By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Don’t look now, but the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team seems to be gathering speed at just the right time of the…
UB picks a good time to play well
UB rights the ship for the time being
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist The University at Buffalo had come into Friday night’s home game with Central Michigan in a bit of trouble. The Bulls had lost…
The decade in review
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page This is the time when newspapers love to run year-end summaries – perhaps because it fills space in a period when the news can…
Slattery’s start came a century ago
By Rich Blake (Buffalo’s list of boxing champions is a short one, but Jimmy Slattery is on it. He won the light heavyweight title twice in his career. Rich Blake,…
A look back at Buffalo sports
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist If you are a local sports fan who hasn’t been to the Buffalo History Museum to see its Icons exhibit, well, what are…
One at a time
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Here are the rules: I can say whatever I want, but I can only say it in one sentence – even if I…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 66
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 66: March 10, 2000 – The Sabres trade Michal Grosek to Chicago for Doug Gilmour and Jean-Pierre Dumont. Sometimes salary considerations could…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 74
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 74: January 14, 1972 – The Sabres trade a second-round draft choice in 1972 (Larry Sacharuk) to the New York Rangers for…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 83
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 83: April 21, 2001 – The Bills trade their first-round draft choice in 2001 (Kenyatta Walker) to Tampa Bay for a first-round…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 84
No. 84: October 1, 1975 – The Sabres trade Larry Carriere, a first-round draft choice in 1976 (Greg Carroll) and cash to Atlanta for Jacques Richard. The Sabres were coming…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 85
No. 85: February 26, 2008 – The Sabres trade Brian Campbell and a seventh-round choice in 2008 (Drew Daniels) to San Jose for Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 86
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 86: June 30, 2017 – The Sabres trade Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and a third-round draft choice in 2018 (Jack McBain) to…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 87
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist No. 87: March 10, 1992 – The Sabres trade Kevin Haller to Montreal for Petr Svoboda. As of 1989, the Sabres needed another…
Buffalo’s Biggest Trades: No. 88
No. 88: July 15, 2013 – The Bandits trade first-round draft choices in 2015 (Randy Staats) and 2016 and a third-round draft choice in 2017 (Frank Brown) to Minnesota for…
