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UB to make announcement regarding future leadership of athletics
By Tom Dinki | Nov. 23, 2015UB will make an announcement Tuesday regarding the future leadership of UB Athletics.
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Top returners from championship team lead UB men’s basketball to 86-68 win over North Carolina A&T
By Jordan Grossman | Nov. 22, 2015After an offseason of departures, the men’s basketball team is counting on them to lead the way this season, and they did just that in leading the Bulls (2-2) to an 86-68 win over North Carolina A&T (0-4) in Uncasville, Connecticut Saturday. The game was the third of four games Buffalo will play in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic.
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Gridiron report card: Akron defeats UB Bulls 42-21
By Jordan Grossman | Nov. 22, 2015The football team (5-6, 3-4 Mid-American Conference) is still a win away from bowl eligibility after a 41-21 loss to Akron (6-5, 4-3 MAC) at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field Saturday. Buffalo will now need a win over Massachusetts (2-9, 1-6) in its season finale at UB Stadium on Friday for any chance at the program’s third bowl game since returning to Division I in 1999. Here’s how The Spectrum graded the Bulls’ performance Saturday.
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UB women's basketball 3-0 for first time since 2000 with win over Massachusetts
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 21, 2015Buffalo defeated Massachusetts (1-2) 56-48 at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts Saturday to get its first 3-0 start to a season since 2000-01. The Bulls have not allowed an opponent to score 50 points in a game this season.
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Akron downs UB Bulls 42-21
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 21, 2015Akron (6-5, 4-3 Mid-American Conference) defeated the Bulls (5-6, 3-4 MAC) 41-21 at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field Saturday, which sets up an all-important season finale against Massachusetts next week for Buffalo. The Bulls will try for their sixth win of the season, which could mean a bowl invite.
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UB volleyball season ends with loss to Ball State in MAC Tournament
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 20, 2015The No. 7 seeded Bulls (7-22, 6-10 Mid-American Conference) lost to No. 6 seed Ball State (15-16, 8-8 MAC) 3-1 in the first round of the MAC Tournament in Athens, Ohio Thursday night. The Bulls won the second set to pull the match even, but proceeded to drop consecutive sets. The Cardinals meanwhile advance to the MAC Quarterfinals against No. 3 Kent State (19-9, 13-3 MAC).
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Danny White brought quick success, but future is questionable
By Tom Dinki | Nov. 20, 2015A Mid-Major like UB needs to think long-term. Nothing is a quick fix. You have to slowly inch your way up the college athletics landscape. You don’t, as White always liked to say, build “America’s next big-time college athletics brand” in three years. White could move up a conference and get a larger budget to play with in three years. UB cannot.
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Who has the edge: UB Bulls vs. Akron
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 19, 2015In a Mid-American Conference matchup between two teams vying for bowl eligibility, the Buffalo football team (5-5, 3-3 MAC) and Akron (5-5, 3-3) face off in the second-to-last game of the regular season Saturday. The Spectrum decided who has the edge at each position.
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UB Bulls look for bowl eligibility against Akron
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 19, 2015The Bulls (5-5, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) will travel to Akron, Ohio to face a Zips (5-5, 3-3 MAC) team that will also be looking for one more victory to become bowl eligible.
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Former UB Athletic Director Danny White introduced at UCF
By Jordan Grossman | Nov. 19, 2015White was officially introduced as vice president and director of athletics of UCF Athletics Thursday. White is expected to assume his full responsibilities with the Knights at some point in January and will still be vaguely involved with UB for the next six weeks to help Buffalo transition through its leadership change.
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St. Joseph’s defeats UB Bulls 89-67
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 18, 2015On Wednesday, the Bulls (1-2) fell to St. Joseph’s (3-0) 89-67 at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Bulls are now 0-2 in the 2015 Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic, with two losses to St. Joseph’s and Old Dominion in which it allowed 166 points.
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UB Athletics tries to appease both students and local fans with Tailgate Concert Series
By Jordan Grossman | Nov. 18, 2015The Tailgate Concert Series, a free UB Athletics-sponsored concert held roughly two hours before home football games, often brings in a mix of oldies, country and cover bands that don’t always attract students.
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Reid, defense lead way for UB women's basketball
By Romulo Romero | Nov. 17, 2015The Bulls (2-0) defeated Big 4 rival Canisius (0-2) 54-40 in Alumni Arena on Tuesday night behind Reid and yet another impressive defensive performance, as Buffalo has allowed just 78 points in its first two games. After only scoring just seven points in the first quarter, Buffalo went on a 23-4 run in the second quarter that helped propel it to its second victory.
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NY-goodbye: UB Athletic Director Danny White takes job at UCF
By Tom Dinki | Nov. 17, 2015Athletic Director Danny White is leaving UB to accept the A.D. job at the University of Central Florida. After several media reports Tuesday that White had been hired, UCF officially announced White as its new athletic director Wednesday. Calls to White’s cell phone were not returned Tuesday.
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UB Bulls accumulate 30 fouls in messy loss to Old Dominion
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 17, 2015The Bulls (1-1) fell to Old Dominion (2-0) 77-58 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia in their first game of the Hall of Fame Classic. The Bulls shot just 30 percent from the field and committed 30 fouls.
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Shannon Evans taken off UB’s Alumni Arena wall
By Tom Dinki | Nov. 16, 2015The photo of Evans, who transferred to Arizona State to join former men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley, was replaced with the image of former Bulls forward Xavier Ford sometime Monday or during this past weekend. Ford graduated from UB last semester.
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Report: UB Athletic Director Danny White to interview for UCF opening
By Tom Dinki | Nov. 16, 2015Athletic Director Danny White is one of three finalists for the AD opening at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and will interview for the job Monday in Chicago, according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. The report said UCF President John Hitt will also interview DeWayne Peevy, Kentucky deputy director of athletics. White signed a five-year contract extension with UB last fall in order to show “commitment to the Buffalo community and this university,” he told The Spectrum at that time. White was the highest paid athletic director in the Mid-American Conference in the 2013-14 fiscal year with a pay of $301,625, according to USA Today.
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UB Bulls quick hits: Men’s and women’s basketball start seasons, volleyball headed to MAC Tournament
By Sports Desk | Nov. 15, 2015A weekend recap of UB Athletics, as the basketball teams started its season and the volleyball team is headed to the MAC Tournament.
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UB men’s soccer loses to Akron in MAC Championship Game
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Nov. 15, 2015The Bulls (8-7-4, 2-2-1 MAC) lost to Akron (15-3-2, 4-0-1 MAC), the No. 3 team in the entire country, 1-0 at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field in Akron, Ohio Sunday. It was their third MAC Tournament Championship Game appearance and first since 2007, where the Bulls also lost to Akron.
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UB women’s basketball defense leads way for season-opening victory
By Jordan Grossman | Nov. 14, 2015Despite a less-than-stellar offensive performance, the Bulls (1-0) picked up a season-opening 55-38 victory over LIU Brooklyn (0-1) on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena. Buffalo shot less than 40 percent from the field, but was relieved by a stellar defensive performance. The 38 points allowed are the fewest for Buffalo since Feb. 23, 2013.
