Sports Columnists

Well, the myopic diehards can keep reminding us that the Bills are still alive in the NFL playoff race. But that’s nothing more than voodoo mathematic...

ST. BONAVENTURE — It would just have been wrong had St. Bonaventure lost this game. On an afternoon when the the university paid tribute to its 1977 N...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Jimmy Patsos is one of those rare college basketball coaches. He can be on the officials the entire game, mouthing the occasional ob...

ORCHARD PARK — An old friend stopped by on Sunday in the Buffalo press box. We first met in my early years covering the Bills when Denny Lynch was ass...

ST. BONAVENTURE — It’s a funny feeling, these words being associated with the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team in late November. But I suppose it...

Back in 1970, I took a job doing sports for Bradford’s WESB radio. My responsibility, besides daily sportscasts, was doing play-by-play of both Bradfo...

By CHUCK POLLOCK Olean Times Herald ORCHARD PARK -- As it turned out, Rex Ryan had it exactly right. All week long he sounded like every other Nationa...

ORCHARD PARK -- The uncertainty continues. As the Bills offense struggled in the first quarter — two three-and-outs while trailing Jacksonville (2-9) ...

ORCHARD PARK — Who would Rex Ryan choose as his Most Valuable Player 10 games into the season? The Bills coach doesn’t even hesitate. “Lorenzo Alexand...

The man who gave up arguably the most famous home run in Major League Baseball history began his professional career as a mere footnote in, all of pla...

ORCHARD PARK — The numbers don’t flatter Bills’ quarterback Tyrod Taylor. Buffalo ranks dead last in the entire National Football League in passing ya...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Times Herald sports writer Paul Vecchio, now athletic director at Alfred University, was in town to witness his brother, Phil, ...

It’s been a season of streaks for the Bills … and not necessarily in a good way. Buffalo lost its first two -- at Baltimore, home against the Jets -- ...

When it comes to Tyrod Taylor, Rex Ryan measures his words. Buffalo’s second-year quarterback is in an awkward spot. After going 8-6 as a starter last...

CINCINNATI — Maybe it’s because Kyle Williams knows the clock is running. After all, he’s 33 years old, has played in the National Football League for...

CINCINNATI — There are those who wonder how Marvin Lewis has stayed employed. The man, who urban legend has it turned down the Bills’ coaching job bec...

CINCINNATI — It’s kind of been forgotten with the bye week and the continued absence of No. 1 wide receiver Sammy Watkins — there’s been speculation h...

Sports writers will tell you we don’t root for teams but rather stories. This fall, the football seasons at Olean High and Otto-Eldred certainly fell ...