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Stampeded

By OWEN O'BRIEN and MARKUS MCCAINE | Sep. 4, 2012

Mental mistakes and missed opportunities on offense has been the theme this season for the women's soccer team.

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"Nothing ""special"" in Athens"

By NATHANIEL SMITH | Sep. 2, 2012

In order to defeat an opponent as strong as the team the Bulls faced on Saturday, everything has to be perfect.

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"Bulls fall short of ""special"" in Athens"

By NATHANIEL SMITH | Sep. 1, 2012

ATHENS, Ga. - In order to defeat an opponent as strong as the team the Bulls faced on Saturday, everything has to be perfect. It has to be a special effort by a group of players that believe they can win.

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True Blue starts off year with a bash

By JACOB GLASER | Aug. 31, 2012

A live DJ, dance party, free pizza and dizzy bat. This was the scene at the first ever True Blue Bash on Tuesday.

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The two best friends that anyone could have

By JOE KONZE JR | Aug. 30, 2012

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.

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Second half push leads Bulls to first victory

By MARIA MANUNTA | Aug. 30, 2012

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.

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BODOZER: Oliver aims to be the best ever

By AARON MANSFIELD | Aug. 30, 2012

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.

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Mission: Impossible?

By NATHANIEL SMITH | Aug. 30, 2012

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.

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Bulls fire blanks in Ohio

By BRANDON BARNES | Aug. 30, 2012

The women's soccer team was the better squad on the field Tuesday.

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Scouting Georgia: previewing UB's season opener against the No. 6 team in the nation

Aug. 30, 2012

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.

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"Welcome back, college football!"

Aug. 29, 2012

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!

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Walk the line

By JON GAGNON | Aug. 29, 2012

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:

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Bulls host 2012 football kickoff banquet

By NATHANIEL SMITH | Aug. 2, 2012

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.

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A Familiar Face in a New Place

By NATHANIEL SMITH | July 12, 2012

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.