Teen recalls Dr. King in inspirational speech at Kleinhans
Drawing heavily on religious themes, the dreams of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of America’s first black president, Barack Obama, a 15-year-old boy delivered a message of...
View Article49ers use comeback to beat Falcons
ATLANTA – The clutch quarterback. The genius coach. The big-play defense.The San Francisco 49ers are ready to start a new dynasty with a familiar formula.Next stop, the Big Easy.Colin Kaepernick and...
View ArticleRavens dispatch Patriots, set up Harbaugh Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Oh, brother!John Harbaugh and his Baltimore Ravens set up a family reunion at the Super Bowl, shutting down the New England Patriots, 28-13, Sunday in the AFC Championship Game.The...
View ArticleOtt produces, as advertised
To hear Steve Ott describe his first goal for the Sabres and their first goal of the season, you would have thought it was an ordinary play in a forgettable game in January. On the surface, it wasn't...
View ArticleSabres notebook: Stafford earns praise for challenging Hartnell
Philadelphia Flyers agitator Scott Hartnell was running all over the First Niagara Center ice in the second period Sunday, plummeting Sabres captain Jason Pominville into the boards from behind and...
View ArticleAnother Voice: Minimum wage hike will benefit state’s small businesses
By Sarah BishopAfter partisan gridlock prevented Albany lawmakers from taking action last spring to raise New York’s minimum wage, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Legislature have taken commendable steps...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Sabres 5, Flyers 2
Check out the images from the Sabres’ season opener against Philadelphia.To read the full story, please click here.
View ArticleRegion’s hockey-starved Sabres fans finally get their wish
Maybe Western New York never realized that something was missing until the Buffalo Sabres returned to a hockey-starved town Sunday afternoon.Call it the “hockey buzz” – that intangible feeling...
View ArticleObama’s second term begins low-key as grand events await
WASHINGTON – President Obama officially took the oath of office for a second term at a private White House ceremony Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people from across the country – Buffalo included...
View ArticleDay in court eludes families of Flight 3407
Nearly four years have passed since the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, and families of the victims are again wondering: How much longer will their legal battle with...
View ArticleVote on guns puts Grisanti back in forefront of activist ire
ALBANY – Go to State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti’s campaign Facebook page and you’ll find the usual: photos of the Buffalo Republican, a link to donate money and various tidbits of information.And then...
View ArticleVanek nets 5 points as Sabres top Flyers
BY JOHN VOGL Thomas Vanek got a glimpse of life alongside Cody Hodgson at the end of last season. The two skated together for the final 11 outings, and Vanek put up a point per game with three goals...
View ArticleHeeding the call of history, Obama urges unity, offers vision of hope for all
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama began his second term as president Monday with a stirring call for progressive values and action on climate change and immigration reform, as well as a historic presidential...
View ArticleProud area residents relish once-in-a-lifetime experience
WASHINGTON – Never before was Debbera Ransom, of Buffalo, quite so proud to carry the New York State flag.That’s because she did it Monday in the biggest of all possible venues: the Inaugural Parade...
View ArticleSabres’ Miller earns a day’s vacation
TORONTO – Ryan Miller had no problem getting in shape physically during the lockout. His workouts in Los Angeles and Phoenix had his body ready for the season.There was no way to test himself...
View ArticleLocal auto sales climb 2.9 percent in 2012
Local auto sales fell in December, but full-year sales for 2012 still increased, according to the Niagara Frontier Automobile Dealers Association.December sales dropped 4.1 percent, to 3,829 units,...
View ArticleNotebook: Hodgson earns rewards for going to the net
TORONTO – Talk about puck luck. Sabres center Cody Hodgson has two goals in two games and hasn’t used his stick to score either one.“Imagine what’s going to happen when he starts shooting,” coach...
View ArticleThree Bills are named to Pro Bowl
C.J. Spiller is aiming for bigger goals now that he has a Pro Bowl on his career resume. The Buffalo Bills’ third-year running back was thinking more about what he might do next than what he did in...
View ArticleSabres find way to run away with two points
TORONTO – Ryan Miller didn’t research the press notes or anything, but he knew it had been a long time since he won a game in Toronto. He reminded his teammates before the game that the Air Canada...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals to open its new online service
The Court of Appeals, the state’s Albany-based high court, will launch its new online service – the Court of Appeals Public Access and Search System (Court-PASS) – on Feb. 1 to give the public,...
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