Allen Wilson
- Wilson: UB's Newton figures to get an NFL shot
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News Sports Columnist
Updated: 03/05/10 9:58 AM More than a dozen NFL scouts came to the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse on Wednesday to watch players from the University at Buffalo chase the dream.
(Updated: 03/05/10 9:58 AM )
- Wilson: NHL needs post-Olympic marketing plan
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NEWS SPORTS COLUMNIST
Updated: 03/03/10 9:12 AM I'm not a hockey fan. That's no great revelation to those who know me, but I have to admit that I tuned into the Olympics to watch the games, including Sunday's gold medal final.
(Updated: 03/03/10 9:12 AM )
- Wilson: Getting LaSalle star a Winn-win situation for Bona
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NEWS SPORTS COLUMNIST
Updated: 02/28/10 9:06 AM OLEAN — There were more than a few raised eyebrows when Tim Winn decided to play basketball at St. Bonaventure.
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Bob Dicesare
- DiCesare: These places put Western New York on basketball map
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News Sports Columnist
Updated: 03/17/10 11:45 PM Hello everybody and welcome to Western New York. We don't have a team in this year's NCAA Tournament. We rarely do. We don't have an NBA team. But once we did. Since Buffalo has a meager basketball presence on the national scene you might wonder what we're doing hosting the first round of The Dance. But those of you who appreciate hoops history will come to understand why we're worthy and then some.
(Updated: 03/17/10 11:45 PM )
- DiCesare: UB's cold start leads to finish of its season
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News Sports Columnist
Updated: 03/12/10 10:24 AM CLEVELAND — They sounded so resolute, so determined, so confident after their opening-round victory on Sunday afternoon. Senior swingman Calvin Betts said he didn't even want to discuss the upcoming Mid-American Conference quarterfinal against Miami (Ohio). The University at Buffalo would do its talking, Betts insisted, with its play on the court.
(Updated: 03/12/10 10:24 AM )
- DiCesare: Nicholson fires up Bona frenzy
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NEWS SPORTS COLUMNIST
Updated: 03/10/10 9:55 AM OLEAN — They arrived at the Reilly Center armed with a few tricks of the trade: oversized heads of Bona coach Mark Schmidt and guard Chris Matthews mounted for display, the pre-arranged chant of "Where's my iPod?" at the ready to torment Duquesne's B.J. Monteiro, who was arrested in October in connection with an electronics theft. Add a bare-chested Brown Indian from the days of old and such was the snapshot of a student section packed to capacity Tuesday night for St. Bonaventure's first postseason game on its home court since 1995.
(Updated: 03/10/10 9:55 AM )
Bucky Gleason
- Gleason: No brotherly love lost for hoops family
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NEWS SPORTS COLUMNIST
Updated: 03/16/10 8:00 PM Eartha Rigsby joked the other day about taking an aisle seat in HSBC Arena on Friday night so she could easily switch allegiances between Vermont and Syracuse. Thank goodness she'll be in the building, just in case her boys need to be separated and sent to their respective locker rooms until they learn how to play nice.
(Updated: 03/16/10 8:00 PM )
- Gleason: Two generations follow Boeheim to Buffalo
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NEWS SPORTS COLUMNIST
Updated: 03/16/10 12:13 AM Leo Rautins couldn't help but laugh Monday when he was asked if anyone was more qualified than he was to answer questions about Jim Boeheim. Rautins has been around the Syracuse coach for the better part of three decades. He has the unique distinction of knowing him as a player, as the father of a star player, as a coach and an analyst.
(Updated: 03/16/10 12:13 AM )
- Inside the NHL: Bettman needs to take his time regarding 2014 Olympic decision
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NEWS SPORTS COLUMNIST
Updated: 03/14/10 1:11 AM Only two weeks removed from one of the greatest games in hockey history, with the NHL back in full swing, the cool-down period is just beginning. It will take a few months before whatever emotion drummed up during the Winter Olympics fades away and is replaced by rational thinking.
