Oliver Perez was smiling and happy Friday night. He pronounced himself ready to rejoin the New York Mets if they pull the
trigger on a recall so he can face the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night in Citi Field. (Updated: 07/03/09 11:12 PM )
Redefining fantasy football
Krystal Gray first turned heads as a football player when she was 4 years old. That's not about to stop when she suits up in the Lingerie Football League. (Updated: 07/03/09 12:34 AM )
Follow Bisons BPO Night live blog
The Buffalo Bisons and Rochester Red Wings are battling in Coca-Cola Field before a near-sellout crowd as part of the annual Independence Eve with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra celebration. (Updated: 07/03/09 6:40 PM )
Sabres' Roy gets Olympic tryout
Derek Roy is making plans to camp in Calgary this summer, while the Buffalo Sabres' top prospects will soon be bunking near Niagara Falls. (Updated: 07/03/09 5:03 PM )
Federer reaches 7th straight Wimbledon final
Roger Federer has reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday by beating Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3. (Updated: 07/03/09 10:30 AM )
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Federer reaches 7th straight Wimbledon final
Roger Federer has reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday by beating Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3. (Updated: 07/03/09 10:30 AM )
Figueroa selected as Triple-A All-Star
In a summer where there have been few bright spots for the Buffalo Bisons, pitcher Nelson Figueroa has been a constant. (Updated: 07/03/09 12:15 AM )
Hoppy earns Player of the Year
Kyle Hoppy isn't sure yet if he's going to play professional baseball or go to Bucknell, but one thing has been decided for him. (Updated: 07/03/09 10:35 AM )
Boys Baseball Honor Roll
Chosen by the coaches
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Sisters are still living the dream
WIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams have dominated women’s tennis for so many years that there’s hardly an accomplishment they haven’t achieved. (Updated: 07/03/09 7:34 AM )
BassEye participants cast lines to find a cure
Mike Powers is no stranger to the Greater Niagara BassEye Celebrity Challenge auction. How else would he have accumulated three cases of Ithaca Wheat beer, a Florida fishing trip he never took and a boat he didn’t need? (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
Cherry Hill finds its roots
RIDGEWAY, Ont. — In his day, Walter Travis was renowned throughout golf at a level comparable to Bobby Jones. He won the 1900, ’01 and ’03 U. S. Amateurs. In 1904 he became the first non-Brit to capture the British Amateur. And his contributions to the game live on through the courses he designed, an extensive list that includes three area tracks: Orchard Park Country Club, Stafford Country Club and Cherry Hill Club. (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
Call me naive, but ‘Go Pujols!’
It’s easy to be cynical about baseball nowadays. Every power hitter is suspect. Every home run leaves the park with an asterisk attached. But how can you continue to love baseball, a simple kid’s game, if you surrender a child’s boundless capacity for belief? (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
Yankees’ win streak over
NEW YORK — Franklin Gutierrez and Russell Branyan homered, leading the Seattle Mariners past CC Sabathia and the Yankees, 8-4, on Thursday night to snap New York’s seven-game winning streak. (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
Sabres lay it on the blue line
Steve Montador and his family have fond memories of HSBC Arena. The first time the defenseman
skated in the NHL was at the foot of Washington Street, when his Calgary Flames visited the
Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 23, 2001. (Updated: 07/02/09 7:56 AM )
Serena rallies to advance to Wimbledon final
Serena Williams has rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 and reach the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. (Updated: 07/02/09 11:16 AM )
Bills & NFL
- NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq in first USO trip
- Wash. state Ryan Leaf case dismissed
- Jury awards Jason Taylor and partners $1.5 million
- Vick files revised bankruptcy plan in Va. court
Sabres & NHL
- Kings acquire Smyth from Avalanche
- Nash re-ups with Jackets for 8 years
- Coyotes sign Heshka to 1-year contract
- Penguins agree on 1-year deal with Fedotenko
NCAA Football
- Gill named grand marshal at Glen
- UB announces times for football games
- NCAA passes new rules
- Bulls ponder pick of backup QB
NCAA Basketball
Bisons
- Bisons can't lower the boom, get beaten by Rochester on BPO night
- Figueroa selected as Triple-A All-Star
- Bisons rained out
- Thruway Series set to start at Coca-Cola Field
Bandits
- Bandits’ reach exceeded their grasp
- Montour injury adds to coach’s frustration
- Bandits face the Titans on the quiet
- Resetarits scores three
MLB
- Padres expected to extend Black's contract
- Report: Clemens didn't test positive in 2003
- Three-run 16th gives Tigers victory over Twins
- Dodgers' Ramirez hitless in return from suspension
NBA
- Reports: Turkoglu headed to Toronto Raptors
- Phil Jackson says he'll return to Lakers
- Source: Turkoglu cuts off talks with Blazers
- Report: Celtics offer Wallace a contract
College
- UB goalie Shuttleworth signs with MLS
- NU women add assistants
- LSU beats Texas 11-4 to claim 6th national title
- 5-run 6th inning propels LSU to national title
High School
- Hoppy earns Player of the Year
- Boys Baseball Honor Roll
- Sutton goals propel Flash
- Nichols hoop standout Regan verbally commits to Virginia
Other Sports
- Stuczynski vaults to another national title
- Nielsen's sizzling start finishes Funk
- Shin washes out LPGA opponents
- Around & about
Columns
Call me naive, but ‘Go Pujols!’
It’s easy to be cynical about baseball nowadays. Every power hitter is suspect. Every home run leaves the park with an asterisk attached. But how can you continue to love baseball, a simple kid’s game, if you surrender a child’s boundless capacity for belief?
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