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| Bills sign LB Spragan |
NFL Football |
08/02/2008 |
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| Rochester, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Bills signed veteran free agent linebacker Donnie Spragan on Saturday, just days after the team lost fifth- round pick Alvin Bowen to a serious knee injury. With Bowen presumably headed to the injured reserve list, the Bills filled the void by adding the seven-year veteran who started five games for Miami last season before being replaced by Joey Porter. Spragan had his best season with Denver in 2004, starting 14 contests with 46 tackles and one sack. Bowen was |
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| Bills strike deal with top pick |
NFL Football |
07/26/2008 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Bills signed Leodis McKelvin on Saturday, the team's first-round pick. McKelvin was the first defensive back taken in April's draft (11th overall) out of Troy State. He is expected to challenge for playing time at the right cornerback position. |
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| Blackhawks, Red Wings to play outdoor game |
NHL Hockey |
07/16/2008 |
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| hairman W. Rockwell Wirtz. "This is indeed an historic announcement for the Wirtz Corporation, the Chicago Blackhawks, for our players, fans and for Chicago." Last New Year's Day, Sidney Crosby scored on the final chance of the shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the first NHL game played outdoors in the United States. The game was played before an NHL-record crowd of 71,217 at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York -- home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. |
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| Report: Blackhawks, Red Wings to play outdoor game |
NHL Hockey |
07/07/2008 |
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| une is reporting that the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings will play at Wrigley Field on New Year's Day in the league's second outdoor Winter Classic. Last New Year's Day, Sidney Crosby scored on the final chance of the shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the first NHL game played outdoors in the United States. The game was played before an NHL-record crowd of 71,217 at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York -- home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. |
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| Bills sign OL Butler to contract extension |
NFL Football |
06/25/2008 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Bills have signed offensive lineman Brad Butler to a contract extension. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Butler, a fifth-round pick out of Virginia in the 2006 NFL Draft, became a starter in 2007 and started all 16 games at right guard. He was part of an offensive line that allowed just 26 sacks last season, the fewest for the club since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. |
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| Media giant Tim Russert dies |
This Day in Sports |
06/13/2008 |
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| e of the most revered journalists on the political front, Russert, a senior vice president at NBC and head of the network's overall Washington operations, was also known as a rabid sports fan. A native of Buffalo, Russert was a loyal follower of the Buffalo Bills, often openly rooting for the organization during on-air appearances. "The Buffalo Bills organization is devastated in hearing the news of the passing of Tim Russert," the team said in a statement. "Tim, as everyone knows, was a tremendous Bills fan |
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| Official: Bills COO Brandon subpoenaed in Lynch probe |
NFL Football |
06/13/2008 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -A law enforcement official familiar with the case says Buffalo Bills chief operating officer Russ Brandon has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury looking into a hit-and-run accident involving running back Marshawn Lynch's SUV. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information, tells The Associated Press that Brandon was served the subpoena late Thursday night. Brandon is the latest member of the team summoned to the |
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| 3 Bills players, official subpoenaed in hit-and-run case |
Headlines |
06/12/2008 |
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Rookie receiver James Hardy was one of three Buffalo Bills players subpoenaed Thursday to testify before a grand jury looking into a hit-and-run accident involving running back Marshawn Lynch's SUV. Besides Hardy, the Bills' second-round draft pick, rookie receiver Steve Johnson and second-year offensive lineman Christian Gaddis also were subpoenaed, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation confirmed to The Associated Press. The official spoke on the condition |
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| Bills waive TE Johnson, QB Drone |
Headlines |
06/12/2008 |
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Tight end Teyo Johnson and quarterback Luke Drone were waived by the Buffalo Bills after the team's final minicamp practice Thursday. Johnson, the Oakland Raiders' second-round pick in the 2003 NFL draft, was attempting a comeback after not playing since his release by Arizona during the 2005 season. The Bills had signed Johnson in January. Drone signed with the Bills in late April as a rookie undrafted free agent out of Illinois State. Drone, one of five quarterbacks on Buffa |
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| Police visit Bills HQ in probe of Lynch SUV hit-and-run |
NFL Football |
06/12/2008 |
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Police investigators spent nearly 90 minutes at the Buffalo Bills headquarters Thursday trying to interview players they believe have information about the hit-and-run accident involving running back Marshawn Lynch's SUV. It was not immediately clear whether investigators actually spoke to any players. Police have also not revealed who those players are or why they were interested in talking to them. Four police officers visited the Bills, three days after Erie County District |
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