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Sabres drink in a win - 3/4/2007
TORONTO - Was it a hockey game or a beer commercial? A goalie with the "Miller Time" logo on the back of his helmet nearly posted a shutout, and a kid from Milwaukee scored the winning goal for the Buffalo Sabres, who went into Saturday night on a run of five straight games with five or more goals but scored only three times. |
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Broncos one of few looking at McGahee - 3/4/2007
There are teams interested in acquiring running back Willis McGahee, but free-agent shopping in the NFL could severely hinder the Buffalo Bills' ability to deal their starter. |
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Hockey's culture stuck in dark ages - 3/4/2007
Football protects its stars to the extreme, baseball has all but exterminated bean-ball wars and basketball took steps to rid its game of audience participation rumbles. |
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Thomas moves to Patriots - 3/4/2007
Adalius Thomas signed with New England on Saturday, giving the Patriots one of this season's top free agents and a versatile pass-rushing outside linebacker who can do for the team what Willie McGinest once did. |
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News designer wins top industry honors - 3/4/2007
Vincent J. Chiaramonte, The Buffalo News' art director for sports, has been awarded the industry's most prestigious honors for his work on The News' sports pages. |
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Bandits forwards acquire a new housemate - 3/4/2007
When Buffalo Bandits All-Star Mark Steenhuis does something to fire up the crowd at HSBC Arena, the following dialogue takes place: Public address announcer Chris Swenson asks the gathering, "Whose house?" |
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League stacked deck against Regier - 3/4/2007
The league honchos call it stacking. It is a word the league began using to describe how teams might attempt to use the long-term injury list to get around the $44 million salary cap, which evidently is a very big no-no. |
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Power Rankings - 3/4/2007
(Through Thursday night's games, last week in parentheses) 1 Buffalo Sabres: Regier's moves just might be enough for Cup push. |
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Suspension draws attention - 3/4/2007
TORONTO - The Buffalo Sabres made a public plea last week for the NHL to review its stance on hits to the head after co-captain Chris Drury was rendered unconscious. Their push has gained momentum after another star player was knocked out Friday night. |
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The NHL Report - 3/4/2007
N.Y. Rangers 3, St. Louis 2 (SO): Stephen Valiquette gives Henrik Lundqvist a break in goal and gets victory for Blueshirts after slow start. Nashville 6, Los Angeles 3: Former Sabre J. |
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Conference races - 3/4/2007
EASTERN CONFERENCE W L OT Pts NE-Buffalo 44 16 5 93 A-New Jersey 40 18 7 87 S-Tampa Bay 37 26 4 78 Ottawa 38 23 4 80 Pittsburgh 34 21 9 77 Atlanta 33 23 10 76 N. |
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Boston's Papelbon armed with new role, new pitches - 3/4/2007
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jonathan Papelbon lifted weights diligently to strengthen his ailing shoulder. Then he stood patiently in the woods, working on his duck calls so he could nab his prey and try his tasty recipe: |
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Prior, Wood to test arms Monday - 3/4/2007
PHOENIX - Mark Prior and Kerry Wood will make their spring training debuts Monday when the Chicago Cubs play Seattle. Both pitchers are coming off injury-shortened seasons. Prior was beset by shoulder problems and was put on the disabled list three times in 2006. Wood sustained a partially torn rotator cuff that ended his season in July. |
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Cox thinks retirement - 3/4/2007
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Bobby Cox is beginning to think about retirement. While he hasn't made a final decision, the longtime Atlanta Braves manager said Saturday that he might step aside after two more seasons. |
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Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 1 - 3/4/2007
Buffalo 0 2 1-3 Toronto 0 0 1-1 First Period-None. Penalties-Antropov, Tor (hooking), 6:12; Green, Tor (slashing), 8:24; Numminen, Buf (delay of game), 13:48; Sundin, Tor (interference), 17:51. |
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Baltimore Orioles - 3/4/2007
Apr. 1: OFF Apr. 2: @MIN 7:05 Apr. 3: @MIN 8:10 Apr. 4: @MIN 8:10 Apr. 5: OFF Apr. 6: @NYY 7:05 Apr. 7: @NYY 1:05 Apr. 8: @NYY 1:05 Apr. 9: DET 3:05 Apr. |
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Boston Red Sox - 3/4/2007
Apr. 1: OFF Apr. 2: @ KC 4:10 Apr. 3: OFF Apr. 4: @ KC 8:10 Apr. 5: @ KC 2:10 Apr. 6: @ TEX 2:05 Apr. 7: @ TEX 8:05 Apr. 8: @ TEX 8:05 Apr. 9: OFF Apr. |
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New York Yankees - 3/4/2007
Apr. 1: OFF Apr. 2: TB 1:05 Apr. 3: OFF Apr. 4: TB 1:05 Apr. 5: TB 7:05 Apr. 6: BAL 7:05 Apr. 7: BAL 1:05 Apr. 8: BAL 1:05 Apr. 9: @MIN 8:10 Apr. |
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays - 3/4/2007
Apr. 1: OFF Apr. 2: @NYY 1:05 Apr. 3: OFF Apr. 4: @NYY 1:05 Apr. 5: @NYY 7:05 Apr. 6: TOR 7:10 Apr. 7: TOR 7:10 Apr. 8: TOR 1:40 Apr. 9: @TEX 8:05 Apr. |
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Toronto Blue Jays - 3/4/2007
Apr. 1: OFF Apr. 2: @DET 1:05 Apr. 3: OFF Apr. 4: @DET 1:05 Apr. 5: @DET 1:05 Apr. 6: @TB 7:10 Apr. 7: @TB 7:10 Apr. 8: @TB 1:40 Apr. 9: KC 7:15 Apr. |
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