The Bills offense had their chances throughout the second half but could do nothing with it. Ryan Fitzpatrick was harassed into three sacks and spent most the game running for his life. With the Bills in possession of the ball and a six point deficit late in the fourth quarter, he heaved a pass downfield intended for Terrell Owens. It was picked off by Darrelle Revis, sealing a 19-13 Jets win in Toronto that had more a feel of a CFL game than a prime time divisional NFL contest.
The Bills briefly led in the first half, 10-6 after a 15-yard Marshawn Lynch touchdown run. But the Jets pulled within one on Jay Feely’s third field goal of the game and took the lead for good with 2:58 in the first half on a 13 yard Mark Sanchez to Braylon Edwards touchdown pass.
The University at Buffalo men’s basketball team beat Army, 74-67, at Alumni Arena on Thursday night for the 1,000th win in program history. The Bulls hit a season-best 10 three-pointers to foil an Army zone defense and snap the Black Knights’ five-game winning streak.
The Bulls’ long-range barrage was led by Sean Smiley who nailed four three-pointers en route to scoring a season-high 14 points. Zach Filzen had three three-pointers and John Boyer added a pair.
Buffalo (3-2) made eight of its three-pointers in the first half to help build its lead to as many as 15 points before settling for a 40-30 advantage at the break.
Immediately following the conclusion of the Bills vs Jets game, tune into live to Sal Capaccio’s “Buffalo Bills Now!” show on UStream. We’re sure there will be plenty to talk about
We got a big time WNY triple header going tonight. The UB Bulls are at home facing off against Army at 7pm, while at the same time the Buffalo Sabres host the Montreal Canadians. And of course, the main event comes at 8:20 when the Buffalo Bills take on the Jets in Toronto.
Follow along with all three right here. Starting at 7pm we’ll have our live blog running, where you can check for updates, insight and of course chat live with your comments, questions and thoughts. Come strong!
Getting a team motivated to play a football game is no easy task in the NFL. Dan Birdwell, a defensive lineman who played for the AFL Oakland Raiders once said “You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a two-by-four.”
For some reason, football players seem to love their mothers more than their fathers; and how do I know this? Have you ever seen a player on the sideline after a touchdown, or interception saying “I love you dad” or “that one’s for you pops”. No, it’s always about mom. I’m not sure why we don’t give our fathers more credit. After all, they’re usually the parent that buys us our first football, signs us up for pee wee football and motivates us to be the best we can be. Nonetheless, mom still gets all the props. It must have something to do with women being the weaker (physically speaking) of the sexes and wanting us feeling the need to protect them.
Last night’s Minnesota Timberwolves game started strong. Wolves fans, at the Target Center last night for the game against the Memphis Grizzlies, hoped rookie Jonny Flynn and Al Jefferson were going to bring them a second straight at win following 15 losses.. With an 8 point lead at the half, things were looking that way.
But Flynn and his teammates came out in the second half tired and sloppy. Meanwhile the Grizzles did the opposite. For the game over 29 minutes, Flynn posted a meager 12 points with 2 rebounds. He did however finally have a great night for assists, posting a career-high 9, but it wasn’t enough to lead his team to a win.
Flynn missed crucial back to back shots in the final minute of the game that would have made the final 97-95 deficit look quite a bit different.
They say that chicken soup is good for the soul. I’m sure that’s a load of crap, but since I’m admittedly a Jets fan, my soul needs healing after you guys kicked our ass in Week 6. Plus, it’s starting to get cold (I can only imagine how you Buffalo-ians must feel), and freezing your ‘nads off in front of a grill is unnecessary. I mean, the grill can only warm them up so much, right?
This Thursday night, I’ll be downing a ‘liquid’ dinner while watching the Bills take on the Jets in Toronto. Much to your disappointment, this liquid dinner is not pertaining to alcohol. That’s right. My Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is that good. You’ll feel intoxicated by its deliciousness.