(Updated: 03/14/10 1:11 AM )
Jerry Sullivan
- Sullivan: SU ignores distress signals from its fans
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News Senior Sports Columnist
Updated: 03/19/10 3:59 PM Over the years, I've found that Syracuse and Buffalo sports fans are connected by more than a 140-mile strip of interstate. They share a wary, well-earned skepticism, forever watchful of a calamity lurking around the bend.
(Updated: 03/19/10 3:59 PM )
- Sullivan: Buffalo's brackets will be tough
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News Senior Sports Columnist
Updated: 03/15/10 10:01 PM Still aglow over Ryan Miller's performance at the Olympics, Buffalo sports fans have another reason to puff out their chests in a show of civic pride. The NCAA Tournament brackets were released Sunday, and our subregional might well be the toughest of them all.
(Updated: 03/15/10 10:01 PM )
- Sullivan: Newark's McCrea blocks Billies' road to Glens Falls
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NEWS SENIOR SPORTS COLUMNIST
Updated: 03/13/10 10:11 PM It's been basketball's one abiding truth, ever since the first peach basket was nailed to a wall at the YMCA. When a title is on the line, a great big man will beat a great little man. Especially when the big man is a foot taller.
(Updated: 03/13/10 10:11 PM )
Mark Gaughan
- Short career keeps All-AFL Sestak out of pro Hall
Updated: 09/18/09 11:25 PMQuestion:How can AFL great Tom Sestak get elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame? — Mark Hibschweiler, Lockport
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Mike Harrington
- Inside Baseball: Yankees need to play 'Let's Make a Deal'
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NEWS BASEBALL COLUMNIST
Updated: 03/06/10 10:25 PM On the field, the biggest controversy thus far in Yankees camp is who will be the No. 5 starter. They have to decide between Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain, one starting and one working out of the bullpen. And neither did much in his first start of the spring to help that decision along. But that's not even close to the real story that's lingering in Tampa.
(Updated: 03/06/10 10:25 PM )
- Inside Baseball: A starting nine of questions for spring training
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NEWS BASEBALL COLUMNIST
Updated: 02/20/10 8:32 PM Pitchers and catchers have reported to Florida and Arizona. Full squad workouts begin this week. And we're still watching the snow fly. No matter.
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- It’s Pujols, then who knows for awards
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Updated: 10/11/09 7:18 AM The postseason is just heating up but the balloting is over for baseball’s major awards. There are some slam-dunk choices (see Pujols, Albert) and plenty of interesting discussion to be had in some of the categories. In particular, there is going to be some intense debate this year over the Cy Young Awards in both leagues.
(Updated: 10/11/09 7:18 AM )
Other Sports Columns
- Sports on the Air: CBS hits first-round jackpot
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NEWS TV CRITIC
Updated: 03/19/10 10:18 PM At 1 a.m. Friday, CBS wrapped up the first day of March Madness without allowing studio analysts Seth Davis and Greg Anthony to say a word.
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- Youth hockey: Bisons roll out red carpet for tournaments
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 03/05/10 11:15 PM March Madness isn't confined to the hardwood. It's also an ice thing, and over the next three weekends youth hockey teams across the state will vie for spots in their respective national tournaments.
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- Sports on the Air: Don't expect Olympic hockey bump
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NEWS TV CRITIC
Updated: 03/05/10 9:42 PM When you live in a certain area and surround yourself with similar-minded people, there is a tendency to think that everyone thinks the way that you do.
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Sports Letters
- Time to give Miller his key
Updated: 03/14/10 6:42 AMMayor Brown gave a key to the city to a washed-up football player who never did anything to improve Buffalo’s image. You think he’ll consider giving one to Ryan Miller? He was just chosen the most valuable player out of the best in the world.
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- Outdoors letters ignored the facts
Updated: 03/14/10 6:42 AMMy comments are about two letters in last week’s News.
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- Shaw has Lockport ready for playoffs
Updated: 03/14/10 6:42 AMCongratulations to head coach Bill Shaw, assistant coach Pete Dickinson and the Lockport girls varsity basketball team.
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