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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — For a long time, Leslie Frazier refused to call Carlos Basham by his preferred nickname: Boogie. The Buffalo Bills had drafted Bas...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — In its second official game closing out a southbound trip, the Bolivar-Richburg baseball team took Lexington Christian, a Kentuck...

ELDRED — As clouds rolled over Ron Houben Memorial Park, Cal Minich rolled through Kane’s batting lineup. Minich was far from overpowering in Monday’s...

Franklinville’s Evan Leonard and Randolph’s Braden Delahoy both reported perfect scores in last week’s youth trap league match competition. Scores con...

BUFFALO— Jeff Skinner scored at 1:50 of overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night. J.J. Peterka and Jordan Greenwa...

Tiger Woods returns to the Masters, no longer a surprise as it was a year ago but no less a rare appearance. This will be only his third tournament ag...

NEW YORK — Anthony Volpe heard the Bleacher Creatures chant his name during his first Roll Call, and the 21-year-old New York Yankees shortstop turned...

ALLEGANY — Wellsville rolled to a victory with a combined no-hitter from Makenzie Cowburn and Makenna Dunbar in its 2023 softball opener, beating Alle...

STORRS, Conn. — Before every home game, UConn’s hype man gets on his microphone and greets the crowd with, “Welcome to the basketball capital of the W...

Salamanca junior Lucus Brown won the top prize for boys basketball players in CCAA Div. I West, as the division’s coaches voted him Most Valuable Play...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Rosters for the 50th anniversary of the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic continue to expand. Set for the night of Aug. 5 at Parkway F...

DUKE CENTER, Pa. — Winter is the longest of the three high school sports seasons. It doesn’t just feel that way because of the stagnant cold and fleet...

Teah Bender isn’t just Jacob Smith’s mother. She’s also his boss at the Olean McDonald’s Restaurant. “I’m never getting away from her,” Jacob, a 17-ye...

OLEAN — March Madness will continue into late April, with the Jr. NBA Skills Challenge coming back to Olean. The City of Olean Youth and Recreation an...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — I’ve been thinking about death lately. Turning 50 can do that to a person. I exercise regularly, drink water … all of that. But th...

Looking over his roster for the Big 30 Basketball Senior Classic, Jim Insley saw positional balance and one thing in common for most of his players: t...

The Ka-Bar Blades, an Olean-based 16U travel hockey team, recently competed in the NYSAHA 16U Tier 3 State Tournament at the Northtown Center in Amher...

GLENS FALLS — Recalling the end of last season, Kevin Hind had to correct himself. The Cardinals weren’t upset last February. They just “got beat.” Ju...