BUFFALO — There's a neck-and-neck, three-way race for the Atlantic Division title, and the only person seemingly not buying into the buzz might be Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper. Emerging from the Lightning locker room before playing at Buffalo on Monday night, Cooper shook his head in mock ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story, written by Bill Hammond, first appeared in the OBSERVER in August 1974 detailing a relationship between New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner III and a group of northern Chautauqua County residents. With the release last week of Mike Vaccaro’s ...
BUFFALO — Jason Zucker tipped in Bowen Byram's shot for the go-ahead goal 7:38 into the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night, further tightening the race for the Atlantic Division title. Jack Quinn, with an assist from goalie Ukko-Pekka ...
If you’ve stepped outside in Western New York this April and thought, “What season is it?”— you’re not alone. Mother Nature seems to be spinning a wheel each morning: rain, snow, sunshine, 70 degrees… sometimes all before lunch. It’s less a forecast and more a sampler platter, ...
Chautauqua Lake graduate Jada Cole has had no problem adjusting to the collegiate level, after leading NCAA Division II Edinboro University women’s soccer in scoring this fall with 10 goals and two assists as a freshman before seamlessly transitioning into indoor track and field where she ...
Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo. The Sabres' playoff drought is finally over. Following an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility, during which the team finished no better than 19th in the league, the Sabres clinched a berth on Saturday when the New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red ...
