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You knew it almost the instant it happened. In their late-season game against Miami in December, tight end Scott Chandler pla...
Just days removed from Buddy Nix stepping down as General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, the team has announced the man that w...
When the new year started in March for the National Football League, it didn't take long for one of the Buffalo Bills'...
At the start of this week, the on-the-field portion of the Buffalo Bills competition for the 2013 starting quarterback positi...
The Sabres have yet to confirm this, but many sources have told me that Ron Rolston has fired James Patrick and Kevyn Adams.B...
Game 7 between the New Jersey Nets and Chicago Bulls on Saturday night will finalize the NBA's schedule for the second ro...
It’s taken three days, but the final two Stanley Cup series begin tonight.Montreal finished 28th in the NHL last season...
The last time the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in a playoff series was 1993. New York has never lost to th...
The Buffalo Sabres wrapped up the 2013 NHL season with a 2-1 shootout win at home against the New York Islanders.After a lack...
The Sabres play their final game of the season tonight while the Islanders fight for playoff position.Right now New York woul...
One of the benefits of working in our business is getting to meet/interview some of the greatest figures in sports. There are...
Ask 100 fans of the Buffalo Bills, and I'm willing to bet a solid 80 of them would prefer the team to trade down from the...
It's been a long wait, but fans of the Buffalo Bills can rest easy knowing that there could be a potential game-changing ...
In the most important game of the season the Sabres were doing fine.They made one big mistake when Christian Ehrhoff fanned o...
The Sabres face elimination from the playoff race as they host the Rangers. If New York wins in regulation, Buffalo is done.T...
The Rochester Amerks have worked through a lot of tough breaks this year. They lost their top scorers to the NHL after the lo...
It's always a tricky time of year for players around the National Hockey League. If they're a member of a team that l...
Feverishly waiting for some news about unrestricted free agents, some fans of the Buffalo Bills have been a bit antsy about t...
Marcus Foligno scored twice and Jhonas Enroth came up with 32 saves, lifting the Sabres (10-14-3, 23 pts.) to a 3-1 victory o...
The Buffalo Bills will be sure to look at adding a linebacker through free agency, which is why it's the only repeat posi...
The NHL Players Association has voted and given consent for the NHL to realign Divisions and Conference next season. The new-...
(WGR - Bulldog)The Sabres Halfway To Where?The 2013 Buffalo Sabres are halfway to somewhere. Where that is exactly is tough t...
Now that we're under a week away to the start of the free agency period in the National Football League, the Buffalo Bill...
Six games into the Ron Rolston era, are the Sabres any better? If you look at some of the key numbers, the answer is yes.The ...
Sabre F Pat Kaleta has been handed a 5-game suspension for hitting Ranger F Brad Richards from behind during Sunday's sho...
Sabre F Pat Kaleta suspended for his hit from behind on Ranger F Brad Richards Sunday night in New York during the third peri...
With back to back games and three games in four days, the Sabres elected not to have a morning skate. They gathered for a mee...
Jhonas Enroth has not played a game for Ron Rolston. As a matter of fact, his last game was a loss on February 5th in Ottawa....
It's almost impossible for NFL teams and players to go year in, year out without some sort of event to test their mettle ...
Former Canisius College and current University of Michigan head basketball coach John Beilein joined Sal Capaccio on Sports T...
The Sabres' losing streak hit four straight on Saturday with a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Buffalo was booed off ...
The Buffalo Bills have their work cut out for them this off season. Moves are already under way with the recent releases of N...
When the Buffalo Sabres acquired Steve Ott and Adam Pardy from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Derek Roy, most people in Wes...
Andrei Sekera, Robyn Regehr and Pat Kaleta all went through full practices in Uniondale on Friday.The team left Buffalo just ...
When Connor Knapp made the Rochester Americans' roster coming out of training camp, he probably figured the team would br...
Well, it's not even February and the draft rumors are already flying strong.Likely to be one of the most talked about in ...
This year’s Super Bowl will be a battle between two brothers as Jim Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers will take on h...
When Ryan Nassib takes part in the Senior Bowl activities next week, you can bet the Bills coaches and scouts will have a kee...
I’ll admit I was scratching my head when the news broke that Doug Marrone was bringing Nathaniel Hackett with him from ...
