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He swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and ran 26.2 miles. 16 hours later, this father of 3 is now an IRONMAN
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — After completing Ironman Lake Placid, 7 Weather Chief Meteorologist Aaron Mentkowski recapped his journey leading up to the event and completing it. WATCH: Aaron Mentkowski talks about his experience completing the IRONMAN event at Lake Placid. Aaron Mentkowski's Blog:. Last August I signed up for...
Woman’s Tackle Pro Football Team Heading To Buffalo
For many years, it has been said that Buffalo is a drinking town with a sports problem. If you look in just about any corner of Western New York, you will likely learn that this is an accurate statement. If you are a sports fan in the 716, you know...
Forest Lawn shares an Olympic connection
BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the 2024 Olympics kick off in Paris many local places are sharing their connections to the popular games. Forest Lawn shared in a social media post made on Friday ahead of the opening ceremonies that an Olympic athlete rests on their grounds. In the post...
JetBlue Making It Easier For Florida Fins Fans To See Their Team In Buffalo
Whether you're a Miami Dolphins fan or a member of the 'Bills Mafia,' you'll soon find easier ways to see both teams play each other in New York. JetBlue has announced that they are going to offer nonstop service to Buffalo beginning October 26th, just one week before Miami heads to Highmark Stadium to take on the Bills November 3rd. There will be three flights a week during the winter season.
Produce Olympics return to Tops
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ahead of Friday's opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the produce team at Tops Friendly Markets are preparing to bring home gold for a creative competition of their own. "Back by popular demand is our Tops Produce Olympics, something our team members look forward to...
Buffalo Football Odds: 2024 Total Wins Over/Under – Vegas Odds as of July 26
This content was writter in partnership with DataSkrive. DataSkrive leverages a combination of human expertise, machine learning, and pre-built content libraries to assemble and personalize sports content. A solid showing doesn’t appear to be in the cards for the Buffalo Bulls, who were given an over/under of 4.5 wins by...
Men’s Basketball Announces Full 2024-25 Schedule
In conjunction with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), the Canisius men's basketball team announced its full, 31-game regular season schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 campaign. The Golden Griffins, who will be under the direction of first-year head coach Jim Christian, are set to play 11 non-conference games and 20...
Road To Glory: NCAA25 - Year 1 with Buffalo
Till Wondo reporting in after his first season. I knocked the rust off and hit the ground running. What a thrill getting back into it, and I'm looking forward to the journey ahead. After a 2-2 start, I absolutely dialed in. Cleaned up the playbook, worked my strengths, and rattled...
Paris 2024 Olympics: Buffalo's surprising link to one of France's host cities
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo may not be hosting Olympic events, but its sister city in France is. In 1989, Lille became a sister city to Buffalo. They became twin cities because both were similarly sized, along their country’s border, home to many universities, and are hospital centers, states the City of Buffalo. Every two years the cities exchange people and students focused in areas of art, business, education, government/law, and medicine.
Race Of Champions Announces Tribute To Ted Christopher Will Be Awarded @ The Crosby’s 100 At Holland Speedway
Elma, N.Y. – (July 24, 2024) – The memory of Ted Christopher, 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion, will be celebrated at six 2024 racing events with the presentation of the “Ted Christopher Passing Cars Award.”. The next event this award will be presented at is this...
Women’s Tennis Earns ITA All-Academic Recognition
BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo women's tennis team was honored for its academic success as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced UB as one of its All-Academic Teams. In addition, seven Bulls earned Scholar Athlete honors. To be a scholar-athlete, student-athletes must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA for the previous academic year. Buffalo's selections are Ambre Amat, Esmee Andresen, Mariana Carvajal Torres, Jagmeet Kaur, Laura Koralnik, Julia Laspro and Lolina Schietekat Sedas. As a team, the Bulls earned All-Academic honors with a team GPA of 3.740. In 2024, 1,573 Division I women's student-athletes were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and...
Women's Basketball Collects WBCA Academic Honor
AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's basketball team has received special mention for its performance in the classroom by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), which announced its 2023-24 Academic Top 25 today. It recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point averages inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season.
Canisius Places 261 on 2023-24 MAAC Academic Honor Roll
The Canisius athletic department had a total of 261 student-athletes recognized as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced its Academic Honor Roll for the 2023-24 season on Wednesday. To be eligible for the MAAC Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher...
Wildcats Named IWLCA Academic Honor Squad; Place Three on Academic Honor Roll
AMHERST, N.Y. - Daemen University is represented on the 2024 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Roll and Honor Squads, which the association announced today. The Daemen team earned Academic Honor Squad recognition and three members of the program collected Academic Honor Roll recognition. It marks the first time in the brief two-year history of the program that a Daemen team or individual players have earned academic honors for the IWLCA.
Buffalo State University names interim women's wrestling coach after previous coaches were abruptly let go
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo State University announced Alex Conti has been named interim coach of the women's wrestling team. According to the university, Conti is an inductee of the Western New York Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame. He has served as New York USA Wrestling's women’s director and as a coach of Team USA women's freestyle wrestling squad at the Pan American Games. He has also won the National Wrestling Coaches Association Girls Coach of the Year award. He recently retired after 29 years as a physical education teacher in the Fredonia Central School District.
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