ELLERY — Forestville’s pressure gave Maple Grove fits for the first quarter Wednesday evening. And the second. And the third. And the fourth. When all was said and done, the Hornets forced the Red Dragons into 30 turnovers, which led to 34 points in a 77-57 nonleague basketball ...

ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula felt his team hit what he called “the proverbial playoff wall” in leading to his decision to abruptly fire coach Sean McDermott this week. Speaking at a season-ending news conference on Wednesday, Pegula said he made up his mind ...

BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres signed Josh Doan to a seven-year, $48.65 million contract extension in a deal announced Wednesday that secures the third-year forward as a key fixture of the team’s core group. The signing was the first completed by newly promoted general manager Jarmo ...

FREWSBURG — The Maple Grove boys wrestling team won its final two matches against Frewsburg to secure a 39-28 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 victory Wednesday. The Red Dragons (4-1, 4-1) picked up pins from Jaxon Kraft at 150 pounds and Simon Dominick at 285 pounds, ...

DUNKIRK — Southwestern led 21-6 after the first quarter and 42-12 at halftime en route to a 65-21 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 girls basketball win over Dunkirk on Wednesday. Gianna Sirianni led the Trojans (9-4, 7-0) with 19 points, Braya Beaver added 18 and ...

ORCHARD PARK — As if Buffalo Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman didn’t attract enough negative attention for showing up late to meetings during an underperforming season. On Wednesday, the second-year player was drawn into the conversation involving team owner Terry Pegula’s abrupt ...