The West team all stars of the NLL defeated the East team all stars for the first time in six years Saturday night at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. From NLL.com: "It took six years to the day for the West Division to walk off the field of an All-Star game as winners. The West snapped a four-game losing streak in All-Star play by overcoming a slow start to beat the East 20-18…

Final—Buffalo clinches a first round bye with the win today. That’s an accomplishment in itself. 28 points is a career-high for Mitchell Watt.

——————Final, 84-74 Buffalo——————

:07—Watt hits the second, and then Corey Raley-Ross steals the inbounds and coasts in for the finger roll.

:34—“I believe that we have won” is the chant from the UB student section, a reassuring sign for…

Ever been to see the Queen City Rollers Girls battle at Rainbow Rink (101 Oliver St., North Tonawanda)? If not, you are missing out on an exciting, fast-paced and occasionally violent sport that pits tough, athletic Western New York women against each other in a hotly competitive environment. And there's beer, too!

This is the first video in a series of tutorials offered by QCRG…

Senior netminder Dan Morrison helped the Canisius College men’s hockey team collect a 2-1 win against archrival Mercyhurst on Friday, which is always sweet—made sweeter by the fact it came on Senior Night.

Morrison helped make the occasion even more memorable by cracking the school record for career saves.  Morrison finished the night with 27 saves in the winning effort, raising…

Luke Wiles is no stranger to travel. After one NLL season in Philadelphia, four in San Jose, one in Toronto and two in Washington, the first-year Buffalo Bandit forward has alternated coasts, earned Star Alliance Gold Member flight status and witnessed the eccentricities and allures of several North American cities.

Reflecting on his career at a media gathering prior to…

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 our goal is to play our best basketball in February and March. We take a lot of pride in that.”

You’re saying, “Duh. Of course you want to play your best…

The high-spirited support of a noisy home crowd couldn't quite pull the UB Bulls past the Ohio University Bobcats. The Bobcats came from Athens and handed the Bulls a big home loss 88-77 in Alumni Arena.

———————-Final, 88-77 Ohio———————-

:09—TJ Hall hits two free throws, then Filzen hits a 30+ footer! The buzzer sounds, and this one’s in the books.

:22—Cooper will shoot two more. He has 18 points for the evening; Cooper and Offutt, paired with exceptional offensive rebounding from the Bobcats, have turned this game into a surprising blowout in favor of the visitors. The Bulls…

On February 22, 1980 a group of amateur and collegiate ice hockey players from the United States took on the Soviet team. Not expected to win, the Americans pulled off an insane victory against what was thought to be the best hockey team in the world.

Coach Herb Brooks went on to lead Team USA to victory in this round with a final game score of 4 to 3. Team USA then played…