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LeDarius Mack (left) is hoping to follow in his brother Khalil’s (right) footsteps for UB football. Mack has only played football for two years but believes he can develop quickly into UB’s next great linebacker.
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LeDarius Mack hopes to follow in his brother Khalil Mack’s footsteps for UB football

By MICHAEL AKELSON | Mar. 30, 2017

Eight years ago, an unknown linebacker from Florida who played only one year of high school football received just one offer to play Division-I FBS from UB. That player, Khalil Mack, took to the game quickly. He went on to become an All-American, the NCAA’s all-time leader in forced fumbles, and most recently, the NFL’s defensive player of the year. This fall, there will be another Mack in UB’s linebacking corps.

Jake Gunning competes in spring 2016 match. Gunning is one of three wrestlers heading to the NCAA tournament this year. 
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Bulls prepare themselves for nation's top wrestlers

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Mar. 13, 2017

The Bulls will be competing at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in St. Louis, Missouri from March 16 to 18. Fellow sophomore wrestlers Kyle Akins and Jake Gunning are joining Lantry. The three qualified earlier this month at the MAC tournament and now have their sights set on March 16. 

The women's basketball team huddles after its win against Ball State Wednesday night. 
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UB women’s basketball upsets No. 2 seed Ball State in MAC Tournament quarterfinals

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Mar. 8, 2017

The No. 7 seed Buffalo Bulls (22-9, 11-8 Mid-American Conference) upset the No. 2 seed Ball State Cardinals (21-10, 14-5 MAC) 69-65 in the MAC tournament quarterfinals Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. The Bulls led for most of the game but never pulled away. The game featured eight different ties, but the Bulls never relinquished the lead after going ahead early in the second quarter.

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Khalil Mack's younger brother LeDarius Mack commits to UB football

By MICHAEL AKELSON | Mar. 8, 2017

Former UB football standout and current NFL linebacker Khalil Mack’s younger brother LeDarius Mack has committed to UB football, UB Athletics confirmed with The Spectrum on Wednesday. LeDarius is currently a sophomore at ASA College in Miami and plays linebacker. Last season, he totaled 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks and an interception for ASA.

David Kadiri goes up for a dunk. Several UB teams are seeing their seasons come to an end.
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Rundown: This week in UB Athletics

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Mar. 6, 2017

Baseball (4-5, MAC 0-0) The Bulls played in another three game road series over the weekend against the James Madison Bulldogs (7-2). On Friday the Bulls won 13-8, with junior shortstop Ben Haefner, sophomore first baseman Andrew Taft, and senior second baseman Brian Dudek all having home runs. The Bulls continued on Saturday losing 14-6 to the Bulldogs, letting up eight runs in the sixth inning.

The softball team won their first game of the season over the weekend. The Bulls are still trying to find themselves in the non-conference schedule.
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The Rundown: This week in UB Athletics

By Sports Desk | Feb. 27, 2017

Men’s Basketball (15-4, MAC 9-7) The Men’s Basketball team lost the annual blackout game on Friday 89-83 to the Akron Zips (23-6, MAC 13-3). The game drew a large crowd because of the hype around the team and the free t-shirts.

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