Bulletin Board
- Bulletin board / Notes and events
Updated: 11/05/09 11:29 PMAngelo Coniglio, one of the top advocates and historians of the American Football League, will speak at a lunch at noon Thursday at Chef's Restaurant, 291 Seneca St., Buffalo. Coniglio taught civil engineering at the University at Buffalo for 25 years. Cost for UB Alumni Association members is $14; nonmembers' cost is $16. Reservation deadline is Monday. Call 645-3312.
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- Bulletin Board: Notes and events
Updated: 10/30/09 1:35 AMBuffalo Bills defensive tackle Spencer Johnson is hosting the Amazing Race Buffalo at 2 p.m. Saturday at Erie Community College's North Campus in Amherst.
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- Bulletin Board /Notes and events
Updated: 10/27/09 7:12 AMMembers of the Buffalo Jewish Community Center have already logged 609 miles with a goal of 1,000 to help fight breast cancer during October. The JCC purchased two pink treadmills from CYBEX during their recent million dollar renovation. These treadmills enable CYBEX to donate 10 cents for every mile logged throughout the month to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
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Sports Watch
- Sports Watch /TV and radio listings
Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AMTelevision today
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- Sports Watch / TV and radio listings
Updated: 11/06/09 6:58 AMTelevision
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- Sports Watch / TV and radio listings
Updated: 11/05/09 7:24 AMTelevision
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AHL
- Power Rankings /
Updated: 10/18/09 6:36 AMBucky Gleason ranks the NHL top to bottom
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- Portland begins AHL playoffs
Updated: 04/15/09 6:32 AMThe Portland Pirates will begin play in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup playoffs tonight at 7:05 p. m. when they play at Providence in the opening game of the best-of- seven division semifinals.
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Auto Racing
- Zero Cup wins for Edwards after 9 last year
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/07/09 5:40 PM Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
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- NASCAR trifecta in reach for Kyle Bush at Texas
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/07/09 4:20 PM Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first.
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- Kyle Busch races to 5th straight NASCAR Trucks win
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/07/09 5:55 AM Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory.
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Bowling
- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AMABBOTT: Hammond Pro Shop—Mitch Friend 278-258-783, Tom Stanek 256-265-746, Justin Hart 259-703, Tom Bigaj 698, Dave Lindstrom 267-695, Nikki Offhous 258-670. Darin Tesmer Memorial —Joe Wagner 300-737, Brian Walh 257-734, Wally Milo 279-718, Tom Baldi Jr. 700, Tim Danner 256-682.
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- Bowling: Perfection comes easily for Selk
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/07/09 12:32 AM Often, things get easier the second time you do them — even bowling 300 games.
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- AREA BOWLING
Updated: 11/06/09 6:58 AMABBOTT: Dick Robinson Insurance—Ed Utz 257-734, Mike Mrak Jr. 280-729, Mark Fino 258-717, Mike Sporski 679, Dan Nowak 257. Ventura’s Carstar Collision—Dave Husband 258-258-753, Brian Satison 279-716.
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Boxing
- Haye beats Valuev for WBA heavyweight title
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/07/09 6:40 PM David Haye backed up weeks worth of boasting, winning the WBA heavyweight title with a majority decision over Nikolai Valuev on Saturday night.
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- Casamayor and Judah both win in ring returns
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/07/09 6:50 AM Four-time world champion Joel Casamayor and three-time champ Zab Judah both earned victories in their returns to the ring on Friday night.
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- Casal strings two wins together
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/07/09 12:22 AM On a night in which several boxers stepped into the ring for potential career-altering bouts at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, unbeaten Buffalo super featherweight Guillermo Sanchez and veteran Dorin Spivey stole the show while Niagara Falls' Nick Casal proved he's still got plenty of fight left in his body.
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Fishing
- Fishing Line: Nov. 4
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/03/09 9:56 PM Great Lakes feeder streams offer a great mix of trout and some salmon.
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- Fishing Line: Oct. 27
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NEWS OUTDOORS REPORTER
Updated: 10/27/09 10:16 PM More hunting-season openings give dedicated stream anglers greater space along pools and riffles.
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- Fishing Line
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SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 10/20/09 11:02 PM Trout trekkers form a steady stream to the larger Great Lakes feeders.
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Golf
- Mickelson takes lead over Woods, Watney at HSBC
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AP Golf Writer
Updated: 11/07/09 3:10 PM Phil Mickelson was unwinding from a day of high energy and quick turnarounds, one that took him from a two-shot deficit against Tiger Woods to a two-shot lead over the final eight holes Saturday in the HSBC Champions.
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- Bo Bae Song leads Mizuno Classic
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/07/09 1:40 AM South Korea's Bo Bae Song birdied the final hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Mizuno Classic.
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- Brittany Lang shoots 66 for Mizuno Classic lead
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/06/09 3:50 AM American Brittany Lang shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Japan's Nobuko Kizawa and South Korea's Hee Young Park after the first round of the Mizuno Classic.
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Horse Racing
- Zenyatta improves to 14-0 with BC Classic win
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/07/09 7:20 PM Zenyatta has beaten the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, running her record to 14-0 in a race delayed briefly when Quality Road bucked violently in the starting gate.
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- Dancing in Silks pulls shocker in BC Sprint
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/07/09 4:00 PM Dancing in Silks has pulled off a huge upset in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint, winning a four-horse photo finish by a nose.
