Review by Budd Bailey It didn’t take long at all for basketball fans to fall in love with Grant Hill’s game. He arrived at Duke in the fall of 1990,…
Book Review: Game
Book Review: But Seriously
Review by Budd Bailey Sometimes sequels are a good idea. “The Godfather, Part 2” lived up to the reputation of its predecessor. “Top Gun – Maverick” by all accounts is…
A memorable win for UB football
By Budd Bailey A closed door was no match for the sound generated by the University at Buffalo football team after Saturday’s game against Toledo. The Bulls were in the…
Book Review: When Buffalo Stood Atop the Sports World
Review by Budd Bailey Some of the Buffalo television stations seem to be having a contest about who can be the most relentlessly optimistic about the local sports scene at…
Remembering “Joe the Crow”
By Budd Bailey Hollywood loves to use the stereotyped slightly odd but still lovable uncle as a stock character of the supporting casts of movies. Think of “Uncle Billy” in…
Book Review: The NBA in Black and White
Review by Budd Bailey It’s time for a history lesson, and Ray Scott is your teacher. Your textbook is his autobiography, “The NBA in Black and White.” Scott is remembered…
Book Review: Across the River
Review by Budd Bailey The sports book industry has made plenty of money over the years publishing stories about a team and a particular season. In fact, it’s easy to…
UB wins a thriller at home
By Budd Bailey It was the type of moment that can help make a season. Alex McNulty of the University at Buffalo had just tied its game at 20-20 on…
Book Review: Rickey
Review by Budd Bailey With Rickey Henderson, the stories always start before the facts. Here’s one that didn’t make the book: A sportswriter asked Henderson for an interview, and Rickey…
Book Review: Icing on the Plains
Review by Budd Bailey Once upon a time, the National Hockey League had a team in Kansas City. You might have missed it. It was around for two seasons in…
Book Review: Playing Through the Pain
Review by Budd Bailey Author Dan Good spent 10 years trying to figure out the puzzle that was Ken Caminiti’s life. That sort of dedication shows up on every page…
Book Review: The Whalers
Book Review by Budd Bailey Ah, the Hartford Whalers. Or, as they were once called by Boston Globe hockey writer Kevin Dupont, “The Forever .500 Whalers.” The Whalers were around…
Running’s Class of 2022
By Budd Bailey It was again my honor and pleasure to introduce the newest members of the Western New York Running Hall of Fame. It came after a race in…
Book Review: Going 15 Rounds with Jerry Izenberg
Review by Budd Bailey “Going 15 Rounds with Jerry Izenberg” is something of a love letter to one of the nation’s top and most durable sports newspaper columnists. Jerry Izenberg…
