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Sophomore guard Lamonte Bearden looks down solemnly in loss against Toledo last season. Bearden was suspended for Buffalo's game Tuesday night for conduct detrimental to the team.

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"UB Bulls suffer first home loss of season, fall to Toledo"

By JAMES BATTLE | Feb. 11, 2015

Freshman guard Lamonte Bearden looks down solemnly as Buffalo fell 92-88 Tuesday night.

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Women's tennis loses to West Virginia 5-2

By BEN MCARDLE | Feb. 8, 2015

The women?s tennis team was expecting a different homecoming. Last season, the Bulls shined at home ? winning 8 out of 10 games in Buffalo. After dropping the last match against UTEP on Jan.

Freshman guard Stephanie Reid, pictured here, and the women’s basketball team will now wear a No. 32 patch to memorialize Eastern Michigan player Shannise Heady. On Jan. 25, Heady was killed in an automobile accident in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Courtesy of UB Athletics

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UB women's basketball honors late Eastern Michigan player

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Feb. 8, 2015

Freshman guard Stephanie Reid, pictured here, and the women?s basketball team will now wear a No.

Junior guard Mackenzie Loesing and the women’s basketball team
defeated Bowling Green 66-45 on Saturday in this week’s quick hits. 
Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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"Quick Hits: Softball begins season, men's basketball loses tight conference matchup"

By JAMES BATTLE | Feb. 8, 2015

Junior guard Mackenzie Loesing and the women?s basketball team defeated

Sophomore guard Shannon Evans and the men’s basketball team went 1-1 this week in conference play. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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"Hardwood Report Card: Bulls beat Ball State, fall to Akron"

By Sports Desk | Feb. 8, 2015

Sophomore guard Shannon Evans and the men?s basketball team went 1-1 this week in conference play.

Yusong Shi, The Spectrum 
The softball team looks to avenge a championship loss to Ohio last season
despite losing some of the best players in program history.

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UB Bulls softball looks to follow up historic season despite losing key players

By JAMES BATTLE | Feb. 5, 2015

Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

Kristen Sharkey in her senior year as a UB Bull.

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UB Bulls recap: Women's basketball continues winning streak

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Feb. 5, 2015

Senior forward Kristen Sharkey recorded 26 points that propelled a second-half surge to defeat Toledo 68-61. Courtesy of Paul Hokanson, UB Athletic Dept. The Bulls pushed their winning streak to three games Wednesday, defeating Toledo (12-8, 5-4 MAC) 68-61.

Head coach Lance Leipold announced 21 new recruits on Wednesday for the 2015 football season.
Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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UB announces 21 recruits on National Signing Day

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Feb. 5, 2015

Head coach Lance Leipold announced 21 new recruits on Wednesday for the 2015 football season. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Wednesday officially began the new era of Buffalo football, according to head coach Lance Leipold.

Sophomore guard Shannon Evans, photographed facing
Miami Ohio in January, registered 25 points in the 82-78 victory over
the Ball State Cardinals on Wednesday night in Muncie, Indiana.
Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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Bulls hold off Cardinals despite last-minute surge

By Jordan Grossman | Feb. 4, 2015

Sophomore guard Shannon Evans, photographed facing Miami Ohio in January, registered 25 points in the 82-78 victory over the Ball State Cardinals on Wednesday night in

Junior forward Mackenzie Loesing and the Bulls will host Toledo and Bowling Green this week. Buffalo is 3-1 in their last four games after beginning MAC play 1-3. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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"Quick hits: basketball season continues, football to announce new class, men's soccer to host tryouts"

By Sports Desk | Feb. 3, 2015

Junior forward Mackenzie Loesing and the Bulls will host Toledo and Bowling Green this week. Buffalo is 3-1 in their last four games after beginning MAC play 1-3.

Senior forward Xavier Ford learned to cook at the age of 12 when he was told
by his grandmother he had to learn how to cook. Now, it’s a lifelong passion.
Jordan Oscar, The Spectrum

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Swishing and dishing

By Jordan Grossman | Feb. 3, 2015

Senior forward Xavier Ford learned to cook at the age of 12 when he was told by his grandmother he had to learn how to cook.

Christian Pino and Raheem Johnson are just two UB athletes who approach
their diet specifically to get in top game shape. Jordan Oscar, The Spectrum

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UB student-athletes eat to compete

By QUENTIN HAYNES | Feb. 3, 2015

Christian Pino and Raheem Johnson are just two UB athletes who approach their diet specifically to get in top game shape.

Kristjan Sokoli played four seasons in Buffalo after immigrating to the United States from Albanian at the age of 9 and earning a scholarship. Now the nose tackle is looking to tackle another feat: make it to the NFL. llustration by Kenneth Cruze; photo byYusong Shi, The Spectrum

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UB's Kristjan Sokoli is relentless on and off the field

By Tom Dinki | Feb. 1, 2015

Kristjan Sokoli played four seasons in Buffalo after immigrating to the United States from Albanian at the age of 9 and earning a scholarship.

In two games played last week, the men’s basketball team went 2-0, including a dominant win over first-place Kent State on Friday. Here Raheem Johnson dunks the ball during Friday night's game. The Bulls shot 46 percent from the field, while forcing 22 steals and 32 turnovers. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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Hardwood report card

By SPORTS EDITORS | Feb. 1, 2015

In two games played last week, the men?s basketball team went 2-0, including a dominant win over first-place Kent State on Friday.

Senior forward Xavier Ford slams down the ball in Buffalo's 80-55 win Friday night. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum.

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UB Bulls defeat MAC East leader behind largest home crowd in four years

By Jordan Grossman | Jan. 31, 2015

Senior forward Xavier Ford slams down the ball in Buffalo's 80-55 win Friday night.

Students cheer for the men's basketball team in Tuesday's game against Western Michigan. UB Athletics canceled Friday's planned tailgate due
to weather conditions. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum.

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UB Bulls Basketball tailgate canceled

By Jordan Grossman | Jan. 30, 2015

Students cheer for the men's basketball team in Tuesday's game against Western Michigan. UB Athletics canceled Friday's planned tailgate due to weather conditions.

Senior forward Kristen Sharkey and junior guard Mackenzie Loesing both eclipsed 1,000 career-points and were No’s 5 and 4 on The Spectrum’s top-10 for over break. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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#UBTop10: The top-10 moments in Buffalo sports over break

By JAMES BATTLE | Jan. 29, 2015

Senior forward Kristen Sharkey and junior guard Mackenzie Loesing both eclipsed 1,000 career-points and were No?s 5 and 4 on The Spectrum?s top-10 for over break.

UB Athletics will raffle off a free semester of tuition at the men’s basketball team’s last home game on March 6 in an effort to bring more students to the games. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum

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UB offering chance at free semester of tuition to basketball fans

By Jordan Grossman | Jan. 29, 2015

UB Athletics will raffle off a free semester of tuition at the men?s basketball team?s last home game on March 6 in an effort to bring more students to the games.

Sophomore guard Shannon Evans and freshman guard Lamonte Bearden and the Bulls went 7-4, including 3-3 in conference play over the break. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum.

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Quick Hits: Winter break recap

By Sports Desk | Jan. 28, 2015

Sophomore guard Shannon Evans and freshman guard Lamonte Bearden and the Bulls went 7-4, including 3-3 in conference play over the break.

Junior forward Justin Moss scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and was named to the Henson Mid-season Watch list over winter break. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum.

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#UBTop10: The top-10 moments in Buffalo sports over break

By JAMES BATTLE | Jan. 28, 2015

Junior forward Justin Moss scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and was named to the Henson Mid-season Watch list over winter break.