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UB Bulls quick hits: men’s soccer falls in heartbreaker, women’s soccer has impressive weekend
By Sport Desk | Oct. 11, 2015A breakdown of UB Athletics' weekend.
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UB women's basketball 'wants more' for 2015-16 season
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 11, 2015The women’s basketball team wants to continue to build off of last season. The Bulls finished 19-13 overall and 11-7 in Mid-American Conference play.
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After bumpy beginning, Nick Forrester key component of UB men’s soccer defense
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 11, 2015For sophomore defender Nick Forrester, the first month of his tenure at UB was nothing short of constant change. The New Zealand native who had transferred from Butler University was adjusting to a new school and playing with a new cast of teammates. But now Forrester, who was touted as one of the best new players on the 2015 squad, has finally adjusted and is one of more important members of the Bulls.
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Akron defeats UB men’s soccer 2-1
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 9, 2015Based on the previous 89 minutes and 55 seconds, you couldn’t blame him. The men’s soccer team had played tough with the No. 8 team in the nation with stellar defensive play and an early goal in the first half, but it was still on its way to a defeat and 0-1 to start to Mid-American Conference play.
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Top basketball recruit Rawle Alkins jokingly tweets he’s coming to UB
By Tom Dinki | Oct. 9, 2015Alkins, from Brooklyn, New York, tweeted minutes later that he had not committed to Buffalo and that “people at his school [were] playing with [his] phone.” The tweet caused shock across social media during that small time span though, as Alkins has offers from schools like Kentucky and North Carolina, according to ESPN.
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UB men’s soccer enters MAC play peaking at right time
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 9, 2015The Bulls will start MAC play hosting the No. 8 team in the country, Akron (8-2-1), on Friday at UB Stadium. Buffalo was in position to make the MAC Tournament last season after 1-0-2 start to conference play, but finished the season with two losses in which it was outscored 7-0. In Year Three of the Riddle era, Buffalo may finally be ready to take a step forward as a program.
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UB men's basketball has no reason to panic about losing Hurley, Evans and Moss
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 8, 2015The 2014-15 men’s basketball team entered the season without its top three players from the year before. The team wasn’t big. They didn’t have elusive scorers. They were bounced in the first round of the 2014 Mid-American Conference Tournament after some projected them to win it all. But alas, all the naysayers were silenced when the Bulls went on the shock the conference and win the MAC. Why can’t that happen again?
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UB women’s soccer looking to freshmen for help with title run
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 8, 2015Of the eight freshmen Bulls, five have played in at least 11 games so far this season and two of the team’s top-3 scorers are first-year players. After losing integral parts of last year’s team like Katie Roberts, Courtney Mann and Sophie Therien to graduation, the Bulls are hoping are slowly fill the void with some help from underclassmen.
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The best of the UB Bulls
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 6, 2015With most of Buffalo’s Division-I sports in the thick of Mid-American Conference play, each team is still in contention for their respective conference titles. Of course, it’s a whole team effort, including the coaching staff, to get a team in position to compete for a championship. But each squad has standout performers that have helped take it to the next level.
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Bob McAdoo is the forgotten superstar in the city of Buffalo
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 6, 2015We’ll always remember the stars. In terms of Buffalo sports lore, you can’t have a conversation and not bring up former Bills like Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas and Bruce Smith. Same goes for the Sabres’ Dominik Hasek, Phil Housley and Ryan Miller. But there’s one player that is often overlooked in the history of Buffalo: Former Buffalo Braves forward Bob McAdoo.
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Buffalo Bills have No. 1 tailgating in the country
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 6, 2015Cohen, a life-long New York Giants fan, attended his first-ever game at “The Ralph” this past Sunday when the Giants faced the Buffalo Bills. He attended games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but this experience was very different.
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Catching up with some of best recent UB Bulls
By Jordan Grossman and QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 6, 2015They were some of the most prolific players to ever wear the blue and white. They broke records, won championship and brought some prominence to Mid-Major program over the course of their careers. But what happens to these players after they walk for graduation? The Spectrum caught up with a few recent Bulls graduates from the past few years.
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UB men’s basketball holds first practice of season
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 4, 2015The Bulls completed their first official practice of the 2015-16 season Friday in Alumni Arena. Buffalo is the reigning MAC champion and is coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance, but have a host of new faces after the departure of former head coach Bobby Hurley and several key players. The Bulls have eight new faces with a mix of freshmen and transfers.
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UB quarterback Tony Daniel relies on family, hometown and teammates to cope with father's death
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 4, 2015The everyday rigors of a Division-I college football player – even for a backup like Daniel – had come to an end in December of 2014. There were no more worries, no more stresses. Life was finally carefree again. Or so Daniel thought. On Nov. 30, 2014, Daniel received a frantic phone call from his sister Carley telling him their father Jack had suffered a heart attack earlier in the day and was rushed to the hospital.
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UB Bulls looking to correct penalties, turnovers and defense during bye week
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 4, 2015Coming off two straight losses and a 0-1 start in Mid-American Conference play, the Buffalo football team’s bye week couldn’t have came at a better time. With a week off, the Bulls (2-3, 0-1 MAC) have a chance to rest and look at the film from the past two weeks to correct several areas, including penalties, turnovers and its defense.
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UB Bulls need to start winning against good MAC teams
By Tom Dinki | Oct. 3, 2015It’s a new era under new head coach Lance Leipold and different circumstances but the Bulls (2-3, 0-1 MAC) came up short against Bowling Green again on Saturday, this time with a 28-22 loss at UB Stadium for homecoming. And again Buffalo showed it’s not quite ready to beat the best of the MAC.
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Gridiron report card: UB Bulls fall to Bowling Green in MAC play
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 3, 2015The football team (2-3, 0-1 Mid-American Conference) fell 28-22 to Bowling Green (3-2, 1-0 MAC) Saturday at UB Stadium. Here’s how The Spectrum graded Buffalo’s performance:
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UB Bulls fall to Bowling Green in MAC opener
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 3, 2015The Bulls (2-3, 0-1 Mid-American Conference) opened MAC play with a loss to the Falcons, (3-2, 1-0 MAC) at UB Stadium in a homecoming game attended by 20,843 people Saturday.
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UB Bulls face Bowling Green: Who has the edge?
By Jordan Grossman | Oct. 1, 2015The Falcons seem to always have the edge over the Bulls, whether it was last season’s heartbreaking 36-35 Buffalo loss or two years ago when they defeated the Bulls in what was an essentially a MAC East Championship game. Here’s who The Spectrum thinks has the edge at every position.
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UB Bulls vs. Bowling Green game preview
By QUENTIN HAYNES | Oct. 1, 2015The Bulls face Bowling Green Falcons (2-2) at UB Stadium Saturday in what will be their first of eight conference games.
