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Bisons can't lower the boom, get beaten by Rochester on BPO night

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 )

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Chosen by the coaches
(Updated: 07/03/09 10:35 AM )

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 )

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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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