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New York Life – stoopidest contest ever! on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

During our Ultimate Sports Road Trip travels we come across some really cool promotions and contests; then again we also see some that are downright ridiculous.
But the one here at the Big East tournament, sponsored by New York Life, is one of the dumbest ones we have ever witnessed. The sponsors ought to be ashamed [...]

Mancari headed back to Portland on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Paul Hamilton of WGR 550 is reporting that Buffalo Sabres forward Mark Mancari has been sent back down to Portland.
Mancari has spent the past three games with Buffalo, amassing a goal and an assist in the Sabres 5-3 victory over Dallas last Wednesday. He’s a plus-three in four games with the team this year.
The move [...]

NU Hockey Soars To The CHA Championship Game on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

On the strength of a goal by senior Egor Mironov, the Niagara men’s hockey team (12-19-4, 6-10-2 CHA) will play for the last College Hockey America championship, after defeating top-seeded and nationally-ranked Bemidji State (23-9-3, 14-3-1 CHA) at Dwyer Arena on Friday night.
The game-winning goal came halfway through the third period, when a shot from [...]

Bulls Split Opening Day of Long Beach State Invite on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

The University at Buffalo softball team kicked off their weekend campaign at the Long Beach State Invitational this afternoon, falling to Notre Dame, 1-0, but coming back to defeat San Diego, 5-3, as they move to 7-9 on the season.
Against Notre Dame, both teams played a strong defensive game, with the only [...]

Griffs hockey wins game one in quarterfinals on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

The Canisius College hockey team won game one of a best-of-three Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal series, defeating Mercyhurst, 5-1, on Friday night. The Griffs move to within one win of reaching the conference semifinals for the first time since 2004.
“I don’t think the score was indicative of the play tonight,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. [...]

Sabres suffer ugly 3-1 loss to Wild on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

The Buffalo Sabres saw their three game winning streak end Friday night with a 3-1 home loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Patrick Lalime, getting a rare start in place of Ryan Miller in net, let a pair of bad goals in the net during the first period.  The Wild would eventually build a 3-0 lead before [...]

The Buffalo News Op-Ed Page Goes Full-Boehner Republican on Saturday, March 13th, 2010

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The Buffalo News is vilified as a pinko outfit by conservatives, and condemned as a right-wing rag by liberals. Usually, that would be evidence of evenhandedness and equal-opportunity advocacy.
On Friday, it wrote something that was quite literally a parroting of right-wing talking points. If that editorial wasn’t ghost-written by [...]

BSD Interview: Lingerie Football Star Taira Turley on Friday, March 12th, 2010

For the majority of sports craved men, there’s precious few things in life greater than the mixture of beautiful women and football.  Of course, for the most part it rarely if ever meant enjoying the two simultaneously.
That changed with the formation of the Lingerie Football League (LFL) in 2009.  The eight team league featured big [...]

11:30 am Mass Live from Corpus Christi on BFA Sunday on Friday, March 12th, 2010

You can tune in here or over at Corpus Christi’s site on Sunday to see the live broadcast of 11:30 am Mass.
http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

More Research to Help Great Lakes on Friday, March 12th, 2010

Today  I voted to support new research projects that will help address the problem of harmful algae blooms. The bill, which was approved overwhelmingly, authorizes $41 million annually to research the harmful effects of algal blooms, which affect waterways across the United States, including the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes represent 20 percent of the world’s [...]

D District Findings Released by Mayor’s Office on Friday, March 12th, 2010

Mayor Byron Brown today released findings of a final report on air quality and other related environmental issues by Leader Professional Service, Inc. at the Buffalo Police Department’s D District building on Hertel Avenue.
The final report confirmed earlier preliminary findings that there was “…no visible evidence of fungi overgrowth on the readily accessible areas of [...]

Bill O’Loughlin Show: Friday, March 12 on Friday, March 12th, 2010

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Cross-Border News: Friday, March 12 on Friday, March 12th, 2010

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Hosted by Arlene White, with guests:
-Ian Burkheimer, Director of Partnerships, Pacific Northwest Economic Region, Washington State
- Christina Anne Luhn, Director Mega Region Initiative, California

Hometown News at Noon: Friday, March 12 on Friday, March 12th, 2010

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The state financial crisis is costing local school districts.  Teacher layoffs, larger class sizes and cuts in programs are looming. City of  Buffalo schools are staring at a 34-point-two-million-dollar budget deficit. Lockport plans to close two elementary schools and eliminate more than 40 jobs, while West Seneca might lose about 50 [...]

The “Face” of the Stimulus on Friday, March 12th, 2010

In the early 1930’s, with the United States still in the early stages of the Great Depression, FDR proposed a stimulus bill. Besides being a supremely confident egotist, tireless liberal advocate, cut throat politician and war leader, FDR was also a master communicator and marketer. Obama would do well to learn a thing or two, despite [...]