Spree pundits opine on the local
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04/14/10First round playoff picks for non-gamblersIs it possible the Sabres will fall to the Bruins in round one? Of course. Is it likely? Hello no. But the other playoff series are a bit tougher to predict. |
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04/13/10Which Sabres team will show up Thursday?What are we to make of this version of the Sabres? We've seen them, from October to April, be maddeningly fragile and satisfyingly strong; frustratingly low-scoring and gratifyingly high-octane. The only consistently good thing has been Ryan Miller, on whose stellar play the team has fallen back on in times of trouble. |
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04/06/10Marshawn Lynch's final chanceIsn't it time Lynch realizes it's fourth-and-long and getting perilously late in the game of salvaging his career? |
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03/25/10Great baseball in Toronto, NYC—and BuffaloAside from a brief flirtation, Buffalo has never enjoyed the Major Leagues. Yet we're baseball fans nevertheless because at our core, we're still Americans. And while we can't pull for our own hometown club, we know the way to the Bigs, which are essentially right in our backyard. |
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03/22/10A Madness to remember for BuffaloI'm thinking that this weekend's NCAA Tourney games probably constitute basketball's finest hour in Buffalo. For two days—three if you count the day in the middle—the city ate, slept, and breathed the game, and here's the shocker: the games actually warranted the hype. |
