playoff

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 ...

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...

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...

The Buffalo Bills made waves this week when they decided to bench quarterback Tyrod Taylor in favor of rookie fifth-round draft pick Nathan Peterman a...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — You’ve gotta give this to Sean McDermott, he’s got guts. After his routine announcement of who would be missing from Wednesday’s ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — It was a watershed game for the Bills. Last December, Buffalo was 6-5, looking to end a 16-year playoff drought, and headed to Oa...

From the disappointment of not making the District 9 playoffs his second season as head coach in 2010 with an 8-2 team, Bradford’s Jeff Puglio’s long ...

Back in late June and early July, Todd Silfies and Mark Heindl were coaching side-by-side, sharing coaching styles, tips and strategies. That was back...

Bills fans almost proudly see themselves as a singular example of NFL misery. After all, their team has missed the playoffs for 17 straight seasons, e...

SMETHPORT — Just days away from districts, the Bradford boys golf team came up with an impressive showing at the Smethport Invitational on Friday. The...

The Bradford Legion team won the Elk County League with an undefeated league record. With league playoff wins over Fox Township and St. Marys, Bradfor...

DUBOIS –– Sometimes, a team’s magic just runs out. After 16 straight wins, a district championship and the school’s first state playoff victory, that’...

One of the more little-known, yet important, aspects of postseason scholastic events is the securing of host venues at neutral sites. For Bradford Hig...

CLARION — It may not have been the prettiest of victories, but Johnsonburg is moving on in the state playoffs for the first time since running the tab...

Among the five area teams left in the boys basketball PIAA state playoffs, it would be easy to categorize them into three groups. Elk Catholic, the 20...

COUDERSPORT –– After both basketball programs went undefeated in North Tier League play and won District 9 Class AA championships, Coudersport swept t...

Looking at the blueprint of District 9’s only two remaining unbeaten teams is almost like looking in a mirror. Scorers with a team-first approach, int...

ST. MARYS — Listening to Jason Luther talk about his team, the Port Allegany coach knows his time with this group is anything but assured as playoff b...

Leading from the front. That’s what Coudersport girls basketball team has done for the better part of the last two seasons, amassing back-to-back 21-1...