John Wawrow of the Associated Press reports this afternoon that Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano is seriously considering selling the Buffalo Sabres to billionaire Terry Peluga, but has not yet decided for sure if he is going to sell the team.
The report, citing a source close to discussions says “(Pegula’s) a candidate, but I don’t know how serious Tom is. He’s giving it serious consideration but hasn’t made up his mind.”
Meanwhile, Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News posted a story this morning, reporting that Peluga traveled to New York City on Tuesday night, presumably to sign a letter of intent to purchase the franchise and possibly meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
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Things haven’t went quite the way for the Buffalo Bills in 2010 as most anticipated. Don’t get me wrong… the 2-9 record is barely shocking. The reasons, however, the Bills are going to miss the playoffs for the 11th straight season are not what you would label as predictable for this organization months ago.
If you were playing Family Feud this past April and 100 people were asked “What position will be the Bills greatest offseason priority?” quarterback and left tackle would’ve battled intensely for the number one answer.
That’s no longer the case. In fact, quarterback and left tackle have actually grown into Buffalo strengths. Who would’ve thought that?
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Head volleyball coach Todd Kress has announced the addition of three players who have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Bulls for the 2011 season. Included in the class are two players from Indiana and one from the State of New York.
“We are thrilled with all three players and the qualities they bring here to Buffalo,” said Kress. “We have now been able to put together back-to-back recruiting classes of kids that are going to help in the development of this program. Each of these young women are not only great volleyball players, but they are great people and that is very important to us.”
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Sophomore guard Kayla Stroman made a 3-pointer with seven seconds left in the game to give Niagara a 52-51 victory over the Penn Quakers on Wednesday at the Palestra for its first win of the season.
Niagara (1-5) prevailed in a close encounter in its first-ever meeting with Penn (2-3) in a game that featured 10 ties and 10 lead changes. Senior forward Liz Flooks led the game with a season-high 25 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.
“We really dug deep on the defensive end,” head coach Kendra Faustin said. “Ali made two big free throws and obviously Kayla made a big 3-pointer.”
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The Buffalo Bandits today announced the team will partner with McDonald’s to offer fans the McDonald’s Family 4-Pack during the 2011 National Lacrosse League regular season.
The McDonald’s Family 4-Pack includes four 300 level tickets, 40 Chicken McNuggets, two large fries and four medium soft drinks. The package is priced at $79 and will be available to all fans for the 2011 regular season.
The Bandits open the regular season on the road on Saturday, Jan. 8 against the Calgary Roughnecks. The team will open up its home schedule two weeks later against the Toronto Rock on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in a rematch of the 2010 NLL East Division Semifinal. All eight of the Bandits’ home games will begin at 7:30 p.m. this year.
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Canisius College women’s basketball freshman Jamie Ruttle was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on Monday. It’s the second consecutive week that a Canisius freshman won the award as Jen Lennox received the honor last week.
Ruttle posted career highs with 11 points and eight rebounds in the Griffs’ 58-52 win over Towson on Saturday. The 6-foot-4 forward went 4-for-6 from the floor and also was 3-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds to preserve the win.
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Niagara County Community College Athletic Director Bob McKeown has announced that Erin Whitehead has been named the school’s new Head Softball Coach.
Whitehead, an NCCC alumna, played both softball and basketball for NCCC in 2006 and 2007. In 2007, Erin received the President’s Cup Award given annually to an athlete that excels both athletically and academically and was named to the All Conference and All Region First Team in softball.
Erin graduated from the University at Buffalo with a degree in Health and Human Services. She has served as the Head JV Softball Coach at Kenmore East, Head Varsity Softball Coach at Charter High School for Applied Technologies and Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach for Kenmore East High School.
In December, Erin will graduate with her master’s degree in school counseling from Canisius College.
University at Buffalo safety Davonte Shannon joined elite company on Wednesday as he became just the fourth player in the history of the Mid-American Conference to be a four-time selection to the All-MAC First Team. Joining Shannon on the first team were fellow safety Domonic Cook and punt returner Terrell Jackson.
