The New York Mets announced that they have signed Jason Isringhausen  to a minor league contract in an invitation to major league spring training.
Isringhausen, 38, was originally selected by the Mets in the 44th round in the 1991 First-Year Player Dr…

The Buffalo Bills announced that they’ve released defensive end Marcus Stroud on Wednesday.  Stroud has played the past three seasons in Buffalo, accumulating a total of 150 tackles,  7.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in 46 games.
Stroud was one…

Senior goaltender Allison Daley and junior midfielder Megan Oosting were both named to the All-MAAC Preseason Women’s Lacrosse Team, as voted on by the conference’s coaches. As a team, the Griffs were selected to finish third in the preseaso…

As part of WNY stand up we present MARK SALDANA. He’s funny. JUUST funny enough for us to forgive those headshots he took in a Habs Sweater.  HABS? ?? In honor of Last night Sabres victory,  we present MARK SALDANA Mark Saldana is one of the hottest young comics in the country. Currently starring in… [Continue Reading]

This is what I’m thinking: *After the Hassan trial, we knew the local TV news departments would need something to fill their 30 minutes of time besides telling us about the weather. So Channel 2 trotted out an old standby Tuesday – whether the area is in jeopardy of losing the Buffalo Bills. The so-called [...]

Sorry for two WECK-related posts in as many days, but it’s not every day a local media outlet declares all-out war on another. It’s not every day someone publicly displays some hustle; some fire in the belly.  It’s not every day that David takes it upon himself to trash-talk and challenge Goliath. It’s not every [...]

In ground breaking news, WNY’s politicians are not the only one’s incapable of tackling large budgetary issues. We have all grown exasperated watching Erie County argue over a hyper-politicized 6% of the budget, and a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of arts spending. Unfortunately, President Obama’s latest gambit bears more than a passing resemblance to [...]

Maybe Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff will give Jhonas Enroth a few more starts in relief of an overworked Ryan Miller in future contests.  Enroth stopped 32 shots through regulation and overtime and then stopped the last five pucks he saw in a s…

The 2010-11 Canisius vs. St. Joe’s rivalry saw round two Tuesday evening in Kenmore and for now, it’s a draw.  The way both teams are  looking on the high school basketball circuit right now, there will be a rubber match on March 2—with the…

Mayor Paul Dyster gave a presentation at the IBEW union hall, talking about the benefits of high speed rail for the city, which he said includes job creation, energy independence, economic development, and increased tourism.

The Ohio Bobcats shot 74 percent in the second half to erase an eight-point halftime deficit and defeat Buffalo, 76-69, at Alumni Arena on Tuesday night. It was just the third home loss suffered by the Bulls this season.
Buffalo (15-9, 7-5 MAC) jumped …

Councilmember Richard Fontana expressed concerns over a contract with the U.S. Energy Development Corporation, and the possibility that the Buffalo Sewer Authority was accepting hydraulic fracturing waste water.

You can call it a hoop dream, but for many, what happened on the Greece Athena High School basketball court on February 15, 2006 was more of a miracle. "The best thing about it is when they picked me up after the game, and then three weeks later …

Last February, air testing revealed the presence of mold at D-District. The problem was eventually traced to the basement, where a natural spring that runs under the building seeped through the floor.

On Tuesday, 20-year-old Darius Kadenhead of Buffalo was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Kadenhead was convicted of manslaughter for stabbing Earnest Jones in the head on Barrett Avenue in August of 2009.