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5th Quarter Column: Why Has it Become Harder to Watch Sports?

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MITCH HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor Gotham Sports, Hulu, ESPN+ and Max subscriptions cost a grand total of roughly $670 per year.  That’s the amount someone living in Buffalo would have to pay in order to be able to watch every Buffalo Sabres game this season.  This may sound ridiculous, because......
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Ice hockey diplomacy: Fredonia faces Chinese National Team

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MATT VOLZ Sports Editor In international hockey, some countries are known as powerhouses. Canada is perhaps best known for the sport, but they’re often challenged by the United States, Sweden, Russia, Finland and occasionally some others. But who knew that China played the game as well? On Friday, Jan. 24,......
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5th Quarter Column: Marked short… again

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MITCH HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor Image Property Of The Buffalo Bills In what has become my favorite tradition of the past few years, it’s another heartbreaking end to the season for the Buffalo Bills. More specifically, it came at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs for the fourth time......
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‘Super’ rematch between Chiefs and Eagles? Many say ‘no thanks’ despite potential history

Matt Volz
MATT VOLZ Sports Editor Note: This article was written as a game preview before the Super Bowl was played. At the start of the NFL playoffs, fans tossed around various matchups they’d like to see. Perhaps the most popular would have been a Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions matchup —......
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5th Quarter Column: Quell the Raven

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MITCH HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor For just the second time this century, the presumed Most Valuable Player (MVP) and runner-up to the award will meet in their conference playoffs, as Josh Allen welcomes Lamar Jackson to Orchard Park.  The only other time this occurred was when MVP winner Peyton Manning......
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Lacrosse: A worldwide game with local origins

Matt Volz
MATT VOLZ Sports Editor Lacrosse is a game that’s known by many different names. Those who invented it referred to it as “Deyhontsigwa’ehs,” which translates to “they bump hips.” It is also often called “the creator’s game,” as its earliest players believed that playing could be a form of ceremonial......

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