As you’re reading this, I am already well on my way to the MAAC tournament to support the Canisius College Golden Griffins in what I’m sure is going to be a nail-biting conference. Waking up at 5:00 a.m. is not my idea of a good time, but rooting on my alma mater is.

Canisius College is my home away from home, and being a cheerleader for the…

It was the first game of the season and both teams came to Alumni Arena ready to play. The True Blue students of UB were demonstrative. The game came down to the last seconds, but for our hometown UB Bulls the Princeton Tigers proved to be just a tad better as the Tigers pulled out a 57-53 win.

By our count, a college basketball player from Western New York’s Big 4—University at Buffalo, Canisius, St. Bonaventure and Niagara—hasn’t been selected in the NBA Draft since it was trimmed to only two rounds in 1989.

Tonight though, that streak should end. St. Bonaventure’s Andrew Nicholson will almost certainly be chosen in Thursday…

We're awfully proud of our Buffalo wings, and when the hottest varieties slew celebrities, we take notice. Here's former Kentucky Wildcat and probable #1 overall NBA Draft pick Anthony Davis suffering through Buffalo Wild Wings' Blazin'-style wings.

The tag-line for the Blazin' sauce is: "Keep away from eyes, pets, children. The hottest sauce we…

Former University at Buffalo men’s basketball point guard Byron Mulkey will participate in the Buffalo Bills’ rookie mini-camp, a UB sports press release reports. The exceptional athlete will try to follow in the footsteps of Antonio Gates—a former college basketball player who successfully transitioned to professional football.

The report…

A coaching change is often accompanied by personnel moves, as the personality or vision of the new coach clashes with returning players recruited under a different regime. When former Rhode Island boss Jim Baron returned to Western New York to take over the Canisius men’s basketball program, it was a fair assumption to think that not every…

Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol…Mitchell Watt? According to NBADraft.net, one of the web’s leaders in NBA Draft predictions, the University at Buffalo men’s basketball star is working his way into the second round conversation.

The website projects Watt to be chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers at pick #60, a telling sign that the MAC Player of…

After allowing Philadelphia a 1-0 lead, the Bandits took over last night's game at First Niagara Center, eventually defeating the first place Wings, 15-7 before 15,060 delighted fans.

Don’t let the fact that Jim Baron is 58-years-old with a bushy mustache mislead you; the new Canisius College men’s basketball head coach promises an entertaining brand of basketball.

“We like to play up-tempo, we like to push the ball, we like to press,” Baron said of his coaching style during his introductory press conference. “We like to use a…

It’s official. Announced in a press release today from the Canisius College Athletics Department, former Rhode Island Rams head coach Jim Baron has agreed to a five-year deal to coach the Canisius Griffins men’s basketball team. Baron replaces Tom Parrotta, who was fired two days after the Griffs fell to Niagara in the first round of the MAAC…