Buffalo Sabres: The Buffalo Sabres had a very rough week. They fired the National Hockey League’s longest-tenured coach, Lindy Ruff, and replaced him with an interim leader in Ron Rolston. Ruff had been head coach since the…

Billy Baron isn’t too old to take advice from his family. His dad, Canisius head coach Jim Baron, sat him down late in the week for a film session and advised him to be more aggressive. His brother, Jimmy, a professional basketball player in Russia, reminded…

Expectations have been high for Cory Conacher, the pride of the Canisius Griffins’ men’s hockey program. Still, few anticipated his rise to the NHL—and ensuing success at the sport’s highest level.

According to ESPN…

When the final slate of ESPN BracketBusters match-ups were announced Monday evening, Canisius and Niagara learned their out-of-conference foes and the exposure that they’d receive from these late-season litmus tests.

Although conference realignment has…

Live by the three, die by the three—a long-range shootout between Canisius and Iona decided the game as the Golden Griffins won in thrilling fashion.

Billy Baron had a game-high 23 points leading Canisius over Iona 77-74 in front of a packed house at…

In a season that’s been plagued by close conference losses, errant shooting and poor decision-making, the UB Bulls finally put together an impressive 40-minute effort in torching the Central Michigan Chippewas 91-73.

“For the first time, we played…

Billy Baron’s teammates mobbed him in the corner by a small section of visiting Niagara students. Baron’s expression, a mixture of joy and shock, is tough to erase from memory. Kevin Bleeker, red-shirting in his second year at Canisius, leaped around…

The UB Bulls’ power forward Javon McCrea has shown stretches of dominance since his freshman year, but rarely have they been consistent. The burly big would post an eye-popping 20-point, 10-rebound stat-line in one game before disappearing with a foul-marred…

In honor of its 10th anniversary broadcasting college hockey games, CBS Sports Network has crafted a list of the 30…

Final—76-44 Canisius wins going away. If you were curious, Tyrel Edwards did complete a successful dunk on a putback in the final minutes. The 44 points allowed by Canisius ties the fewest points the Griffs have given up in the history of the…

Of Jim Baron’s 400 wins, I’m sure most were prettier than Thursday’s 64-60 win over Manhattan to set the milestone. The Buffalo News’…

Now that conference play is moving full-throttle, local basketball fans have a better idea of which Big 4 teams are NCAA Tournament contenders and which are floundering in rebuilding mode. The clues were apparent during the non-conference slates, honestly, but how…

At some point, a hot team will probably come back down to earth, showing vulnerabilities in a surprising loss.

Jim Baron’s Canisius squad suffered through that harsh realization a week ago in a 66-45 pummeling at the hands of the Fairfield Stags. Court-side…

Canisius freshman guard Tiahana Mills not only beat the Siena Saints with her half-court, buzzer-beating three, but she earned the No. 1 play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays.

After Siena’s Kanika Cummings tied the game with a driving lay-up…

Final—73-64 Canisius downs Marist.

:19—Harold Washington takes a charge on Chavaughn Lewis, and that’s it for Marist’s comeback attempt. 72-64 Griffins with just under 20 seconds left. Washington bricks…