Book Review: Head On

Review by Budd Bailey Remember fullbacks? More to the point, remember when they actually ran the ball once in a while? As football has evolved over the years, the passing…

UB overwhelms Central Michigan

By Budd Bailey For those fans who prefer a nice, relaxing evening of sports entertainment without the slightest chance of any drama, Tuesday night’s game between the University at Buffalo…

Shorthanded Bandits find a way

By Budd Bailey When Buffalo Bandits coach John Tavares looked at his bench in the second half of Saturday night’s game, he could have asked himself, “Where did everybody go?”…

Book Review: Barkley

Review by Budd Bailey Who doesn’t like Charles Barkley? And who wouldn’t like to hit the town with him for at least a little while (knowing that you’ll never keep…

Book Review: The Series

Review by Budd Bailey My strongest reaction to Ken Dryden’s latest book, “The Series,” came from a single photo – and the accompanying coincidence it raised in my mind. It’s…

Book Review: The Grandest Stage

Book Review by Budd Bailey The subtitle of “The Grandest Stage” is “A History of the World Series.” That sounds rather deep and ponderous. You can almost imagine paragraphs that…

Akron overwhelms UB

By Budd Bailey Let’s put it this way: If the Akron Zips are the 113th best men’s college basketball team in the country (ESPN Basketball Power Index), then Team No….

Paul Henderson turns 80

By Budd Bailey The grandfather of Canisius hockey player Alton McDermott stood at the bench at the LECOM Harborcenter on Saturday night, waiting for the chance to take part in…