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[SCALLION/SPORTS] Volz enlisted to help suffering Sabres

Matt Volz
Reading Time: 4 minutesMATT VOLZ Sports Editor, New Sabres General Manager/Owner The Buffalo Sabres are going through it. They’re about to miss the playoffs for the 14th season in a row, extending their record-long drought. They’ve tried everything from different coaches to different general managers and players, but none of it has worked.......
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5th Quarter Column: Why Has it Become Harder to Watch Sports?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMITCH 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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Reading Time: 3 minutesMATT 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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Reading Time: 4 minutesMITCH 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
Reading Time: 4 minutesMATT 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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Buffalo Bandits look to snatch third straight title

Matt Volz
Reading Time: 3 minutesMATT VOLZ Sports Editor As the breezy fall transitions to the bitter cold winter, thousands of fans will fill KeyBank Center to watch their favorite team. They’re not wearing the blue and gold of the Buffalo Sabres, though.  These fans are donned in the black and orange of the Buffalo......
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5th Quarter Column: College Football; Sport or Business?

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMITCH HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor Figure skating, diving, gymnastics, sometimes mixed martial arts fights and now college football.  All the sports listed are decided based on scores from judges, and not a set time and scoring format.   Now, one of the sports I listed isn’t like the others. That sport......
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5th Quarter Column: Bills streak grows with blowout wins

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY  Asst. Sports Editor The Bills continued their winning streak with wins over the Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins over the past two weeks.  The first two games weren’t close: the team won 34-10 against the Titans and 31-10 in Seattle.  The Bills needed a 61-yard field......
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