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Posted on February 1, 2011 by Patrick Moran
 So the Buffalo Bills stagger to the finish line, Buffalo Sabres fans may finally see light at the end of the tunnel, Buffalo Bisons have a new manager, Buffalo Bandits kick off their season and a certain publisher from this very website and a starting NFL safety may end up fighting each other— for charity.
Buffalo also said hello to a well known coach joining the Bills staff and sadly said goodbye to one of the team’s all-time great running backs.
A former Bills wide receiver gets to the brink of the Hall of Fame again and a potential future Sabres Hall of Famer starts to turn it around in net after a subpar season.
We celebrated the best the world had to offer in junior hockey and mourned the 20th anniversary of arguably the single-worst moment in Bills history.
That’s the kind of month it’s been in the world of Buffalo sports.
BSD January Month-In-Review – continue reading…
Posted on January 31, 2011 by Monica Ulrich
 This subject has surely been covered before. Most of Buffalo has heard whisperings of the Queen City Roller Girls and their “spectacle” of a sport… Especially after they made it to the cover of Buffalo Spree in December of 2009.
However, everything I knew about them until now was focused mainly on…well, them.
I’ve read about how tight-knit these 120-plus women that make up the QCRG are before: how great it is to be a part of such an accepting and supportive network of people. The satisfaction of forming such close bonds with other women. Blah, blah, blah. Someone get me a tissue.
But why should I come see them skate? Why should I spend my hard-earned, recession-churned money and drive out to the boonies of North Tonawanda (to Oliver Street, no less) to see a bunch of ladies racing around on roller skates?
Queen City Roller Girls Heat Up the Track – continue reading…
Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jeff Abbott
 The Fur & Feather Bait Shop in Wilson and OutdoorsNiagara.com are hosting The Wilson Harbor Ice Fishing Contest on Saturday, February 5, 2011 from dawn until noon. The species targeted during this event are trout, pike, perch and any panfish.
Each category pays 50%, 30%, and 20% with 100% payback and only one fish can be entered per angler. The entry fee is $10 with kids 12 and under free. Award ceremony and picnic to be held at noon.
You can register on-line at http://www.outdoorsniagara.com/wilsonicecontestpaypal or call the Feather and Fur Bait Shop at 716-425-3018.
Upcoming Events In The Outdoors of WNY – continue reading…
Posted on January 20, 2011 by BSD Staff Reports
 It’s a good lineup this weekend for drinks and live music over at Mooney’s Sports Bar in Tonawanda and as always, there’s no cover charge for either event.
On Friday it’s the music of the Bleeding Hearts, who go on stage at 10pm. The band plays a set that mixes classic hits from the 60’s and 70’s all the way through the retro 80s and into the alternative hits from the 90s. You can check out their website right here.
Saturday is the return of The Teasers (pictured left), one of Buffalo’s most popular party rock bands.
Both nights feature a wide variety of drink specials and their kitchen featuring an extensive menu is open well into the night.
Mooney’s is located at 1531 Military Road near Sherdain Drive in the Town of Tonawanda. The phone number is 877-1800.
Posted on January 5, 2011 by BSD Staff Reports
 The big snow storm of early December temporarily ruined the volleyball dome for one of Western New York’s best places to play indoors, Holliday’s in West Seneca. I spoke with the owner of the place, Andy, and not only has the dome been restored, by they’re ready to get back to hosting leagues.
Their next volleyball season begins in January 31. They also have four-person dart leagues set to start about a week from today.
For anyone interested in participating in either league you can visit Holliday’s at 935 Harlem Road in West Seneca or call 824-8812 for more information. While you’re at it, tell them the folks at Buffalo Sports Daily sent ya.
You can also check out their website right here.
Posted on December 30, 2010 by BSD Staff Reports
 Douglas J. Gladstone, the author of A Bitter Cup of Coffee; How MLB & The Players Association Threw 874 Retirees A Curve, will read excerpts from his book at The Dog Ears Bookstore on Friday, January 14, 2011, beginning at 6 P.M.. Mr. Gladstone will also take questions from the audience and sign copies of the book for all those individuals who purchase it that evening.
With a foreword written by the Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, Dave Marash, A Bitter Cup of Coffee tells the true story of a group of former big-league ballplayers denied pensions as a result of the failure of both the league and the union to retroactively amend the vesting requirement change that granted instant pension eligibility to ballplayers in 1980. Prior to that year, ballplayers had to have four years service credit to earn an annuity and medical benefits. Since 1980, however, all you have needed is one day of service credit to qualify for health insurance and 43 days of service credit for a pension.
