketball

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Mark Schmidt figured to have his work cut out for him. Indeed, with a roster of seven seniors and (presumably) no scholarship ...

After the NCAA men’s basketball pairings came out a week ago Sunday evening, the “experts” quickly chimed in. “If ever there was a time to pick ‘chalk...

The basketball season has officially come to a close for Big 30 Pennsylvania schools, which means the end of the high school basketball careers for th...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In the moment, as it disappeared into the tunnel area of the visiting locker room inside Indiana’s Assembly Hall, the St. Bonavent...

The day after St. Bonaventure won the Atlantic 10 Tournament over Virginia Commonwealth at Dayton and later that afternoon earned a No. 9 seed in the ...

COUDERSPORT — It was the type of a game you would expect from two teams vying for a berth to the PIAA Final Four after having their postseason runs la...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In the final weeks of this remarkable, surreal run, its moments together had almost always ended with wide smiles. The St. Bonaven...

COUDERSPORT — Almost a year to the day, the Coudersport girls basketball team advanced to the Elite 8 for the second year in a row by beating Otto-Eld...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Their story began, in earnest, in a locker room at Connecticut College on March 8, 2018. Kyle Lofton had just helped Putnam Sc...

To give you some idea, my personal Road to the Final Four, as the TV announcers call it, began in junior high. My buddy Don and I were apprentice bask...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In the grand scheme, it’s about the experience. And in the last few days, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team and its fans h...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kyle Lofton shot a knowing glance to his left before covering his mouth and attempting to stifle a laugh. The St. Bonaventure juni...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — On its first gameday of the season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team left the floor with slumped shoulders and long f...

JOHNSONBURG — At times, it looked bleak. Yet, Cal German wouldn’t be denied a district title on Tuesday night. The senior guard scored 31 points to le...

COUDERSPORT — With Coudersport down four and its back against the wall at halftime against Otto-Eldred, all that was guaranteed was one more half of b...

It’s Championship Tuesday and you know what that means. Today’s the day where three Big 30 teams will not only play for District 9 Class A titles but ...

For all intents and purposes, he should be the villain. In a vacuum, Will Wade, the dapper and debonair 38-year-old LSU coach, would be an easy figure...

This time there was no real suspense. For St. Bonaventure, a mid-major forever trying to prove its mettle among the heavyweights of men’s college bask...

DAYTON, Ohio -- Kyle Lofton waited for the final buzzer, threw down an emphatic dunk and, hanging for an extra couple of seconds, kissed the rim. Jare...

DUKE CENTER — The night before Saturday night’s District 9 Class A semifinal against Elk County Catholic, Otto-Eldred head girls basketball coach Shaw...