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Clarkie takes Alabama over Clemson
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
Greg Clark Era Sports Writer 
Jan 07, 2016
Now there are two. To the other 80 bowl teams we extend a fond farewell and perhaps a parting gift like a set of china or a toaster. And who wouldn't ...
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PP&K was ‘fantastic experience’ for Nuzzo family
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
JOE VINELLI Era Sports Editor 
Jan 04, 2016
“It was a fantastic experience.” That’s how Jason Nuzzo described his family’s experience at the national finals of the NFL’s Punt, Pass & Kick contes...
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Bills spoil Jets playoff hopes
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jan 04, 2016
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — You’d have expected him to be beaming and spewing one-liners. After all, that’s the way the Bills coach is … most of the time. Oh...
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A forecast of what’s to come in the new year
College Sports, Columns, Local Sports, ...
Greg Clark Era Sports Writer 
Jan 02, 2016
Do you like predictions? Are you a fan of Nostradamus, Cassandra, Madam Marie, The Amazing Criswell and the lesser-known Unamazing Criswell The Vague?...
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Clarkie resolves to cut out strange sports
Columns, Sports
Greg Clark Era Sports Writer 
Dec 26, 2015
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Why bother? I’m always giving up skydiving or broccoli and then I don’t do anyways. In MMXV I watched way too many...
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Ryan subdued, but candid about future
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Dec 21, 2015
LANDOVER, Md. — So now that we can mercifully stop talking about the Bills’ playoff chances, how about a little dot-connecting. Sunday’s 35-25 loss to...
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Clarkie’s Sunday spent in enemy territory
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Greg Clark Era Sports Writer 
Dec 19, 2015
I was trapped behind enemy lines on Sunday. While held hostage in Buffalo General Hospital, as a Steelers’ fan I had to endure the optimism of the nur...
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Clarkie: A look at McCaffrey’s family tree
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
Greg Clark Era Sports Writer 
Dec 17, 2015
Why is Christian such a slacker of the McCaffrey family? Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy last Saturday...
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Bona women playing inspired basketball
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JEFF MADIGAN Special to The Era 
Dec 17, 2015
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y — Just looking at the schedule, some would have – and rightfully so – predicted the first half of December was going to be a real...
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How to prepare and cook delicious venison
Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
WADE ROBERTSON 
Dec 12, 2015
If you have been lucky enough to have taken a deer and are wondering just how to prepare your venison, I have a few suggestions for you. I am not a tr...
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An uproar over a nun’s buck photo
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
JOE VINELLI Era Sports Editor 
Dec 08, 2015
It was an intriguing story to read. The dateline was St. Marys so it caught my attention instantly. Of all the problems the Catholic church has it wou...
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Anonymous Osweiler and Warriors wonder
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Greg Clark Era Sports Writer 
Dec 05, 2015
Who is Brock Osweiler? Was he the German chemist who discovered uranium in 1789? No silly reader. That was Martin Heinrich Klaproth of the Wernigerode...
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Brittany Shaw, 14, nabs her first big buck
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WADE ROBERTSON 
Dec 05, 2015
Deer hunting reminds me of Christmas when you’re very young. Those days when Santa spreads his special magic and the Christmas tree, in all its glory,...
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Blunders, stupidity led to Bills’ loss
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Nov 30, 2015
Is it really a mystery why the Bills are en route to a 16th straight season missing the playoffs? Yeah, I know, even after Sunday’s 30-22 loss to the ...
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