Rachel Lenzi

The Sabres harnessed the emotion of a showdown against the defending Stanley Cup champions and capitalized on it. The Sabres created a net-front presence, boosted by Josh Doan’s two goals.

"It was a full team game," captain Rasmus Dahlin said after the Sabres' 3-0 blanking of the Florida Panthers. "That's really what you need in this league to win."

Brodie Ziemer, Luke Osburn and Adam Kleber are Sabres prospects who played for Team USA in the World Junior Summer Showcase in Minnesota.

The University at Buffalo women's basketball team will host Kentucky and Hamburg High School graduate Clara Strack on Nov. 11 at Alumni Arena.

Gabby McDuffie got an extra year of eligibility due to an NCAA waiver, and the former Olmsted standout will join the University at Buffalo women's basketball program for the 2025-26 season.

The University at Buffalo women's basketball team adds SUNY Niagara coach Nate Beutel to its staff, as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations.

“My role is to bring leadership,” Melvin Council Jr. said. “Making sure I get the guys to play. Making sure we win games. Making sure everyone is on track. That’s my lead as a captain, and I just want to push everybody, every day.”

Niagara men's basketball kicked off Suits and Sneakers week, in which college basketball coaches wear suits and sneakers on the sidelines and programs across the nation raise money for cancer research and awareness.

Football coaches are sometimes famous (or perhaps infamous) for not knowing much about ... well, anything that's not football. Then there's UB's Pete Lembo, who combs through his own memory of pop-culture favorites to give his players new nicknames.

University at Buffalo athletic director Mark Alnutt speaks at the performance center groundbreaking Friday, June 30, 2023, at UB’s North Campus.