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- HORSE RACING
Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AMBreeders’ Cup
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Lacrosse
- Bandits ink pair
Updated: 09/22/09 6:57 AMThe Buffalo Bandits have signed forward Sean Greenhalgh and defense-man Joe Smith to one-year contracts. Greenhalgh rebounded from a severe knee injury in 2008 to score 15 goals and 22 assists in 15 games last season. Smith appeared in 10 games for Buffalo in 2009, with one assist.
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- Buffalo will host NLL draft
Updated: 08/25/09 8:21 AMThe National Lacrosse League entry draft will be held in HSBC Arena on Sept. 9. The procedure will not be open to the public. The draft will have six rounds; the Buffalo Bandits have seven picks.
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- Bandits protect pair
Updated: 08/04/09 7:02 AMThe Buffalo Bandits have tagged forward Mike Accursi and transition player Pat McCready as their franchise players for the 2010 National Lacrosse League season. That means the pair will have to play for the Bandits next season; NLL teams can designate two such players each year.
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Outdoors
- Educators honored for years of dedication
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NEWS OUTDOORS REPORTER
Updated: 11/01/09 12:05 AM Hunting safety records improve each year in western areas of the state. Those results can be directly attributed to an extensive effort to train bow and firearms hunters in shooting safety.
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- Calendar: Events in the great outdoors
Updated: 11/01/09 12:02 AMMeetings
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- New law mandates use of PFDs
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Updated: 10/31/09 11:57 PM A new personal flotation device law went into effect today. All occupants of pleasure vessels of less than 21 feet must wear a PFD while that vessel is in operation or under way. This new New York State regulation applies to rowboats, canoes and kayaks.
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Running
- Running: System shows if you make the grade
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 10/31/09 10:50 PM The word "age-grading" might need some explaining to runners, particularly those who slept through math classes in school.
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- Half-century inspires half-marathon
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 10/17/09 10:56 PM Beth Steinberg last summer could see her 50th birthday — the Big Five-Oh — up ahead in the headlights. The Williamsville resident could have booked a cruise in the Caribbean. She could have packed for Las Vegas. She could have planned to stay on the couch and turn off the lights on Oct. 28.
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- Gay, Jeter run 2nd fastest 100s
Updated: 09/21/09 6:58 AMAmerican sprinters Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter flirted with history at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Soccer
- New Mexico suspends hair-pulling soccer player
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/06/09 3:47 PM A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons.
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- Beckham's off-field revenue soared after LA move
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/06/09 2:04 PM David Beckham earned nearly 10 million pounds ($16.5 million) from personal sponsorship deals during his first full season with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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- Chelsea CEO: Team may sell stadium naming rights
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/06/09 10:24 AM The chief executive of English soccer club Chelsea says the team is aiming to win the Champions League twice in the next five years and may sell its stadium naming rights to help fund the attempt.
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Summer Sports
- Dragila retires
Updated: 09/10/09 7:03 AMFormer world and Olympic champion Stacy Dragila ended her 14-year pole vaulting career with a second-place finish at the DecaNation athletics meet in Paris.
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- Chula Vista moves along
Updated: 08/28/09 6:41 AMNick Conlin scampered home from third on a wild pitch to give Chula Vista, Calif., an 11-10 win over Warner Robins, Ga., to advance to the U. S. championship game of the Little League World Series.
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- Long jump for Bolt?
Updated: 08/28/09 6:41 AMIt may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump.
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Tennis
- Federer to play Djokovic for Swiss Indoors title
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/07/09 2:30 PM Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final in a bid for a fourth straight title in his hometown tournament.
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- ITF chief says ban unlikely for Serena Williams
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/07/09 1:10 PM Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said.
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- ITF confirms 1-year ban for Wickmayer, Malisse
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/07/09 10:50 AM The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.
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Winter Sports
- Youth hockey: 'Michigan' move is kid stuff for young players
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 10/30/09 11:39 PM Internet video sensation Oliver Wahlstrom has gained more national fame at age 9 than most people do their entire life. It happened because he had the nerve to attempt a shot not too many other kids his age likely would have thought about trying, let alone pull off in a competition.
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- Miller ready to roll
Updated: 05/15/09 7:00 AMBode Miller plans to ski next season but won’t commit to the Vancouver Olympics.
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- Chodounsky, Vonn triumph
Updated: 03/30/09 6:56 AMDavid Chodounsky sped past veteran Jimmy Cochran in the second run of the slalom to win gold in the U. S. alpine ski championships in Girdwood, Alaska.
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WNBA
- Taurasi pleads guilty to DUI, serves day in jail
- The Associated Press
Updated: 10/29/09 7:21 PM Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi pleaded guilty to a drunken-driving charge stemming from her July arrest.
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- Kathy Betty new owner of Atlanta Dream
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 10/29/09 1:16 PM The Atlanta Dream will remain in Atlanta under new ownership.
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- Mercury wins WNBA title
Updated: 10/10/09 7:08 AMPHOENIX—The Phoenix Mercury is the WNBA champion for the second time in three seasons, leaning on its “Big Three” to pull out a 94-86 victory over the Indiana Fever in the deciding Game Five.
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All Other Sports
- Agassi admits drug use
Updated: 10/28/09 7:13 AMAndre Agassi’s upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997, the year he dropped to No. 141 in the rankings.
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- Around & about /News and notes
Updated: 10/18/09 6:36 AMCampbell, Piercy tied in Vegas
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- Teen Williams is golden girl at worlds
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 10/18/09 6:36 AM LONDON—Kayla Williams probably ruins the curve in her classes at school, too.
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