Sports Columnists

Some leftover thoughts and observations on the Bills’ preseason-opening 25-24 loss to the Panthers on Friday night at “The Ralph:” PROBABLY some fans ...

ORCHARD PARK — Come the regular-season opener Sept. 13, this game will become more than meaningless … a faded memory of an event the NFL refuses to ca...

WATKINS GLEN — Jeff Gordon first raced at Watkins Glen International in 1991 when he was driving Busch cars for Bill Davis Racing. And his visit there...

OLEAN — Even as a player for one of the most recognizable collegiate programs in the country, Mike Fahrman had never experienced this before. At least...

ST. BONAVENTURE - Dion Wright had already lived up to the prophecy of a breakout season. Last October, the St. Bonaventure forward’s name appeared on ...

Six weeks ago, Ryan Carney was looking forward to his final year of eligibility and what he thought could be a record-setting season as a wide receive...

A new outlet for area sports fans looking to talk — whether it be the status of Tom Brady’s cell phone or which Bills quarterback should start — will ...

OLEAN — You only get to win your first championship once and the Olean Oilers did it on Sunday night before a record crowd at Bradner Stadium, thanks ...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Jay Sirianni knew what he had. That's what made his decision to use the spread offense so easy. After agreeing to head up the New York...

PITTSFORD — It was a perfect morning … and not just the cloudless sky with temperatures in the low 80s. This was the first day of Bills training camp ...

PITTSFORD — You could argue that there’s never been, in the 56-season history of the franchise, as much excitement over the start of Bills training ca...

( EDITOR’S NOTE : This is the third of a three-part interview with new St. Bonaventure Director of Athletics Tim Kenney. Today, storming the Reilly Ce...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a three-part interview with new St. Bonaventure Director of Athletics Tim Kenney. Today, the changes coming to t...

It’s not uncommon in today’s budget-challenged world of funding extracurricular activities for schools to look for ways to raise money to keep certain...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a three-part interview with new St. Bonaventure Director of Athletics Tim Kenney. Today, the controversy over Bon...

It’s not uncommon in today’s budget-challenged world of funding extracurricular activities for schools to look for ways to raise money to keep certain...

Some thoughts on Tom Keane and Dave Jones and a reader’s recollection of Stan Musial’s tie to Olean. WHEN I took the sportscasting job at Bradford’s W...

PORTVILLE — The organizers for the annual Mike McGreevy Run, this year slated for Saturday, Aug. 15, are beaming with excitement. Almost 100 percent o...