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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Jaylen Adams drew a crowd, zipped an over-the-shoulder pass to Matt Mobley and waited eagerly for the result. Over the final 2...

We can’t all shoot bucks the first day or the first week. That’s just the way things are. But rest assured, there are lots of bucks out there and many...

With high school basketball back in action this weekend, we’re doing a brief run through this week’s NFL games. On to the picks: Indianapolis at Buffa...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — So here we are at the three-quarter pole of the NFL season and the Bills, at 6-6, are still alive in the playoff race. Oh, Buffal...

Think about it. At a time when we want to spend as much time afield hunting as possible, the hours of daylight become shorter with each passing day. R...

The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins played a pair of games over the weekend. The results—two lopsided victories for the Pens—frankly don’t matt...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The math says the Bills remain alive in their bid to end a 17-year playoff drought. But reality speaks otherwise. What happened o...

The truck hummed over our areas, smooth, rough, bumpy and then smooth again road system. The space behind the front seats was crammed with enough hunt...

Not long after Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott made the dubious decision of benching Tyrod Taylor for Nathan Peterman, the New York Giants mad...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The numbers are as compelling as they are long-term. Since Bill Belichick took over as coach of the Patriots in 2000, his record ...

For the most part it begins a day or two prior to buck season. Hunters are making their way to areas they intend to hunt over the course of the first ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — We thought the stunner was that Sean McDermott, after three straight blowout losses and locker room unrest over his bizarre quart...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If the Bills, come season’s end, have halted their 17-year playoff drought, the turning point will have been what happened on Sunda...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Sean McDermott’s “calculated risk” lasted exactly a half. A week ago Wednesday, he announced that starting quarterback Tyrod Tayl...

After a wildly unpredictable first half of the season, the NFL season is finally starting to come into focus, especially the AFC playoff picture. It s...

It was in the 1980s and I had a new job. Man, that first year means no vacation, the worst hours, all the stuff newbies have to endure. But, deer seas...

Hunting and safety go hand in hand. For decades firearm-related accidents have been declining. And that’s good news. However, a disturbing trend has b...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A friend of mine, who has only a casual interest in pro football — she’s actually a Green Bay fan — listened with interest to Sea...

It’s too easy to pick the low-hanging fruit. After all, when an NFL coach pulls a 7-year quarterback and replaces him with a rookie fifth-round draft ...

SMETHPORT — With a $1,000 contribution, the McKean County Post #2497, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Smethport was one of the first major contributors to...