The Buffalo Bills and New York Jets clash tonight in what amounts to a do-or-die AFC East battle for both teams. The game is being played in Toronto and if last year’s event is any indication, the Bills represent the “home” team in what essentially amounts to a neutral site.
Instead of the traditional “Are you ready for some football?” question, for our Canadian fiends lets queue the “THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKIN’ ABOOOOOT!!!!!”
Neither team has a winning record. The Jets enter at 5-6 while Buffalo is 4-7. Shockingly this is still a big game. If the Bills can win their third straight divisional contest, they’re actually very much alive in the divisional race, especially if Miami wins at home against New England Sunday. If both happen, the Bills would be within a game of Miami and two of New England, and they play the Patriots at home in three weeks on December 20.
I’ve learned that with the possible exception Terrence McGee (knee) and Jairus Byrd (groin), who will be a game time decisions, the Buffalo Bills inactive list for tonight’s game in Toronto against the Jets will look exactly like last week. I’ve also been told Roscoe Parrish will again be returning punts.
I just spoke to someone in Toronto covering the team and was told Perry Fewell is “heavily leaning” towards the same inactive list as last week. Against Miami the Bills inactives were: Steve Johnson, McGee, Ashton Youboty, Demetrius Bell, James Hardy, Chris Ellis, John McCargo. Brian Brohm was the third QB.
If McGee can go, and the team is hopeful he will, then Cary Harris would be deactivated. Byrd is also questionable and on a short week with little recovery time, the team may be careful with him. But my source expects him to be in uniform and not starting. He may used as a backup and/or emergency situation the same as Donte Whitner was when he came back from his ankle injury.
The Portland Pirates returned the favor to the Manchester Monarchs as Jhonas Enroth made 39 saves for his first shutout of the season en route to a 2-0 victory before 3,013 at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Wednesday night.
The last time these two teams played, Monarchs’ goalie Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves in a 4-0 win back on Oct. 17.
It was only the second time this season the Monarchs lost a game in regulation at home — last time being against the Hershey Bears, a 4-1 loss on Nov. 7.
Allowing 13 first-half points and building a 24-point second-half lead, the Canisius College women’s basketball team posted a 52-41 win over Albany in the Koessler Athletic Center on Wednesday night. The Golden Griffins improve to 4-2 overall and have won their last four games.
Senior Brittané Russell, playing in her 100th career game, led Canisius with 10 points while senior Tasia Lee had seven points, five rebounds, three assists and a career-high four steals. Junior Micayla Drysdale was 2-for-4 from behind the arc to go along with five assists, one turnover and a career-high four steals.
St. Bonaventure softball head coach Mike Threehouse announced the signing of six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2011 season.
Jennifer Sansano, Ashley Snider, Christine Watson, Lindsay Stowell, Kelli Gleiser and Kacie Strong signed their letters during the early signing period in November.
While Terrell Owens has been the desire of new starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s affection, Lee Evans shopping cart for footballs has been mostly empty. In the three games since the bye week, Owens has grabbed 17 passes for 378 yards while Evans has managed just seven for 105.
While the Buffalo Bills have recently changed head coaches, quarterbacks and offensive philosophies, for Evans at least, the more things change the more they’ve stayed the same.
With only five games remaining on the schedule, Evans has just 30 receptions for 436 yards. Though he’s caught five touchdown passes (plus one called back) he’s on pace to have the fewest catches (43) and receiving yards (634) of his six-year career. It’s certainly not the numbers the club had in mind when he signed a four-year extension worth $37.2-million a year ago, and added $6.5-million to the payroll with Owens.
Two weeks ago – a day before the Buffalo Bills fired head coach Dick Jauron, in fact – we took a look at the core players of Buffalo’s roster. The idea behind the post was to identify players that, based on their contract status with the franchise, are very likely to survive a regime change at One Bills Drive.
