Flying around the field defending passes, shedding blocks to make a tackle and diving on loose balls is an average Saturday for junior defensive back Najja Johnson and his counterpart, sophomore Cortney Lester.
Three meetings, three straight wins over the Bonnies. The men's soccer team took the field for the second time this season in search of its first win on Tuesday night and came out with a 2-1 victory after a sluggish start. The Bulls (1-0-1) welcomed St.
Branden Oliver is on a mission to be UB's best football player of all-time. Naturally, there are recurrent comparisons between Oliver and the last great UB tailback - the Green Bay Packers' James Starks (Class of 2010), a Super Bowl champion who led the Bulls to the 2009 Mid-American Conference championship.
New attitudes, bold statements and a junior running back coming off the best rushing season in Buffalo's history. College football is back in Western New York as the Bulls look to turn things around in year three of the Quinn era. And it's starting with a bold guarantee. "I see us winning a [Mid-American Conference] championship first and foremost, and winning a bowl game, whichever one we decide to go to," said senior defensive end Steven Means.
The women's soccer team was the better squad on the field Tuesday.
The Bulldogs enter the season as a legitimate contender for the highly touted SEC Championship. They had fallen off the map for a couple years in 2009 and 2010, and a 0-2 start last season put them on track for another disappointing season.
Do you smell that? That's the smell of college football season, one of the most fun times of the calendar year. A time for tailgates, school spirit, fierce rivalries that can break families, and of course, football!
Gambling on sporting events is an integral part of many college students' sports viewing, most notably the National Football League. Every Friday throughout the season I'll suggest the most enticing lines to pick from that week's games. For those of you new to the vast world of sports betting, here's a brief crash course:
In 31 days, the football team will be lining up in Athens, Ga. against the Georgia Bulldogs, who are ranked No. 6 in the country. But before kicking off on September 1, or even the start of preseason camp on Monday, the Bulls unofficially kicked off their season at the annual UB Football Kickoff Luncheon on Wednesday afternoon at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga.
To fill the vacancy of assistant athletic director, current athletic director Danny White decided to go with someone that he has had history working with.
It is no simple feat getting thousands of fans screaming at once. There must be tradition, pride, and spirit for one common goal and team.
Last season's Bulls (8-8-2, 3-2-1 Mid-American Conference) came within a hair's breadth of winning the MAC title.
The women's soccer team was one of the only programs at Buffalo to get national recognition last year.
The women's volleyball team was the youngest in the country last season. That youth was overly evident throughout the year.
"The secret is out!"
One of new Athlete Director Danny White's first acts after he starts Monday will be to find a new women's basketball head coach.
A few weeks ago, baseball head coach Ron Torgalski planned on spending his memorial day weekend on the recruiting trail.
After a three-month search by the university and a committee headed by Parker Executive Search and vice president for university life and services Dennis Black, UB has centered on a new person to head its athletics program. In a packed house at the screening room in the Center for the Arts, Daniel J.
It's not every day a seven-time Tour de France winner, and tri-athlete gets defeated in the pool, but it happened Saturday afternoon. Lance Armstrong was barely beat out by Mary Eggers in the 'Duel in the Pool: Armstrong vs. Eggers' in a race for charity.
A collegiate athletic department can only go so far without the help of financial donors from the community.
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