CHICAGO (AP) — Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill has all but given up on signing goalie prospect Cal Petersen. Botterill tells reporters he expects the former Notre Dame star to pursue free agency at the end of next week, and doesn't foresee him signing with Buffalo. Though ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from the Montreal Canadiens for a third-round pick. Buffalo sent the 68th overall pick in the 2017 draft to Montreal for the pending restricted free agent. The teams announced the trade Saturday prior to the ...

By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer George McPhee can't wait to fill the white board, the one in the Vegas Golden Knights' expansion draft room. On Wednesday night, the staff will start adding the names of players who will become part of the expansion team for its first NHL season. "We're ...

By DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is bringing back its 3-point contest to the All-Star Game. For the first time since the 2009 All-Star Game, the league will have a 3-point shootout during halftime of the game on July 22 in Seattle. "The 3-point contest is ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Phil Housley still remembers high-fiving Sabres fans at Memorial Auditorium in opening his Hall of Fame career in Buffalo during the 1980s. Now, Housley is looking forward to bringing that type of excitement back to Buffalo — this ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo is on track to report for the start of training camp in September in recovering from an undisclosed illness that placed his future in question two months ago. General manager Jason Botterill provided ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It was "Marcell Dareus Day" at Buffalo's Triple-A ballpark, and the Bills defensive tackle arrived in a playful mood. In throwing out the first pitch, Dareus mugged for the cameras with Bisons' mascots Chip and Buster, ordered a ...

By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer The first expansion draft in the salary-cap era has even the most seasoned NHL general managers unsure of what is going to happen over the next few weeks. "You expect the unexpected," Toronto Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello said. The most unpredictable and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed goalie Linus Ullmark to a two-year, $1.5 million contract extension. Ullmark completed the final year of his rookie contract and was eligible to become a restricted free agent next month. Though spending much of the past two seasons ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres' coaching search has resumed, with general manager Jason Botterill telling The Associated Press he hopes to make a decision by early next week. Botterill declined to reveal what candidates from the two Stanley Cup ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL has suspended Buffalo Bills backup receiver Walt Powell for the first four games of the season for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances. Without revealing the substance, Powell issued a statement through the team saying he ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills receiver Sammy Watkins has begun participating in individual drills at practice as he recovers from offseason surgery to repair a broken left foot. Coach Sean McDermott says Watkins has been on the field since ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — With prompting from running back LeSean McCoy, free-agent receiver Jeremy Maclin is making the Buffalo Bills the first stop in his bid to land a new job. The Bills announced they were hosting Maclin for a visit on Tuesday, four days after the seven-year veteran was ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have exchanged one speedy receiver for another by signing Rashad Ross and cutting Kolby Listenbee. Nicknamed "The Rocket," Ross was a track standout at Arizona State and has appeared in 22 NFL games split between Chicago and Washington over the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tim Tebow has had hits in four of his last six games and might be developing some consistency at the plate with the Columbia Fireflies. The former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback played in seven games this week for the New York Mets' Class A South Atlantic ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have signed defenseman Victor Antipin to a one-year, entry-level contract. New general manager Jason Botterill announced the deal Thursday. The Sabres had been linked to the 24-year-old free agent for some time. Antipin, a native of Kazakhstan who ...

By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Without the shocking video, it's unlikely that the world would have learned or cared about the violent manhandling of a 69-year-old man on a plane last month. The outrage on social media, the mea culpa by an airline CEO, the promise to ...

By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Terence Crawford patted Felix Diaz on the head and pounded uppercuts into his eye in his latest dominant victory. His next fight could bring him all four 140-pound belts. Or it could bring him Manny Pacquiao. Crawford remained unbeaten ...

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White already knows how he's going to spend a portion of his first paycheck. Buffalo's rookie first-round draft pick is going to buy his mother, LaShawnita Ruffins, a house. "She's been renting homes ...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Bills have signed offensive lineman Dion Dawkins, the second of Buffalo's two second-round draft picks. The 23-year-old out of Temple is listed at 6-foot-4 and 314 pounds and was selected 63rd overall. Dawkins was a three-year starter mostly at left tackle, but ...