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GREEN BAY, Wis. — This is more like it for the Green Bay Packers. The offense built a big lead as quarterback Aaron Rodgers gutted through another gam...

The question for Bills fans, of course, is whether what’s happened over the past game-and-a-half is an indication or an aberration. As the Buffalo fai...

PORTVILLE — Portville Central School inducted six new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame last Friday. Honored were Francis “Tony” Wilson, Jamie Mo...

OLEAN — The Olean High football team, to coach Phil Vecchio’s knowledge, hadn’t faced a Division I quarterback in his 24 years with the program. After...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — It was really only a matter of time. After Redbank Valley held the Hubbers scoreless and to just 36 total yards in the first half, Sm...

CATTARAUGUS — Gaining its initial first down of the night late in the second quarter, the Salamanca football team started slowly Friday night. But aft...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — They call them special teams for a reason. A football team that maximizes the play of its kicking units generally prevails. And tha...

YORKSHIRE — Victories over Maryvale and Cheektowaga in successive weeks securely positioned Pioneer atop the Section 6, B-1 football standings. An emp...

The Olean High School football team’s push for the Section 6 Class B playoffs takes a two-week hiatus. But the Huskies should have no trouble finding ...

ORCHARD PARK — Sean McDermott had every opportunity to take a shot at the media … and every right to do it. After his Bills conjured Sunday’s stunning...

Max Linderman Olean Boys soccer/football Linderman receives this honor for contributions in two sports. On Thursday, the junior scored the deciding go...

BEMUS POINT — On any other night, Sam Grey’s stat line would have earned him the spotlight all to himself. The Cattaraugus-Little Valley senior runnin...

There was a surprise outcome, a couple of postponements and a pair of first victories, but ultimately it was the continuation of a season-long trend. ...

Funny what one shockingly-impressive, totally-unexpected win will do. It wasn’t even 5 o’clock on Sunday afternoon and fans were already projecting th...

The cliche is, “anything can happen on a given Sunday” in the National Football League. But there is a limit. Or is there? What happened yesterday aft...

MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Allen played with the poise of a well-seasoned quarterback, hustling to give Buffalo an early lead in his first NFL road start. The...

How one-sided do oddsmakers see this afternoon’s meeting between the Bills and Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium? Buffalo (0-2) is listed as between a 16½ ...

SALAMANCA — Clymer/Sherman/Panama played a 20-point quarter, drove home and came back in the morning to score another 20 in its next quarter of footba...