The two key assistants for Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone are now in place.According to multiple reports, the Bills ha...
After an "exhaustive" search for a head coach finished up on Monday, the Buffalo Bills' "thorough" qu...
I’m going with ambivalent. That would be my answer to the question I am sure is on your mind. So Howard, what do you th...
After the Buffalo Bills held their initial press conference of 2013, one thing was clear. The long-time status quo at One Bil...
NHL Collective Bargaining talks will resume today as the players and the owners plan face to face meetings in New York. The m...
As the Buffalo Bills turned off the lights at Ralph Wilson Stadium one last time in 2012, members of the underachieving team ...
Coming in to the final game of the season it would seem rather easy and convenient to not put forth the effort required in an...
For fans of the Buffalo Bills, Friday provided hope in the form of seven more years of requited love and adoration.The Bills ...
With the Buffalo Bills out of the playoff race, the buzz around team facilities had little to do with who was and wasn't ...
So the Bills aren’t going anywhere for at least seven years. There’s a binding non-relocation agreement in the ne...
Representatives from the NHL and the NHLPA met in the same room with federal mediators Thursday. No noticeable progress was m...
Okay, so the Buffalo Bills loss on Sunday to the St. Louis Rams all but mathematically did the franchise in for their playoff...
Connor Knapp earned every bit of his first career win.Knapp stopped 41 shots to lead the Rochester Americans over the Adirond...
Mike Schopp and the Bulldog have cleaned out the Baseball, Football, Rock and Roll and Hockey Halls of Fame. Next up is the T...
The clock is ticking on the 2013 NHL Season, and The NHL and NHLPA are taking a new approach in negotiations. The two sides a...
Although it's quite unlikely, the journey for five straight wins in hopes for a postseason berth starts on Sunday for the...
Jim Kelly.Michael Jordan.Gilbert Perreault.Magic Johnson.Kent Hull.Michael Jordan again.All men who, when they retired, genui...
Unless you have tickets to the remaining three games at Ralph Wilson Stadium, odds are you won't be seeing a Buffalo Bill...
The National Hockey League lockout is sucking the life out of Buffalo.First off, whether you like hockey or not, it should ma...
For the Buffalo Bills in the final six games of the season, there is little to no room for error. If the team wants to get to...
How do you start a movement? I’ve never done it. But I feel compelled.I want over 70,000 people to do the same thing.No...
Mike Schopp and the Bulldog have cleaned out the Baseball, Football, Rock and Roll and Hockey Halls of Fame. Next up is the T...
With the NHL and NHLPA showing no regard for fans of their sport, I've had to find other ways to get my hockey fix. I opt...
Texas A&M 29 Alabama 24How good is Johnny Manziel? I would take him today as the Bills quarterback. Manzielis a true freshman...
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies opened the 2012-13 season with a 65-55 win over the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at the Reilly Center...
The last time the Bills played the Patriots, Dave Wannstedt had zero clue how to stop the New England run game. Wannstedt was...
After five more hours of negotiations the NHL and the NHLPA will once again get together for more talks on Friday. It would m...
The difference in the game between the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans is actually quite simple. A good team finds ways to c...
I had to dust off the old time football handbook for this week's preview. Its time to talk about run and stop the run for...
LSU 23 South Carolina 21LSU has to have a running game to compete at the level they are use to. The loss ofpotential first ro...
Mark Mancari emerged from the tunnel to a roar. He waived his long arms like Ray Lewis giving a pre-game speech, then chucked...
Disheartening. Embarrassing. Dominated.Three words that were commonplace throughout western New York following the Buffalo Bi...
Now that the League Division Series are set in both the American and National League, WGR's Pat Malacaro and Matthew Coll...
This is a tough one folks. San Francisco has played nine home games under Jim Harbaugh and won eight of them. Let’s tak...
Drew Schiestel sat at his locker looking up. He wasn't really smiling, but for the first time all season, he didn't h...
I just re-watched last year’s Patriots at Bills game on NFL Rewind (which, by the way, how awesome is that?). It’...
Boy, do I have a bone to pick with the football gods. The Bills explode out to a 14-0 first quarter lead in Cleveland and it ...
