Football

The response to my column on the death of regional sports legend Chuck Crist was unprecedented in this era of email. Dozens were merely thankful for t...

Just like that, the 2020 football season is pretty much over for our local teams. Save for one final matchup this Friday night (Otto-Eldred visits Cam...

PITTSBURGH — Eric Ebron is tired of the critics who keep trying to nitpick the NFL’s last unbeaten team. “A lot of people say, ‘You all beat the Raven...

It would be really easy to criticize Buffalo’s 24-21 victory over the Patriots on a miserable Sunday afternoon at Bills Stadium. But that would be a p...

Notes from Buffalo’s 24-21 victory over the Patriots on Sunday afternoon at rainy, cold and windy Bills Stadium: — The win was the first by Buffalo ov...

ORCHARD PARK — Jerry Hughes has too often watched the Patriots snatch victory away from the Buffalo Bills in what has been an AFC East rivalry that fo...

BALTIMORE — The Pittsburgh Steelers roared from behind to remain the lone unbeaten team in the NFL, outlasting their scorned rivals to escape with a f...

BROCKWAY, Pa. — Smethport’s 22-year wait will continue. The Hubbers’ season came to a tough conclusion on Saturday, as Smethport was defeated by Redba...

Just like that, Penn State is playing for scraps. In the year 2020, maybe it’s OK to be grateful for that, to be playing for any stakes at all, even f...

Every true Bills fan knows the depressing numbers. The Patriots have won the last 11 AFC East titles, 17 of the past 19 division crowns and 34 of the ...

You have to go back to last year’s regular-season finale – a 13-6 loss to the Jets at then-New Era Field – to find the last time the Bills played a me...

BROCKWAY, Pa. — More than two decades since its last District 9 championship, Smethport is once again on the cusp. The Hubbers (6-0) will travel to Va...

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — Blaine Moses had a monster game on both sides of the ball as Port Allegany closed its season with a decisive 44-6 non-league vict...

All you need to know about Chuck Crist is that he was the guy who most every boy wants to be. An exceptional athlete at Salamanca High School, he acco...

ORCHARD PARK — Jerry Hughes knows better than to dismiss the New England Patriots. As much as the Buffalo Bills defensive end would enjoy acknowledgin...

PITTSBURGH — The play that launched one of the most impressive streaks in NFL history began innocently — or maybe menacingly is the better word — with...

One of District 9’s three champions has been crowned, and now the final two postseason matchups are slated for this weekend. Last Saturday, Clearfield...

We can all agree that Buffalo’s 18-10 win over the 0-7 Jets Sunday at the Meadowlands was less than impressive. However, there’s also no denying that ...