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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — He first used this word the night his team knocked off UCLA in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. St. Bonaventure coach...

My safari in Africa has been perhaps the most amazing adventure of my life. However, many have wondered what became of the animals harvested. I can as...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — If Mark Schmidt had it to do differently, he wouldn’t. Nearly four months after guiding the program to just its third NCAA Tou...

With each of the 30 MLB clubs having played at least 81 games, Major League Baseball has officially entered its second half. It’s been a memorable yea...

The damp understory of a forest has a pleasing aroma that changes from one season to the next. Early in the year the fragrance of damp earth later is ...

Chris Sanzo got off to a slow start athletically … through no fault of his own. He was born a “blue baby” with several holes between his right and lef...

Every four years, the FIFA World Cup graces the television screens of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Concurrently, it’s a time when ...

After 54 hours of travel, the bed in our beautiful bungalow was heaven sent. It was also the best mattress I’ve ever slept on. Andre of Eitaalo Safari...

Bald eagles have made a dramatic comeback, and it’s not by accident. The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird exclusive to North America. H...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Randy Mearns admits his first recruiting trip on the job as St. Bonaventure’s men’s lacrosse coach didn’t go the way he expect...

It’s a cliché uttered by NFL broadcasters nearly every Sunday during football season: Teams have to put their playmakers in a position to succeed. And...

Our ears popped, the descending jet banked and slowed as the flaps deployed and the aircraft lined up on the runway. My daughter Chrissy and I peered ...

The 2018 NHL Draft kicks off tonight, and it’s the most anticipated draft for Buffalo Sabres fans since — well, since Jack Eichel was selected just th...

There is a peaceful place where the sounds of human intervention are seldom heard. Tucked away in the bottom of a steep-sided hollow is where you’ll f...

It’s been a week since the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in their history, and the w...

“Hey, Wade, what’s up?” When I reply I’m getting ready to go to Africa mouths fly open, eyes perk up and you can see one and all thinking about what a...

The odds were against her. After all, at the very least she had to survive nesting on the ground and grow to maturity roaming the fields and forest un...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Remember the era when National Football League training camps were grueling, month-long, physical competitions in the summer sun ...

It doesn’t matter how many times you step out of your car, into the clear, crisp, refreshing morning: the exhilaration, inspiration and joy of dawn fi...

More than anything, Scott Eddy remembers the sound, an unmistakable crack that accompanied the final days of the summer of 2007 inside Jamestown’s Die...