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Pollock: Ryan still talking even as Jets are losing
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Oct 24, 2014
Rex Ryan’s problem is that he’s a talker. The Jets’ sixth-year coach has always been a media favorite ... even now as much of the New York press has b...
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Pollock: Famed 1964 Alfred U team to be honored
College Sports, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Oct 18, 2014
Come Halloween, it will be exactly 50 years ago that Alfred University pulled off an upset that redirected the path of its football program. You see, ...
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Butler: Schmidt offers A-10 website some observations
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Oct 17, 2014
Mark Schmidt, like the rest of the Atlantic 10 coaches, had a bit of fun during his “A-10 live” interview, which aired on the league’s website during ...
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Pollock: Patriots once again able to handle the Bills
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Oct 13, 2014
ORCHARD PARK — Haven’t we seen all of this before? The Bills, brimming with optimism, decide THIS is the time they’re going to beat the Patriots at “T...
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Pollock: Pegula remains uneasy with role of savior
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Oct 13, 2014
ORCHARD PARK — There’s a lot of paradox to Terry Pegula. That’s what happens when “a regular guy” becomes one of the most wealthy men in the country. ...
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Butler: Assessing the six St. Bonaventure newcomers
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Oct 10, 2014
ST. BONAVENTURE — Looking back on it, the 2013-14 St. Bonaventure recruiting class didn’t have all that great an impact on the team’s success last yea...
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Butler: For Bonnies, leadership will be critical
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Oct 08, 2014
ST. BONAVENTURE — Some notes on the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team as it hits Day 4 of official practice: • There are a number of factors as to...
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Pollock: Bills’ defense gives Schwartz a payback win
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Sports
Chuck Polloxk, Olean Times Herald 
Oct 07, 2014
DETROIT — OK, so it was a bit college, and a lot high school. But there was something meaningful when two young Bills linebackers — rookie Randell Joh...
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Butler: SBU’s Alston excited to begin A-10 career
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Oct 01, 2014
ST. BONAVENTURE — As a junior college player in Sheridan, Wyo., last year, Iakeem Alston was nowhere close to the live action of Atlantic 10 basketbal...
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Pollock: Bills, Manuel quiet their ‘defenders’
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Sep 29, 2014
It wasn’t merely a play that lost a game. This was the kind that costs a season, both current and long-term. What the Bills’ 23-17 loss to the Texans ...
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Pollock: Loss was a team effort for the Bills
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Sep 22, 2014
ORCHARD PARK — Remember last Sunday when the Bills “won as a team” against Miami? A week later they “lost as a team” against San Diego. With a sellout...
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Pollock: Bills looking ahead, not revisiting the past
Buffalo Bills, Columnists, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Sep 19, 2014
ORCHARD PARK — Bills fans have learned to be cynical, but that doesn’t stop them for being excited. That’s why, after their 2-0 start, plus the residu...
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Butler: Schmidt looks to continue line to Canada
Columnists, Sports, St. Bonaventure
J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Sep 18, 2014
When Mark Schmidt got Andrew Nicholson to sign on a similarly chilly fall day in 2007, he did more than land the kid who would lift his program out of...
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