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ST. BONAVENTURE — The circumstances are eerily similar. A year ago tonight, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had a key post player, LaDarien ...

ORCHARD PARK — There were two major takes from the Bills 24-9 victory over Washington on Sunday afternoon at New Era Field, both involving rookie draf...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Mark Schmidt provided the perfect summation of the first 20 minutes of his team’s exhibition game Wednesday night. “This is not stre...

ORCHARD PARK — It was jarring because it was so unlikely and so entirely unexpected. Sean McDermott might have a lot of skills and strengths as coach ...

ORCHARD PARK — For apoplectic Bills fans who are convinced the sky is falling after their fast-starting team was manhandled, 31-13, by the Eagles Sund...

ORCHARD PARK — Well, so much for that elite defense. Six games into the season, with the Bills ranking third in the National Football League in both p...

ORCHARD PARK — The numbers are concerning, 5-1 record notwithstanding. To be sure, Buffalo’s fast start has made the Bills one of the surprise teams o...

ST. BONAVENTURE — For all the shots he’d made during this torrid stretch, it was the one he missed that stayed with him. In this way, Dominick Welch w...

ORCHARD PARK — The betting line is giving a lot of Bills fans pause. Off to a 5-1 start, Buffalo owns the second-best record in the American Football ...

It’s hard not to be incredulous when looking at the American Football Conference standings. Other than the four division leaders, only two teams have ...

ORCHARD PARK — Ryan Fitzpatrick should have known better, after all he played four seasons and 55 games for the Bills … half of them at then-Ralph Wil...

Early this season, it appeared that Ryan Fitzpatrick’s career as an NFL quarterback was winding down. He started the first two games for the beleaguer...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Given the youthful nature of its roster, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team was looking at only two open scholarships for nex...

BRADFORD — The ceremony is well-deserved. Tonight, before the Bradford High-Karns City football game at Parkway Field, WESB’s Frank Arlington — “Willi...

Clearly, it’s already been a bizarre season in the American Football Conference. Of the 11 AFC teams that haven’t their bye week, only four own record...

YORK BEACH, Maine — Some random thoughts from a Bills bye week which left an open Sunday to spend a fall weekend in Maine: — The saddest part of the t...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The thing is, we do understand. We know that this is the youngest team Mark Schmidt has had in 13 seasons at St. Bonaventure, younge...

You had an idea where this was headed last Saturday when Duke Williams was added to the Bills’ 53-man roster. In the eyes of those who saw him in trai...