Tue, Oct 15th 2013 11:15 pm
The Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts will co-host a "Scout Night Expo" for youth of nearly every age on Wednesday, from 6-8 p.m., in the Lewiston-Porter Middle School cafeteria on Creek Road.
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Sat, Oct 5th 2013 07:00 am
Into every life a little rain must fall, but for more than 1,400 runners who turned out for the Mighty Niagara Half Marathon and Hospice Dash 5K, that is an understatement.
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Thu, Oct 3rd 2013 06:35 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced veteran broadcaster Mike Robitaille, who has been a mainstay on Sabres broadcasts for more than three decades, will retire following the 2013-14 season. The team also announced the addition of former Sabres winger Brad May to the Sabres broadcast team, beginning this season, as an analyst and commentator.
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Thu, Oct 3rd 2013 07:00 am
Bob Koshinski, vice president and general manager of WBBZ-TV, is reminding Western New York his station will carry the exclusive on-air telecast of the NFL Network game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns at First Energy Stadium on Thursday.
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Wed, Oct 2nd 2013 01:40 pm
It may not yet be a "Tough Mudder" or even a "Spartan Race," but an upcoming physical challenge at Niagara University is anything but basic.
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Tue, Oct 1st 2013 02:35 pm
Buffalo Sabres head coach Ron Rolston today announced he has named forwards Thomas Vanek and Steve Ott team captains.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Coming off the most-watched Stanley Cup Final on record, NBC Sports Group begins its coverage of the 2013-14 NHL regular season with three games in three days, beginning with a matchup between the 2013 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. on NBCSN.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
NBCSN will launch a pair of new programs - "NHL Rivals" and "NHL Top 10" - on Tuesday, Oct. 9, expanding NBC Sports Group's NHL coverage with programming focused on hockey's historic rivalries and some of the game's most-debated topics.
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Sat, Sep 28th 2013 07:00 am
Non-fisher people are invited to read this column about our late-summer, early-fall fishing in the area.
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Thu, Sep 26th 2013 11:30 am
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced Wednesday the Sabres signed defenseman Nikita Zadorov to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Wed, Sep 25th 2013 12:40 pm
Live coverage of the final and decisive race of the America's Cup Finals will air today at 4 p.m. on NBCSN. The victor of Race 19 will win the 2013 America's Cup.
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Mon, Sep 23rd 2013 05:45 pm
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens today reminded all new hunters or trappers planning to go afield this upcoming hunting and trapping season that they must first complete a mandatory hunter or trapper education course before they can obtain the appropriate sporting license. Training in safe handling of firearms and hunting is a legal requirement for anyone hunting in New York.
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Mon, Sep 23rd 2013 05:15 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced defenseman Mike Weber will donate Sabres tickets to soldiers this season as part of the "Tickets for Troops" program. Weber will provide a pair of tickets to a different military member from Western New York starting with the Oct. 4 home opener against Ottawa, and continuing for each of Buffalo's 40 remaining regular season home games this season.
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Mon, Sep 23rd 2013 05:15 pm
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced the team has assigned the following players to the Rochester Americans (AHL): Matt Hackett, Brayden McNabb, Chad Ruhwedel and Mike Zigomanis. Drew Bagnall and Matt Ellis will also be assigned to Rochester, pending waivers.
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Mon, Sep 23rd 2013 05:15 pm
Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams will visit "The Fred Jackson Show" tonight at 7:30 p.m. live on WBBZ-TV. Bills running back Fred Jackson and co-host Bob Koshinski will review yesterday's matchup with the New York Jets at the Meadowlands, and look forward to the next game against the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens.
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Sat, Sep 21st 2013 07:55 pm
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced the team has assigned the following players to the Rochester Americans (AHL): Daniel Catenacci, Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, Tim Schaller and Phil Varone. Jamie Tardif, pending waivers, will also be assigned to Rochester.
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Sat, Sep 21st 2013 07:00 am
The Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club hosted a special event Monday as the Hanes Supply Putting Contest played out on the Creek Road course. The event featured alumni from both the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, including Rene Robert of the Sabres' famed French Connection, plus Bills greats Booker Edgerson, Andre Reed and Lou Piccone.
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Sat, Sep 21st 2013 06:00 am
Last spring, I wrote a story in the Sentinel about the Canadian geese invading our area, coming from the south. Also mentioned was about how loads of these migrating birds have taken up permanent residence in some northern climes and there seems to be more and more each year.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:50 pm
The 2013 season came to a close last Saturday night with the annual King of the Hill events sponsored by Investor's Services. Twin $1,000 to win 100-lap mains for the Investor's Services Sportsman and Ki-Po Chevrolet Street Stocks highlighted the weekend. A total of 150 cars participated in the two-day affair.
