Bulletin Board
- Bulletin board: Notes and events
Updated: 11/19/09 11:35 PMTwo Western New York college students were recognized for their contributions to the game by the New York State West Youth Soccer Association.
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- Bulletin board / Notes and events
Updated: 11/13/09 12:26 AMThe 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.
(Updated: 11/13/09 12:26 AM )
- Bulletin Board: Published Nov. 10
Updated: 11/09/09 10:26 PMFormer 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.
(Updated: 11/09/09 10:26 PM )
Sports Watch
- Sports Watch /TV and radio listings
Updated: 11/20/09 6:49 AMTelevision
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- Sports /TV and radio listings
Updated: 11/19/09 7:08 AMTelevision
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- Sports Watch / TV and radio listings
Updated: 11/18/09 7:29 AMTelevision
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AHL
- Portland makes itself at home
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/13/09 9:59 PM 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.
(Updated: 11/13/09 9:59 PM )
- Injured Gerbe misses game
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/13/09 9:59 PM Nathan Gerbe has had a tough time this season calling HSBC Arena home.
(Updated: 11/13/09 9:59 PM )
- Power Rankings /
Updated: 10/18/09 6:36 AMBucky Gleason ranks the NHL top to bottom
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Auto Racing
- A twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 10:41 PM Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.
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- Johnson takes pole at Homestead
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 6:01 PM Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole.
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- Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 3:41 PM 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.
(Updated: 11/20/09 3:41 PM )
Bowling
- Bowling: Amateur tour thrives after three years
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/20/09 10:31 PM 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.
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- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 11/20/09 6:49 AMABBOTT: 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.
(Updated: 11/20/09 6:49 AM )
- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 11/19/09 7:08 AMABBOTT: 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.
(Updated: 11/19/09 7:08 AM )
Boxing
- Pacquiao-Cotto does 1.25 million pay-per-view
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AP Boxing Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 11:41 AM 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.
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- Pacquiao's PPV numbers add to megafight momentum
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AP Boxing Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 2:06 PM 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.
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- Fight not made, but line is
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AP Boxing Writer
Updated: 11/16/09 8:29 PM 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.
(Updated: 11/16/09 8:29 PM )
Fishing
- Fishing Line
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Updated: 11/18/09 7:29 AM 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.
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- Fishing Line: By Will Elliott
Updated: 11/17/09 11:28 PMIt's done and ready.
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- Fishing Line: By Will Elliott
Updated: 11/10/09 8:31 PMLower Niagara River trout and lingering salmon outings offer a nice variety of salmonids.
(Updated: 11/10/09 8:31 PM )
Golf
- Idle Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 7:41 PM 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.
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- Westwood shoots 69 for 2-shot lead in Dubai
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 2:46 PM 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.
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- Wie withdraws from LPGA event with ankle injury
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/19/09 9:26 PM 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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Horse Racing
- HORSE RACING
Updated: 11/20/09 6:49 AMAqueduct entries
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- HORSE RACING
Updated: 11/19/09 7:08 AMBatavia results
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- HORSE RACING
Updated: 11/18/09 7:29 AMBatavia entries
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Lacrosse
- Bandits ink pair
Updated: 09/22/09 6:57 AMThe 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.
(Updated: 09/22/09 6:57 AM )
- Buffalo will host NLL draft
Updated: 08/25/09 8:21 AMThe 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.
(Updated: 08/25/09 8:21 AM )
- Bandits protect pair
Updated: 08/04/09 7:02 AMThe 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.
(Updated: 08/04/09 7:02 AM )
Outdoors
- Trapping: Where fur flies, trappers follow
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Updated: 11/14/09 10:37 PM Trapping, one of mankind's earliest survival and sustenance pursuits, still occupies hours, days, weeks, and entire seasons for area outdoors folks.
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- Wildlife lover Fertig reaches out for health
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SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 11/14/09 10:21 PM Eve Fertig, Enchanted Forest Wildlife Sanctuary manager, director, coordinator, owner and impassioned wildlife lover, now needs assistance in her programs.
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- Notebook: Friends help avid hunter in need
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SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 11/14/09 10:18 PM Garnet "Gar" Galvin, 44, of Lancaster, an avid angler, devoted hunter and hockey player, has been diagnosed with stage four bone cancer.
(Updated: 11/14/09 10:18 PM )
Running
- Running: Bowles broke Turkey Trot barrier
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/14/09 10:06 PM It's always a good idea to catch up with one of the area's running pioneers. Particularly, this month.
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- Running: System shows if you make the grade
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 10/31/09 10:50 PM The word "age-grading" might need some explaining to runners, particularly those who slept through math classes in school.
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- Gay, Jeter run 2nd fastest 100s
Updated: 09/21/09 6:58 AMAmerican sprinters Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter flirted with history at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.
(Updated: 09/21/09 6:58 AM )
Soccer
- FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/20/09 2:01 PM FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation.
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- Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 12:51 PM 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.
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- Henry says France-Ireland game should be replayed
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/20/09 10:01 AM 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.
(Updated: 11/20/09 10:01 AM )
Summer Sports
- Phelps is 3rd in 100 medley, misses 2 finals
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 11/10/09 4:20 PM 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.
(Updated: 11/10/09 4:20 PM )
- Dragila retires
Updated: 09/10/09 7:03 AMFormer 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.
(Updated: 09/10/09 7:03 AM )
- Chula Vista moves along
Updated: 08/28/09 6:41 AMNick 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.
(Updated: 08/28/09 6:41 AM )
Tennis
- ATP says it can't reopen Agassi drug case
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/20/09 4:41 PM The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.
(Updated: 11/20/09 4:41 PM )
- Del Potro to play at Queen's Club tournament
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/20/09 6:41 AM 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.
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- Belgian tennis players appeal doping bans
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/18/09 10:20 AM 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.
(Updated: 11/18/09 10:20 AM )
Winter Sports
- Youth hockey: Racine makes the most of fresh start
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/13/09 11:31 PM 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.
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- Youth hockey: 'Michigan' move is kid stuff for young players
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 10/30/09 11:39 PM 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.
(Updated: 10/30/09 11:39 PM )
- 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.
(Updated: 05/15/09 7:00 AM )
WNBA
- Kings owner will no longer operate WNBA franchise
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/20/09 6:11 PM The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.
(Updated: 11/20/09 6:11 PM )
- Mercury wins WNBA title
Updated: 10/10/09 7:08 AMPHOENIX—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.
(Updated: 10/10/09 7:08 AM )
- Catchings, Fever force Game Three
Updated: 09/26/09 6:40 AMINDIANAPOLIS—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.
(Updated: 09/26/09 6:40 AM )
All Other Sports
- Greinke wins AL Cy Young
Updated: 11/18/09 7:29 AMWhen 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.
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- Kim, Belbin-Agosto win titles
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 11/16/09 7:08 AM LAKE PLACID—Kim Yu-na was not infallible. She still was a winner at Skate America.
(Updated: 11/16/09 7:08 AM )
- Djokovic doubles up
Updated: 11/16/09 7:08 AMThird-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.
(Updated: 11/16/09 7:08 AM )