We’ll recap the fruits of that labor quickly after the jump, but the purpose of this post is to take that exercise a step further. With the core players out of the way, it’s time to look at the players that I’ll term “crux players” – guys with flexible contract situations that will define a new regime’s focus on re-building the Bills.
Six University at Buffalo football players were named to the All-Mid-American Conference Team on Wednesday.
Safety Davonte Shannon and wide receiver Naaman Roosevelt were repeat selections to the first team, while tight end Jesse Rack also earned first-team honors. Guard Peter Bittner and safety Mike Newton were named to the second team. Wide Receiver Brett Hamlin was named to the third team.
Shannon, a junior, was named to the first team for the third straight year. He led the Bulls with 97 tackles and also had a team-high 8.5 tackles for loss. He added a pair of interceptions, three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. He had three double-digit tackle games, including a season-high 15 tackles in the Bulls’ win over Miami (OH).
The Erie Community College hockey team scored a huge victory Tuesday December 1 with a 4-3 victory over third-ranked Monroe Community College in front of a packed-house at the Cheektowaga Recreation Center.
Erie (8-0, 3-0), entered the game ranked second in the NJCAA National Poll, scored their first three goals on the power play in a penalty-filled game that saw four game misconducts issued, three to Monroe.
The Buffalo Sabres currently sit at 15-7-2 for 32 points, good for first in the North East Division. They hold just a one point lead over Boston and two over Ottawa. Of course, if they were to win the division they’d automatically be seeded no lower than third in the Eastern Conference.
But just as it’s a thin live between love and hate, it’s even thinner between the top of the Conference and out of the playoffs altogether. Buffalo is just six points from being the top seed in the conference, but they’re merely five points from being in position to watch the playoffs for a third consecutive season.
After being as unobtrusive as a sick child through half his first, and likely only season in Buffalo, Terrell Owens has made some noise on the field the past few weeks. He has 14 catches for 291 yards and a pair of touchdowns in his last two games.
Uninterestingly enough, Owens, known as much for his mouth than his hands, has been utterly robotic with the media. “I’m just going with the plays that are called” is about the most intriguing sound byte he’s given us this season.
His season has turned around on the field, and after Tuesday so has his withdrawn press conferences off it. If Owens is only here for the next five games, he’s ready to make every moment count, whether it’s on the football field or in front of the podium.
Junior Cory Conacher (Burlington, Ontario) of the Canisius College hockey team was honored on Tuesday as the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month. Conacher led the Canisius offense in November, posting 13 points, eight goals, five assists and four power-play tallies in nine games.
The junior opened the month by helping the Griffs to their first weekend sweep against Mercyhurst in the 21-year, 60-game all-time series between the two schools. Conacher registered two assists in the opener and then scored the game-winning goal on a penalty shot in the finale with just 5:36 remaining in regulation to break a 3-3 tie.
I guess you really can find anything on the internet.
As many hockey fans, especially those in WNY already know, South Buffalo native Patrick Kane had a run-in with a cab driver in downtown Buffalo this summer. Someone posted a video on YouTube poking fun via the video game Grand Theft Auto. It’s quickly making its rounds around the net.
At first glance we were slightly repulsed. But after watching again, we now find it damn funny. So here ya go.
Minnesota basketball fans had all but given up hope on Jonny Flynn and the Timberwolves after an entire month without a single win. Wolves critics were saying that the roster, already looking tired after barely more than a month of play shouldn’t expect a win until mid-December at best. Those critics are now eating their words.
Flynn and the Timberwolves spent their Thanksgiving weekend in Denver upsetting the Nuggets, 106-100. The victory snapped an eye-popping 15 game losing streak. The Wolves hadn’t won since defeating New Jersey on opening night.
Flynn , the highly touted rookie from Niagara Falls, had a great game. He played just short of 30 minutes, collecting 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists. For the season, he’s now averaging 14.4 points and is up to 3.6 assists per night. After consecutive games of being held to single-digit points, Flynn has scored at least 16 points in each of his last four contests.