Here’s, in part, what the Midwest Book Review had to say about the book in its official review, which was published in May:
Gladstone to Discuss Controversial Book in Buffalo – continue reading…
Posted on December 16, 2010 by BSD Staff Reports
 One thing we take pride in at Buffalo Sports Daily is going the extra mile for our sponsors, since we know they’re the sole lifeline to this daily online publication remaining free for all of you to enjoy.
That being said, we’re going to start promoting live music and events when it comes to the home of bars that sponsor us. It’s certainly worth nothing one of our clients, Mooney’s Sports Bar in Tonawanda, has plenty going on this Saturday.
This Saturday, Mooney’s is having their first annual Christmas Bash, featuring $2.00 BOTTLED BEERS MOLSON, COORSLITE, BUD AND LABATTS, $5.00 PITCHERS OF ALL DOMESTIC BEER, $2.50 SHOTS OF JAMESON, $2.50 SHOTS OF KELLY’S FAMOUS ” CHRISTMAS IN YOUR MOUTH” SHOT and $2.50 BOMB SHOTS CHERRY, GRAPE OR HARLEM.
D.J. Homewrecker will also be in the house spinning music beginning at 10pm. There is no cover charge for the event.
Mooney’s is located at 1531 Military Road in Tonawanda. Visit their official Facebook page for list of events by clicking here.
 Located just south of Buffalo, Lackawanna has developed a long-earned reputation through the years for excelling in sports. Whether its football or basketball, Lackawanna high school perennially contends for championships and many of the best athletes to come out of Western New York have done it through the doors of one of the area’s best-known communities.
Here’s something you may not know; Lackawanna is also home to some of the finest eateries you’ll find anywhere. There’s countless venues to enjoy a good meal regardless if you have pizza, chicken wings, fish fry’s or your favorite sub sandwich on your mind.
Without question, one of those highlights of Lackawanna is Royal Pizza, located at 3047 South Park Avenue near Martin Road.
Eatery Spotlight: ROYAL PIZZA, 3047 South Park Avenue – continue reading…
 To run a successful pizza joint in a town so steeped in tradition like Buffalo, world renowned for its pizza and chicken wings, you need to have a certain amount of confidence. When it comes to offering scrumptious food at the best prices this side of the Buffalo/Northwest Cheektowaga border, Bob Dziadaszek, owner of Tomatoes on Kensington Avenue, has plenty of it.
“We have great Salads, great Subs, great Tacos, a great Steak Pizza and a great Buffalo Chicken pizza,” Dziadaszek said. “We have awesome lunch specials.
Eatery Spotlight: TOMATOES, 1393 Kensington Avenue – continue reading…
 Nestled literally on the Buffalo/Cheektowaga border, Papa Joes Sports Bar & Grill (1011 Walden Avenue) is one of the more unheralded, yet busier and entertaining bars in all of Western New York. It’s a place customers flock to from near and far, whether you reside moments down the road or the middle of nowhere, it’s become one of the more diverse watering hole establishments in all of town.
The reasons for Papa Joes success is easy to see. The bar entails a combination of modernity as well as respect to the traditional setups you see in most neighborhood bars. But don’t be fooled by its rather ordinary exterior appearance; Papa Joes has amenities you’ll find inside very few bars in the area, and certainly no other in its busy urban neighborhood possess.
First let’s knock off many of the variables you’ll find at most places favorite beverages are enjoyed. There’s daily drink specials, ability to wager on Quick Draw, a pool table, well-mixed jukebox and pair of big screen TVs to watch sporting events.
But there’s four things in particular that make Papa Joes unique in many regards and downright exclusive in others. They include:
BAR SPOTLIGHT: Papa Joes Sports Bar & Grill – 1011 Walden Avenue – continue reading…
 The Western New York area is inundated with countless large, corporate areas to get your respective bowling fixes in. Without question, the Bowl-Inn Bowling Center is not among them.
“We’re a smaller, independently ran business and I take a lot of pride in that,” Bowl-Inn Bowling Center owner Mark Williamson said. “We combine the bowling experience for our customers along with a winning assortment of food and extremely reasonable drink prices so people can come to our place without fear of wondering what happened to their wallet and have a great time in the process.”
Centrally located near the Lovejoy district of Buffalo, Bowl-Inn Bowling Center is easily accessible to bowlers from all over. Just a stone’s throw from the thruway near Clinton and Bailey Avenue, the center is mere minutes from Downtown Buffalo.
