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Bandits Get First Win of Season on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The Buffalo Bandits came into Philadelphia looking for their first win of the season and found it on the back of Michael Thompson and the Bandits defense. In a 9-6 victory over the Wings, Thompson was the player of the game for the Bandits. He allowed …

Bandits Tally First Win of the Season on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

In front of a sparse crowd of 7764 at the Wells Fargo Center, the two oldest teams in the National Lacrosse League duked it out in an evenly matched game marked by strong defenses on both sides. The Buffalo Bandits edged the Philadelphia Wings 9-6. Overall the play between the teams was evenly matched with [...]

Running Wild on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

So maybe 66 yards on 25 carries isn’t earth-shattering. Doesn’t matter, James Starks is moving on and did so in style on Saturday night. If you want to read about Starks a bit more, just scroll down to the last thing I wrote almost a week ago. Sure haven’t added much since then, but I’ll [...]

Sunday Morning Mailbag on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

We’re becoming a big fan of continuity here at Buffalo Sports Daily.  Yesterday we started the “Saturday Morning Hangover” column and today it’s the first installment of our mailbag.  We plan on running this every Sunday, provided of course o…

Canisius Cruises to a 72-51 Win at Manhattan on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The Canisius College men’s basketball team used a 24-4 run that ran from the closing moments of the first half through the first 4:23 of the second half en route to a 72-51 win over Manhattan College Saturday afternoon in the Draddy Gymnasium. Th…

Niagara Men’s Hockey Defeats AIC, 3-1 on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

A strong first period led the Niagara men’s hockey team (13-7-2, 10-5-0 AHA) to a 3-1 victory over the host American International Yellow Jackets (4-13-1, 4-10-1 AHA) on Saturday night at the Olympia Ice Center. Niagara’s win on Saturday ni…

Memorable Week For McKinley Concludes With Win on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

It was a memorable week for the McKinley boys high school basketball team.  The Macks defeated Yale Cup Rivals East on Tuesday at home before taking to the road to clip Riverside on Thursday.  Saturday they capped a perfect five days of basketball by…

Nelson Reaches 1,000 Points In Niagara Loss on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Senior Anthony Nelson reached the 1,000-point and 500-rebound milestones as Niagara dropped a 77-57 contest against the Saint Peter’s Peacocks on Saturday afternoon at the Yanitelli Center.
Nelson, who is from nearby Plainfield, N.J., became the 41…

Miller’s Struggles Continue in Sabres Loss to Islanders on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Completely falling apart in the second period cost the Buffalo Sabres dearly Saturday night, allowing four straight goals in less than eight minutes as the New York Islanders handed the Sabres a 5-3 defeat.
John Tavares scored a natural hat trick on Ry…

Pridgen to call for Buffalo City Hall security assessment on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

A Buffalo Common Council member is calling for an assessment of security at City Hall, following the recent shootings in Arizona and Florida. YNN’s Kaitlyn Lionti tells us more about the resolution Darius Pridgen is drafting and why not everyone agrees…

TWC, Sinclair End the Drama on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

  Time Warner Cable announced this evening that it has reached a national deal in principle with Sinclair Broadcasting that means local programming on Fox affiliate WUTV and WNYO will continue to be carried. TWC said the deal, which came hours before a midnight deadline, is expected to be completed within seven days. It ends weeks of speculation [...]

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The Saturday Morning Hangover on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

I’m scheduling this entry Friday afternoon to be posted the following morning because odds are I’ll have a hangover after this long week.
So sticking with the hangover theme, here’s a small list of things that are contributing to my h…

Consumer Retorts: “Toxic” Candy Recalled for Being… Wait for it… on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Tommunism’s latest feature, Consumer Retorts, delivers all the consumer protection info you’ll never need. This column, a candy is recalled for actually living up to it’s name…

A Buffalo Outer Harbor Plan on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Image via Wikipedia What to do with the Outer Harbor of Buffalo? Maybe the image below might spark off an idea (from a mini-wind farm (but with commercial scale units) in Norway. The Outer Harbor land used to be mostly owned by the City of Buffalo and some existing businesses (Cargill, Ford, some rail lines, [...]