By Budd Bailey College basketball does not have a monopoly on March Madness. College hockey, Atlantic Hockey division, can be quite crazed at this time of the year. Consider the…
Canisius hockey advances to final
Niagara trips up Fairfield
By Budd Bailey Niagara coach Greg Paulus didn’t feel like talking about the conference seeding race in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference after the Purple Eagles beat Fairfield 76-68 in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Niagara surprises Iona
By Budd Bailey Not too many Hall of Fame basketball coaches have turned up at the Gallagher Center at Niagara University for a game over the years. Even fewer Hall…
Niagara downs Canisius
By Budd Bailey Niagara and Canisius both needed a win when they renewed their rivalry on Thursday night at the Gallagher Center. But more importantly, they needed a little normalcy….
A tale of two finishes
By Budd Bailey The game of basketball has been evolving ever since James Naismith first nailed up those peach baskets to the balcony more than a century ago in Springfield,…
Mihalich can’t inspire Purple Eagles
By Budd Bailey Before taking a look at the present state of the Niagara men’s basketball team, it’s only appropriate to take a look back at some of the team’s…
Niagara completes a thrilling weekend
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist A look at the Metro Atlantic men’s basketball standings right now may cause you to rub your eyes or clean your glasses. But…
Niagara hockey lets a win slip away
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist For 40 minutes of play in Dwyer Arena on Friday night, all was well with the Niagara hockey team. The Purple Eagles had…
A tale of two basketball coaches
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist A couple of local college basketball coaches were in the news off the court this week, but for different reasons. On Monday, Niagara…
A basketball rivalry times two
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist My father had an unusual theory about what used to be called “Little Three Basketball” – games involving Canisius, Niagara and St. Bonaventure….
