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For decades, Western New Yorkers have been arguing over what has generally been viewed as misuse of the waterfront area. Members of the music community, likewise, have long decried the lack of a permanent large-scale performance venue, and claimed the...

The rash of construction activity in downtown Buffalo is paying off not only for big developers and lenders, but also for community banks that don't often benefit from such a boom. The region's smaller financial institutions are getting a piece of the...

The elimination was sudden. The road toward it was painfully long. The Buffalo Sabres' offseason will be, too. Though three games remain on the schedule, the phrase "wait till next year" is ringing through Sabreland for the 43rd straight spring. The...

Pimlico Race Course Eighttofasttocatch, Bold Affair, Jewel of a Cat win stakes races Eighttofasttocatch took the lead 10 jumps out of the gate and led the rest of the way to win the $91,750 Henry S. Clark Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday....

A late 5-0 run broke a 10-10 tie and vaulted the No. 4 Northwestern women's lacrosse team past No. 15 Navy, 15-12, on Monday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. "I'm proud of the effort Navy had today and it was a reflection of how hard we have...

Lacrosse Cyr's hat trick helps No. 11 PSU women past No. 8 UVa.   Mackenzie Cyr (Winters Mill) had her third three-goal game of the season to lead No. 11 Penn State to a 15-14 victory at No. 8 Virginia. After trailing 8-5 at halftime, the Nittany...

Hockey Day in America 2013 Sunday, Feb. 17, on NBC and NBC Sports Network includes nine hours of coverage and a tripleheader of NHL games: Pittsburgh at Buffalo, Los Angeles at Chicago and Washington at New York Rangers. Below is the press release from...

Division I men's lacrosse Navy's Kiernan earns Patriot League honor Navy junior long-stick midfielder Pat Kiernan received Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors Monday, two days after helping lead the Midshipmen to a 20-7 season-opening...

Pro lacrosse Rabil scores first as a Wing in 16-8 loss to Roughnecks Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins) scored his first goal as a member of the Philadelphia Wings, then added two more, but the hosts lost to the Calgary Roughnecks, 16-8, before an announced...