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Amerks Drop Game 2 To Rocket; Face Elimination On Wednesday

Amerks Drop Game 2 To Rocket; Face Elimination On Wednesday

05/23/2022 10:21 PM

Early Voting wins Preakness Stakes

Amerks pull off comeback in Utica to win North Division Semifinals

Vote for Play of the Week: May 19

Bills, Sabres, and Bandits provide support for Buffalo in wake of deadly shooting

Utica Comets force Game 5 against Rochester Americans

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Jennifer Burns

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Jennifer Burns

Jennifer Burns's love for softball holds no bounds. And her parents have shared that commitment.

Bills Players Pledge To Help Community Following Buffalo Shooting

Bills Players Pledge To Help Community Following Buffalo Shooting

SUNY Brockport baseball to host 1st round NCAA Regional

SUNY Brockport baseball to host 1st round NCAA Regional

JJ Peterka's Overtime Goal For Amerks Evens Series At 1

JJ Peterka's Overtime Goal For Amerks Evens Series At 1

RIT Men's Lacrosse Advances In NCAA Tournament After 2nd Round Win

RIT Men's Lacrosse Advances In NCAA Tournament After 2nd Round Win

Kaiir Elam makes practice debut at Bills' rookie minicamp

Kaiir Elam makes practice debut at Bills' rookie minicamp

Bills rookie running back James Cook ready to step on the field

Bills rookie running back James Cook ready to step on the field

Bills' season starts in Los Angeles; Full Schedule Set

Bills' season starts in Los Angeles; Full Schedule Set

Report suggests PSLs at new Buffalo Bills stadium could range from $500 to $16K

Report suggests PSLs at new Buffalo Bills stadium could range from $500 to $16K

Vote for Play of the Week: May 12

Vote for Play of the Week: May 12

Scholar Athlete of the Week

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Jennifer Burns

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Jennifer Burns

Jennifer Burns's love for softball holds no bounds. And her parents have shared that commitment.

Scholar-Athlete Of The Week: Victor Arroyo

Scholar-Athlete Of The Week: Victor Arroyo

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Emma Voglewede

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Emma Voglewede

Scholar-Athlete of the Week Abbey Herod

Scholar-Athlete of the Week Abbey Herod

Scholar-Athlete Of The Week: Aaniyah Simmons

Scholar-Athlete Of The Week: Aaniyah Simmons

Scholar-Athlete of The Week: Ella French

Scholar-Athlete of The Week: Ella French

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Myles Blackwood

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Myles Blackwood

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Alezya Brown

Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Alezya Brown

Scholar-Athlete of The Week: Karian Garcia

Scholar-Athlete of The Week: Karian Garcia

Scholar-Athlete of The Week: Mary Marrapese

Scholar-Athlete of The Week: Mary Marrapese

NFL News

FILE - Baylor defensive back JT Woods prepares to run the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Indianapolis. Indianapolis will be keeping the NFL scouting combine for the next two years. At the owners meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, the city that has staged the winter event since 1987 for players entering the draft was granted hosting rights for 2023 and 2024. This was the first time the NFL put the combine up for bidding, with Dallas and Los Angeles also seeking to hold the combine. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

NFL scouting combine remains in Indianapolis for 2023-24

Indianapolis will be keeping the NFL scouting combine for the next two years.

4 HBCU medical schools join NFL diversity initiative

FILE - Dr. Allen Sills, Chief Medical Officer for the NFL, speaks to reporters during the NFL football owners meeting in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Students from four Historically Black College and University medical schools will be selected for clinical rotations with NFL team medical staffs this year.

