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Top 5 sports moments of the last decade

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

CAROLYN MULLARKEY and DANTE LASTING Staff Writer and Sports Editor We are now more than a full month into 2020. For the last decade, across all sports, many firsts have happened. Athletes have blossomed, retired and it seems as though it would be virtually impossible to rank the top five......

Sports

Knocked down, but not knocked out

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 10, 2019December 10, 2019

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor The Buffalo Bills lost a tough game to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon. Baltimore dominated Buffalo, winning by a score of 24-17. The Ravens are the best team in the AFC and arguably the best in the whole league. They got the lead early in......

Sports

A Thanksgiving to remember

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 4, 2019December 3, 2019

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor For Bills fans, Thanksgiving night felt more like Christmas. The Buffalo Bills beat the Dallas Cowboys 26-15 on Turkey Day. This was the ninth time the Bills have played on this holiday and their first win since 1975. Before the game, the national media counted the......

Sports

Not mad, just disappointed

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor That one hurt. The Buffalo Bills lost a close game this past weekend against the Cleveland Browns. What many people thought was a winnable game for Buffalo ended in a 19-16 loss to Cleveland. The Bills got outplayed by a bad team on every side of......

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Buffalo taking care of business

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 6, 2019November 6, 2019

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor The Buffalo Bills did what they had to do and took care of business. Coming off of a bad game last week, the Bills needed to come prepared and put away a bad team. The team did that in a 24-9 win against the Washington Redskins.......

Sports

Run down and run over

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor The Philadelphia Eagles came into Buffalo Sunday and left with a win. The Buffalo Bills lost a 31-13 game in an uninspiring performance for a second straight week. Buffalo squandered the opportunity to start the season with a 6-1 record for the first time since 1993.......

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Curses, jinxes and hexes, oh my!

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

CAROLYN MULLARKEY Special to The Leader Throughout various sports, there are legends and tales about certain jersey numbers, scorned fans and other associated tales of hexes and jinxes. There is no better time than Halloween-Eve to discuss all the crazy “curses” some teams and athletes have gone, or are still......

Sports

An ugly win is still a win

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 23, 2019October 21, 2019

October 23, 2019October 21, 2019

DANTE LASTING Assistant Sports Editor The Buffalo Bills were 17-point favorites going into this game, but did not look like it. They returned from their bye week, but Buffalo did not show up in the game until late in the third quarter. The Bills beat the Miami Dolphins 31-21, but......

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Buffalo Bills get a gritty win

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 9, 2019October 8, 2019

October 9, 2019October 8, 2019

DANTE LASTING Assistant Sports Editor The Buffalo Bills were rockin’ and rollin’ in the Music City on Sunday. Coming into this game, everybody knew it was going to be a close one, especially since the past three meetings ended with a Bills win by just one point. The Bills played......

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Bills beaten by own mistakes

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 2, 2019October 1, 2019

October 2, 2019October 1, 2019

DANTE LASTING Assistant Sports Editor The Buffalo Bills’ winning streak came to an end on Sunday. Coming into this game, it was said that in order to win, the Bills would have to play mistake-free football. This game was far from that. They lost 16-10 to their rival New England......

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Top 5 sports moments of the last decade

Knocked down, but not knocked out

A Thanksgiving to remember

Not mad, just disappointed

Buffalo taking care of business

Run down and run over

Curses, jinxes and hexes, oh my!

An ugly win is still a win

Buffalo Bills get a gritty win

Bills beaten by own mistakes