Bills. Browns. Buffalo. Cleveland. Can there be two cities with any more heartbreak in their sports worlds than the two Lake ...
From time to time Thomas Vanek blogs and I thought you might want to know what's on the winger's mind regarding the l...
Bills fans are dealing with plenty of anxiety these days. How will the season play out? Can the Bills end their NFL long 12 y...
When the Bills were speaking last week after getting run right out of New Jersey by the Jets, they kept talking about not wor...
Let's see, can the quarterback take care of the ball? Check. Can he make some throws please? Check. How will CJ Spiller d...
The worst fears of hockey fans have once again happened. The National Hockey League has locked out its players because its co...
There will be no last-ditch attempt to avoid another NHL lockout.With just hours remaining on the collective bargaining agree...
One game in and all of the high hopes fans had for the Buffalo Bills in 2012 have been tarnished a bit after the team's 2...
The piece I wrote for the website on Friday was titled sweet relief. Whoops. There was no relief provided on Sunday as the Bi...
Hear that?That's the sound of the collective bubble of optimism bursting after a three-hour outing resulting in the worst...
The Buffalo Bills open their regular season against the New York Jets as three-point underdogs according to OddsShark.com.The...
You've been waiting for this day since March right? Ever since the Bills stunned the NFL by signing Mario Williams to the...
I’ve been thinking a lot about Ralph Wilson and the future existence of the Bills in Western New York lately. The lates...
What a great night for football. I know some weren’t really into a Wednesday game, but it was great to be done with tra...
With a NHL lockout looking more and more likely, the Sabres are still trying to put on a positive face. On Tuesday, 13 player...
If you’re worried about how the Bills offense has looked through the first two games of the pre-season, it could be wor...
With Shawne Merriman being released by the Bills Monday morning it would be easy to sit here and say what a flop he was and j...
While it's possible there could be a move in the works, it appears the current Buffalo Sabres roster is likely the one we...
USA Hockey announced today the 40 players who will participate in the inaugural CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, w...
It's been quite the journey for Ryan Fitzpatrick.Starting off as a quarterback that barely made the roster in St. Louis h...
The Buffalo Sabres announced today plans for a French Connection statue outside of the First Niagara Center. The statue honor...
Watching the home run festivities from Monday Night at Cola-Cola Field had me reminiscing of my first days at then, Pilot Fie...
The Sabres have made 3 moves official. Kevin Porter, David Leggio and Mark Mancari all signed 1-year deals with Buffalo.Here ...
NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League's negotiating committee, headed by Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commission...
The man the Sabres took with the 12th overall pick on Friday has arrived in Buffalo. Mikhail Grigorenko had his first workout...
The Tampa Bay Lightning have selected Buffalo native Dylan Blujus with the 40th overall pick.Earlier this week, the Howard Si...
Western New York has a strong history when it comes to producing players who are drafted by the NHL. There'll be another ...
Western New York has a strong history when it comes to producing players who are drafted by the NHL. There'll be another ...
The Stars of the NHL gathered in Las Vegas to hand out their annual awards Wednesday Night.And thewinners areHART Trophy -Lea...
Even for him, it's hard to pinpoint when baseball surpassed football.Maybe it was in 1998, experiencing the joy of leadin...
Conventional wisdom says 10 wins will get you into the NFL playoffs. Sure, a team winning ten games and still missing the pla...
The Buffalo Bills announced their training camp schedule Wednesday. Camp begins Thursday, July 26 at St. John Fisher College ...
The old saying about familiarity is that it often breeds contempt. An exception that rule just so happens to be if you're...
Every year the Bills rookies get a chance to see some of what Western New York has to offer.After lunch on Monday the kids cl...
With the news that Vince Young is the most recent addition to the Buffalo Bills, the sentiment across western New York was fa...
Jim McNally’sOffensive & Defensive Line Teaching Camp(JMTC)Please Complete Both Sides & Return with a $40 Non-Refun...
Lorenzo Ward has coached a lot of players over his 20 plus years in the college ranks and one season in the NFL but very few ...
If you want to know who the Bills should take with their first pick in Thursday’s NFL Draft, who better to talk to than...
