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…
Book Review: Head On
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?”…
Paul Wieland: Forever Young
By Budd Bailey The many friends of Paul Wieland probably all had the same reaction when they heard the news of his death earlier this week. They were saddened, of…
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…
Pitino’s journey continues
By Budd Bailey It’s been a long time since Coach Rick Pitino first arrived in Upstate New York. Pitino was hired as an assistant coach in 1976 by the new…
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…
Buffalo outscores Eastern Michigan
By Budd Bailey Every once in a while, an elite college basketball prospect turns up in Western New York. Tuesday night was one of those nights. Emoni Bates and his…
Bandits change course in win over Rochester
By Budd Bailey It was quite easy to figure out the cliched “turning point” of the Buffalo Bandits’ 13-10 win over the Rochester Knighthawks on Saturday night in the KeyBank…
Niagara rallies to defeat Canisius
By Budd Bailey It’s a familiar basketball story. The pesky road underdog goes into the home team’s building and plays up to their level. In fact, it is even leading…
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…
Niagara turns the tables on Canisius
By Budd Bailey It was almost as if the college hockey gods wanted to flip the script on Saturday night. The night before, Canisius had earned a 5-2 victory over…
