Columns

All hunters know they have good years and bad years. Sometimes, all your ducks line up neatly in a row and other years everything that can go wrong do...

This weekend, Penn State football fans will undoubtedly wrap themselves in Nittany Lion garb, grab their favorite salsa and beverage and get ready for...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It’s a funny feeling, these words being associated with the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team in late November. But I supp...

Among the top-rated TV markets nationwide for Saturday’s Michigan at Ohio State game included Dayton, Cleveland, Cincinnati and – not a shocker here –...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The uncertainty continues. As the Bills offense struggled in the first quarter -- two three-and-outs while trailing Jacksonville ...

When I think of the first day of rifle deer season, a thousand thoughts flood my mind. Surprisingly, many of those memories seem to come from my youth...

Late November brings with it shorter days, some funky weather patterns and just enough leftovers to make a Black Friday turkey sandwich. It also means...

CINCINNATI — Maybe it’s because Kyle Williams knows the clock is running. After all, he’s 33 years old, has played in the National Football League for...

Dedicated hunters have one thing in common: the a dread of losing a hard hit deer, especially archers. Broad heads are not the same as a rifle bullet ...

This is a great time of the year for nature photographers. It is actually my favorite time to just go out early in the morning, camera in hand, and wa...

Was the presidential election that dominated cable and network news the reason why, or did concerns over concussions and player safety have viewers tu...

I still remember those early days in the woods. I loved to hunt, would cut off a finger to go. When you’re young and driven little things like half fr...

If you listen to some prognosticators, or just read a classmate’s Facebook timeline, the world is ending on Wednesday. With that, I decided this colum...

Pete Carroll’s first NFL coaching job was with the Bills back in 1984. Then-coach Kay Stephenson was impressed with his work as defensive coordinator ...

Enthusiasm and love for a team have a way of clouding reality for many of the faithful. And for those who follow St. Bonaventure basketball – men’s or...

It’s the RUT! Now widespread, heavy horned, long tined, hunter shy, nocturnal bucks crawl out of the thickest cover they’ve been hiding in and drawn b...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The question gave Rex Ryan pause. It was in the Bills’ coach’s postgame press conference, as he offered his frustrated reflection...

On this final week of the regular season, this is a very limited picks column … and I still don’t have any clue what my overall record is. Most of the...

Despite the dry weather, our hills and valleys exploded in a riot of bright color, the reds, oranges and yellows of fall so breathtaking, often set ag...

After a very slow summer in my photography world, fall has finally arrived. With a very warm and beautiful summer now behind us, it is time to get bac...