Football

Heading into the season’s third week, there were still 11 NFL unbeatens but only two games matched them against each other. The marquee one comes Mond...

Now the real test starts. Yeah, in this space two weeks ago, Buffalo’s season-opener against the Jets at Bills Stadium was assessed to be a “must win....

PITTSBURGH — Randy Fichtner watched the big kid with the strong arm and the sense of invincibility that is the province of the very young and immediat...

ORCHARD PARK — Stefon Diggs is more interested in giving than receiving. Putting aside the AFC-leading numbers the Bills receiver has generated two we...

PITTSBURGH — The pressure came from everywhere. Up the middle. Off the edge. On stunts. On good old-fashioned one-on-one domination. Still, Denver qua...

Now comes the hard part. Even the most cynical Bills fan would have looked at this season’s schedule and concluded a 2-0 start was to be expected. Hos...

The reigning District 9 champions proved it’s still business as usual on Friday night. Coudersport (Class A) and Ridgway (Class AA) each posted impres...

Bills fans won’t soon forget this game. Who wouldn’t recall a stadium power outage that blacked out the network telecast for over 20 minutes? And what...

Notes from the Bills’ 31-28 win over the Dolphins on Sunday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium: — For the first time in the franchise’s 61-season history,...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla — Josh Allen threw for 417 yards and four touchdowns, both career highs, and the Buffalo Bills beat AFC East rival Miami for the fo...

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 311 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and the Pittsburgh Steelers fended off a spirited comeback...

He played in Buffalo for four seasons, and was always tied to the theory that he owed his first-round draft selection to former coach Rex Ryan, who pi...

Shortly after Miami lost its season-opener, 21-11, to the Patriots in Foxborough last Sunday, the murmurs began. Was it already time for rookie Tua Ta...

ST. MARYS, Pa. — There were bound to be some growing pains as Bradford rolled out its new schemes on offense and defense. Unfortunately for the Owls, ...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — The Coudersport football team opened its season up with a 60-6 rout of Port Allegany Friday night. Leading the way for the Falcons ...

DUKE CENTER, Pa. — The Smethport football team is off and running. Led by dual-threat quarterback Noah Lent and speedy tailback Braedon Johnson, the H...

PITTSBURGH — The pain was familiar to Ben Roethlisberger. Welcome even. And the best part about how his 38-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s ...

RIDGWAY, Pa. — A year ago, Ridgway led Kane 21-10 entering the fourth quarter before the Wolves rallied for a 25-21 upset of the Elkers at Paul R. Mil...