by Bob Gaughan, Buffalo Sports Page The NFL Draft begins on Thursday, with the Bills picking 9th in the first round. They have 10 picks total, a good chance to…
Bills Seven Round Mock Draft
Sabre Stats: Risto’s Plus-Minus Problem
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The plus-minus statistic in hockey often comes with the word “flawed” attached to it. As you probably know, when an even-strength goal or…
Bandits earn top seed in playoffs
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Way back in the summer of 2018, goalie Matt Vinc was coming off a season in which he helped the Rochester Knighthawks reach…
Sabre Stats: Not quite historic
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist You might have wondered this week where the upset by Columbus over Tampa Bay this week ranks on the list of upsets in…
S&P On Sports Podcast: UB’s Tyree Jackson
One week before the NFL Draft, UB quarterback Tyree Jackson is one of the most intriguing and talked about prospects. Where will he be picked? Has he answered criticism of…
Book Review: They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
By Budd Bailey There were many, many feel-good stories in sports in the 20th century, but two topped the list. They were stories that were totally unexpected and featured supposed…
Sabre Stats: Columbus breaks through
By Budd Bailey The Columbus Blue Jackets really did shock the world on Tuesday night – or at least the hockey-watching part of it. The Blue Jackets finished off an…
S&P On Sports Podcast: WNY Draft Prospect Jake Dolegala
Hamburg native and St. Francis High School grad Jake Dolegala is emerging as a “hidden gem” among quarterbacks in this year’s NFL Draft. The six-foot-six, 240 pounder from Central Connecticut…
Sabre Stats: Half-season Splits
By Budd Bailey The end of the hockey season has been something of a Christmas present over the years. You get to look back on the season and analyze the…
Bulls Spring Football Wrap Up: Transition Time
by Paul Peck, Buffalo Sports Page The UB Bulls finished off spring practice on Friday night. There, on the field and on the sidelines, the transition facing this team was…
Bills Draft Needs By Position
by Bob Gaughan, Buffalo Sports Page As many free agents as the Bills signed this year you would think that the Bills might not have as many draft needs. The…
Minnesota Duluth doubles its fun
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Sometimes it’s not the first goal or the last goal of a hockey game that’s decisive. Sometimes it’s the second goal. That was…
Lots of room at the Frozen Four
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The first thing you noticed when walking into the KeyBank Center before Thursday’s Frozen Four double-header was the empty seats. There were rows…
Book Review: The Big Chair
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page A while back, a general manager of a National Hockey League team was asked an unusual question: Is your job much fun? He smiled,…
