There is nothing quite like standing up with 1,000 of your closest friends and making life a living hell for everyone who steps foot in your house. This is the mentality of those that make up the student section at men's basketball games.
When James Starks walked into the press conference room in Alumni Arena on Tuesday night, the young NFL running back's smile was infectious. Starks, a former Bulls running back who won a Super Bowl two Sundays ago with the Green Bay Packers, was grinning ear-to-ear as he sat down with the media before the men's basketball team took on Ohio University. After returning to Western New York a week and a half ago, Starks has been greeted with nothing but love from his family and friends. "I came home, and saw all of the support I had," Starks said.
It's hard to believe that a matchup between the two top point guards in the Mid-American Conference on Tuesday night didn't get top billing. But that's exactly what happened when former Bulls running back and Super Bowl champion James Starks returned to UB to sign autographs and greet his fans back in Buffalo. Unfortunately for the Bulls (15-8, 7-5 MAC), Starks' presence didn't bring them any luck, as Ohio (13-13, 6-6 MAC) rode a 74 percent second-half shooting performance to a 76-69 victory on Tuesday night. Ohio point guard D.J.
The women's tennis team traveled down the I-90 on Saturday to battle Syracuse for Western New York supremacy.
With losses accumulating rather quickly for the wrestling team, the squad needed something good to turn the tide in its favor.
The softball team had only a fleeting moment of success as it closed out last season before bowing out of the Mid-American Conference Tournament after two losses.
The Alumni Arena Natatorium was splashing with excitement last Saturday afternoon as the men and women's swimming and diving teams were triumphant in their last regular season meet. The men's team (6-2, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) defeated St.
If you listen to any commentary about the NBA lately, you'd probably think that the playoffs don't matter that much. It seems like the only thing any NBA commentator wants to do is pin down how many teams can win the title ? and try to keep that number as low as possible. When the season started, ESPN announcer Jeff Van Gundy stated that he believed only four teams could win the title.
True Blue nation has come to know junior forward Mitchell Watt as Mitchell "Swatt." On Tuesday night, Mr. "Swatt" was in strong form, helping the men's basketball team turn in one of its most dominant performances of the season. The Bulls (14-7, 7-3 Mid-American Conference) dismantled Central Michigan (6-16, 3-7 MAC) in every phase of the game and disposed of them 72-43.
In the blink of an eye, a day that started with so much hope ended in disappointment and heartbreak for the wrestling team. After the Bulls (7-7, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) jumped out to an early 9-0 lead over Kent State (12-5, 2-0 MAC), they dropped six of their last seven matches en route to a 19-13 defeat in front of a raucous home crowd at Alumni Arena on Sunday afternoon. Head coach Jim Beichner felt the Bulls failed to take advantage of several key opportunities throughout the meet.
Fans that showed up on Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Arena were treated to the women basketball team's best defensive performance of the season. Shooting woes were the story of the game and Western Michigan (6-17, 2-8 Mid-American Conference) shot 22 percent from the field, including 0-for-15 from 3-point territory.
Last Sunday, I was right there with Steelers Nation when Ben Roethlisberger attempted to lead a potential game-winning drive with under two minutes remaining in the game.
Football season has come to an end. Take a second to wipe the tears from your eyes before reading on.
I look at the current Buffalo Bills fanbase and wish I could be a part of what's coming. If you don't understand what that means, it's actually a simple concept.
It's a good thing that UB's South Campus has a medical school, because the women's basketball team nearly gave its fans a heart attack on Saturday afternoon.
Almost two years ago to the day, Ball State halted a record nine game-winning streak by the men's basketball team.
With the 2010 season in the rearview mirror, the football team has set its sights on the future. Head coach Jeff Quinn announced the 2011 recruiting class in the Center for the Arts on Thursday night.
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