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Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board /Notes and upcoming events

Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM

The 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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
Bulletin Board/Notes and upcoming events

Updated: 06/30/09 6:55 AM

Attention all bowlers!

 (Updated: 06/30/09 6:55 AM )
Bulletin Board /Notes and upcoming events

Updated: 06/26/09 7:15 AM

The 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 .• • •

 (Updated: 06/26/09 7:15 AM )

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Sports Watch

Sports Watch /TV and radio listings

Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM

Television

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Sports Watch / TV and radio listings

Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM

Television

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Sports Watch / TV and radio listings

Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM

Television

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AHL

Portland begins AHL playoffs

Updated: 04/15/09 6:32 AM

The 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 AM

The New York Islanders hired Scott Gordon, the AHL Coach of the Year, to replace dismissed head coach Ted Nolan.

 (Updated: 08/13/08 6:54 AM )


Auto Racing

Bowyer races to first Nationwide win of season
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 11:25 PM )
Earnhardt eyes Daytona as part of turnaround
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 6:51 PM )
Stewart on pole after rain washes out qualifying
AP Sports Writer

Updated: 07/03/09 6:45 PM

Tony Stewart will start from a familiar spot Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 6:45 PM )

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Bowling

AREA BOWLING

Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM

KENMORE:Thursday Trios—Paul Zagorski 300-738, Nicole Provenzano 249-612.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
AREA BOWLING

Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM

AIRPORT: Wednesday Night Triple Threat—Nate Williams 256, Willie Hardy 254, Tee Meadows 235, Tracy Tillotson 226.

 (Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM )
AREA BOWLING

Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM

AMATEUR 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.

 (Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM )

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Boxing

Big payday could help Mayweather fend off IRS
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.

 (Updated: 07/02/09 4:56 PM )
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.

 (Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM )

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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?

 (Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM )
Fishing Line

Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM

Column note

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Class size of perch schools on the rise

Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM

Yellow perch have become golden for Western New York fishing folk.

 (Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM )

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Golf

Even in play, it's all work for Tiger Woods
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 7:30 PM )
Tiger moves into lead at Congressional
AP Golf Writer

Updated: 07/03/09 7:35 PM

The best of Tiger Woods came Friday when his game was falling apart.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 7:35 PM )
Diaz, Kemp share Farr lead
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 9:35 PM )

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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.

 (Updated: 07/04/09 2:07 AM )
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 8:50 PM )
HORSE RACING

Updated: 07/03/09 6:55 AM

Belmont entries

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Lacrosse

NLL affirms commissioner

Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM

The National Lacrosse League announced that the NLL Board of Governors has retained George Daniel as commissioner through the 2011 season.

 (Updated: 07/02/09 7:01 AM )
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.

 (Updated: 06/12/09 8:30 AM )
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.

 (Updated: 06/02/09 1:22 PM )

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Outdoors

Class size of perch schools on the rise

Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM

Yellow perch have become golden for Western New York fishing folk.

 (Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM )
Notebook

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.

 (Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM )
Calendar /Events in the great outdoors

Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM

Meetings

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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.

 (Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM )
Author wants kids on the run

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.

 (Updated: 06/28/09 7:06 AM )
Rodgers, Jeter take U. S. 100-meter titles

Updated: 06/27/09 7:00 AM

EUGENE, Ore. — Michael Rodgers won the men’s 100-meter United States championship by defeating Darvis Patton by one-hundredth of a second.

 (Updated: 06/27/09 7:00 AM )

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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.

 (Updated: 07/04/09 12:46 AM )
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.

 (Updated: 07/04/09 12:41 AM )
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 10:55 PM )

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Summer Sports

2009 Summer Camps Directory

Updated: 05/15/09 3:04 PM

Here is the 2009 Buffalo News listing of camps from All Sports to YMCA/YWCA in Western New York.

 (Updated: 05/15/09 3:04 PM )
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.

 (Updated: 02/06/09 6:09 AM )
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.

 (Updated: 02/05/09 6:49 AM )

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Tennis

Venus faces lil' sis Serena in 4th Wimbledon final
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.

 (Updated: 07/04/09 12:46 AM )
Federer seeks 15th Slam vs. Roddick at Wimbledon
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 9:21 PM )
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).

 (Updated: 07/03/09 1:56 PM )

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Winter Sports

Miller ready to roll

Updated: 05/15/09 7:00 AM

Bode Miller plans to ski next season but won’t commit to the Vancouver Olympics.

 (Updated: 05/15/09 7:00 AM )
Chodounsky, Vonn triumph

Updated: 03/30/09 6:56 AM

David 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.

 (Updated: 03/30/09 6:56 AM )
Another Vonn crown

Updated: 03/13/09 6:48 AM

Lindsey Vonn seems to make history every time shewins— and she’s doing that often.

 (Updated: 03/13/09 6:48 AM )

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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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 11:11 PM )
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 10:46 PM )
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.

 (Updated: 07/03/09 4:50 PM )

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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.

 (Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM )
Victory Lane stays empty at DTRP

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.

 (Updated: 06/29/09 7:06 AM )
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 )

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