Budd Bailey

Bandits' skid reaches four games By Budd BaileyThe dynasty is teetering.The Buffalo Bandits had won three straight championships entering this season and had designs on winning an unprecedented fourth in a row. They started the curre...

The Bandits' problems are mounting. My story: www.buffalosportspage.com/post/bandits...

Review: The History of the World in 12 Soccer Matches (2026) By Stefano Bizzotto It's probably not fair to call the United States a "soccer nation" quite yet. However, it's fair to say the game has gai...

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Miami dodges another bullet from UB By Budd BaileyThe University at Buffalo men’s basketball team has played undefeated Miami (Ohio) for two games and 85 minutes this season, and there’s no doubt that the teams play as if they are evenl...

UB comes close again to a big upset, falling a shot short. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/miami-d...

Niagara closes out a chilly weekend By Budd BaileyLooking for a little relief from this historic cold snap in Western New York? Don’t count on the area’s sports teams for relief.In particular, the area’s men’s college basketball teams w...

Times are tough in local college basketball. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/niagara...

Slow start dooms UB in loss By Budd BaileyNo one was too happy about the way the University at Buffalo’s men’s basketball team played on Saturday afternoon.Especially the coach.“Our entire team is disappointed about the way we c...

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Canisius falls a touch short again By Budd BaileyThere hasn’t been a large amount of sunshine and warmth around Western New York. You may have noticed that.The gloom might be a little more amplified in the Koessler Athletic Center thes...

It's now a six-pack of losses for Canisius. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/canisiu...

Review: Big Fan (2026) By Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski Way back in 1994, Tom Callahan and Dave Kindred - two veteran sportswriters - had an idea. They would tra...

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Review: Death of a Racehorse (2025) By Katie Bo Lillis Live long enough, my fellow sports fan, and you'll realize the popularity of a particular sport is not guaranteed to last...

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UB's attempt at winning slips away By Budd BaileySometimes they fall, sometimes they don’t.The University at Buffalo’s men’s basketball team knew about that entering the final nine seconds of its game with Massachusetts Friday night. T...

UB comes up just short in loss. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/ub-s-at...

Akron's flying start overwhelms UB By Budd BaileyOutside of Alumni Arena in Amherst at 6:40 on Tuesday night, it was snowing a bit, and it was cold.Inside of Alumni Arena, it was raining. Raining threes that is.The Akron Zips opened th...

Not a night to remember for UB basketball. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/akron-s...

Let's see ... Bandits lose on their final possession. Sabres lose in OT. UB men lose on two buzzer-beaters, one in OT. Bills lose in OT. I hope this is as bad a 24 hours that this city can have in sports. Because I don't want to know what might be worse.

Bandits fall short against Ottawa By Budd BaileyIt was a game that was there for the taking. Jeff Teat and his Ottawa Black Bears took it.They scored four straight goals in the fourth quarter to erase a 7-6 lead for the Buffalo Bandit...

The Bandits dropped to the .500 mark on Friday night. My story: www.buffalosportspage.com/post/bandits...

Niagara's late burst beats Canisius By Budd BaileyWith 7:39 left to play, it seemed that Canisius had all of the momentum on its side in its rivalry basketball game with Niagara at the Koessler Athletic Center. After a slow start, the G...

Niagara earns a needed win at Canisius. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/niagara...

UB's rally falls a little short By Budd BaileyA regulation college basketball game only lasts 40 minutes. Yet it can take far less than that to hit a decisive stretch.Ask the University at Buffalo men’s team about that.The Bulls hea...

Bulls drop a close one to visiting Kent State. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/ub-s-ra...

Review: Football (2026) By Chuck Klosterman Say the name "Klosterman" to some avid readers, and the first name of "Chuck" no doubt will come up a few times. Chuck K...

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Review: LIV and Let Die (2023) By Alan Shipnuck It's never too late to go back and take a look at origin stories in the world of sports, particularly when they are still r...

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The Best of One Bills Drive - Dec. 17, 2023 (Greg D. Tranter and Budd Bailey have written a book about the history of the football stadium in Orchard Park called "One Bills Drive." It has been published by Reedy Press (https://reedypress.com/sh...

Coming through in the clutch: www.buffalosportspage.com/post/the-bes...

The KeyBank Center had a little too much drama on Saturday night, but the Bandits made the ending a happy one for the sellout crowd.

Review: Death in the Strike Zone (2026) By Thomas W. Gilbert Author Thomas W. Gilbert isn't quite done with baseball and the 19th century.  His first book on the subject was called...

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'Oddities' help Canisius hang on for win By Budd BaileyIn the big picture, the Canisius men’s basketball team accomplished its primary goal Friday afternoon. It defeated Fairfield, 85-81, in the Koessler Athletic Center in its first conferen...

Canisius picks up its first MAAC win of the basketball season. buffalosportspage.com/post/odditie...

The Best of One Bills Drive - Nov. 13, 2023 (Greg D. Tranter and Budd Bailey have written a book about the history of the football stadium in Orchard Park called "One Bills Drive." It has been published by Reedy Press (https://reedypress.com/sh...

Sorry to start the New Year with a particularly painful loss. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/the-bes...

The Year's Top 10 Sports Books By Budd BaileyIt was a busy year in the sports book business for me. Heck, I even wrote one. Hope it popped up under your tree. I read many others along the way in 2025.As usual, I have my favorites f...

It was a good year for sports books, not just because I got in on the act. Here is a list of what I enjoyed in 2025. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/the-yea...

Where's Budd Bailey? Watching the eXtreme By Budd BaileyWhen someone puts a “Buffalo” on a uniform of almost any sporting team, it creates some curiosity in me. I’ve been at a variety of such sports over the years, checking out the competitio...

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The Best of One Bills Drive: Jan. 15, 2023 (Greg D. Tranter and Budd Bailey have written a book about the history of the football stadium in Orchard Park called "One Bills Drive." It has been published by Reedy Press (https://reedypress.com/sh...

The Dolphins made it too close for comfort in this 2023 meetings. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/the-bes...

Review: The Long Run (2026) By Martin Dugard It wouldn't be fair to say the marathon is an overnight success in our culture. After all, people have been running long d...

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The Best of One Bills Drive - Dec. 17, 2022 (Greg D. Tranter and Budd Bailey have written a book about the history of the football stadium in Orchard Park called "One Bills Drive." It has been published by Reedy Press (https://reedypress.com/sh...

A win over the Dolphins is always a good holiday gift for Bills fans. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/the-bes...

Review: Why Can't This Team Just Find .... (2025) By Terry Pluto The Cleveland Browns haven't been a mess forever. They were really good in the 1940s and 1950s, and good enough to win a Nati...

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The Best of One Bills Drive - Sept. 22, 2019 (Greg D. Tranter and Budd Bailey have written a book about the history of the football stadium in Orchard Park called "One Bills Drive." It has been published by Reedy Press (https://reedypress.com/sh...

A good start continues. www.buffalosportspage.com/post/the-bes...

The Best of One Bills Drive - Oct. 7, 2018 (Greg D. Tranter and Budd Bailey have written a book about the history of the football stadium in Orchard Park called "One Bills Drive." It has been published by Reedy Press (https://reedypress.com/sh...

Allen's Coming-Out Party: www.buffalosportspage.com/post/the-bes....

The Best of One Bills Drive - Oct. 22, 2017 (Greg D. Tranter and Budd Bailey have written a book about the history of the football stadium in Orchard Park called "One Bills Drive." It has been published by Reedy Press (https://reedypress.com/sh...

The 2017 Bills take a step toward the playoffs. Here's my look back: www.buffalosportspage.com/post/the-bes...