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Senior midfielder Brandon Scales dribbles past a Niagara defender last season. The Bulls will play Niagara University Thursday night seeking their seventh consecutive victory to open the season.
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Climbing the ladder

UB’s men’s soccer team (6-0-0) continues to prove that not only are they one of the best teams in the Mid-American Conference, but they’re also one of the best in the entire country. The latest NSCAA Coaches top 25 poll released this Tuesday has the Bulls ranked just outside of the top 25.


UB's defensive line is one of its most experienced units this season. UB will take on Nevada this Saturday in hopes of turning the season around.
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The edge: UB Football vs. Nevada

The UB football team (0-1) is hoping to turn its season around this Saturday when it travels Westward to take on the University of Nevada (1-1). Here is a preview of Saturday’s matchup.


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Fantasy football picks for week 2

Last week, like always, had a lot of fantasy owners either excited or disappointed. The week was interesting with players being injured and putting up zero points. This week, we’ll be looking at players to take a chance on in deeper leagues. NY Giants WR Sterling Shepard, vs.


Blair Lakso throws a pitch for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Lakso is the second pitcher from Buffalo to sign a pro contract this summer. 
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Finding the answer: Former UB pitcher Blair Lakso went from struggling college arm to sought after MLB prospect

At the beginning of this summer, UB head baseball coach Ron Torgalski knew he was going to have to prepare himself for the loss of one of his top back-of-the-bullpen arms. Mike Kaelin, a 5-foot-9 power pitcher who dominated in the closer role for most of his time at UB, was expected to be selected in the MLB draft when he became eligible following his junior season. However, what Torgalski, or really anyone for that matter, did not anticipate was that he was going to be losing two power arms from his bullpen to professional organizations this summer.


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Fantasy football deep league starters for week one

Another season of football started last Thursday night and along with it comes something else everyone loves: fantasy football. Whether you won your league last year or you were dead last, there are a few things to keep in mind so your team can make the playoffs.


Senior forward Celina Carrero trying to score against Bowling Green last season. The women's soccer game against Central Michigan on Oct. 23 is one students will not want to miss.
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UB’s top 10 games to attend this fall semester

There’s no doubt that attending sporting events are a big part of the UB experience. Buffalo’s athletic programs are on the rise across the board and the better the teams the more fun it is to attend the games. Here’s your guide to fall athletics, with 10 games you won’t want to miss.


Tyree Jackson (left) and Grant Rohach (right) stand on football stadium. Rohach will start for the Bulls on Friday against Albany, but Jackson will get playing time also.
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UB football raises quarterback questions

In his first season as head coach last year, Leipold inherited UB’s all-time leader in passing yards, Joe Licata. This year, he’s already seen one of his top quarterback options, Chris Merchant, transfer out of the program, but he still faces a very tough and unconventional quarterback dilemma.


Members of the 2015-16 women's soccer team celebrate at UB stadium. The team looks forward to a new season despite losing key players. 
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UB women’s soccer season preview

Just two years removed from a Mid-American Conference Championship, UB women’s soccer faces a unique dilemma. Following the graduation of All-MAC first-teamers Jackie Hall and Kassidy Kidd, Buffalo remains talented and experienced, but in search of new leadership on the field. 


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Former NBA player and coach Lindsey Hunter comes to UB

UB men’s basketball has replaced departed former assistant coach and former NBA player Donyell Marshall with 17-year NBA veteran point guard Lindsey Hunter. Hunter was the assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns in 2012-13, the interim head coach of the Suns in 2013 and most recently the assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors in 2013-14. Hunter won two NBA Championships in his career, first with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 and then with the Detroit Pistons in 2004. Hunter is perhaps most known for his timely three-point shooting throughout his career. "We are excited to have Lindsey join our staff," said men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats in a press release. "He has a tremendous background as both a player and coach and he has won multiple NBA Titles.”


(Third in from left to right) The men’s tennis team’s seniors Amar Hromic, Pablo Alvarez and Akil Mehta, as well as Sergio Arevailillo (not pictured), had their UB careers come to an end on Friday with the Bulls’ season-ending loss in the Mid-American Conference Championships Semifinals.
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The end of an era for UB men's tennis as season comes to a close

Senior Sergio Arevalillo still remembers his greatest moment on a tennis court. Trailing 5-1 in the third set of his singles match against Binghamton in last year’s Mid-American Conference Championship game, Arevalillo pulled off a comeback that led the Bulls to their first-ever conference title and NCAA Tournament appearance. Yet after the Bulls’ (11-8, 4-3 MAC) 4-2 loss to Ball State in the MAC Championships Semifinals Friday, Arevalillo, along with fellow senior teammates Pablo Alvarez, Amar Hromic, and Akhil Mehta, all say goodbye to the program. The Bulls took the doubles point Friday, but couldn’t come through in singles play to advance to the championship game.


Of the roughly $9 million UB Athletics collects from a student athletic fee, 92 percent goes toward servicing the Division I varsity programs and its 535 student-athletes, and just 8 percent goes toward servicing the recreation services available to all 30,000 students. 
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At UB, recreation has paid price for heavily subsidized college athletics

UB is one of a fraction of universities that does not separate its Division I athletics program and its on-campus recreation into two departments, and lets the athletics department decide how much of the $9 million student athletic fee goes toward D-I athletics and how much goes toward recreation programs. UB does not have a recreation fee. This year, the breakdown was simple: 92 percent of the student fee went to the D-I athletics programs, while 8 percent went to recreation services, according to UB’s comprehensive fee website and the athletic department’s 2014-15 athletic fee expenditures.


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