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Fri, Sep 20th 2013 09:10 pm
Buffalo Sabres general manager Darcy Regier today announced the team has assigned the following players to the Rochester Americans (AHL):
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Sat, Sep 14th 2013 07:00 am
There is a magnificent bird of prey that lives among us, one that's rarely identified by anyone who truly knows what it is. Last June, I received an email from John Eddy, an outdoorsman friend of mine who sent me a link to a video showing an osprey "fishing" for its next meal.
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Sat, Sep 14th 2013 02:35 am
The "A Conversation with Marv Levy" event scheduled for Sept. 20, 2013 at the Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, has been cancelled.
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Sat, Sep 14th 2013 01:00 am
Penalties and poor ball control cost the Bills in the fourth quarter, as New England went on to take the season opener.
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Wed, Sep 11th 2013 06:35 pm
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced the team has signed forward Cody Hodgson to a long-term, multiyear contract extension.
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Wed, Sep 11th 2013 09:10 am
Buffalo Sabres head coach Ron Rolston today announced Jerry Forton has been named to an assistant coaching position with the team. Forton will start in his new role on Rolston's staff immediately, joining fellow assistant coaches Joe Sacco and Teppo Numminen.
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Tue, Sep 10th 2013 11:35 pm
The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will open its training camp on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when veteran players are expected to report for testing and physicals.
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Tue, Sep 10th 2013 11:25 pm
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds hunters that chronic wasting disease continues to pose a potential threat to New York's wild white-tailed deer herd, and hunters should take precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. Late last year, CWD was found on a deer farm in Pennsylvania and, in early 2013, CWD was confirmed in Pennsylvania's wild white-tailed deer herd.
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Mon, Sep 9th 2013 03:00 pm
Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller will discuss the Buffalo Bills' 23-21 loss to the New England Patriots in Sunday's season home opener.
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Mon, Sep 9th 2013 07:00 am
Bob Koshinski, vice president and general manager of WBBZ-TV, has announced "The Fred Jackson Show" will return to the local program roster beginning Monday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
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Mon, Sep 9th 2013 07:00 am
Renowned for its scenic routes, the 5th annual Mighty Niagara Half Marathon/Hospice Dash 5K takes place on Saturday, Sept. 21, with appeal to runners who support Niagara Hospice Alliance Inc.
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Thu, Sep 5th 2013 03:25 pm
With football season set to begin, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has issued a consumer alert on the risk of concussions to young football players. Head injuries, including concussions, can happen at any time on the field of play, regardless of the type of helmet being worn.
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Thu, Sep 5th 2013 12:05 am
The Buffalo Sabres have announced forward Mikhail Grigorenko will not participate in the upcoming 2013 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, Mich.
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Wed, Sep 4th 2013 02:35 pm
NBC Sports Group rolls out the new "Sunday Night Football" bus this week with stops in North Texas, prior to the Giants-Cowboys "SNF" opener on Sept. 8.
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Sat, Aug 31st 2013 06:55 am
Tournament Chairman Captain Steve Drabczyk of Lewiston Bait & Tackle sends word of another successful walleye tournament held on the lower Niagara River Aug. 24. All fish entered were caught at the Niagara bar in front of Fort Niagara.
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Fri, Aug 30th 2013 04:40 pm
On Saturday, Sept. 7, the Niagara Frontier Antique and Classic Boats Inc. is hosting its 36th annual Antique Boat Show and Raceboat Reunion at the Buffalo Launch Club at 503 E. River Road on Grand Island. The show begins at 10 a.m. and will feature antique watercraft from boat owners and enthusiasts from across the nation.
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Thu, Aug 29th 2013 02:30 pm
The Niagara Falls Sports Hall of Fame voted in nine new inductees to comprise the Class of 2013 at a recent meeting of their board of directors. Those to be inducted are Brian Atamian, Joe Colosi, Frank Colucci, Ron DeLuca, Tom Manzi, Allan Schug, Robert (Red) Weber and Ron Zuccari.
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Wed, Aug 28th 2013 06:30 pm
In the cool morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 24, a crowd of men and women in military uniforms, hockey fans in jerseys and media with cameras gathered excitedly in one of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station's hangars.
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Tue, Aug 27th 2013 03:00 pm
The Niagara Wheatfield Football Booster Club (Niagara Wheatfield Football Families Association) is presently having a fundraiser to raise approximately $10,000 to cover the cost of helmets and uniforms for the high school varsity and junior varsity football teams.
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Tue, Aug 27th 2013 03:00 pm
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Mon, Aug 26th 2013 06:05 pm
The Buffalo Sabres have announced tryout information for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres 12U hockey team, set to compete at the 55th Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament from Feb. 12-23, 2014, at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec.
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