The last six months have been brutal to Buffalo’s professional sports teams, an unnecessary reminder for our city’s loyal fan-base.

The…

I’ve heard over and over again that the tale of the Buffalo Bandits’ John Tavares is the most under-reported professional sports story of all-time.

For the vast majority of his 22-year career, Tavares was satisfied with dominating from the shadows,…

Buffalo was handed a golden opportunity—that many would argue was undeserved—to reach the National Lacrosse League postseason with a win at home over Rochester Saturday night in the season finale.

Despite stampeding out to a 4-1 advantage, the…

With three games remaining in the National Lacrosse League season, the Buffalo Bandits are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2002.

Darris Kilgour’s club is reeling with five straight losses, leaving the Bandits knotted at 5-8…

The signs were evident early that the Buffalo Bandits were well on their way to a fourth consecutive loss.

In the first five minutes between Buffalo and Edmonton, Mike Hominuck conceded a bad turnover near the center line, Shawn Williams was brutally dispossessed…

The Buffalo Bandits (5-6) will try to reverse an ugly three-game losing streak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the First Niagara Center, and this week’s Canadian foe—the Edmonton Rush (5-6)—is flying high.

Snag…

Considering the Buffalo Bandits’ 12-6 debacle at home to the Colorado Mammoth, it was fair to wonder if GM Steve Dietrich and head coach Darris Kilgour would…

The Buffalo Bandits found themselves in a game of “role reversal” Friday night in their 11-10 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Wings.

In Thursday night’s resilient…

In the NLL, there are highlight-reel goals that involve rapid-fire passing between teammates that catch the goalie out of position, plays where all you hear is the whirring of the rubber ball sailing from stick to stick before the goal horn explodes in celebration.…

In most respects, the National Lacrosse League’s regular season is meaningless.…

In a league where parity abounds, every NLL team will go through a slump. The mark of a contending team, however, is avoiding extended skids that demoralize a locker room and promote selfishness and division on the floor. As we saw in Buffalo last year, those types…

The true test of a champion’s mettle is how a team handles adverse circumstances—will they serve as excuses or provide a means to band together?

For Mike Hasen’s Rochester Knighthawks, a strange 11 a.m. start on Friday in Philadelphia, a…

The Buffalo Bandits (3-2) will face another red-hot offense as the Rochester Knighthawks (2-3) barrel to town, fresh off a 20-10 road thumping of Philadelphia on Friday morning for Kids’ Day.

Here are the highlights from Rochester’s dominant performance,…

After three consecutive playoff knockouts by the Toronto Rock, it’s fair to think that the Buffalo Bandits would have a chip on their shoulders heading into the rivalry tilt. Despite Buffalo’s excellent effort in five-on-five situations, a few poorly…

Through three games and 59 minutes, Luke Wiles had been a shell of the 2012 Bandit who finished third in the National Lacrosse League in scoring.

He…