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Big Day For Hart Leads Canisius Over McKinley on Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Two teams both ranked among the top ten large schools in Western New York capped off an exciting day of basketball at the Martin Luther King Classic at City Honors high school.  Senior guard Matt Hart scored a career-high 30 points as second-ranked Ca…

Miami Clips UB Late, 52-51 on Sunday, January 15th, 2012

In a game that featured 14 lead changes and 11 ties, the Buffalo Bulls (8-6, 1-2 MAC) found themselves behind when the clock hit 0:00 Saturday evening at Millett Hall, falling 52-51 to the Miami (OH) Redhawks (5-10, 1-2 MAC). Mitchell Watt had another …

Sabres Drop Another On Road To Isles on Sunday, January 15th, 2012

The Buffalo Sabres have won two games in a row before.  Right now, it only seems like that’s never happened in franchise history.  November 11 remains the last time the Sabres pulled off consecutive victories after the team dropped a 4-2 affair…

GARTH: Is Roy Right? on Sunday, January 15th, 2012

The dumb luck continues for the Sabres. Another road game. Another loss. Another injury to a key blueliner Robyn Regehr. Another blast to the face for Thomas Vanek, who sustained facial damage when he was blasted in the face with a puck during the Isla…

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Song of the Day – Jony James Band, “The Blues Don’t Change” on Sunday, January 15th, 2012

By Seamus Gallivan It’s nice to see the blues in the local spotlight recently, even if it’s under the circumstances of its lone local programming on WBFO being under threat on account of the station’s sale to public radio-television o…

Sunday Sermon – Catholicism, Castro, and Cuba: Part One on Sunday, January 15th, 2012

By Msgr. David M. Gallivan, Pastor, Holy Cross Church As Pope Benedict XVI prepares for a visit to Cuba in early February, I recall my own first visit to that island nation. In January 1985, I was the director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat f…

Sabres Recall Finley From Rochester on Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced that defenseman Joe Finley has been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
Finley (6’8”, 260 lbs., 6/29/87) joins the Sabres for his third recall this season …

Eat Yer Damn Oatmeal… on Saturday, January 14th, 2012

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Song of the Day – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, “Fortune Teller” on Saturday, January 14th, 2012

By Seamus Gallivan January 14th is another great day for musicians’ birthdays – Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill, Dave Grohl, Mastadon’s Brent Hinds, LL Cool J, Queensryche’s Geoff Tate, Zakk Wylde, and two absolute titans …

MSG and TWC Chats Need an Interpreter on Saturday, January 14th, 2012

It is time for The Interpreter again. I can’t get spokespersons for MSG and TWC to chat with readers as the Buffalo News did Friday. But the spin from TWC’s Joli-Plucknette-Farmen and MSG’s Daniel Ronayne and some of the comments from questioners cried out for some interpretation and explanation. It wasn’t so much what the spokespersons said [...]

Recipe: Italian Sausage, Pepper and Onion Marinara with Toasted Garlic Bread on Saturday, January 14th, 2012

A tasty twist on the classic Italian sausage, pepper and onion sandwich!

Fatal Crash Blamed on the Weather on Saturday, January 14th, 2012

One person is dead following a weather related accident Friday afternoon on Camp Road in Hamburg.

Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Italy; 69 Unaccounted For on Saturday, January 14th, 2012

News reports say 69 people are unaccounted for after the the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Tuscany.

Bulls Drown Bobcats To Complete Weekend Swim Sweep on Saturday, January 14th, 2012

The University at Buffalo men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams capped off a successful weekend with a pair of victories over host Binghamton on Saturday afternoon. The UB men (4-0) captured a 130-110 win over the Bearcats while the UB women …