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Kevin Kolb Hurt Himself At Practice By Slipping On A Rubber Mat
Oh, Kevin Kolb. A stupid rubber mat might be the catalyst that gives E.J. Manuel the starting quarterback job over you....
Sports Radio Caller's Rant Interrupted By Falcon Attack
Tim from Irondequoit was all set to go on a rant about Mario Williams's mental fortitude when he called into the John DiTullio Show on 1280 WHTK, but the conversation took a sudden turn when Tim's backyard played host to a scene from a nature show. "Oh, jeez!" Tim exclaims. "I tell ya what, a Peregr...
Doug Marrone And The Buffalo Media Are Already Hitting It Off
It's, what, Day 3 of his first training camp, and new Bills coach Doug Marrone has already had enough from those vultures in the western New York media....
Vince Young Forced To Auction Off His Stuff To Satisfy Debt
It's come to this for Vince Young. Constables came to his home in Houston earlier this week to take inventory of his possessions. Most of his stuff will be sold at a sheriff's sale because Young still has an outstanding debt on a high-interest loan he took out during the 2011 NFL lockout....
Ex-Sabres Coach Joins Team That Ruined Everything For Sabres
Fun sports town, Buffalo, isn't it? Its football team—which has never won a Super Bowl—keeps trying to run off to Toronto, and its hockey team—which has never won a Stanley Cup—hit rock bottom earlier this year....
Triple-A Manager Just Plops Himself Down In Infield After Ejection
The minor-league manager ejection is one of the national pastime's favorite pastimes. And yet, there's something so wrong about most of them....
Guys Who Taped Call Between NFL GMs Charged With Federal Crime
A little over two months ago, we published a recording of a phone call between Bills then-general manager Buddy Nix and Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik. A couple of 20-year-olds had shared with us the fruits of their ingenious prank, wherein they called the Bills' switchboard as Dominik (looking to speak...
Bills Fan Appropriately Honors Hall Of Fame RB
This is a pretty good tattoo of not-convicted-in-court murderer O.J. Simpson. ...
The Fight Over Mario Williams's Engagement Ring Has Gotten Super Nasty
The court battle between Mario Williams and his ex-girlfriend over a $785,000 engagement ring has reached the "Mario Williams had to hold a press conference to deny he considered committing suicide" stage....
Buddy Nix Steps Down As Bills GM
After three seasons as Bills GM, Buddy Nix is out. This move was expected, but maybe not so soon....
At The NFL Draft, The Bills Take A Leap And Geno Smith Goes Home
It might've been the heaviest NFL draft ever. That's about the only superlative you can slap on last night....
The Bruins Drop The Puck On An Emotional Night In Boston
Back to hockey....
Watch As The Crowd Sings The National Anthem At The Boston Bruins Game
With the Bruins hosting the Sabres in Boston's first professional sporting event since Monday's marathon bombings, it figured to be an emotional evening at TD Bank Garden. And so it is....
Steve Ott Tried To Win A Faceoff By Licking His Opponent
At the start of the third period, Buffalo's Steve Ott faced off opposite Jeff Halpern. Steve Ott licked Jeff Halpern, or at last came very close. Maybe there's a reason Ott is eighth in the league in faceoff win percentage....
Steve Ott Wishes Buffalo Fans Wouldn't Boo The Sabres So Much
It's an understandable request from the alternate captain of the Sabres, who are still technically in the running for a playoff birth: lay off and show some support. But Steve Ott, the veteran forward spending his first season in Buffalo, ought to know that publicly voicing this issue rarely ends we...
These Two Seconds Of Hockey Generated 44 Penalty Minutes
Wanna watch something exciting and unusual that happened on the ice during an NHL game? Watch this video! But wanna watch some hockey? Well, then don't watch this video....
Lacrosse GM Acquires Self In Trade
Yesterday, the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League made a noteworthy deal, just in time for the trade deadline. They acquired former Toronto Rock goaltender Steve Dietrich in exchange for a sixth-round pick. What's so special about that? Dietrich is Buffalo's general manager, and has bee...