BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER This Sunday, The Minnesota Vikings beat the Buffalo Bills, 31-30. The game was an absolute slugfest between two of the NFL’s most dominant teams. The Bills had a 17-point-lead at halftime but a sequence of careless plays and an unbelievable catch by Justin Jefferson allowed the Vikings to stay in…
BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tom Brady could have sailed off into the sunset with his wife, children and $650 million in the bank. Yet, he chose to sacrifice it all for a chance at yet another Super Bowl ring. After announcing his retirement from the NFL after 22 years of pure dominance, Brady signed…
BY DAN GEYER, STAFF WRITER The year is 2017: Sean McDermott is hired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills. McDermott had promised change and to build a culture in Western New York. That May, the Bills hired Brandon Beane as general manager . “Trust the Process” – Those are three words McDermott stated during…
BY LANDON WASHBURN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The New York Giants have quickly become one of the worst teams in the recent years of the National Football League. Since the 2013 NFL season, the Giants have had one winning season. In 2016, they had a record of 11-5 and lost in the first round of the postseason…
BY DAN GEYER, CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Buffalo Bills: the only NFL team that plays in New York State No, the New York Giants and the New York Jets don’t count. They play in New Jersey. Bills fans have seen it all: Wide Right, the Comeback (known to now Tennessee Titans fans as the choke, or…
BY SAM CAROZZA, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Wilt Chamberlain might be the most disrespected legend in the NBA. People appreciate his greatness, but I feel like NBA fans don’t investigate him specifically as a player. His scoring feats alone could put him top 3 all-time in today’s game. Some of his scoring records include: most points per game…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor It’s no secret 2020 has been a year unlike any other. After not having professional sports from March to the end of July, the sports world is finally completely back underway. The return to watching live sports is something we’ve all missed tremendously, and are glad to have back, but…
Thanksgiving is upon us. Another fourth Thursday in November where NFL fans are forced to watch the pathetic Detroit Lions and the underperforming Dallas Cowboys, while stuffing their faces at the idea of Christmas being right around the corner. But before you rush off to Target and are forced to play tug of war over…
By Mike Hogan It was 3rd down and 10 from the 13 yard line with just over a minute left in the NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints. The game was tied and a trip to the Super Bowl was on the line. Drew Brees, the sure-to-be hall…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Editor In one of the closest elections in the modern era of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, we had three deserving players join the pantheon of the greats of America’s pastime. Some said, in two of the three cases, these players should have gotten in sooner. Others have said they…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor After three and a half grueling months of tough games, big upsets and big plays: The College Football Playoff has finally been picked. The four teams that will play for the National Championship are Alabama Crimson Tide, Ohio State Buckeyes, Clemson Tigers and Washington Huskies. The past two weeks, analysts…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor It’s safe to say we can chalk up this year’s Cleveland Browns season as a loss. They have lost all 12 games they have played so far this season, they have surrendered 352 points on defense and have had seven players throw a pass this year. So, it’s time…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Editor The 2017 NFL Hall of Fame nominee class was announced Wednesday.The three names that will highlight this class are Donovan McNabb, LaDainian Tomlinson and Hines Ward. Although these three most likely won’t get in on first ballot, it is still shocking to see these greats up for the Hall of…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor It’s been a little over a month since the MLB Trade Deadline, before the New York Yankees fans watched possibly the three best players, aside from Didi Gregorius, be traded: Carlos Beltran to the Texas Rangers, Andrew Miller to the Cleveland Indians and Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs.…
Who is the best quarterback of all-time? Is it Montana? Brady? Marino? Favre? Elway? Or is it a guy who now has two Super Bowl rings, five MVP awards, 14 pro-bowl appearances and has the most career touchdown passes and passing yards in NFL history? Peyton Manning and his Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor On Feb. 16, the Olean Times Herald sports editor Chuck Pollock accused St. Bonaventure’s Sports Information Office of lying to Bona’s men’s basketball beat writer J.P. Butler. The accusation stemmed from freshman guard Jaylen Adams’ finger surgery last week. Prior to that announcement, the fan site Bonnies Bandwagon posted a story…
By Zach Waltz Sports Editor As always, I’m overly excited for the start of the NBA season. I’d compare it to the excitement that a child gets the night before he goes to Disney World for the first time. With a lot of activity going on in the offseason, this season is one of the…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor With the 2014-15 NHL season starting next week, Western New York is buzzing with the possibilities of what the Buffalo Sabres’ campaign will bring. The answers vary from fan to fan. Ask some fans, and they’re bound to tell you the Sabres will finish last again and draft…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Monday, baseball fans experienced the always comforting (unless you’re a Mets fan) opening day. To prepare for this, SportsCenter ran a segment where anchor Karl Ravech attempted to sum up all the offseason happenings in 162 seconds. It was a cute enough idea, but it was marred by one mind-numbingly…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Ask any Buffalo Sabres fan who the best player currently on the team is, and you’ll most likely get the same answer – Ryan Miller. The 33-year-old American goalie has been backstopping the team regularly for the better part of a decade and has been a main fixture of…