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Sabres outslug Canadiens - 3/3/2007
If you had something in your eye or problems with a contact lens, then chances are you missed a whole lot. In Friday night's game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens, nobody could afford to blink. The rapid-fire scoring started early and happened in clusters. The bipartisan HSBC Arena crowd of 18,690 vacillated from glee to agony seemingly with every shift. |
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Bills sign Dockery to rich deal - 3/3/2007
The Buffalo Bills dropped a bombshell on the opening day of NFL free agency Friday. The Bills signed Washington Redskins guard Derrick Dockery to the biggest contract in team history - a seven-year deal worth a total of $49 million. |
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Bisons to pitch the team's promotions with video billboard outside ballpark - 3/3/2007
Downtown Buffalo is getting another electronic video billboard, courtesy of the Buffalo Bisons. The team will erect a two-sided, 4-by-8-foot video display at the corner of Washington and Swan streets, in front of Dunn Tire Park, after winning approval from the Buffalo Planning Board. |
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Clements, Fletcher shown the money - 3/3/2007
Former Buffalo Bills Nate Clements and London Fletcher found new homes on Friday. Clements, the star cornerback, agreed to an eight-year, $80 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The six-year veteran was considered one of the top prizes in free agency and the 49ers rewarded him with the richest contract for a defensive player in NFL history. |
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Howard a bargain despite raise - 3/3/2007
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Ryan Howard got a raise. He's still one of the biggest bargains in baseball, though. The Philadelphia Phillies renewed the NL MVP's contract Friday, giving the first baseman a $900,000 salary. |
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Around the horn - 3/3/2007
 Michael Young and the Rangers finalized an $80 million, five-year contract extension, on the same day new Texas designated hitter Sammy Sosa went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk in a "B" game against the Royals. |
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Rookie Ryan stops lumbering, starts scoring - 3/3/2007
Michael Ryan had become accustomed to scoring, watching hats fall to the ice as he scored three times during two of his last three games in Rochester. After his call-up to the Buffalo Sabres, however, he couldn't find the net. So he switched sticks. Then he switched again. The next day, yet another model. |
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Baseball schedules start Sunday - 3/3/2007
The Major League Baseball season is fast approaching and The Buffalo News plans to print team-by-team schedules for each division. The American League East Division will run on Sunday and the remaining divisions will run each day through Friday. |
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Sabres vs. Maple Leafs - 3/3/2007
Buffalo Sabres Who's hot: RW Jason Pominville has two goals and two assists in five games against the Leafs. |
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The NHL Report - 3/3/2007
Carolina 3, Pittsburgh 2: Hurricanes looking to avoid becoming only the third Stanley Cup champion to miss the playoffs the next season. Atlanta 4, Ottawa 2: Eric Belanger's two goals help the Thrashers end a five-game home losing streak. |
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'Canes spoil Crosby's milestone - 3/3/2007
RALEIGH, N.C. - Back-to-back losses earlier this week left the Carolina Hurricanes out of the playoff picture and in danger of becoming only the third Stanley Cup champion to miss the postseason in the following year. |
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Conference races - 3/3/2007
EASTERN CONFERENCE W L OT Pts NE-Buffalo 43 16 5 91 A-New Jersey 40 18 7 87 S-Tampa Bay 37 25 4 78 Ottawa 38 23 4 80 Pittsburgh 34 21 9 77 Atlanta 33 23 10 76 Carolina 33 27 7 73 N. |
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Farewell to former Celtic - 3/3/2007
GARDENA, Calif. - Four months after the death of team patriarch Red Auerbach, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge reunited in grief to say goodbye to former Boston Celtics teammate Dennis Johnson. |
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It's Ryan's team - 3/2/2007
Ryan Miller knew it the moment he saw Martin Biron packing his bags. The Buffalo Sabres' crease - the one Miller had to share with two other goaltenders not long ago - was all his. For an organization whose team-building philosophy is to start at the net and move out from there, controlling the crease means more than stopping pucks. It means being the leading man. |
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Bills put Spikes on trade block - 3/2/2007
The Buffalo Bills sent two veterans out the door Thursday and it seems a third - linebacker Takeo Spikes - might not be far behind. The Bills have tried to see if they could find a trade partner for Spikes, a league source said Thursday night. |
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Cowboys cut Bledsoe - 3/2/2007
As expected, the Dallas Cowboys cut Drew Bledsoe on Thursday. Bledsoe, 35, who lost his quarterback job to Tony Romo after six turnover- and sack-plagued starts last season, was one of a number of aging players cut as teams adjusted their rosters to get more salary cap room for the free agent period that begins Friday. He is expected to be invited back to the Cowboys, although he is sure to be a backup at a reduced salary. |
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Tallinder catches flu, may not play tonight - 3/2/2007
Lindy Ruff has just about given up having his full team around. The trend of a player being unavailable continued yet again Thursday. Buffalo Sabres defenseman Henrik Tallinder was at the doctor's office rather than practice, suffering symptoms similar to the flu that sidelined Daniel Briere earlier in the week. Ruff was hopeful Tallinder would be healthy enough to play tonight when the Sabres host the Montreal Canadiens in HSBC Arena. |
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Biron gets first win for Flyers - 3/2/2007
BOSTON - With a few more performances like this, the Bruins will be in the same mode as the Flyers - winding down the season. Scottie Upshall scored with 9.9 seconds left in overtime Thursday night to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins, who got 51 saves from Tim Thomas. |
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The NHL Report /Scores and fast facts - 3/2/2007
Philadelphia 4, Boston 3 (OT): Bruins additions Aaron Ward and Dennis Wideman, acquired at trade deadline, see first action with new team. Tampa Bay 5, Washington 4 (SO): Lightning improves to 10-1 in shootouts as Nick Tarnasky scores in 10th round. |
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Sabres vs. Canadiens - 3/2/2007
Faceoff: 8 p.m. in HSBC Arena TV: MSG Radio: 550 AM Season Series: Sabres lead, 3-2-1 Buffalo Sabres Who's hot: C Clarke MacArthur has points in three of the past four games. |
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