Bulletin Board
- Bulletin Board /Notes and upcoming events
Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AMThe Buffalo Bills have invited members of the Monday Quarterback Club to attend the Bills’ evening practice session July 30 at training camp at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford. The Bills will unveil their throwback jersey commemorating the 50th anniversary of the American Football League at this practice. The event includes a reception, food and special seating. Free bus transportation will be provided by the club on a first-come, first-serve basis. Those interested in attending the event who aren’t members can join the Monday Quarterback Club by visiting the organization’s Web site, www.mondayqbc.com, or by calling 693-3807.
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- Bulletin Board/Notes and upcoming events
Updated: 06/30/09 6:55 AMAttention all bowlers!
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- Bulletin Board /Notes and upcoming events
Updated: 06/26/09 7:15 AMThe Niagara Police Athletic League is changing the name of its Can/Am-PAL Basketball Classic tournament to honor its founder, Alan R. Elia Sr., who died in 2004. Elia founded the tournament 18 years ago to pit the best boys basketball players from Canada and the United States against each other. The Alan R. Elia Sr. Memorial Basketball Tournament is slated for Sept. 4-6 at Niagara Falls and Niagara Catholic high schools. It is open to the first 16 boys teams, composed of players with at least one year of eligibility left. Call the Niagara PAL office (286-7038) or go to www.niagarapal.com .• • •
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Sports Watch
- Sports Watch /TV and radio listings
Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AMTelevision
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- Sports Watch / TV and radio listings
Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AMTelevision
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- Sports Watch / TV and radio listings
Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AMTelevision
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AHL
- Portland begins AHL playoffs
Updated: 04/15/09 6:32 AMThe Portland Pirates will begin play in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup playoffs tonight at 7:05 p. m. when they play at Providence in the opening game of the best-of- seven division semifinals.
(Updated: 04/15/09 6:32 AM )
- Islanders name Gordon
Updated: 08/13/08 6:54 AMThe New York Islanders hired Scott Gordon, the AHL Coach of the Year, to replace dismissed head coach Ted Nolan.
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Auto Racing
- Bowyer races to first Nationwide win of season
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 07/03/09 11:25 PM Clint Bowyer's first victory of the season gave Richard Childress Racing a much-needed boost.
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- Earnhardt eyes Daytona as part of turnaround
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AP Auto Racing Writer
Updated: 07/03/09 6:51 PM Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't know when he'll end his winless streak, or how long it will take to turn around his horrendous season.
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- Stewart on pole after rain washes out qualifying
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 07/03/09 6:45 PM Tony Stewart will start from a familiar spot Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.
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Bowling
- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AMKENMORE:Thursday Trios—Paul Zagorski 300-738, Nicole Provenzano 249-612.
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- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AMAIRPORT: Wednesday Night Triple Threat—Nate Williams 256, Willie Hardy 254, Tee Meadows 235, Tracy Tillotson 226.
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- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AMAMATEUR BOWLERS TOUR at Wimbledon Lanes Chris Weller d. Justin Knobloch 207-200; Don Bradley d. Weller, 264-217. Championship: Bradley d. Ike Layton Jr., 222-212. Next: Firecracker Singles/ Combination Singles, Sunday at Thruway Lanes, 11 a. m. and 1 p. m.
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Boxing
- Big payday could help Mayweather fend off IRS
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 07/02/09 7:36 PM Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said rumblings about his financial troubles are nothing more than rumors, but public records obtained by The Associated Press show the boxer nicknamed "Money" owes about $6.4 million to the Internal Revenue Service and others.
(Updated: 07/02/09 7:36 PM )
- More evidence points to Arguello death a suicide
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/02/09 4:56 PM Investigators have released new evidence that points to suicide in the death of former boxing champion and Managua mayor Alexis Arguello.
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- Arguello found dead
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Alexis Arguello, who fought in one of boxing’s most classic brawls and reigned supreme at 130 pounds, was found dead at his home early Wednesday.
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Fishing
- BassEye participants cast lines to find a cure
- NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM 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?
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- Fishing Line
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Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM Column note
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- Class size of perch schools on the rise
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Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM Yellow perch have become golden for Western New York fishing folk.
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Golf
- Even in play, it's all work for Tiger Woods
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AP Golf Writer
Updated: 07/03/09 7:30 PM Tiger Woods can run down the list of the top 100 golf courses in America and find plenty that he hasn't played unless he was in a golf tournament.
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- Tiger moves into lead at Congressional
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AP Golf Writer
Updated: 07/03/09 7:35 PM The best of Tiger Woods came Friday when his game was falling apart.
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- Diaz, Kemp share Farr lead
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 07/03/09 9:35 PM Laura Diaz barely remembers the last time she led an LPGA Tour event. Sarah Kemp never had.
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Horse Racing
- Strawberry Tart wins Hollywood Park feature
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/04/09 2:07 AM Betting favorite Strawberry Tart made a late run and edged Jehan by a half-length to win the $100,000 Flawlessly Stakes at Hollywood Park on Friday.
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- Backtalk wins Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/03/09 8:50 PM Backtalk stumbled out of the gate but charged past Flater Than Me and won by a length Saturday in the $110,500 Bashford Manor Stakes for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs.
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- HORSE RACING
Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AMBelmont entries
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Lacrosse
- NLL affirms commissioner
Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AMThe National Lacrosse League announced that the NLL Board of Governors has retained George Daniel as commissioner through the 2011 season.
