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Friday, May 9, 2008

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RAPID RECOVERY


A freak accident could have kept Eric Palmer from enjoying the finest moment in the history of Canisius College men’s lacrosse. Instead, he’ll join the rest of his Golden Griffins teammates Sunday night when they trot onto the Carrier Dome turf and line up against nine-time national champion and third-seeded Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Ray sues players’ union for post-lockout payout


Rob Ray has dropped the gloves once again, this time for a second legal bout with the NHL Players’ Association.

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Bona basketball loses two freshmen

St. Bonaventure freshmen basketball players Hillary Haley and Matt Morgan have decided to transfer.

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Wings explode from the gate


DETROIT — Rolling, not rusty. The Detroit Red Wings looked as

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Canisius softball rolls over Marist

Top-seeded Canisius took care of business in its first postseason softball game Thursday but Niagara and St. Bonaventure weren’t even able to tap home plate.

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Bisons unleash long ball in win

SYRACUSE — A Buffalo Bison homered for the first time in eight games Thursday night.

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Orchard Park warms for showdown

A pair of sandwich games provided no problem for the Orchard Park lacrosse team.

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Russia defeats Belarus in shootout 4-3

Maxim Afinogenov scored two goals, Alex Ovechkin added another and Alexei Morozov had the winner in the shootout to give Russia a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a qualifying-round game at the world hockey championship Friday.

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Garcia builds early lead with 6-under 66 at The Players

The flag was in a tempting location, back and left on the 13th green at the TPC Sawgrass with a pond running alongside the left side. Sergio Garcia took dead aim with a 7-iron and the ball never left its target.

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Flyers D Timonen likely out of East finals with blood clot

Flyers All-Star defenseman Kimmo Timonen will likely miss the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a blood clot in his left ankle.

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Bob DiCesare

Everybody knows somebody who’s not only knowledgeable about sports, but insanely so. The kind who can spill the birth dates of all six Sutter brothers; the kind who can tell you how many passes Lee Evans snared. In high school. But no matter what you may think, Joe and Jane Sports Geek don’t have a handle on everything. That’s where Elias comes in.

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