My time writing for and leading the sports desk have been incredibly fun and rewarding experiences, experiences that if you told me a few years ago that this side quest was in my future I would not have believed you.
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Although it may not be immediately visible, Western New York is brimming with rugby opportunities for athletes of all ages — some beginning as early as middle school.
Red Murdock was drafted to the Denver Broncos.
Over the weekend, Buffalo softball (21-27, 8-13 MAC) played an in-conference three-game series against the Central Michigan Chippewas (22-18, 13-7 MAC) at Nan Harvey Field, where after being tied up at 1-1, they lost the final game 5-2.
As of right now, both of Buffalo’s tennis programs have phenomenal records, with the men sitting at 13-6, 7-2 MAC and the women at 18-4, 5-0 MAC.
Former captain of Italy’s national team and vice president of the Italian Footballers’ Association, Sara Gama visited UB on Monday evening to give a talk on leadership, advocacy and change in women’s soccer.
On Thursday evening The Spectrum’s editorial board elected Mylien Lai as the next editor-in-chief for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Freshman diver Adele Melamud qualified for the 1-meter and 3-meter NCAA Championship events and senior wrestler Kaleb Burgess qualified as the 23rd seed for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships in Cleveland, OH.
12 schools from across the conference sent their best athletes to compete in this two day tournament that was ultimately won by Rider University (12-6, 6-0 MAC). The Bulls (4-11, 3-5 MAC) ended the tournament in 11th place with 24.5 points.
Bulls swim and dive competed in the four-day Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship meet in Akron OH, where they secured nine top-five finishes and finished in fifth place overall.
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