The Buffalo News : Sports

Two Western New York college students were recognized for their contributions to the game by the New York State West Youth Soccer Association.

The Titans beat the Browns, 19-12, in the John F. Kennedy League touch football championship game. Bob Wesolek threw three touchdowns, including the game-winning 20-yard strike to Steve Patterson with under two minutes left in the game. Damian Maddning threw two TDs for the Browns, including an 80-yard completion to Rasheed Howie.

Former team captain Pat LaFontaine will be the keynote speaker at the next Buffalo Sabres Power Play luncheon at noon, Nov. 20 in the HSBC Arena 100 Level Harbour Club. Tickets ($29 for individuals, tables of 10 for $250) for the luncheon are now on sale with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation. Tickets may be purchased on Sabres.com or by calling 855-4588. Free parking will be available in the ramp adjacent to the arena. The final Power Play luncheon will be March 5. The guest speaker will be announced later.

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All it took for the Portland Pirates to end their two-game losing streak was some home cooking, some 500-plus miles away from their actual home.

Nathan Gerbe has had a tough time this season calling HSBC Arena home.

Bucky Gleason ranks the NHL top to bottom

Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.

Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole.

Jeremy Mayfield sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's season-ending weekend was kicking off. Several hundred people surrounded him, listening intently as a fast-speaking auctioneer sold dozens of items.

The local Amateur Bowlers Tour reached a milestone last Sunday when the ABT of Western New York held its 100th tournament at Recckio's Lanes in South Buffalo.

ABBOTT: Dick Robinson Insurance— Jim Winso 255-278-741, Phil Gable 278-710, Tom Bigaj 686, Jeff Wells 263-733, John Crisin 675. Ventura’s Carstar Collision— Dan Lousbury 258-268-743, Brian Mardino 263-678, Tony Johns 262-676, Mike Pirog 279, Jim Wells 254.

ABBOTT: Mixed Nuts—Jake Yohannes 300-705. Bob Pawlik Memorial—Tom Nicometo 256.UAW 897—Mike Goergen 259-267-747, Jerry Scheib 678, Sal Sorrento 258-675, Rich Dudkiewicz 257, Paul Kaminski 250.

Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Manny Pacquiao proved he can be a box office hit. Now it's up to Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to see what they can do together.

The fight hasn't been made yet, and may not ever happen. But this city's casinos are already taking bets on who will win if Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. ever get into the ring.

It’s done and ready. DEC Fisheries Supervisor Paul McKeown announced Monday a completion of all work needed to allow access to the lower Niagara River at Lewiston Landing.

It's done and ready.

Lower Niagara River trout and lingering salmon outings offer a nice variety of salmonids.

Sophie Gustafson moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday before second-round play was suspended because of bad weather.

Lee Westwood shot a 3-under 69 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World Championship, strengthening his chance of winning the European money title.

Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after hobbling through her first round on a sprained left ankle.

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The Buffalo Bandits have signed forward Sean Greenhalgh and defense-man Joe Smith to one-year contracts. Greenhalgh rebounded from a severe knee injury in 2008 to score 15 goals and 22 assists in 15 games last season. Smith appeared in 10 games for Buffalo in 2009, with one assist.

The National Lacrosse League entry draft will be held in HSBC Arena on Sept. 9. The procedure will not be open to the public. The draft will have six rounds; the Buffalo Bandits have seven picks.

The Buffalo Bandits have tagged forward Mike Accursi and transition player Pat McCready as their franchise players for the 2010 National Lacrosse League season. That means the pair will have to play for the Bandits next season; NLL teams can designate two such players each year.

Trapping, one of mankind's earliest survival and sustenance pursuits, still occupies hours, days, weeks, and entire seasons for area outdoors folks.

Eve Fertig, Enchanted Forest Wildlife Sanctuary manager, director, coordinator, owner and impassioned wildlife lover, now needs assistance in her programs.

Garnet "Gar" Galvin, 44, of Lancaster, an avid angler, devoted hunter and hockey player, has been diagnosed with stage four bone cancer.

It's always a good idea to catch up with one of the area's running pioneers. Particularly, this month.

The word "age-grading" might need some explaining to runners, particularly those who slept through math classes in school.

American sprinters Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter flirted with history at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.

FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation.

German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion.

Thierry Henry denied Friday that he was a cheat but said the "fairest solution" would be to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff that was decided by his hand ball.

Sporting a beard and an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps finished third in the 100-meter medley at a World Cup short-course meet after missing out on two other finals Tuesday.

Former world and Olympic champion Stacy Dragila ended her 14-year pole vaulting career with a second-place finish at the DecaNation athletics meet in Paris.

Nick Conlin scampered home from third on a wild pitch to give Chula Vista, Calif., an 11-10 win over Warner Robins, Ga., to advance to the U. S. championship game of the Little League World Series.

The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.

U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon.

Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn their one-year bans for missing drug tests.

Talk about making a good first impression. That's exactly what Williamsville's Steve Racine did last Saturday for the Waterloo (Iowa) Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League.

Internet video sensation Oliver Wahlstrom has gained more national fame at age 9 than most people do their entire life. It happened because he had the nerve to attempt a shot not too many other kids his age likely would have thought about trying, let alone pull off in a competition.

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

The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.

PHOENIX—The Phoenix Mercury is the WNBA champion for the second time in three seasons, leaning on its “Big Three” to pull out a 94-86 victory over the Indiana Fever in the deciding Game Five.

INDIANAPOLIS—Tamika Catchings, named the WNBA’s defensive player of the year earlier in the day, scored 22 points, and the Indiana Fever avoided elimination with a 79-75 win over the Detroit Shock in Game Two of the Eastern Conference finals.

When the phone rang, Zack Greinke let it go—he didn’t recognize the number. Only after listening to the voice mail did he call back and find out he’d won the American League Cy Young Award.

LAKE PLACID—Kim Yu-na was not infallible. She still was a winner at Skate America.

Third-seeded Novak Djokovic scrambled to a 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3) victory over local favorite Gael Monfils to win the Paris Masters for the first time.