By Budd Bailey Tom Petty was right. The waiting really is the hardest part. Canisius College’s men’s basketball team dropped a 65-54 decision to Niagara, its biggest rival, at the…
Canisius’ hopes sink a bit lower
Niagara hockey downs Canisius
By Budd Bailey As the playoffs approach in March, the pecking order in the Atlantic Hockey Association is quite clear. It’s as clear as mud. Entering the weekend’s play, the…
Niagara downs Canisius
By Budd Bailey Niagara and Canisius both needed a win when they renewed their rivalry on Thursday night at the Gallagher Center. But more importantly, they needed a little normalcy….
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,…
Canisius can’t erase big deficit
By Budd Bailey Call it a tale of two halves – even if it was the first half that essentially decided the game. Canisius must have thought it was living…
The epilogue to “What if?”
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist I had a good-sized smile on my face as I read the 15 parts of The Buffalo News series on some of the…
Canisius slams the door on Air Force
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Canisius College goaltender Jacob Barczewski had a big problem after leading his team to a 1-0 victory over Air Force on Saturday in…
Canisius overcomes obstacles in win
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist It’s the most wonderful time of the year … unless you are involved in college basketball. The holiday season has some odd quirks…
Johnson leads Canisius past Bona
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist One of the few constants in college basketball over the years is that it’s nice to have a senior guard around at crunch…
A basketball rivalry times two
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist My father had an unusual theory about what used to be called “Little Three Basketball” – games involving Canisius, Niagara and St. Bonaventure….
Where’s Budd Bailey? NCAA Lacrosse Tournament
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist With the Sabres’ and Bandits’ seasons coming to, um, premature ends, it’s clearly time to turn to other, fresh (for me) areas for…
Where’s Budd Bailey? Orchard Park, UB, HarborCenter…Everywhere
Where’s Budd Bailey? Orchard Park, UB, HarborCenter…Everywhere! By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columist It’s important to be resourceful when your wife says she’ll be busy all Saturday with events…
