Bulletin Board
- Bulletin board: Notes and upcoming events
Updated: 03/18/10 10:30 PMCalling all camps!
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- Bulletin Board: Notes and events
Updated: 03/15/10 10:58 PMThe Buffalo Bisons' 14-and-under girls and 16-and-under girls travel teams won the New York State Tier I championships last weekend and will represent the state in the USA Hockey National Tournament April 7-11 in Green Bay, Wis.
(Updated: 03/15/10 10:58 PM )
- Bulletin Board: Notes and events
Updated: 03/11/10 10:57 PMCalling all camps!
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Sports Watch
- Sports Watch /This week on TV
Updated: 03/21/10 6:50 AMToday
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- The Watch List / The daily sports calendar
Updated: 03/20/10 6:40 AMLIVE EVENTS
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- The Watch List / The daily sports calendar
Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 AMLIVE EVENTS NCAA Basketball Tournament In HSBC Arena
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AHL
- Power Rankings /
Updated: 10/18/09 6:36 AMBucky Gleason ranks the NHL top to bottom
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- Portland begins AHL playoffs
Updated: 01/21/10 2:11 PMThe 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.
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Auto Racing
- Rick Wilson beats Phil Parsons to win legends race
- The Associated Press
Updated: 03/20/10 10:02 PM Rick Wilson passed Phil Parsons with two laps to go to outlast 11 other retired NASCAR drivers Saturday in a non-sanctioned exhibition race organized by Bristol Motor Speedway.
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- Allgaier holds off Keselowski for 1st win
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AP Auto Racing Writer
Updated: 03/20/10 7:22 PM Roger Penske casually leaned against the railing along the spotter stand at Bristol Motor Speedway, showing no emotion as he watched his two young drivers race each other for a win.
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- Edwards, Keselowski smiling after NASCAR meeting
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AP Auto Racing Writer
Updated: 03/20/10 4:42 PM It took roughly 40 minutes with NASCAR for Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski to put their long-simmering feud to rest.
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Bowling
- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 03/21/10 6:50 AMABBOTT: Marini Sparetime Grill Travel —Kevin Rowland 258-718, Dave Dvorak 257-717, Jeff Tycz 268-707, Cody Westfield 258-683, Mike Mucciaccio 269-673.
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- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 03/20/10 6:40 AMABBOTT: Hammond Pro Shop—Ryan Delaney 267-288-289-844, Chad Mayerhofer 290-256-779, Bob Kusbitsky 261-743, Ken Gawel 269-728, Ron Hazlett 714. Darin Tesmer Memorial—Brandon Ziccarelli 267-268-259-794, Jon Kroll 289-255-745, Dave Lindstrom 267-716, Joe Dinardo 269-707, Bill Brown 268-706.
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- Bowling: Szczerbinski ends college career with best season
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 03/19/10 10:42 PM John Szczerbinski of North Tonawanda is wrapping up his collegiate bowling career at Wichita State with his best season yet.
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Boxing
- Mayweather, Mosley embrace Olympic-style drug test
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 03/18/10 6:09 PM Floyd Mayweather Jr. and welterweight champion Shane Mosley will undergo Olympic-style drug testing for their May 1 fight in Las Vegas, which they hope will set a new standard for boxing.
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- ECC event is a Gloves story
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 03/17/10 10:49 PM It's taken time to get the word out that the road to the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions goes through Buffalo, but New York State Golden Gloves franchise holder Don Patterson is no longer alone spreading the news.
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- Poor ticket sales knock out Pacquiao's concert
- The Associated Press
Updated: 03/17/10 4:59 PM A promoter says poor ticket sales have forced the cancellation of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao's upcoming concert Sunday in Waikiki.
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Fishing
- Fishing line: Seasonal changes call for a variety of bait choices
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NEWS OUTDOORS REPORTER
Updated: 03/16/10 11:01 PM A green jig might have fish dancing on St. Patrick's Day, but take along an assortment of colors and baits as we approach the first day of spring on Saturday and seasonal changes call for a variety of lure colors and live-bait choices.
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- Fly fishing steals Mayville expo
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News Outdoors Reporter
Updated: 03/13/10 10:39 PM Fly fishing season is about to fly and steelhead fishing may steal the show during the Chautauqua Suites Fly Fishing and Steelhead Expo next weekend.
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- Dunkirk improvements get warm welcome
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Updated: 03/13/10 10:48 PM Anglers now have a renewed reach when casting baits and lures in Dunkirk Harbor.
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Golf
- AP Source: ESPN to air Woods interview Sunday
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 03/21/10 4:03 PM A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that ESPN will air a one-on-one interview with Tiger Woods on Sunday night.
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- Furyk takes control in Tampa
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AP Golf Writer
Updated: 03/21/10 12:51 AM Jim Furyk has gone 58 tournaments over 32 months without winning on the PGA Tour. That doesn't make the final round of the Transitions Championship any more important than it would have been in good times.
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- Toms says right shoulder needs surgery
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AP Golf Writer
Updated: 03/19/10 4:32 PM Former PGA champion David Toms has been losing length off the tee that he can't afford, and now he knows why. Toms said Friday he has a bone spur in his rotator cuff that will require surgery.
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Horse Racing
- HORSE RACING
Updated: 03/21/10 6:50 AMAqueduct entries
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- HORSE RACING
Updated: 03/20/10 6:40 AMAqueduct entries
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- HORSE RACING
Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 AMAqueduct results
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Lacrosse
- Bandits’ Tavares honored
Updated: 03/18/10 7:22 AMJohn Tavares of the Buffalo Bandits has been named the Overall and Offensive Player of the Week by the National Lacrosse League.
