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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jayden Lewis will never forget the day in mid-October when the news hit that Bennett High’s football team had to forfeit six games for failing to file the proper paperwork for a freshman transfer. “It was a sad day, a long day,” Lewis said. “We all thought it was over for […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Buffalo’s best football team asserted its state supremacy. Bennett won the NYSPHSAA Class AA championship in a resounding rout, 42-8 against Newburgh Free Academy on Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome at Syracuse University. Being in position to avenge last year’s final loss and claim the program’s first state title has been […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kyle Vantrease quarterbacked University at Buffalo to the Camellia Bowl championship in 2020. Vantrease and the UB Bulls will return to Montgomery, Alabama for another bowl game — this time as opponents. UB accepted a bid to the Camellia Bowl on Sunday and will play Georgia Southern on Dec. 27 at […]
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills finally have a win over a divisional opponent — and it couldn’t come at a better time. Buffalo’s 24-10 victory over New England on Thursday kicked off a critical December stretch for the Bills. After going 0-2 in the division to start the season, the win over […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A juiced crowd of orange-clad devotees was welcomed at KeyBank Center on Saturday night by a sentimental video narrated by John Tavares, the Hall of Famer who played in the first 24 Bandits seasons and is in his fourth as head coach. “You fuel us, you encourage us, you all inspire […]
AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Curtis Jones continued his scoring binge with a career-high 32 points Saturday, commanding University at Buffalo’s 83-66 victory against St. Bonaventure. UB (4-4) won its third win in a row and second in a week against a Western New York opponent following Sunday’s 86-66 defeat of Canisius. The crowd of 4,633 […]
AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — University at Buffalo’s football team will go a bowl game for the sixth time in history and fourth in five seasons after coming back to beat Akron 23-22 in Friday’s regular season finale at UB Stadium. The Bulls improved to 6-6 after losing three in a row when one more victory […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York public schools that don’t commit to getting rid of their Native American mascots by the end of the 2022-23 school year face repercussions, the State Education Department announced in a memo sent to schools in November. A court decision in June established that public schools will be prohibited from […]
Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver made it clear last Sunday that while the Bills would certainly miss their star pass rusher, Von Miller, they had more than enough talent and depth to persevere in Miller’s absence. “Von is Von, don’t get me wrong,” Oliver said. “But we have to hold it together. We’re ready to go. […]
AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — University at Buffalo can fill the final slot in the college football bowl with a win Friday in the regular season finale against Akron at UB Stadium. Improving to 6-6, the Bulls would become the 81st eligible team in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. It would be fourth time in five […]