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- OP to play for another state title
- NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 06/12/09 8:30 AM PITTSFORD—Section VI is one step away from its first state championship in lacrosse, and Orchard Park is one step away from a storybook ending to an already historic year.
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- Is this the year for Section VI lacrosse?
- NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 06/02/09 1:22 PM There is only one team sport that a Section VI team never has won a state championship in—for girls or boys.
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Outdoors
- Class size of perch schools on the rise
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Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM Yellow perch have become golden for Western New York fishing folk.
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- Notebook
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Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM The first open season for waterfowl hunting arrives Sept. 1, but area goose getters and duck devotees can check out the tentative 2009-10 listing of seasons released last week for hunting in New York State.
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- Calendar /Events in the great outdoors
Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AMMeetings
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Running
- Crawford turns back the clock to win 200-meter title
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM EUGENE, Ore. — It takes something pretty special these days to surprise Shawn Crawford, a veteran with a load of hardware back home and even more memories in his head.
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- Author wants kids on the run
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Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM Marc Bloom didn’t need to do too much work to come up with an idea for his latest book on running. The Runner’s World senior correspondent just read a few stories about young people and their weight.
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- Rodgers, Jeter take U. S. 100-meter titles
Updated: 06/27/09 7:00 AMEUGENE, Ore. — Michael Rodgers won the men’s 100-meter United States championship by defeating Darvis Patton by one-hundredth of a second.
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Soccer
- El Salvador surprises Costa Rica 2-1
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/04/09 12:46 AM Osael Romero scored two goals, including the winner in the 86th minute, to give El Salvador a 2-1 victory over Costa Rica in Group A at the Gold Cup on Friday night.
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- Real Salt Lake ties Earthquakes 1-1
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/04/09 12:41 AM San Jose kicked in an own-goal in second-half injury time, allowing Real Salt Lake to tie the Earthquakes 1-1 on Friday night.
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- Canada edges Jamaica in opener
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/03/09 10:55 PM Ali Gerba scored in the 75th minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the opening game of the Gold Cup on Friday night.
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Summer Sports
- 2009 Summer Camps Directory
Updated: 05/15/09 3:04 PMHere is the 2009 Buffalo News listing of camps from All Sports to YMCA/YWCA in Western New York.
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- Phelps gets 3-month suspension
- WASHINGTON POST
Updated: 02/06/09 6:09 AM USA Swimming slapped Michael Phelps with a three-month suspension from competition and withdrew his monthly stipend Thursday in the latest and strongest response to the furor over a published photo that appeared to show him using marijuana.
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- Phelps addresses smoking incident
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 02/05/09 6:49 AM BALTIMORE — Olympic champion Michael Phelps said Wednesday it has been difficult coping with the fallout from a photo of him smoking from a marijuana pipe.
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Tennis
- Venus faces lil' sis Serena in 4th Wimbledon final
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 07/04/09 12:46 AM Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the road. Where does Venus draw the line? At Grand Slam championships. The sisters face each other again in a major final, meeting Saturday for the Wimbledon title for the fourth time.
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- Federer seeks 15th Slam vs. Roddick at Wimbledon
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AP Tennis Writer
Updated: 07/03/09 9:21 PM Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match point in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday, tucking both feet back beneath his body and uncorking an overhead smash.
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- Roddick reaches 3rd Wimbledon final
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/03/09 1:56 PM Andy Roddick has reached his third Wimbledon final by beating British hope Andy Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5).
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Winter Sports
- Miller ready to roll
Updated: 05/15/09 7:00 AMBode Miller plans to ski next season but won’t commit to the Vancouver Olympics.
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- Chodounsky, Vonn triumph
Updated: 03/30/09 6:56 AMDavid Chodounsky sped past veteran Jimmy Cochran in the second run of the slalom to win gold in the U. S. alpine ski championships in Girdwood, Alaska.
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- Another Vonn crown
Updated: 03/13/09 6:48 AMLindsey Vonn seems to make history every time shewins— and she’s doing that often.
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WNBA
- Young leads Silver Stars over Sky
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/03/09 11:11 PM Sophia Young had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in leading the San Antonio Silver Stars to an 85-72 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night.
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- Holdsclaw, Lyttle lead Atlanta past Mystics
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/03/09 10:46 PM Chamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points, and Sancho Lyttle added 16, helping the Atlanta Dream snap a two-game losing streak with a 72-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday night.
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- Candace Parker to resume playing for LA Sparks
- The Associated Press
Updated: 07/03/09 4:50 PM Candace Parker is returning to action for the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday when they host the Phoenix Mercury.
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All Other Sports
- Armstrong eyes eighth Tour title
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM PARIS — Lance Armstrong believes he can win an eighth Tour de France title, well aware his aging legs are not as strong as they used to be. He is also willing to put such ambitions aside if it means helping teammate Alberto Contador win.
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- Victory Lane stays empty at DTRP
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Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM In the racing fraternity there is a belief that one of the many reasons why race car drivers like to win is because they say that nobody remembers who placed second. Most at Dunn Tire Raceway Park (DTRP) will certainly remember who finished second last Friday night. That’s due to the fact that nobody won.
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- McPherson recovers from misfortunes
- NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM PITTSFORD — When Kristy McPherson was in sixth grade, she was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, which left her bedridden for more than 11 months.
(Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM )
