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And, suddenly, the Bills situation at quarterback might have just shrunk from three contenders to two. Friday night’s 19-17 preseason victory over the...

One of the Big 30’s greatest high school basketball rivalries in recent years pitted Sam Erickson on the opposite side of Griffin Chudy, Elliot Bowen ...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: For the last several years, this space has been dedicated once a summer to a retrospective on the former St. Bonaventure football team...

ORCHARD PARK — With Sean McDermott appearing before only a handful of deadline-challenged media members — the others were in the locker room rather th...

BUFFALO — He only pitched three games here, but Fergie Jenkins remembers his brief stint as a Buffalo Bison. Jenkins, a Baseball Hall of Fame righthan...

BUFFALO — The son’s approach is decidedly different from his father’s. Vladimir Guerrero Sr. was one of the most aggressive hitters of his era, feared...

ORCHARD PARK — The foolishness started back in May when the Bills conducted their optional and mandatory organized team activities (OTAs). Though mere...

OLEAN — A year after its base moved to Bradner Stadium, the Olean City Cup will undergo another major change. This weekend, for the first time in its ...

Jacey Brooks’ introduction to coaching women’s college basketball was 11 years ago, when she took a job that paid $5,000 as St. Bonaventure’s first di...

OLEAN — Zach Chaddock and Marcus Aiello would be the first to admit it wasn’t close to their best golf. The two finalists in the 82nd annual Southwest...

BRADFORD, Pa. — When head coach Todd Silfies and his offensive coordinator, Tyler Smith, sat down to divide up their 38-player Pennsylvania roster for...

He says it’s circumstantial, but Todd Silfies is enjoying the final chapter of his temporary exit as a high school football coach. Silfies, 34, resign...

Adam Wray has tried not to spend too much time thinking about it. But the recent Portville Central School graduate knows he’ll soon be pitching agains...

Catching up on the accomplishments of two Allegany-Limestone standouts as well as a few high school sports honors that deserve mention before a new sc...

OLEAN — In the first 20 times the Shootout of Former Champions was held, there was never one quite like what unfolded on Tuesday evening at Bartlett C...

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series with Olean Oilers owner/manager Brian O’Connell Jr. Today he discusses the future of the New Y...

PITTSFORD — It might not be obvious, but Bills general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott actually answered questions about other topics t...

OLEAN — He’d never heard of this small city whose name, to outsiders, is often mispronounced. And why would he? Kam Lane grew up over 2,000 miles from...