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OLEAN — Third-seeded Olean erased a late two-run deficit Thursday night on junior Alaina Hirliman’s dramatic seventh-inning home run, but sixth-seeded...

CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died. He was 41. ...

ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills coach Joe Brady remembers the chemistry between Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs. When Brady arrived in Buffalo as quarterback...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Invigorated after transforming the Sabres into contenders in his second coaching stint in Buffalo, Lindy Ruff sees no reason why ...

OLEAN - At 9 a.m. this Saturday morning, Olean tennis coach Ben Wright was already rallying with one of his new players. Months earlier, freshman Carm...

Olean, Portville, A-L also secure early-week wins SALAMANCA — Triple-winner Talon Bramer led the Cattaraugus-Little Valley girls track and field team ...

ALLEGANY — Kailey Truman struck out eight while tossing a complete-game, two-hit shutout to guide Allegany-Limestone 12-0 over Newfane in its playoff ...

ORCHARD PARK — Bills receiver Keon Coleman is the first to admit he’s not played close to anyone’s expectations — including team owner Terry Pegula’s ...

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY — Niagara University Associate Vice President for Athletics Simon Gray announced today the hiring of Tiara Johnson as the new head ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Redshirt junior Maxx Yehl of the West Virginia University baseball team was named the 2026 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, as announce...

The Buffalo Bills schedule is here. And even though there’s still four months until the games count, it’s hard not to think about how the season might...

OLEAN — The Huskies scored nine runs in the third and four in the fourth to pull away for a blowout 18-1 win vs. Frewsburg. At the plate, Caine DeGoli...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — First, Tampa Bay. Now Buffalo. Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Newhook keeps coming up big in Game 7s. The 25-year-old scored his...

Gators notch 6 podium finishes; A-L boys T-7th WELLSVILLE — A day after competing at the Salamanca Super 8 meet,  the Allegany-Limestone girls track a...

SALAMANCA — Southwestern (10-3, 10-2) looked sharp heading into the postseason next week, showing off their bats to beat Salamanca (9-10, 2-9) 15-1. T...

Truman sets A-L career strikeout record in 8-1 win ELLICOTTVILLE — Kailey Truman recorded 11 strikeouts while tossing a complete-game two-hitter to ke...

MONTREAL (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of the four shots he faced, and the Buffalo Sabres roared ...