By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The next flights Brian Gionta and James Wisniewski take could land them back in the NHL. As the longtime NHL veterans try to win a medal for the United States at the Olympics, their agents are talking to teams about getting ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Stuck in last place, the Buffalo Sabres are looking for positive signs. For now, their second winning streak of the season will do. Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists, Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and Buffalo earned an easy 5-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills hired Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator Sunday. Coach Sean McDermott announced Daboll's hiring two days after firing Rick Dennison. The 42-year-old Daboll was the offensive coordinator for national champion Alabama. It was the sixth time he ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Okposo welcomed the opportunity to capitalize on a fortunate bounce in a season during which very little has gone right for the offensively challenged Buffalo Sabres. "Yeah, hopefully that's a little gift from the hockey gods ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills fired offensive coordinator Rick Dennison after the team finished 29th in offense this season. The team announced the move on Friday. Their running attack fell to sixth after leading the league the past two seasons. Buffalo's offense topped 300 yards ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres coach Phil Housley is OK with tempers flaring on his struggling team after forward Evander Kane and defenseman Justin Falk had to be separated following a brief shoving match during practice. Housley says it was "good to see some emotion" when asked about ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian will miss between four and six weeks with an injury to his lower left leg. Coach Phil Housley provided the update Thursday morning before the Sabres' home game against Columbus. Bogosian was hurt in practice a day earlier while ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A funny thing happened when the offensively challenged Sabres left town for two weeks to make way for the world junior hockey championship. Buffalo's win-starved hockey fans got a promising glimpse into the future thanks to Casey ...
By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Benched earlier this season and questioned for years, Tyrod Taylor and Blake Bortles have a chance to change public perception on the NFL's playoff stage. Taylor helped Buffalo end the longest, current postseason drought in North ...
By JOE REEDY, Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Despite exceeding expectations by making the playoffs for the first time in 18 years, the Buffalo Bills lamented missed opportunities in their 10-3 loss to the Jaguars in an AFC wild-card game on Sunday. "I wanted to win this game ...
By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey wasted little time turning his attention to Jacksonville's next playoff game. He also knew everyone else wanted to look back at that Week 5 matchup at Pittsburgh. "I'm sure they're thinking that game ...
By MIKE CRANSTON, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Barely a month removed from a 10-game losing streak, the Philadelphia Flyers have climbed back into playoff contention. They can thank the high-scoring trio of Sean Couturier, Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Couturier scored the ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have called up top defensive prospect Brendan Guhle and goalie Linus Ullmark from their American Hockey League affiliate. The call-ups were made Monday, a day after Buffalo closed out seven straight games on the road with a 4-1 loss at Philadelphia. ...
By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Doug Marrone's past and present are colliding in the playoffs. Marrone understands it's one of the main story lines heading into Jacksonville's AFC wild-card game against Buffalo (9-7), where he spent two seasons (2013-14) before ...
By JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Giddy Buffalo fans are making a surge in donations to Andy Dalton's foundation, their way of thanking the Bengals quarterback for his role in the Bills' long-awaited playoff appearance. Dalton's foundation reported Tuesday it has received more ...
By STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Jarvis Landry's return to the Miami Dolphins in 2018 looked a little less likely Wednesday after coach Adam Gase delivered a stinging critique of the excitable receiver's behavior in the season finale. Landry and teammate Kenyan Drake ...
By JONAH BRONSTEIN, Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The United States used another late goal to continue its gold medal defense at the world junior hockey championship. Kieffer Bellows scored his second goal with 7:29 left in the third period to lead the U.S. in a 4-2 quarterfinal ...
TORONTO (AP) — Fans and a Who's Who of hockey remembered Johnny Bower as a great goaltender and a better man. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Hall of Famers Yvan Cournoyer, Red Kelly, Frank Mahovlich, Darryl Sittler and Doug Gilmour were just some of the hockey elite on hand Wednesday for ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Richie Incognito is so accustomed to people counting out the Bills this season, the veteran guard isn't fazed by questions regarding injured running back LeSean McCoy's uncertain status for Buffalo's AFC wild-card playoff game at ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — USA Hockey's Jim Johansson is going to keep everyone guessing for at least another week before filling the two remaining goalie spots on the Olympic men's national team roster. The U.S. team's general manager on Tuesday revealed there ...