While the Rangers picked up a 3-2 win to force a Game 7 with the Ottawa Senators, New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist came a...
The NHL has announced its three finalists for the Calder Trophy which is Rookie of the Year.Last year’s number one over...
Attention College Football Coaches:The 2012 Western New York Annual Junior Combine will be heldSaturday May 5th at 6PM at Ral...
2nd Annual Chuck Funke Memorial Golf OutingSaturday June 16th, 2012 - 1:00 pm Shot Gun Tee OffIronwood Golf Course(Benefits C...
Thom Cich reportingTwitter: @tc_wgrBrendan Shanahan, the NHL's head disciplinarian, has three hearings scheduled after la...
The Rochester Americans' playoff hopes continue to swing from “in” to “out” quicker than a pendul...
With the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin Wednesday, we look at each team's injuries:Eastern ConferencePittsburgh4/5...
NEW YORK -- Sean Payton now knows for certain he won't be coaching in 2012.And the New Orleans Saints must figure out whe...
Thom Cich ReportingAfter losing two straight in regulation, the Sabres are no longer in control of their own playoff destiny....
Over the course of the Darcy Regier/Lindy Ruff era with the Buffalo Sabres, the team has a pretty good track record when it c...
Attention College Football Coaches:The 2012 Western New York Annual Junior Combine will be heldSaturday May 5th at 6PM at Ral...
Ville Leino hasn’t lived up to what the Sabres said they were getting and what the fans were expecting. Heading into Fr...
Only a handful of the Sabres came to the morning skate as Lindy Ruff and some players stayed at the hotel.It’s been awh...
While the Sabres are locked in a day to day fight for a coveted playoff spot, their opponent tonight has no such concern. The...
Thom Cich ReportingSabre fans may not be too amped right now as the race for the playoffs comes down to the wire. After Wedne...
The press conference is all over and it's now official: theMario Williams is now a Buffalo Bill. The former first overall...
For Rochester Americans' goalie David Leggio, asking captain Colin Stuart for advice was as easy as Eddie Vedder turning ...
Last Sunday I was presented with a dilemma that perhaps many of you were dealing with as well. I sat down in my comfy chair t...
If you grew up in Western New York, you almost definitely have family or friends who left the area and now live in Charlotte,...
Since Cody Hodgson was in Phoenix when he got traded, Friday was his first chance to meet with the Vancouver media.They got s...
NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball expanded its playoff format to 10 teams Friday, adding a second wild card in each league.Th...
With one of the major events of the NFL Draft calendar over and done with in the NFL Scouting Combine, the news and rumors ab...
The NHL's trade deadline brought good news and bad news for Rochester Americans' head coach Ron Rolston.First, the go...
The Sabres Tyler Ennis showed us the determination that he’s all in for a run.A puck was sent down ice and Ennis battle...
The Buffalo Sabres failed to hold a one-goal lead twice against the New York Rangers, and Ryan Callahan scored in overtime to...
The Sabres passed the first night of a tough back to back test squeaking past the Bruins in a shootout 2-1. That makes Buffal...
With a pivotal meeting coming up for the future of wide receiver Stevie Johnson with the Buffalo Bills, one person that won&#...
Buffalo Bills cornerback Terrence McGee may be sticking around in western New York a bit longer.The oft-injured cornerback an...
This week is the time of year where everybody is putting rumors out on the internet whether they’re true or not. Yahoo ...
Every time it seems it’s time to call the season a wash, the Buffalo Sabres keep a spark of hope alive. This time, the ...
Just as I pronounce the Sabres dead and gone, they’re out to prove me wrong. Buffalo’s gotten some help lately an...
The Buffalo Bills and wide receiver Stevie Johnson is the number one topic of conversation for the majority of fans in wester...
CANISIUS TO VIDEO STREAM FEBRUARY 18TH BASKETBALL GAME LIVEGAME TO FEATURE #2 CANISIUS CRUSADERS vs. #1 ST. JOSEPH’S MA...
Hello again from the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box inside of First Niagara Center. It hasn't been that long, folks. Less...
The first period was absolutely unbelievable! Buffalo made three huge mistakes, played most of the period in the Islanders zo...
It was bad news for the Sabres that the Islanders pulled out a 2-1 overtime victory in Ottawa on Friday, but it was good news...