Bowling Spotlight: BOWL-INN BOWLING CENTER – 727 Bailey Avenue – continue reading…
 The 38th annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner will take place Thursday (Oct. 21) at 7 p.m. (EST), at HSBC Arena, home of the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres, in Buffalo, N.Y.
The star-studded Class of 2010 includes Art Berglund, Derian Hatcher, Kevin Hatcher, Dr. V. George Nagobads and Jeremy Roenick. Longtime ESPN SportsCenter anchor and hockey broadcaster Steve Levy will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the evening’s festivities.
The ceremony will include a special tribute to the silver medal-winning 1972 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Ten members of the team will be in attendance, including Huffer Christiansen, Mike “Lefty” Curran, Tom Mellor, Dick McGlynn, Ron Naslund, Frank Sanders, Craig Sarner, Pete Sears, Tim Sheehy and Head Coach Murray Williamson.
U.S. Hockey HOF Induction Set For Thursday at HSBC Arena – continue reading…
Posted on September 19, 2010 by Patrick Moran
 On the field, Marissa Gallo was unstoppable, rushing for five touchdowns to take home MVP honors in leading her Brunettes team to a 34-18 victory in the second annual Blondes vs. Brunettes flag football game this weekend at Sweet Home High School.
Of course, the real winner was the Alzheimer’s Association of WNY. While final numbers won’t be made official until later this week, game co-chairs Kristin Crandall and Tracey Callisto both said the final tally would be over $30,000 to help benefit the 55,000 people living in Western New York with the disease.
“The real winner of course is the Alzheimer’s Association,” Callisto said. “In our second year the game grew in every way including participants, fans and most importantly, money raised. It’s a blessing to see that many people showing their support and we plan to keep growing this event every year.”
Brunettes Beat Blondes in Charity Football Game – continue reading…
 Nestled on Walden Avenue along the Cheektowaga/Buffalo border, AJ’s Lounge is one of Western New York’s true hidden gems. AJ’s is also a rarity in that it’s the only known drinking establishment in the area that offers both a complimentary jukebox and pool table for its patrons to enjoy.
That’s right… Only at AJ’s Lounge can you come in for a drink or bite to eat, load up the jukebox with your favorite Billy Joel, Elvis Presley and Journey songs before heading to the back and enjoying a game of billiards— for free!
If you’re hungry, AJ’s is a great place to enjoy a bite to eat. The kitchen stays open until late in the night and features all the goodies you’ll see at most places of its kind; including chicken wings, chicken fingers, pizza sticks, mozzarella sticks as well as hamburgers or hot dogs from the grill.
If you’re part of a sports team and searching for a bar to call your home base, AJ’s Lounge owner Dick Thompson sponsors a variety of sports teams. Softball, volleyball, darts, pool and even puck bowling teams are often found representing the bar in the WNY sports and recreation world.
Among those teams, the “Horsemen” are one of the areas best-known softball teams. A four-time Cheektowaga men’s softball league champion, the squad has been a mainstay at AJ’s throughout the past decade.
Thompson stresses that participation and fun is the measure of a successful team, not just the wins and losses.
“We have sponsored teams of all skill levels,” Thompson said. “Winning is always fun, but so is participating and being part of a team. We’ve had teams that have won their leagues and others that have finished dead last. It doesn’t matter. What matters is getting out, having fun and getting to spend time with your teammates and friends in a fun environment. We also have drink and food specials for all of our teams.”
Beyond the playing field, if you enjoy games of chance, the bar has Quick Draw available with a pair of high definition televisions to watch the results on. There’s also a wide assortment of instant lottery scratch off tickets available in its own machine for your gaming convenience.
Finally, there’s always happy hour and nightly drink specials to take advantage of.
All in all, AJ’s Lounge is one of the best bars in Western New York that you’ve probably never heard about. An experienced and courteous bar staff caters to a variety of different crowds, ranging from the happy hour locals that enjoy watching “Jeopardy” on weeknights, to the party crowd looking to live it up until the wee hours of the morning.
AJ’s Lounge is located at 1028 Walden Avenue on the Cheektowaga/Buffalo border, near Pine Ridge. The phone number is 891-5934. The bar is open at 8am daily, except on Sundays and remains open up until 4am nightly.
Be sure to join us right here immediately following the Buffalo Bills game. We’ll be discussing the game, offering insight and as always — taking all your comments and questions.
You never know who may drop by. Just click the play button when the game is over and get involved in this post-game chat.
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