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"New faces, new attitude, new results"
By OWEN O'BRIEN | Mar. 20, 2013Nobody knew what to expect from the women's basketball team this season. The squad had a new head coach, only one senior and a Mid-American Conference record below .500 in seven of its last nine seasons. The Bulls (12-20, 8-8 MAC) did not let the negative preseason press stand in their way.
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Spurned
By AARON MANSFIELD | Mar. 19, 2013Since Athletic Director Danny White fired long-time men's basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon on Friday, Witherspoon has only heard from the athletic department regarding one matter: How soon can he clean out his office? "How I feel is like death," Witherspoon told The Spectrum.
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Misfire
By AARON MANSFIELD | Mar. 16, 2013On a freezing Buffalo winter Wednesday, Reggie Witherspoon and I were stuck around back Alumni Arena.
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Reggie Witherspoon fired as men's basketball coach
Mar. 15, 2013One of the most popular figures on UB's campus has lost his job. First-year Athletic Director Danny White announced Friday afternoon via email that men's basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon had been fired. "After much consideration, we have determined that a change in leadership for our men's basketball program is necessary," White said in the press release, adding that he will not be making any more comments on the matter.
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Shark attack not enough as Bulls fall to Akron
By JOE KONZE JR | Mar. 14, 2013CLEVELAND - Sophomore forward Kristen Sharkey had a "do or die" mentality on Thursday afternoon in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
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Shark attack not enough as Bulls fall to Akron
By JOE KONZE JR | Mar. 14, 2013CLEVELAND - Sophomore forward Kristen Sharkey had a "do or die" mentality on Thursday afternoon in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
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House of Blues
By AARON MANSFIELD | Mar. 14, 2013CLEVELAND - They just missed the cut-off. There was a benchmark for the men's basketball team this year: Score 70 or more points and win the game.
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Willpower
By JOE KONZE JR | Mar. 13, 2013CLEVELAND - Before his arrival in Buffalo, sophomore forward Will Regan was not the focal point of a Virginia offense, only seeing 20 games on the floor, averaging 1.9 points per game. After transferring back home to Buffalo, Regan had to wait one year before he could wear the name of his endeared city on his chest. On Wednesday night, the wait was over for Regan.
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Reganomics
By AARON MANSFIELD | Mar. 13, 2013CLEVELAND - Will Regan did not show emotion until the final minute. By that point, the man whose last name has earned him the moniker "The Politician" could not contain his smile. With 1:05 left in the Bulls' 76-61 win over Ball State, Regan attacked the basket and got called for a charge.
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Cooper attempts to steal sign from UB's student section
By AARON MANSFIELD | Mar. 7, 2013One of the best players in the Mid-American Conference may have gotten into an itsy bitsy, teenie weenie amount of trouble. After Ohio's come-from-behind win over the men's basketball team in Alumni Arena Tuesday night, Bobcats standout senior guard D.J.
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Bulls split weekend series
By JEFF PLACITO | Mar. 5, 2013It was an up and down weekend for the men's tennis team, as it took to the road on Saturday to face Princeton (7-3) and then returned home on Sunday for a match with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (9-3) at the Miller Tennis Center. With little time to rest before playing NJIT on Sunday, the Bulls came ready to play.
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Bulls best Highlanders for a splendid seven
By MEG LEACH | Mar. 5, 2013The Miller Tennis Center was packed with fans for both the men's and women's tennis teams Sunday afternoon.
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Bulls host annual pro day at Ralph Wilson Stadium
By AARON MANSFIELD | Mar. 5, 2013Western New York native Steven Means grew up a Buffalo Bills fan. After four years on the gridiron for the University at Buffalo Bulls, Means has a chance to achieve his dream of reaching the NFL. On Tuesday afternoon, the senior flaunted his athletic prowess in front of 18 NFL teams in the Bills' practice facility.
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Party Cooper
By JON GAGNON | Mar. 5, 2013The men's basketball team has faced the toughest competition the Mid-American Conference has to offer in its past two games. Three days removed from one of the biggest wins in the program's history against nationally ranked Akron, the Bulls (12-18, 7-8 MAC) couldn't carry their momentum over against Ohio (22-8, 13-2 MAC), losing 72-69. The Bulls let a 69-63 lead with 3:51 remaining slip away when Ohio guard D.J.
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Hostess with the most-est
By BEN TARHAN | Mar. 3, 2013This year's Mid-American Conference Championship meet was very similar to last year's for the Buffalo Bulls.
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Flash mob
By OWEN O'BRIEN | Mar. 3, 2013A day after the men's basketball team pulled off arguably its biggest home victory ever, the women's hoops team put on a senior day performance that Alumni Arena won't soon forget. The Bulls (10-18, 8-7 Mid-American Conference) defeated Kent State (3-25, 1-13 MAC) 81-45, scoring a season high in points and allowing only nine first-half points. The victory marks Buffalo's fourth win by 20 or more points this season. "We've been building up to this moment for the entire year," said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack.
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Upset city
By JOE KONZE JR | Mar. 3, 2013The last time the men's basketball team played Akron, it had a chance to end the Zips' 10-game winning streak.
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Filling the void
By MARKUS MCCAINE | Feb. 28, 2013Editor's note: Markus McCaine was on the lacrosse team in 2011 Students don't hear about athletic teams chasing a third-straight conference championship very often around UB.
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Sour 16
By JON GAGNON | Feb. 28, 2013The men's basketball team appeared to be on its way to its first-ever victory in Kent State's MAC Center. That is, until Kent State (16-12, 6-7 Mid-American Conference) senior Chris Evans hit a buzzer-beating bank shot in overtime.