Sabre forward Tyler Ennis returned to practice on Friday after missing a day with the flu. Ennis will play against the Island...
After having not won back-to-back games since November, the Sabres were denied a 3rd straight victory Wednesday at FNC agains...
For a long time, especially in the pre-salary cap days, the New York Rangers were the poster child for the “money doesn...
Time to get started Kicking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Kicking & Punting Training at the Buffalo Bills (healthy zone) Field HouseSpecial Te...
It will be the New England Patroits verses the New YorkGiants in Super BowlXLVI and WGR Sports Radio 550 will have all the ac...
You knew Patrick Kane was from Buffalo and grew up rooting for his hometown team, the Buffalo Sabres. But did you know he use...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for millions of dollars in state funding to help keep the Buffalo Bills in western New York.Cuom...
Even with as poorly as some of the Sabres played in Long Island, with three games in four nights and two late nights of trave...
With the Sabres getting into Long Island very late Lindy Ruff cancelled the morning skate.The Sabres got a big win last night...
As the Buffalo Sabres' season continues along, the frustration and tension around western New York triggered by the team's pe...
Featuring an All Star Celebrity Roast of Steve TaskerPresented By The Premier Group…Wine Made EasyAnd brought to you b...
It’s an exciting day for everyone at WGR and all of the Entercom Buffalo radio stations with the news that WGR is once ...
The Buffalo Bills have announced WGR Sports Radio 550 as the New Official Voice.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 3, 2012BUFFALO ...
Minutes after midnight MSG network, which carries the Buffalo Sabres, pulled their network from Time Warner Cable.Here is the...
One more game. Sixty more minutes. One roundtrip flight schedule.That's all that stands between Buffalo Bills wide receiver S...
We’re spending time on the show this week reviewing the top sports stories of the year both national and local. For me,...
I spent many of my college football weekends last year watching the top quarterbacks. When the Trent Edwards era with the Bil...
As the media horde circled around Buffalo Bills wide receiver David Nelson, he intiated the week of questioning very fittingl...
The Buffalo Bandits are busy getting ready for their 21st season in the National Lacrosse League with one of the most competi...
Tim Connolly makes his first appearance back in Buffalo after playing 464 games hearing and scoring 320 points. Connolly arri...
The Western New York Chapter Of Certified Football Officials are begining to form classes for individuals interested in becom...
Mistakes have cost the Sabres dearly all season long at the First Niagara Center and Saturday night, the team continued its t...
The initial season of Brad Smith's tenure with the Buffalo Bills has been a rocky one to say the least.With a training camp t...
Read the story and here his press conference SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WBEN/AP) -- Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim says &qu...
Well, at least it wasn't a blowout this time around.The Buffalo Bills came in to Sunday's game as heavy underdogs to the New ...
NEW YORK (wgr550.com/wben.com) -- It may have taken almosttwo years, butNBA players and owners are in agreement. Commissioner...
The last time the Buffalo Bills took on the New York Jets, a lot of things were different. Let's take a trip down memory lane...
In another critical showdown with the New York Jets, the Buffalo Bills at the very least will have their top two pass-catcher...
The Buffalo Bills spent the early portion of Thanksgiving Day with their teammates and coaches at One Bills Drive, and got so...
Leading up to their latest three-game skid, the letters M-V-P and the name of Buffalo Bills' running back Fred Jackson were...
Riverside Athletic ClubPresentsTen Finalist for 2011 Connolly CupOkoya Anderson – Orchard ParkMartin Bailey – Ken...
Did that really just happen three weeks in a row?The Buffalo Bills lost another laugher, this time to the previously hapless ...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) - The Buffalo Bills should send the Sabres a big thank you card today.In a 3 way tie for first pla...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN/WGR) - TSNis reporting Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller is out indefinitely with a concussion after ...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) - I didn’t see what happened in the Philadelphia Flyers-Tampa Bay Lightning game until Thurs...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) - Sunday’s game in Dallas marks the start of the 2nd half of the schedule for the Buffalo Bi...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) - The NHL’s equivalent of a roller coaster ride rolls into the First Niagara Center tonight....
