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On paper, it has the look of an underwhelming postseason for New York’s Big 30 football teams. Among eight Big 30 squads playing on the opening weeken...

OLEAN — The first half of Thursday’s consolation bowl semifinal game showed what Phil Vecchio had long hoped for: strong running, efficient passing an...

By Week 7 of the Big 30 football season, the playoff picture on both sides of the border had become relatively clear. We knew, for the most part, whic...

ORCHARD PARK — Well, the Bills bye week is history … exactly what got accomplished? Oh, we know the mantra … self-scouting, finite film assessment and...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was so disheartened after his five-interception performance against Jacksonville last week ...

Some observations on the National Football League after a Sunday of watching the Red Zone channel plus the NBC national telecast: — The day’s biggest ...

Some random thoughts as the Bills take their bye-week break: — Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott deny it, but it’s imposs...

ALLEGANY — Seven members were added to the Allegany-Limestone Athletic Wall of Fame on Friday night in a ceremony prior to the Gators’ Homecoming foot...

ALLEGANY — For a half, it appeared the Allegany-Limestone football team would pull off the unlikely and host a Section 6 Class C playoff game next wee...

FRANKLINVILLE — The stat seems both alarming and surprising for a football team like Franklinville/Ellicottville: The Titans’ dynamic offense turned t...

For as dominant as Franklinville/Ellicottville has been, coach Chad Bartoszek’s football team has an unusually important game for it being the final w...

For much of the Big 30 football season, this space has been dedicated to a rising level of losing. On the heels of a mostly predictable Week 6, it’s b...

The Bills have 12 more days to solve a major problem … maybe two of them. At 3-2 they remain tied for first in the AFC East with the Patriots and Jets...

From word from the front to scraping for scrap, from a Bronze Star in Vietnam to shooting stars in Olean, here’s a look back on the week that was 100,...

CINCINNATI — The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time for the Bills. Despite the 20-16 loss to the Bengals on Sunday afternoon at Paul Brown S...

CINCINNATI — Notes from the Bills’ 20-16 loss to the Bengals on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Paul Brown Stadium: — The crowd of 52,367 at the 65,535-se...

CINCINNATI — The formula seemed perfect for the Bills. On the road, against a 1-3 team, getting three takeaways and holding it to 20 points … gotta be...

CINCINNATI — All you need to know about today’s game between the Bills and Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium is contained in the Latest Line. Buffalo come...