Major League Baseball spring training begins this week, and in the year 2000, that meant country superstar Garth Brooks reported for duty to the New York Mets clubhouse. It was the second of three stints the singer had in the bigs, and he left with an unimpressive batting average.
February 18, 2013 Ryan Miller was angry following the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon. The Sabres had rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take the lead in the third period 3-2, but poor defensive play by his teammates allowed the Penguins to tie, then score the game winner with just 2:04 left to play.
February 16, 2013 I asked a number of players after the game what happened in the locker room between the second and third periods of Friday night's game between the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins. How do you explain how a team that played its worst period of hockey this season suddenly came out and played perhaps its best?
The players insist nothing much was said. They say they just quietly reassed what they needed to do and why they weren't doing it. Well then, OK. If that works for them, keep doing it.
Talk about your net winnings.
February 14, 2013 Do you need tickets to a Sabres game? Are the games you want sold out? Well, there's a new standby program that will allow fans to get tickets to sold out games. A new contract between players and the owners requires teams to
February 13, 2013 I played basketball in high school. Well...I was on the team. I didn't play much, but I practiced a lot. That includes the hours of wasted time trying trick shots. Evidently that time pays off for some people.
A former member of the NFL's competition committee thinks the league should consider increasing the width of its football fields to help improve safety. Former Indianapolis Colts' vice-chairman Bill Polian said Sunday that he believes there would be fewer severe collisions if the NFL chose to increase field width from the current 160 feet to the 195 feet used in the Canadian Football League.
February 13, 2013 The Jet Dryers became very famous after last year's Daytona 500. When Juan Pablo Montoya slammed in to the back of one following a caution, it set off a Twitter/media frenzy. This year, NASCAR will unveil a new design of dryer.
February 12, 2013 It was two years ago when owner Terry Pegula stated the Buffalo Sabres reason for existence is to win the Stanley Cup. Right now that couldn’t be further from the truth. This is the worst Sabres team in at least 15 years.
The new HarborCenter got approval today (February 12) from the Buffalo Planning Board.
February 11, 2013 Last year the Buffalo Bills failed to impress again. At the end of the year, the entire coaching staff was let go and a new staff has been brought in. Now it looks as though the new staff is continuing to make changes to the roster with two more cuts today.
February 11, 2013
The Buffalo Sabres seemed to run out of gas in their game with the Boston Bruins Sunday night at First Niagara Center. The Sabres gave up a third period power play goal to break a 1-1 tie and the Bruins went on to a 3-1 victory.