After a dismantling loss to the New York Jets, the Buffalo Bills will likely be without two key veterans for their next conte...
Our first induction will include a remarkable line-up. First, 1980 NFL Player of the Year and Monday Night Football analyst, ...
Well, that sure was a dud, wasn't it?I'm sure the feeling some have following the Buffalo Bills 27-11 loss to the New York Je...
Do or die. Kill or be killed. Whatever old cliche you'd like to insert here like those, it would be appropriate when talking ...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) - Two weeks I ago I wrote about NHL realignment for Inside the Numbers and how it made my head exp...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) -The focus this week, and understandably so, has been on Ryan Miller but he is one of too many Sab...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) -Big game football returns to Ralph Wilson Stadium Sunday as the Bills play host to the New York J...
When most talk about the great play of the Buffalo Bills offensive line, they'll allude to Andy Levitre, Eric Wood or whoever...
Buffalo,l N.Y. (wgr550.com) - NHL suspends Patrick Kaleta 4 games for a head butt on Flyer last night. Details developing...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -Last summer the Philadelphia Flyers stunned the hockey world by trading away Jeff Carter and Mike...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -I’ll be totally upfront and honest with you. I’m stealing the idea for today’s ...
Coming out of the bye week, the Buffalo Bills were hoping to get a bit healthier as they approach their next contest against ...
During the bye week, the news on the short-term status of Buffalo Bills nose tackle Kyle Williams was not pleasant to hear if...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) - Man, what I would give to be in the room when the NHL’s Board of Governors meet in Decembe...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -Luke Adam went into Sabres training just hoping to make the team.Mission accomplished.Now, one wo...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) - When I first heard the news that Kent Hull had died, it felt like a close friend had passed away...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -It was something you had come to bank on in recent years.Lindy Ruff would go into the season plan...
Last Sunday afternoon started out as a normal sports day for me. With NASCAR having raced the night before, I planned on givi...
Ok. Deep breaths, people. Inhale, exhale.The Buffalo Bills squandered a few separate opportunities to win this game, but the ...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -That was fast. Less than one month since Brendan Shanahan began doling out his idea of NHL justic...
In Week Six, the Buffalo Bills have the chance to top their win total of the entire 2010 campaign. When the Bills (4-1) take ...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -Last season the Buffalo Bills had an epically bad defense.It was so bad, I could’ve run for...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -It’s one of the perks of having this job.On Wednesday, the media got a guided tour of the n...
New York, N.Y. (ESPN/wgr550.com) - After roughly 13 hours of negotiations over two days failed to close what he termed a sign...
What a day in Orchard Park. The Bills and their fans hadn't played on such a warm October day since 1979 when the Baltimore C...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) -The 94th NHL season is underway and there are some tremendous storylines for you to follow above ...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -One quarter down.Three to go.The Bills are off to a nice start at 3-1, but there’s a lot of...
WGR 550 AM Buffalo, New York (flagship station)WKSE-HD2 98.5-2 FM Niagara Falls, New York (WGR simulcast)WCMF 96.5 FM Rochest...
Yeah, I know. The Bills got handled on both sides of the ball Sunday in losing to the Bengals. One 3rd down pass called inco...
Ask ten different people around western New York, and they'll all express a different opinion as to how monumental or inconse...
The Buffalo Bills will continue to hold their Summer Training Camp in the Rochester area at St. John Fisher College in the fu...
Boston, MA (weei.com) - Just three minutes after the Red Sox fell to the Orioles, Evan Longoria's second home run Wednesday p...
Ales Kotalik and Shaone Morrisonn both cleared waivers and have been sent to Rochester of the AHLon Monday. No team made a cl...
I'm not going to lie to you. When the Patriots went up 21-0 in the second quarter I thought there was zero chance the Bills w...
The Bills game against the Patriots has sold out before the NFLThursday deadline and will be televised locally in Western New...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550) -It’s All AboutAttitudeI went down to the First Niagara Center recently(I know I’m going t...
Week 3 of our high school football broadcasts takes us to the Monsignor Martin league and a classic Western New York rivalry ...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550) - TSN's Bob McKenzie is 'tweeting' today that Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers is on the verge of...
