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Kaepernick on no Week 1 rosters? Interesting

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 20, 2017

September 20, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutesQUINTIN JAMES Staff Writer Week One of the NFL came and went. A lot of things happened in the league but one thing was evident: the quarterback play was horrible and mediocre at best for a few teams. For the past few years, the NFL has made the league more......

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New head of NASA announces flat earth truther initiative

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 13, 2017August 25, 2019

September 13, 2017August 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutesALBERTO GONZALEZ Staff Lampoonist The fresh Trump appointee of the week is now headed over to see what he can do to the NASA program. Jim Birdenstine, an avid climate denier, has now taken the reigns, and he is turning this ship so far into a different direction that......

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Bills topple Jets, lead division after one week: A wild week one ends with Buffalo on top

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 13, 2017

September 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesCURTIS HENRY Sports Editor Stop me if you have heard this one before: The Buffalo Bills are atop the AFC East in September. A bit of an anomaly, for sure, but the Bills gave fans every reason to circle the wagons in 2017 on Sunday. A 21-12 victory over......

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Bills turbulent offseason unlikely to translate into on-field success: Circling the wagons this season may be a fruitless endeavor, but that’s okay

Contributor to The LeaderAugust 30, 2017

August 30, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesCURTIS HENRY Sports Editor “I’m not throwing in the towel. I’m going to try and win today and tomorrow.” Those were the words that flew out of the mouth of new Bills general manager Brandon Beane on Aug. 11, one day after the team shockingly dealt both Sammy Watkins......

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Sabres Spotlight: The search for a GM: How involved is Russ Brandon?

Contributor to The LeaderMay 3, 2017

May 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesCHRISTIAN EVANS Special to The Leader Buffalo Bills and Sabres owner Terry Pegula has really added a ton onto his already overwhelming plate over the last few weeks. He has fired just about everybody in the Sabres organization, including the head coach, the general manager and the entire scouting......

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The legend of Pinto Ron

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2017

April 26, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesCURTIS HENRY Sports Editor Ken Johnson’s streak of 373 consecutive Buffalo Bills games attended is impressive, but it isn’t impressive enough. At the least, it is not impressive enough for the man who is affectionately known in Buffalo and nationwide as the ultimate fan. “Yeah, it’s at 373 games.......

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Sabres Spotlight: Is Pegula’s impatience hurting or helping?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 26, 2017

April 26, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesCHRISTIAN EVANS Special to The Leader Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula is at it again with yet another year of complete housecleaning of one of his beloved Buffalo sports franchises. Reports came out early last Thursday morning that Sabres Head Coach Dan Bylsma and General Manager Tim Murray had......

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Commentary: The Pegulaville Problem

Contributor to The LeaderApril 19, 2017

April 19, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutesCURTIS HENRY Sports Editor It was the natural next step to nickname downtown Buffalo “Pegulaville” upon Terry and Kim Pegula’s purchase of the Buffalo Bills in 2014. Sports fans all over western New York were enthralled with the purchase, due largely in part to the Pegulas’ promise to keep......

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Season over, what’s next?: 2016-2017 season comes to close for Sabres

Contributor to The LeaderApril 12, 2017

April 12, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutesCHRISTIAN EVANS Special to The Leader Disappointed, frustrated, unsatisfied — just a few words to describe yet another year in which the Buffalo Sabres will not be present in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It has now been six straight seasons since the team has qualified, and fans everywhere in......

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Commentary: When Taking Action is a Distraction; Why is Colin Kaepernick unemployed?

Contributor to The LeaderApril 5, 2017

April 5, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutes CURTIS HENRY Sports Editor At the time this is released it will be April 5, 2017, and I’m quite certain that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will remain unsigned. There’s a myriad of reasons that have been spelled out by just about every NFL pundit......

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Kaepernick on no Week 1 rosters? Interesting

New head of NASA announces flat earth truther initiative

Bills topple Jets, lead division after one week: A wild week one ends with Buffalo on top

Bills turbulent offseason unlikely to translate into on-field success: Circling the wagons this season may be a fruitless endeavor, but that’s okay

Sabres Spotlight: The search for a GM: How involved is Russ Brandon?

The legend of Pinto Ron

Sabres Spotlight: Is Pegula’s impatience hurting or helping?

Commentary: The Pegulaville Problem

Season over, what’s next?: 2016-2017 season comes to close for Sabres

Commentary: When Taking Action is a Distraction; Why is Colin Kaepernick unemployed?