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Women ownership in sports

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 2020

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

EMILY SMITH Special to The Leader The sports industry used to be made up of predominantly males and very few females. Over the past 20, women have been making their mark on the industry, paving a path for future generations. In the city of Buffalo, we are grateful enough to......

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Super Bowl Live and in person

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

DANTE LASTING Sports Editor For football players, getting to the Super Bowl is not an easy thing to do and is every player’s dream. For me, it was an experience of a lifetime, and it was a trip I will never forget. The game on Sunday was amazing, as anyone......

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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......

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Remembering Kobe Bryant

Contributor to The LeaderFebruary 4, 2020February 4, 2020

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

ANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor Sunday, January 26th was just a normal day. The news was focused on Super Bowl 54 between the Chiefs and the 49ers. Then, there was a report. Kobe Bryant had died in a helicopter crash. It didn’t seem like it was real. TMZ had reported the......

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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......

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Can Jack Eichel save the Sabres’ season?

Contributor to The LeaderDecember 10, 2019December 10, 2019

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

CAROLYN MULLARKEY Staff Writer The Buffalo Sabres are currently third in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. They had quite the eventful start and slowly have been fizzling out. Will it be a repeat of last year? Their overall record at the moment is 14-11-6. The home record is......

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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......

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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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NHL’s first month promises exciting season

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 6, 2019November 6, 2019

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

CAROLYN MULLARKEY Special to The Leader As of Monday, Nov. 4, the NHL 2019-20 season has been underway for just over a month now. There have been a lot of unanticipated moments, high and low performances from just about every team. The current top seeds and last overall in each......

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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.......

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Women ownership in sports

Super Bowl Live and in person

Top 5 sports moments of the last decade

Remembering Kobe Bryant

Knocked down, but not knocked out

Can Jack Eichel save the Sabres’ season?

A Thanksgiving to remember

Not mad, just disappointed

NHL’s first month promises exciting season

Buffalo taking care of business