By Budd Bailey It was the type of moment that can help make a season. Alex McNulty of the University at Buffalo had just tied its game at 20-20 on…
UB wins a thriller at home
Stone Cold Locks – Week 3
By Bob Gaughan 2022 Record 6-4 2021 record 62-49 2020 record 52-52-4 2019 Record 62-41-2 2018 Record 72-50-3 Total: 254-196-9 =57% Mr. Over/Under: Ravens -2.5 over New England Only seven…
Stone Cold Locks – Week 2
By Bob Gaughan 2022 Record 4-1 2021 record 62-49 2020 record 52-52-4 2019 Record 62-41-2 2018 Record 72-50-3 Total: 252-193-9 =57% Mr. Over/Under: Saints +2.5 over Tampa Bay So what…
Where’s Budd Bailey? Saluting Doug Smith’s Power
By Budd Bailey I’ve been thinking a lot this week about Doug Smith, the late Buffalo journalist who went by the nicknames of “The Cheap Gourmet,” “The Fun Ranger,” and…
Book Review: Miracles on the Hardwood
By Budd Bailey College basketball fans probably have noticed something odd and interesting about their favorite sport. Catholic colleges and universities probably punch over their weight, as they say in…
Book Review: Bracketology
Review by Budd Bailey Basketball fans have learned a new word over the past several years: bracketology. If you were trying to define it, you’d say it is the study…
Burke’s lengthy to-do list
By Budd Bailey So you want to be a college basketball coach at a mid-major program? Be prepared to multi-task. That might be the biggest lesson to come out of…
Following the Aggies
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,…
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…
Getting ready for Madness
By Budd Bailey Gentlemen, start your madness. The NCAA men’s basketball tournament gets underway this way. We here in Buffalo are lucky enough to be involved in it again this…
Canisius’ hopes sink a bit lower
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…
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 –…
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…
