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Bengals jump out to 2-0 conference start

  With SUNYAC play opening last weekend, getting off to a hot start was in the Buffalo State men’s basketball team’s best interest.   The Bengals delivered, defeating Oneonta in an 85-64 blowout win on Friday before prevailing over New Paltz 97-93 on Saturday. With the wins, the Bengals improved […]

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Ladies drop pair of conference contests, fall to 2-3 on season

  The Buffalo State women’s basketball team opened the SUNYAC portion of its schedule last weekend, dropping a 56-52 decision to Oneonta on Friday before losing to New Paltz 58-50 on Saturday.   With the losses, the Bengals fell to 0-2 in SUNYAC play for the first time since the […]

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Team beats Fredonia, falls short against No. 10 Utica

  The Buffalo State men’s hockey team got a pivotal SUNYAC win over rival Fredonia on Friday, but its comeback attempt in a non-conference matchup against No. 10 Utica fell just short in overtime Saturday.   The games marked the sixth and seventh of a current nine-game road stretch that […]

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Cross country standout Ngabo bolsters men’s team

  The Buffalo State track and field program will look to continue its recent SUNYAC success in the upcoming indoor season, slated to open this weekend when both teams travel to Kent State University for a meet.   Both the men’s and women’s teams have been strong in the sprint […]

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Marlins’ owner cutting costs a detriment to fans

  Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria started his Black Friday a few weeks early this year, shopping his best players around at bargain prices that even Walmart would have trouble matching.   Loria’s salary-dump trade in mid-November was a blatant slap in the face to Marlins fans. Loria traded star […]

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Australian native takes international route to Buff State

  Australia isn’t exactly known as a hotbed for producing hockey players, let alone breeding them to play at the college level in the United States.   The Buffalo State men’s hockey team gives an inimitable bend to that stigma. Freshman defenseman Todd Graham, who was born in Australia and […]

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Ladies beat D’Youville, improve to 2-1 on season

  The Buffalo State women’s basketball team won its first road game of the season Monday night with a 69-56 victory over crosstown rival D’Youville in a non-conference matchup that was closer than the score indicated.   “Honestly, I thought we were lucky to get out of their with the […]

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Bengals split pair before SUNYAC play begins

  The Buffalo State men’s basketball team opened a four-game home stand with a pair of games that went down to the wire.   The Bengals (2-1) dropped a 97-89 decision to Nazareth (3-1) Saturday before rallying from down 15 to defeat Medaille (3-1) 98-84 on Tuesday.   In Saturday’s […]

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Bills should cut ties with Gailey, Fitzpatrick

The Buffalo Bills’ playoff window didn’t just close following the team’s 20-13 loss at Indianapolis on Sunday – it shattered. While the Bills haven’t been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, they’re far off. And if their showing against the Colts was any indication, they’re no longer a threat at landing […]

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Ex-Bengal Durham adjusts to life without hockey

Last spring, former Bengal James Durham was living his dream as a professional hockey player. Six months later, he’s out of hockey, living the same arduous life as most recent college graduates searching for a job. On the ride home from Buffalo State’s heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to Plattsburgh in the […]