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ORCHARD PARK — Notes from the Bills’ 31-13 loss to the Eagles on Sunday afternoon before 69,435 rain-soaked and wind-blown witnesses at New Era Field:...

ORCHARD PARK — Well, so much for that elite defense. Six games into the season, with the Bills ranking third in the National Football League in both p...

NEWFANE — Just when it seemed that Pioneer had unquestionably topped the weekend’s Big 30 football headlines, Olean did it one better. On Friday night...

BATH — Bath-Haverling’s Kaden Adams scored five touchdowns to lift the Rams over Wellsville, 40-19, in the Connors and Ferris Bowl Class C football se...

OLEAN — Phil Vecchio knows the task at hand. His Olean football team won four out of its last five regular season games to earn the No. 7 seed in the ...

ORCHARD PARK — The betting line is giving a lot of Bills fans pause. Off to a 5-1 start, Buffalo owns the second-best record in the American Football ...

It’s hard not to be incredulous when looking at the American Football Conference standings. Other than the four division leaders, only two teams have ...

ORCHARD PARK — Ryan Fitzpatrick should have known better, after all he played four seasons and 55 games for the Bills … half of them at then-Ralph Wil...

ORCHARD PARK — Jordan Phillips was the first to admit the Buffalo Bills didn't resemble one of the NFL's best defenses through 2½ quarters against the...

ORCHARD PARK — Don’t let the final score fool you. Yeah, the Bills didn’t cover that 17-point spread, but their 31-21 victory over the Dolphins before...

ORCHARD PARK — Notes and quotes from the Bills’ 31-21 win over the Dolphins Sunday afternoon at New Era Field before 68,340 sun-soaked witnesses: — Th...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Officiating became a subplot to a second consecutive Penn State game, though Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh took a stronger stance t...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The early White-Out frenzy, long gone. Attire can not keep nerves away. A 21-0 Penn State lead, fully earned. And a memory. The f...

Early this season, it appeared that Ryan Fitzpatrick’s career as an NFL quarterback was winding down. He started the first two games for the beleaguer...

The Olean High football team’s goal has been singular, and it’s been in place since before it took the season’s first snap. “Olean hopes to continue m...

Clearly, it’s already been a bizarre season in the American Football Conference. Of the 11 AFC teams that haven’t their bye week, only four own record...

YORK BEACH, Maine — Some random thoughts from a Bills bye week which left an open Sunday to spend a fall weekend in Maine: — The saddest part of the t...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Saturday night’s contest with Redbank Valley was billed as the toughest test to date for Coudersport. Suffice it to say the Falcons...