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Sabres will learn from shortcomings next season

  Until this past week, the Buffalo Sabres looked like they would make the most out of a dismal start to their 2011-12 campaign.   The Sabres bottomed out in January at last place in the Eastern Conference and have since battled back to a fight for the eighth seed. […]

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Team gets jump start with spring practices

  The Buffalo State football team kicked off their spring practices last week in preparation for next season.   Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday until April 27, the team will practice from 6:30-8:30 a.m. There are 15 practices in all, and if a player is even a second late, they’re […]

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Bengals open SUNYAC slate

  Buffalo State opened its home schedule last weekend by winning three of four SUNYAC games against Plattsburgh and Potsdam.   The Bengals (8-6, 3-1 SUNYAC) believed that starting their inter-conference schedule on a winning note would set a tone for the rest of the season.   “They’re both among […]

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Runners ready to put injuries behind them

  After an injury-riddled indoor season that featured highs and lows, the Buffalo State men’s and women’s track and field teams are healthier and prepared for the upcoming outdoor season.   Injuries were a big factor in limiting the success of several athletes during indoor season, which in turn limited […]

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Arena hosts Sabres Alumni charity game

  The Buffalo Sabres Alumni may have defeated a charity team sponsored by Daddio’s Pizza 8-4 Sunday at the Buffalo State Ice Arena, but neither side had hard feelings during or after the game.   The event presented an extremely jovial atmosphere as families, students and fans gathered inside the […]

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Buffalo State loses coaching icon

  Buffalo State College lost one of its most outstanding personalities when longtime softball coach Sandra Hollander passed away Monday following a six-year fight with colorectal cancer.   “This is incredibly sad news for our athletics family,” athletic director Jerry Boyes said in a statement. “For the past 27 years, […]

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The 2012 MLB season boasts many contenders, leaving title race wide open

  It was the third pitch of his third at-bat. Off-speed; a junk ball.   Still, Yoenis Cespedes kept his hands back, waited for the break, took a swing, and connected. Touch ’em all.   Cespedes certainly got his major-league career off to a fast start in just his second […]

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Bengals complete rollercoaster two-win weekend

  It was the type of week for Buffalo State women’s lacrosse that elicited both extreme happiness and extreme anger from the team.   The happiness came in a dramatic 13-12 double-overtime win over Ithaca and a 22-11 bashing of Oswego; the anger from an 18-9 blowout loss to Oneonta. […]

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Intercollegiate Athletic Board to hold open forum

  The Intercollegiate Athletic Board will hold an open forum on Thursday in Bulger North to discuss the proposed 2012-13 intercollegiate athletics budget. Members of the board will be present to answer questions on the budget from 12:15-1:30 p.m.   Contact the Record staff at bscrecord@gmail.com.

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Lacrosse season in full swing after successful Florida trip

  Buffalo State’s women’s lacrosse team entered their spring break trip to Florida with an unblemished 4- 0 record. Playing in the Florida sun would change that.   The Bengals started out by losing their first two matchups to two top-ranked teams, No. 7 Colby (Maine) and No. 11 Amherst […]