Bills are stalled in twilight zone
Updated: 11/08/09 1:20 AM
The cold, sobering reality for the Buffalo Bills and their fans is there is no quick fix for
their offensive problems at the midway point of the 2009 season.
DiCesare: Grover's soccer title knocks down some walls
Updated: 11/08/09 1:32 AM
They are 20 players from 14 countries, all of them familiar with poverty and upheaval, some
having seen unspeakable horrors. Many spent time in refugee camps. Many are without a parent
or two. Each of their stories is deserving of a chapter in a book, a tome that details Grover
Cleveland's unfathomable ascent to the Section VI Class B boys soccer championship.
Bruins spoil debut of Sabres' Enroth
Updated: 11/08/09 1:06 AM
BOSTON — The easy way out for the Buffalo Sabres would have been to blame the kid for their second straight loss. Rookie goaltender Jhonas Enroth gave up a goal on the first shot he faced in the NHL. He allowed three on his first 13 shots and spent most of his debut scrambling around the crease.
North Tonawanda wins Class AA title in record-setting rout
Updated: 11/08/09 1:32 AM
The marquee matchup of Section VI football championship weekend at Ralph Wilson Stadium was the Class AA final between two of the best large schools with two of the best football traditions in Western New York.
Inside the NFL: Tight ends are having their best year yet
Updated: 11/08/09 1:20 AM
We Western New Yorkers like to poke fun at ourselves sometimes by saying that national trends
tend to take 10 years to reach Buffalo.
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Inside the NHL: Hull's career-defining goal broke hearts in WNY
Updated: 11/08/09 1:06 AM
Ten years, four months and three weeks have passed, including three days for leap years, since the doors busted open and the Dallas Stars rushed onto the ice to collect the Stanley Cup after Brett Hull scored the winner in triple overtime. Add another day if you include the date of when the game started, not when it ended.
Southwestern overcomes Eden's strong effort
Updated: 11/08/09 1:32 AM
Conventional wisdom suggested Southwestern would end the worst-to-first season of Eden in swift, humiliating fashion Saturday afternoon at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
Cheektowaga's on the mark in winning its first title
Updated: 11/08/09 1:32 AM
There is a spot on the wall of the Cheektowaga football locker room wall that honors sectional championships.
Sabres notebook: No hard feelings from Paille
Updated: 11/08/09 1:06 AM
BOSTON — Daniel Paille had no hard feelings for the Buffalo Sabres and wished them no ill will after they traded him three weeks into the season. The winger would be more likely to send General Manager Darcy Regier a neatly written "Thank You" card for giving him another opportunity.
Inside Baseball: Rivera adds to his large legacy
Updated: 11/07/09 11:03 PM
NEW YORK — You can run down the list and see the difference. Start with Joe Nathan
and Jonathan Papelbon. Move to Ryan Franklin and Huston Street. Then came Brian Fuentes and
Jonathon Broxton. Throw in a smidge of Brad Lidge.
Sunday Playbook: Cowboys, Eagles play for lead
Updated: 11/08/09 1:20 AM
Toughest division in the NFL?
Power rankings: Week Nine
Updated: 11/08/09 1:20 AM
The News' Mark Gaughan ranks the NFL top to bottom.
Clarence boys, girls sweep Class AA soccer
Updated: 11/08/09 1:32 AM
Clarence knew they weren't going to get a lot of scoring opportunities against Williamsville North. Enter Chris Berardi.
Williamsville North crowned in Class A field hockey
Updated: 11/08/09 1:32 AM
Kristine LaPaglia and Kathleen Majeski know each other like sisters. They coach the same club field hockey team during the offseason and are the first to congratulate each other at game's end. So it's no surprise that Saturday's Class A sectional championship between LaPaglia's unbeaten Williamsville North squad and Majeski's scrappy Lancaster team held no surprises.
GI boys, Will East girls win in Class A soccer
Updated: 11/08/09 1:32 AM
Eric Breier scored off a rebound with 10:15 left in the game to give Grand Island a 2-1 win over Williamsville South to win the Section VI Class A boys soccer title game at Dimp Wagner Field at Amherst.
Podlas keeps on winning at state tennis
Updated: 11/08/09 1:32 AM
Section VI singles champion Miranda Podlas of Williamsville East advanced through two rounds of the State Tennis Championships at the Eastside Racquet Club in Manlius on Saturday.
Bills & NFL
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- Iginla nets winner in Flames' 3-1 win over Rangers
- Pavelski leads Sharks over Penguins 5-0
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- Wings' Williams suffers fractured right fibula
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- Kenmore's Mallory saving best for last at CCSU
- Blocked punts come back to haunt UB
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- College report: Bona wins hoops exhibition
- Kenmore's Mallory saving best for last at CCSU
- Blocked punts come back to haunt UB
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- North Tonawanda wins Class AA title in record-setting rout
- Cheektowaga's on the mark in winning its first title
- Southwestern overcomes Eden's strong effort
- Bennett roars into playoffs, St. Joe's rallies
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Columns
DiCesare: Grover's soccer title knocks down some walls
They are 20 players from 14 countries, all of them familiar with poverty and upheaval, some
having seen unspeakable horrors. Many spent time in refugee camps. Many are without a parent
or two. Each of their stories is deserving of a chapter in a book, a tome that details Grover
Cleveland's unfathomable ascent to the Section VI Class B boys soccer championship.
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