By Budd Bailey There are all sorts of interesting stories out there when it comes to NCAA basketball tournament. I had the chance to follow one of them relatively closely,…
Following the Aggies
More Madness than usual
By Budd Bailey At least the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament is half as long as the first round. It’s tough enough to follow four games in one…
The Madness begins
By Budd Bailey In some ways, it’s the best sports morning of the year. It might be the most romantic, too. The players, coaches and fans of 64 men’s college…
UB has the right stuff at crunch time
By Budd Bailey For more than 35 minutes, Saturday’s game between the University at Buffalo and Ball State was up for grabs. It was just a matter of asking –…
What’s next for the Bills?
By Budd Bailey You’d be amazed how fast professional sports teams have to turn the page on a once-completed season. When I worked for the Sabres, I might have taken…
Life on the flip side
By Budd Bailey Western New York has rivaled Disney World for the title as “the happiest place on earth” this week. The Buffalo Bills were only two wins from reaching…
A tale of two finishes
By Budd Bailey The game of basketball has been evolving ever since James Naismith first nailed up those peach baskets to the balcony more than a century ago in Springfield,…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 1
By Budd Bailey Gil Perreault of the Sabres Taken in Round 1 in 1970 The next pick: Dale Tallon went No. 2 in that draft. He was a good player,…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 2
By Budd Bailey Bob McAdoo of the Braves Taken in Round 1 in 1971 The next pick: Dwight Davis went No. 3 to Cleveland, and the forward spent three years…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 3
By Budd Bailey Billy Dee Smith of the Bandits Taken in Round 1 in 2002 The next pick: Defender Travis Gillespie only played four seasons in the NLL. He was…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 4
By Budd Bailey J.D. Hill of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 1971 The next pick: Defensive lineman Richard Harris went at No. 5 to the Eagles. He spent…
Buffalo’s Draft Picks by Number: No. 5
By Budd Bailey Rick Martin of the Sabres Taken in Round 1 in 1971 The next pick: The first round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in 1971 has an…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 6
By Budd Bailey Phil Housley of the Sabres Taken in Round 1 in 1982 The next pick: It’s fair to say the Blackhawks were hoping Housley slipped a pick. They…
Buffalo’s Top Draft Picks by Number: No. 7
By Budd Bailey Josh Allen of the Bills Taken in Round 1 in 2018 The next pick: Linebacker Roquan Smith of Georgia moved right into the Bears’ starting lineup in…