Wilson says emotions won't get to him in return to Seattle

Denver Broncos quarterbacks Russell Wilson (3) Josh Johnson (11) and Brett Rypien, right, take part in drills at the NFL football team's headquarters Monday, May 23, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Autopsy: Steelers QB Haskins was drunk when fatally struck

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins warms up before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 5, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Haskins was legally drunk and had taken drugs before he was fatally struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida interstate highway last month, an autopsy report released Monday, May 23, 2022, concluded. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Time to heal: Jaguars still recovering from Urban Meyer era

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson, center, directs an NFL football practice, Monday, May 23, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. At right is quarterback Trevor Lawrence. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AP source: Commanders buy Va. land for possible stadium site

FILE - Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, poses for photos during an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have bought land in Virginia for what could be a potential site of the NFL team's next stadium. The 200 acres of land purchased for approximately $100 million is in Woodbridge roughly 25 miles outside the District of Columbia. The Commanders' lease at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, expires in 2027. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

MLB News

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

LEADING OFF: Cy Young matchup in SD, Story powers Sox vs Sox

A look at what's happening around the majors today:

MLB suspends Yanks' Donaldson for 1 game for 'Jackie' remark

New York Yankees' Josh Donaldson, left, talks with manager Aaron Boone in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Ex-Brooklyn Dodgers catcher, Mets coach Pignatano dies at 92

FILE - New York Mets coach Joe Pignatano, right, with pitcher Danny Frisell, left, looks at tomato plants he grew in the baseball bullpen of Shea Stadium in New York, June 25, 1969. Pignatano, who made his major league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957 and later was a coach for the Mets, died Monday, May 23, 2022, in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

Bauer grievance hearing begins on attempt to overturn ban

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer warms up prior to a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, April 13, 2021, in Los Angeles. Bauer was suspended Friday, April 29, 2022, for two full seasons without pay by Major League Baseball for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy, which he denies. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Review: 'Swing and a Hit' for diehard Yankees fans only

This cover image released by Grand Central Publishing shows

LEADING OFF: Cardinals getting playful with pitching staff

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Yadier Molina reacts to giving up a two-run home run to Pittsburgh Pirates' Jack Suwinski during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 22, 2022. The Cardinals won 18-4. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NHL News

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) sprays water on his face during a timeout against the Florida Panthers during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series Monday, May 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning back in East finals

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jon Cooper had every reason to be confident the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning could keep their bid for a three-peat alive.

LEADING OFF: Cy Young matchup in SD, Story powers Sox vs Sox

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Amidst threats, Kadri scores 3 in Avs' 6-3 win over Blues

Colorado Avalanche's Nazem Kadri celebrates after scoring during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues Monday, May 23, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Rangers-Hurricanes series getting chippy heading into Game 4

Linesman Jonny Murray tries to stop New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren (55) and Carolina Hurricanes center Max Domi from fighting after Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

New scrutiny for Avs' Kadri after collision with Binnington

Colorado Avalanche's Nazem Kadri (91) collides with St. Louis Blues' Justin Faulk (72) during the first period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Saturday, May 21, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Panthers face challenge of back-to-back on brink of sweep

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) reacts after giving up a goal to Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

NBA News

FILE - J. Cole performs during his

Rapper J. Cole to play pro basketball in Canada

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario (AP) - Rapper J. Cole will play another season of pro basketball, this time in Canada.

Parents convicted in college scam remain free during appeal

FILE - John Wilson arrives at federal court, with his wife Leslie, on April 3, 2019 to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal in Boston. John Wilson and Gamal Abdelaziz convicted of buying their kids' way into elite universities will stay out of prison while they appeal their cases in the college admissions bribery scheme, a Boston judge ordered Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Raise makes Ohio State's Day one of highest-paid coaches

FILE - Ohio State head coach Ryan Day directs his team during an NCAA college spring football game on April 16, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State is hiking Day's annual salary to $9.5 million, as part of a two-year contract extension that will put him among the nation's highest-paid college football coaches. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Magic Moment: Orlando wins lottery, lands No. 1 pick

NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum announces that the Orlando Magic have won the first pick in the 2022 NBA draft during the NBA basketball draft lottery Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

State Dept pushing to see Griner; NBA Commissioner weighs in

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 13, 2022. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Nielsen list illustrates power of franchises for networks

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