Photo: Will D’agostino BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR “I could be anywhere in the basketball world today, and I choose to be at St. Bonaventure University,” said Adrian Wojnarowski today at his introductory press conference as Bonaventure’s men’s basketball general manager. At a packed Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Wojnarowski sat alongside director…
Graphic: Kyle Maier BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Bob Beretta, St. Bonaventure’s director of intercollegiate athletics, revealed today that Adrian Wojnarowski reached out to him with interest in the men’s basketball general manager position despite being one of the highest-paid figures at ESPN. “Woj was instrumental in helping me begin the search for a general…
BY ANDREW KRUSZKA, STAFF WRITER Hello! ESPN! Wake up! You’re missing out on a very good opportunity right now! We understand as viewers it’s March, and we all know what that means in the sports world. March Madness! If you’re looking for an article on that, though, you’re probably not in the right spot. I…
BY KURT MARTONE, NEWS EDITOR Although he graduated in 1991, Adrian Wojnarowski feels like he has never left Bonaventure. “It’s remarkable to me,” said Wojnarowski, senior NBA insider for ESPN. “Thirty years later and it feels like I’m still getting in a car to drive down 17 (Interstate 86) to come back for a semester.” …
The Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University hosted its annual CommDay this past Friday. The event boasted a turnout of over 250 students from local high schools and offered them a variety of different ways to be introduced to the journalism field. “CommDay is an event that brings high school students from around…
Next Tuesday, locals and students will be given the opportunity to speak with several accomplished sports journalists at the biennial Dick Joyce Sports Symposium. Headlined by Bobby Marks, NBA Insider for Yahoo! Sports’ The Vertical, the free event will feature several successful alumni. The symposium is held every other year and honors the late Dick…
By Dom Lovallo Managing Editor For the first time in school history, students were involved in selecting the keynote speaker for graduation. After being nominated by students, the Board of Trustees approved Chris LaPlaca, ’79, to be the keynote speaker at St. Bonaventure University’s 157th commencement ceremony. When Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., resided as president,…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Monday, baseball fans experienced the always comforting (unless you’re a Mets fan) opening day. To prepare for this, SportsCenter ran a segment where anchor Karl Ravech attempted to sum up all the offseason happenings in 162 seconds. It was a cute enough idea, but it was marred by one mind-numbingly…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Last Sunday, after a long weekend of unfulfilled goals and compromised aspirations, I unwound in front of the TV, listening to the not-so-soothing sounds of Tim McCarver and Joe Buck call game four of the World Series. The Red Sox stepped to bat in the top of the third…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Assignment Editor ESPN took another major step away from the direction of journalistic integrity Thursday, March 14. According to Deadspin, they suspended columnist Bill Simmons from Twitter for three days after he tweeted criticism of the network’s afternoon debate show, “First Take.” Simmons serves as editor-in-chief of the ESPN-sponsored website, Grantland,…
