Canisius men’s soccer’s 7-1-2 start is still a little mind-blowing. Dermot McGrane’s team was 4-14-1 last season with nearly the same roster! After Gavin Falconer captured Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week in weeks…

According to the Canisius College Athletics Department, junior guard Billy Baron—a recent transfer from Rhode Island—will be eligible to play in the 2012-13…

The Canisius Griffins men’s baseball team was in the driver’s seat in Saturday’s MAAC Championship, leading 4-1 in the eighth inning over Manhattan before a late meltdown forced a do-or-die scenario today. Manhattan…

Fortunately for the Canisius College men’s lacrosse program, the regular season doesn’t mean everything.

The Griffins, who sat at 2-7 on April 14, will now appear in the NCAA Tournament representing the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Canisius…

Canisius College Director of Athletics Bill Maher announced last night that men’s basketball head coach Tom Parrotta will not return for a seventh season.

Although there were rumblings…

Even though they’re the lowest seed in the MAAC Tournament, the Canisius Griffins start from a blank slate for tonight’s first round clash against local rival Niagara. The Purple Eagles beat the Griffs twice this season, most recently a 60-57 overtime…

1) Thriving late: Ohio Bobcats’ head coach John Groce said something pertinent, if relatively obvious, after his team’s 88-77 road win over the University at Buffalo last night: “I do think [my] guys are still hungry. Every year…

With the ESPN BracketBuster games held this past weekend, three of the Big 4 college basketball teams had a chance to test their mettle against similarly ranked non-conference opponents. The University at Buffalo Bulls got spanked by South Dakota State and Niagara…

Before last night’s game between Canisius and Niagara at the Gallagher Center, every storyline smiled upon the Purple Eagles. Niagara had won two straight MAAC games, thumped Canisius by 19 at Koessler in January and had the rowdy Purple Eagle student section…

1) Crush the Chips: Every road game against a West Division MAC foe feels like a “trap” game for the University at Buffalo men’s basketball team. Even though the Bulls have won six straight, including the last four over the inferior…

1) East beats West: The University at Buffalo Bulls played their best half of basketball of the season Wednesday night at Alumni Arena. In the game’s final 20 minutes, UB struck for 44 points on 16-25 shooting (7-10 from three) to put away…

The University at Buffalo Bulls did exactly what they needed to do this weekend—romp over 2-17 Northern Illinois without overextending their starters. UB, buoyed by the dismissal of NIU’s leading scorer from the team, coasted to a fairly easy 15-point…

All the ingredients for a home victory were present for the Griffs: a hot start, a flash mob from the C-Block and a rousing pep band throughout. As hard as…

The rising Niagara Purple Eagles used a strong bench effort and stellar guard play to down the Canisius Griffins at the Koessler Athletic Center Thursday night in a MAAC tilt. The Griffs briefly trimmed the margin to five midway through the second half but wound up…

It's been a tough men's hoops season at Canisius College. The Golden Griffins aren't very good; fan support has been spotty; the Diet Pepsi at the concession stand has been egregiously watered down. Despite the adversity, the Canisius students pulled off a pretty neat…