WGR’s coverage of High School Football kicked off Friday night with the Depew Wildcats showing their dominance over the...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550) - The Buffalo Sabres have called a news conference for 2pm today and speculation is that they'll annou...
Former Sabre captain Chris Drury has announced his retirement from hockey. The 35-year battled injuries last season and only ...
The sale of ticket packages is going ata record pace so far thisoff season. Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff was introduced to Bu...
The 4th annual WGR550 Hunter's Hope Radiothon raised and amazing $200,838.14!Thank you so much to all who donated their m...
As the group in Los Angeles continues to make plans in building a state of the art stadium to one day host a NFL team or two,...
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bills have agreed to terms with free agent utility player Brad Smith. The deal is goo...
Nick Veronica (@NickVeronica) - Sports Editor for the Canisius College student newspaper "The Griffin" reports that...
During Tom Golisano's final press conference as the owner of the Buffalo Sabres in February, the billionaire said he would co...
Fellow golfer Notah Begay says Tiger Woods will play Aug. 31 at Turning Stone Resort near Verona, N.Y. Begay, a former Stanfo...
WGR Ultimate Grilling ChallengeContest RulesThese contest rules are specific to the above contest conducted by Entercom Buffa...
There's a reason why you haven't read many NFL themed columns from me since the NFLDraft passed us by in late April. It's act...
While many of the Buffalo Sabres’ prospects go home to continue their summer workouts following the team’s develo...
In the war known as the NFLLockout, the first big victory for the players was in the form of a ruling that lifted the lockout...
Now that he's back from injury, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is closing in on a well-respected milestone in Major ...
The Sabres started theirannual prospect development camp Tuesday morningin Dwyer Arena at Niagara University. About 30 prospe...
Fans of the Buffalo Sabres are in unchartered waters when it comes to expectations for July 1, the first day of free agency i...
The Boston Bruins onwer Jeremy Jacobs shared his team's Stanley Cup victory with his employees and friends top in the first o...
The Sabres made six selections in the 2011 NHL entry draft. Offense was an obvious position of need, especially down the mid...
Brought on to discuss the most recent encouraging news about the NFL Lockout and it's negotiations, Profootballtalk.com's Mik...
The Buffalo Sabres announced today they will be holding a summer development camp from July 5-10 at Dwyer Arena on the campus...
This summer is not going to be as stressful as last summer as former Sabre Tim Kennedy already has a contract. The WesternNew...
Now that the Stanley Cup Finals are over, the NHL’s offseason can officially begin in earnest. As the league gears up f...
The Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame introduced its 12 member class of 2011 Wednesday afternoon andformer All-Pro Buffalo ...
Chris Drury will go into the 2011-2012 season as a 35 year old center who played in a whopping 24 games because of injury pro...
The NFL and the players continued their 'secret' settlement talks on Wednesday with many high profile names showing up to par...
Sixty foursomes lined up to be a part of the 25th Anniversary Jim Kelly Celebrity Classic at Terry Hills Golf Course in Batav...
Former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burressis nowa free man after the former pro-bowler serv...
This afternoon, Schopp & the Bulldog are hosting another one of their drafts. This time? It's the 'Sport Draft.'Mike, Bulldog...
The NHLcombine continues today in Toronto with testing. We just got started and had a moving tribute to the former Director o...
Since Calgary couldn't get 2009 number one pick Tim Erixon signed by the 5:00 deadline, they traded him and a 5th rounder to ...
When the story broke that bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach was interested in purchasing the Buffalo Bills, many fans and media ...
The Buffalo Bills aren't currently for sale, but according to the Wall Street Journal, there's more interest from a different...
I wish the ‘Rapture’ people were right but the World did not end on Saturday so I have to watch another season of...
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Donald J. Trump informed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway that he may be announcing shortly his intention to run for the offic...
The Score Television Network in Canada has a report that Toronto is getting more aggressive in their pursuit of an NFLteam, b...
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Here is the text of a letter Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula released on behalf of the team:Dear Fellow Sabres Fans,On beha...
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Andrew Peters, a veteran of six NHL seasons officially announced his retirement today from the National Hockey League.Peters,...
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Earlier this week my wonderful boss,WGR Program Director Andy Roth,reminded me that Thursday will be the 20th Anniversary of ...
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