The Buffalo Bills are 1-1 under the direction of interim head coach Perry Fewell. Thrust into the limelight after replacing Dick Jauron as the head man on November 17, Fewell’s Bills have started to differentiate themselves from Jauron’s Bills, mostly in positive ways. The team is playing more competitive football. They’ve cut down on key mistakes (penalties and turnovers), they’re playing more aggressive football, and they appear to be a more confident group.
Give Fewell a lot of credit, folks. He’s dealing with many of the same issues Jauron did – injuries, an offensive line in flux, and all of the other problems we’ve discussed thoroughly in this space – and producing with that group. He’s making smart decisions, personnel-wise and game situation-wise, and thus far, they’ve mostly paid off.
The University at Buffalo men’s basketball team beat Army, 74-67, at Alumni Arena on Thursday night for the 1,000th win in program history. The Bulls hit a season-best 10 three-pointers to foil an Army zone defense and snap the Black Knights’ five-game winning streak.
Last night’s Minnesota Timberwolves game started strong. Wolves fans, at the Target Center last night for the game against the Memphis Grizzlies, hoped rookie Jonny Flynn and Al Jefferson were going to bring them a second straight at win following 15 losses.. With an 8 point lead at the half, things were looking that way.
The Buffalo Bills and New York Jets clash tonight in what amounts to a do-or-die AFC East battle for both teams. The game is being played in Toronto and if last year’s event is any indication, the Bills represent the “home” team in what essentially amounts to a neutral site.
I’ve learned that with the possible exception Terrence McGee (knee) and Jairus Byrd (groin), who will be a game time decisions, the Buffalo Bills inactive list for tonight’s game in Toronto against the Jets will look exactly like last week. I’ve also been told Roscoe Parrish will again be returning punts.
The Portland Pirates returned the favor to the Manchester Monarchs as Jhonas Enroth made 39 saves for his first shutout of the season en route to a 2-0 victory before 3,013 at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Wednesday night.
Allowing 13 first-half points and building a 24-point second-half lead, the Canisius College women’s basketball team posted a 52-41 win over Albany in the Koessler Athletic Center on Wednesday night. The Golden Griffins improve to 4-2 overall and have won their last four games.
St. Bonaventure softball head coach Mike Threehouse announced the signing of six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2011 season.
While Terrell Owens has been the desire of new starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s affection, Lee Evans shopping cart for footballs has been mostly empty. In the three games since the bye week, Owens has grabbed 17 passes for 378 yards while Evans has managed just seven for 105.
Six University at Buffalo football players were named to the All-Mid-American Conference Team on Wednesday.
The Erie Community College hockey team scored a huge victory Tuesday December 1 with a 4-3 victory over third-ranked Monroe Community College in front of a packed-house at the Cheektowaga Recreation Center.
The Buffalo Sabres currently sit at 15-7-2 for 32 points, good for first in the North East Division. They hold just a one point lead over Boston and two over Ottawa. Of course, if they were to win the division they’d automatically be seeded no lower than third in the Eastern Conference.
Junior Cory Conacher (Burlington, Ontario) of the Canisius College hockey team was honored on Tuesday as the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month. Conacher led the Canisius offense in November, posting 13 points, eight goals, five assists and four power-play tallies in nine games.
Minnesota basketball fans had all but given up hope on Jonny Flynn and the Timberwolves after an entire month without a single win. Wolves critics were saying that the roster, already looking tired after barely more than a month of play shouldn’t expect a win until mid-December at best. Those critics are now eating their words.
The Buffalo Bills are 1-1 under the direction of interim head coach Perry Fewell. Thrust into the limelight after replacing Dick Jauron as the head man on November 17, Fewell’s Bills have started to differentiate themselves from Jauron’s Bills, mostly in positive ways. The team is playing more competitive football. They’ve cut down on key mistakes (penalties and turnovers), they’re playing more aggressive football, and they appear to be a more confident group.
