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ST. BONAVENTURE – Dominick Welch was irritated … albeit playfully. A night earlier, his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had watched, and reveled...

If there was any question about Tiger Woods’ place as one of this country’s all-time cultural icons, it was answered Tuesday morning. While answering ...

The mere thought of it has left Bills fans salivating. Is it possible that three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt still has Buffalo on ...

There was a time that my TV sports viewing habits included a liberal dose of tennis’ Grand Slam events: Wimbledon and the Australian, French and U.S. ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — It wasn’t meant as a slight toward Fordham. The Rams, for as bad as they’ve been, always played hard under Jeff Neubauer, and have c...

( Editor’s Note: This is the third of a three-part series detailing Emporium native Nate Sestina’s basketball journey from Cameron County High School ...

The reality hit Bills fans late in last Sunday’s Super Bowl. After the Chiefs had handled Buffalo in Kansas City, 38-24, for the AFC title, which wasn...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Coaches are creatures of habit and routine … especially on the collegiate and pro levels where there’s so much at stake. And never h...

( Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series detailing Emporium native Nate Sestina’s basketball journey from Cameron County High School ...

So much for that “one for the ages” talk. Oh, most everybody thought Super Bowl LV would be one of the most exciting in the game’s 55-year history … i...

OK, so it’s the day before Super Bowl XLV when the Chiefs and Buccaneers meet at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. And, as has been my wont for the last ...

( EDITOR’S NOTE: This NFL season marks the 30th anniversary of the Bills’ first-ever Super Bowl appearance. After the 1990 campaign, the Bills and Gia...

It’s an opportunity Jeff Puglio didn’t think he’d get again. A year ago, Puglio, the Bradford High football boss, was chosen to coach in the Pennsylva...

The week began with optimism for Western New York wrestling teams, then fear. Now, again, they wait. After getting the go-ahead from the state governm...

One word you won’t ever see used descriptively in this space is “outcoached.” Surely it happens, but when? Those of us reporting on sports events rare...

He’ll remain in awe of the man who gave so much of himself to his community. Don Jordan, after all, had become synonymous with the Portville sports sc...

Game on? Athletes, coaches and parents holding out hope for a high school season in sports such as basketball and wrestling at last received some enco...

No matter how disappointing the Bills’ 38-24 loss to the Chiefs in Sunday’s American Football Conference Championship Game might have been, it’s worth...