National Sports

Can it be three full months that we’ve been almost entirely without organized sports … amateur, college or pro? We haven’t gotten used to it, but we’v...

There has been rioting in the streets in many American cities, including Pittsburgh. Property has been ruined, needlessly and senselessly. Monuments h...

BUFFALO — Frustrated by the Bills collapse in an AFC wild-card playoff loss at Houston, general manager Brandon Beane opened the offseason suggesting ...

NEW ROCHELLE (AP) — Hall of Famer Rick Pitino was named basketball coach at Iona College on Saturday. Pitino coached at Louisville from 2001-17 before...

You’d think, after 19 years, Fox-TV Sports would have learned how to handle breaking news in one of its NASCAR telecasts. Ah, no so much. The day afte...

Two observations on a fantastically-entertaining Super Bowl LIV as the Chiefs rallied from at least a 10-point deficit for the third straight playoff ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Uncomfortable and under duress for much of the game, Patrick Mahomes suddenly recaptured his mojo and lifted Andy Reid and ...

It’s become a tradition. Every year, my last column before the Super Bowl is dedicated to a list of off-beat “proposition bets” that have little to do...

ST. BONAVENTURE — His days almost always began in the same fashion: With a basketball in his hands. Each morning before school, Dion Wright woke up ea...

Over the course of our lives there are certain seminal events which we label “I remember where I was when…” In my case, there were seven … until yeste...

Some thoughts on the National Football League conference championship games and more on former Bonnie Jaylen Adams: IT’S NOT exactly what the NFL was ...

Some observations from a packed sports weekend in the Southern Tier: home games for the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s basketball teams and four NF...

ORCHARD PARK — At this week’s press conference preceding Saturday afternoon’s wild-card playoff game at Houston, Bills coach Sean McDermott was asked ...

ORCHARD PARK — You could argue that Sean McDermott lost his bet … the only question is the expense of his wager. And that determination will be made t...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are sticking with rookie quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Hodges will m...

ORCHARD PARK — Well, it’s not as if the sky is falling … but Bills fans are suddenly wondering if it might. Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Ravens at New E...

ORCHARD PARK — It played out pretty much as expected. On an afternoon when the Bills “could” have clinched their second playoff berth in the past 20 s...

ORCHARD PARK — Notes from the Bills’ 24-17 loss to the Ravens on Sunday afternoon at New Era Field before 69,134 wind-blown witnesses: — Before the ga...