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‘One of the guys’

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EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story, written by Bill Hammond, first appeared in the OBSERVER in August 1974 detailing a relationship between New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner III and a group of northern Chautauqua County residents. With the release last week of Mike Vaccaro’s ...

Lightning Remain Constant With Rising Sabres And Canadiens

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BUFFALO — There's a neck-and-neck, three-way race for the Atlantic Division title, and the only person seemingly not buying into the buzz might be Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper. Emerging from the Lightning locker room before playing at Buffalo on Monday night, Cooper shook his head in mock ...

Weather Humor: It’s Time For Spring Fishing

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If you’ve stepped outside in Western New York this April and thought, “What season is it?”—you’re not alone. Mother Nature seems to be spinning a wheel each morning: rain, snow, sunshine, 70 degrees… sometimes all before lunch. It’s less a forecast and more a sampler platter, ...

Playoff Time

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Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo. The Sabres' playoff drought is finally over. Following an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility, during which the team finished no better than 19th in the league, the Sabres clinched a berth on Saturday when the New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red ...