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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was billed as a matchup of two of the top quarterback picks in the 2018 draft: New York’s Sam Darnold, the No. 3 overall se...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — So how will this season play out for the Bills? Buffalo is coming off a disappointing 6-10 campaign and third-place finish in ...

Quick quiz: How many players remain from the Bills roster when coach Sean McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane took over the roster in 2017? Gi...

Did you REALLY believe it when Bills general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott incessantly and steadfastly maintained that LeSean McCoy w...

The initial number isn’t as high as Joe DeMartino or Chris Schiumo had hoped, but with recognition and word of mouth, they can boost the number of Wes...

ORCHARD PARK — What a way to enter the history book. The Bills came into Thursday night’s preseason finale against Minnesota at New Era Field with a 3...

Twenty-five years, plus two days ago, Salamanca coach George Whitcher occupied the cover of the Times Herald’s annual football edition. Whitcher, who ...

WELLSVILLE — Ten years later, it continues to reside in the back of his mind. In October 2009, the Wellsville football team came up just short of a se...

The biggest difference is the time commitment. Dave Baron leaves the house between 7 and 7:30 a.m. on most days and doesn’t return until 10 or 11 p.m....

If the critics had been invited to Friday night’s “dress rehearsal” at Detroit’s Ford Field, much of the performance by the Bills’ first teamers again...

It’s hard for Leslie Frazier to believe he’s in his third season as Bills defensive coordinator under Sean McDermott. After spending parts of four sea...

It would take a real grinch to tear apart the Bills’ performance in Friday night’s 27-14 preseason victory over the Panthers at Charlotte’s Bank of Am...

BUFFALO — He’s gone from Knothole Park in Johnsonburg to McGraw-Jennings Field at St. Bonaventure to minor league ballparks across the country. And wh...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The earliest such event that I can recall took place 25 years ago outside of the continental United States. During Thanksgiving week...

Kevin Hind has timed how to get to tipoff at Daemen College less than 80 minutes after his Randolph Cardinals wrap up practice during the winter. Hind...

RIDGWAY, Pa. — Many District 9 football teams find themselves in a similar position this year as they replace key players who graduated with new faces...

ORCHARD PARK — So what do we make of the Bills’ preseason opener? It’s waaay hard to tell. Game 1 of the “exhibition” campaign (sorry NFL) is normally...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The idea was born out of a recent showing by one of the program’s former greats. Marcus Posley rose back to the forefront in late Ju...