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In the controlled jubilation of the Bills locker room at Nissan Stadium following their 14-7 victory over the Titans in Nashville, Lorenzo Alexander o...

Maybe this IS the Bills’ year. Could it be that all of the bad fortune which had descended upon Buffalo’s teams in recent seasons is taking a sabbatic...

ORCHARD PARK — Considering the numbers, it’s remarkable what the Bills’ defense has done a quarter of the way into this season. Off to a 3-1 start, Bu...

ORCHARD PARK — The narrative was, given their lack of success the past 19 years – 33 losses in 37 meetings – that the Bills’ best outcome on Sunday af...

ORCHARD PARK — Bills fans are nothing if not resilient. At the beginning of every campaign during the team’s 17-year playoff drought, they invariably ...

BUFFALO — Despite all the thrilling places his coaching career has taken him, from the highest levels of college basketball to the NBA, John Beilein s...

It’s the prism through which he views the voting for St. Bonaventure’s All-Time Team. Jim Satalin is one of 60 former greats in consideration for the ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — My first interaction with John Soder came about five years ago when his name and number came up on my caller ID. He identified himse...

The National Football League standings look almost as if they’re a mirage. But there they are. New England, Kansas City, Dallas, Green Bay, San Franci...

ORCHARD PARK — Funny how things change in the National Football League over the course of a mere three weeks. Coming into this season, based on last y...

ORCHARD PARK — The reality of the National Football League is that its teams’ starting quarterbacks tend to be the face of the franchise. And though i...

In an otherwise meaningless midweek game, it was the perfect encapsulation for what these Quad-A, super-sub New York Yankees have experienced this sea...

ORCHARD PARK — Coaches almost always find themselves in an awkward position. They’re paid to win games, but when that happens, they do their very best...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Entering his third year hosting a tournament here, Ryan Powell feels the reputation of Ellicottville growing in the region’s lacrosse ...

It’s not an optical illusion, those are your Buffalo Bills, one of nine National Football League teams off to a 2-0 start … both wins coming on the ro...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Athletes, at every level, have always been overly sensitive to perceived slights. And coaches are invariably quick to mine tha...

For years, it seemed a sport buried in the past. But as turnouts continue to shrink for Big 30 football programs, those days in the 1960s aren’t so ou...

ORCHARD PARK — For Bills coach Sean McDermott, Wednesday’s media session turned into a tale of three running backs … though in reference to one of the...