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- Bandits’ Tavares honored
Updated: 03/18/10 7:17 AMJohn Tavares of the Buffalo Bandits has been named the Overall and Offensive Player of the Week by the National Lacrosse League.
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- Steenhuis, Clancy honored
Updated: 03/11/10 7:09 AMTwo Buffalo Bandits were honored by the National Lacrosse League after their victory over Orlando last week.
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Outdoors
- Fishing: For a good day, try Seneca Lake
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NEWS OUTDOORS REPORTER
Updated: 03/20/10 9:34 PM Seneca Lake has a decades-long reputation as a premiere perch-producing spot all around the Northeast.
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- Something's a bruin with harvest totals
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NEWS OUTDOORS REPORTER
Updated: 03/20/10 9:34 PM Deer hunters haggle about the harvest each year and increased bear numbers and kills have brought bruin hunters into prominence when big-game reports come out after each season.
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- Outdoors notebook: Drozdowskis accept the challenge
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NEWS OUTDOORS REPORTER
Updated: 03/20/10 9:34 PM Three generations of the Drozdowski family do well each year in the Best Challenge Ice Fishing Tournament held in early March on Cuba Lake.
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Running
- Running: Internet brings local runners together
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 03/20/10 9:31 PM There are all sorts of ways to keep up with and/or join in the local running scene. The Internet, as you might expect, is responsible for a couple of new ones.
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- Running: High school student from Middleport proves it all night
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 03/07/10 12:01 AM When Vincent Donner says he's going out for a run after school, his mom probably shouldn't wait for him for dinner.
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- Running: WNY teams get surprise — a journey to South Africa
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 02/20/10 9:03 PM Some top area runners are going a long way for a relatively short run on March 4.
(Updated: 02/20/10 9:03 PM )
Soccer
- Man United beats Liverpool, Chelsea ties
- The Associated Press
Updated: 03/21/10 4:43 PM Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 to move two points ahead at the top of the Premier League on Sunday, while Chelsea lost ground with a 1-1 tie at Blackburn.
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- MLS and union sign 5-year labor deal
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 03/20/10 7:17 PM Major League Soccer and its players signed an agreement in principle Saturday on a five-year labor contract that avoided a strike scheduled before next week's season opener.
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- Feilhaber, Holden, Davies progress
- The Associated Press
Updated: 03/19/10 6:46 PM American midfielders Benny Feilhaber and Stuart Holden have taken steps forward as they try to get healthy in time for the World Cup, and forward Charlie Davies is set to resume training with Sochaux as he recovers from injuries sustained in a car crash.
(Updated: 03/19/10 6:46 PM )
Summer Sports
- 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.
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- Long jump for Bolt?
Updated: 08/28/09 6:41 AMIt may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump.
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Tennis
- Roddick beats Soderling in 3 sets
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 03/21/10 1:41 AM Andy Roddick took his beat-up body back home after losing in San Jose and Memphis last month. A couple weeks of workouts, practice, massage and chiropractic treatments later, he got his groove back.
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- Jankovic, Roddick, Soderling advance in desert
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 03/20/10 1:07 AM Jelena Jankovic defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 Friday to reach the women's final of the BNP Paribas Open, where she'll play Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki.
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- Jankovic, Roddick move on at Indian Wells
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 PM Jelena Jankovic defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 Friday to reach the women's final of the BNP Paribas Open.
(Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 PM )
Winter Sports
- Schild leads in final women's World Cup slalom
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The Associated Press
Updated: 03/13/10 4:58 AM Marlies Schild of Austria had a big lead after Saturday's first run of the final World Cup slalom race of the season, while Olympic champion Maria Riesch was ahead of her rivals for the event title.
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- Pranger leads in final men's World Cup slalom
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The Associated Press
Updated: 03/13/10 4:58 AM Manfred Pranger of Austria led after the first run of the final World Cup slalom race of the season, while teammate Reinfried Herbst was on course to clinch the overall title in the event.
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- Vonn crashes, will still ski for overall title
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 03/11/10 12:46 PM Lindsey Vonn crashed and bruised her right knee during the World Cup giant slalom Thursday, but is expected to compete Friday in the super-G in an attempt to win her third straight overall title.
(Updated: 03/11/10 12:46 PM )
WNBA
- Katie Smith signs with Washington Mystics
- The Associated Press
Updated: 03/16/10 4:19 PM Katie Smith has signed with the Washington Mystics, with general manager Angela Taylor calling the guard "the LeBron James of this free-agency process."
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- Jones changes careers
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 03/11/10 7:09 AM TULSA, Okla. — Marion Jones hasn’t lost much of her swagger.
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- Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Tulsa Shock
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 03/11/10 3:55 AM Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger.
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All Other Sports
- Around & about
Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 AM• Jelena Jankovic rallied from a 2-4 second-set deficit to beat Alisa Kleybanova 6-4, 6-4 and reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Jankovic won the final four games of the match, twice breaking Kleybanova, to extend her best showing of the year. Jankovic made the semifinals at Indian Wells in 2008, and went on to finish the year ranked No. 1 in the world.
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- Outdoors clarification
Updated: 03/19/10 6:52 AMThe Outdoors Page column headline on WNY Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ (SWCD) seedling programs cited stock items as “Free.” The NYS Nursery offers free seedlings to schools, but area districts charge modest prices for tree, shrub, and seedling stock often not available at commercial nurseries. Also, the column did not include details on the Cattaraugus County program, which accepts orders to March 31.
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- Around & about
Updated: 03/18/10 7:22 AM• In the NBA, Carlos Boozer had 19 points and the Utah Jazz posted a 122-100 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who lost their 11th straight game. Jonny Flynn had eight points and four assists for Minnesota.
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