About 570 National Grid customers in North Buffalo were without power for several hours after an outage Saturday afternoon and evening.

He hasn’t made mistakes often during his exceptional rookie season, but Tyler Myer’s gaffe near the end of regulation proved to be costly to his team.  With Myers in the penalty box to begin overtime, Brian Rafalski scored on a slap shot 31 seconds into the extra session to give the Detroit Red Wings a [...]

Two of the five boy’s high school basketball teams from Western New York will be advancing to Glen Falls to play for a state title after a long day of Far West Regionals at Buffalo State College.
Maple Grove defeated Section V Houghton 52-36 to advance in Class D.  All-WNY selection Randall Secky scored a game-high [...]

The Buffalo Bandits are keeping their playoff hopes alive and thrilling fans after defeating the Boston Blazers 9-8 in overtime.
The Bandits would strike first on a goal by Mark Steenhuis.  Assisted by John Tavares and Kevin Dostie, the goal marked Steenhuis’ 24th of the season.  John Harasym would also net a goal on a breakaway [...]

About 570 National Grid customers in North Buffalo were without power for several hours after an outage this afternoon and evening.

The Buffalo Bills had Jimmy Kennedy in for a visit over the past few days.  They hoped to sign the Minnesota Vikings reserve defensive tackle but were spurned on Saturday afternoon when Kennedy decided to resign with the Vikings.
It’s being reported the deal was for $6 million over two years.
Reports are saying Kennedy was looking [...]

Since opening, Sweet_ness 7 has done an extraordinary job of presenting its bustling neighborhood with thoughtful and unique events.  The Harmony of Tea and Cello is just such an occasion.  Atsuko Nishida-Mithcell, an experienced tea instructor, will be joined by Jonathan Golove, a visiting assistant professor to UB's music department, and on Tuesday, March 16th, the two will present guests with a remarkable experience. 

This moment, known as ichigo-ichie, can never be repeated and therefore must not be missed!  Sweet_ness 7's warm environment and dedicated staff should make the evening a soothing and enjoyable night out.

Tuesday, March 16th 2010
7 pm

Sweet_ness 7
220 Grant Avenue
Buffalo, NY  14213
716.883.1738

Sabres goalie Ryan Miller will faces his younger brother, Red Wings center Drew Miller, in Detroit tonight. The News' Mike Harrington is in Motown and has a recap from this morning's skates at the Sabres Edge blog at http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/2010/03/pregame-skate-report-its-miller-time-times-two.html

Two boys who fell into a swollen Eighteen Mile Creek this afternoon were swept downstream for several hundred feet before pulling themselves out of the chilly water.

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 of themselves.

Here’s how it works… contestants are chosen to come down on the court during a media timeout, and throw these three large dice shaped cube objects.

If all three land on the logo “New York Life”, the contestant wins $10,000.

If all three land on the same slogan, such as “164 years strong”, or “join our team”, the contestant wins a pair of tickets to the finals.

Any other outcome and the player goes him with the board game “Life”. In this day and age of X-Box, Playstation and millions of games online, who actually plays board games anymore!

Try playing with three dice and landing three of the same numbers. It is so statistically far fetched and hard to do.

So of course, this game is played at every session, twice in fact per session, and the contestants keep crapping out after throwing just two cubes. By Thursday the boos were raining down onto the court as soon as this nonsense was trucked out, that’s how ugly it got.

So lo and behold… what happens Friday night?

Both contestants win… $10,000. That’s right, 10,000 smackers handed out twice.

How did it happen? We have no idea. In the first game they didn’t even train the camera on the cubes. The guy hit two of who knows what, and the announcer screeches, “just one more and you win $10,000!” The contestant tosses the third cube, has a dazed look for a moment and then PA guy yells, “that’s it! You win!” Out comes New York Life CEO with this giant replica check and it’s all smiles.

At the nightcap, the contestant throws a cube which misfires and it rolls almost off of the court. He throws a second one and a third, then the intern collects all the cubes. But then the contestant throws a FOURTH cube. Intern guy collects two of them, and in the confusion PA Guy yells, “You WIN!”. Again, out comes bald fat CEO guy with the check. WTF just happened here!!!

Memo to New York Life and to the Big East… you clowns are a disgrace!

P.S… Another contest, a free throw shooting exhibition, delivered a prize of a “one year supply of Reese’s Peanut Butter cups”. Oh great! By March of ‘11 I’ll weigh 500 pounds, be in a diabetic coma and my teeth will have rotted out. Who comes up with this shit!!!

A flood watch has been issued from 7 a.m. today through Sunday afternoon for Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, said meteorologist David Thomas of the National Weather Service's Buffalo office. Hear Thomas detail the forecast at BuffaloNews.com Live at http://blogs.buffalonews.com/live/2010/03/flood-watch-issued-rainy-weekend-expected.html

Spring is just around the corner and it’s time to shake off the cabin fever, step outside and stretch your legs.  If you live in Western New York, love the outdoors, like to meet new people and want a chance to explore the beautiful area we call home, then check out http://www.buffalohiking.com/. 

It’s a hiking group (I bet you couldn’t guess) started by Chuck Saia and Chris Henning for people that love all those things and more.  Events are planned and listed on their website. One such event was recently done in conjunction with the Powder Keg Festival and featured a different twist on what most of us think of when we think of hiking.  Instead of walking on a nature trail or in the woods, they hosted a 3+ mile hike along Buffalo’s waterfront, giving everyone that participated an up close look at the historic side of Buffalo’s place as the Queen of the lake.

Many more events are planned and membership is free and you don’t have to be a hard core hiker to join.  They have a “no hiker left behind” rule and the hikes maintain a pace to allow for everyone to stay together.  Their next event is April 17th at the Iroquois Wildlife  Refuge.  A great opportunity to check out what the buzz is about and let’s face it….I could stand a little exercise before beach season!

Sabres winger Mark Mancari has been loaned back to Portland. Mike Harrington is with the team in Detroit and has updates at the Sabres Edge blog at http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sabres/

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 [...]

If the thought of baseball bats and leather catching gloves excites you, head down to Coca-Cola field this afternoon. The Buffalo Bisons welcome fans today to the team's annual free family day open house. For details, go to BuffaloNews.com Live at http://blogs.buffalonews.com/live/2010/03/bisons-welcome-fans-to-annual-open-house.html