More often than not, offensive linemen are mentioned in the press for negative reasons, if at all. Even with emphasis placed on the left tackle position in recent years—mostly because quarterbacks were being near-decapitated—the o-line is still widely unappreciated. Even in Buffalo, where the Bills boasted a shockingly sturdy unit last season,…

Disregard the Buffalo Hunters’ 0-4 record for a second. The expansion side has survived a road-heavy start to the American Ultimate Disc League’s inaugural season—and despite the win-less record—draws its first home contest against Rhode Island, a beatable opponent, at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Orchard Park Sports Complex.

“In the first game against…

Unfortunately for the Western New York Flash, dominating possession doesn’t win futbol games. By converting a corner kick in the 53rd minute, the New York Fury stood strong behind a one-goal advantage to hand the Flash its first loss of the 2012 campaign, 1-0.

After a corner kick decision by the linesman that was greeted with shouts of anger from…

It’s one of those situations that is so sad and unnecessary that you shake your head and wonder about man’s inhumanity towards man. Nick “Hands of Gold” Casal is a professional boxer with an impressive 22-4-1 record and was set to fight Ruslan Provodnikov for the World Boxing Organization’s intercontinental title in his hometown of Niagara Falls…

Even though he’s 21 years older than the youngest Buffalo Bandit, John Tavares is still racking up accolades at age 43. The venerable JT earned All-Pro honors for the 18th time in his career, landing on the second team in 2012. Here’s the official announcement courtesy of NLL.com:

Tavares closed the 2012 campaign—a disappointing one for the…

Hockey Night in Canada has been a fixture since 1952, and it’s responsible for introducing Americans to Canadian hockey pride, as Western New Yorkers could flip down to channel 16 and catch a frequent Tie Domi fight, leer at Mats Sundin or even stay up late to marvel at Wayne Gretzky in the second half of the Saturday night double header.

Those…

The Albrights have a new video out and they are starting a revolution. One iPhone at a time.

I’m not sure about the “homeless people making great wi-fi hotspots idea”, but I am a fan of the purple shades.

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Anyone for tennis?

As some of the most popular tennis courts in all of Buffalo, the Delaware Park tennis courts could also use an upgrade. The Buffalo Niagara Community Tennis Association will be hosting “Raise A Racquet,” a fundraising event to raise money to renovate the courts this Thursday.

This event will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m.…

Anticipation reached a fever pitch over the winter as the days and nights grew nearer to FC Buffalo's home opener on May 13th, 2012. The Situation Room, FC Buffalo's official boosters, staged a march to the stadium and riled up the fan base as our Blitzers took on Detroit City FC. As I have been every year for FC Buffalo, I was on the sideline…

Western New York pulled away late from FC Indiana in the Flash’s debut match in Women’s Premier Soccer League-Elite, winning 4-1 behind a hat-trick from Spanish international forward Adriana Martin Santamaria.

Aside from a few defensive miscues on FC Indiana’s lone goal, head coach Aaran Lines was generally optimistic about the result.

“I’m an…