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Bills’ Gardner-Johnson returns to practice

PITTSFORD (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson resumed practicing on Thursday, five days after requiring help off the field with what was diagnosed as a strained lower right calf. "Feel like I'm 100% ready to go," the eighth-year player said. Gardner-Johnson was eased back on the field by splitting time with the starting defense. That's much better than initially anticipated after the player went down on both knees in what appeared to be a non-contact injury on Saturday. Gardner-Johnson was initially unable to place any weight on his right leg, before taking a few ...

It’s a season of new for JCC women’s soccer

JAMESTOWN — It's a season of “new” for the Jamestown Community College women’s soccer team. The Jayhawks feature a new head coach in Sarah Chimera, who was a JCC assistant coach a decade ago, as well as a roster full of new faces with minimal college experience. Regardless of the ...

‘Run like the wind’

Microphone in hand and standing near the 10-yard line at Strider Field on Jamestown’s south side, Lexi Lindamer, the director of athletics for the Chautauqua Striders, makes an announcement to the dozens of youngsters who are in attendance for the organization’s Youth Track & Field ...

Rivera named PGCBL’s top player

NEW HARTFORD — The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League announced Wednesday that Amsterdam Mohawks third baseman Gabriel Rivera from Rutgers University has been named the league’s 2026 Player of the Year. In 36 games with the Mohawks this summer, Rivera hit .378 with 10 home runs ...

Keep an eye on our trees this August

By August, most outdoorsmen and women are focused on late-summer fishing, scouting for deer season or enjoying a walk through the woods. This month also offers an opportunity to help protect one of New York's greatest natural resources — our forests. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Energy, optimism high for JCC men’s soccer

JAMESTOWN — There's a heightened level of optimism around the 2026 Jamestown Community College men's soccer program as it returns 15 players from last season, including three all-conference standouts in Adam Doyle, Liam Doyle and Casimiro Espeso, who also earned second team ...