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Hardwood Report Card

By SPORTS STAFF | Mar. 9, 2014

The men's basketball team (19-9, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) defeated Bowling Green (12-19, 6-12 MAC), 88-65, to win the MAC East Championship at Alumni Arena Saturday evening.

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Early momentum leads to win

By ANDY KONIUCH | Mar. 9, 2014

The women's tennis team has enjoyed comfortable victories in seven of its first eight matches this season. The Bulls (8-1) cruised to their seventh consecutive victory, defeating ASA (2-1), 5-2, Saturday afternoon at the Miller Tennis Center in Williamsville. In a mostly tame match, there was one matchup that featured some excitement. Senior Laura Fernandez earned the team's final victory of the day over Dayana Agasieva.

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McCrea lifts Bulls to MAC East Championship

By BEN TARHAN | Mar. 8, 2014

In his final regular season game at Alumni Arena, senior forward Javon McCrea did not disappoint. On Saturday afternoon, he scored from all over the floor - in the paint, from mid-range and even beyond the arc - sinking his first-career 3-pointer. McCrea finished the game with 34 points, putting him at 1,997 for his career. "The way he played today is what he deserved to do in front of this great crowd that we had - to showcase what he's been about," said head coach Bobby Hurley.

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A race to the end

By OWEN O'BRIEN | Mar. 6, 2014

The fourth and final automatic spot to the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals remains up for grabs. With a Buffalo victory and Western Michigan (13-16, 8-9 MAC) loss, the Bulls would have punched their ticket to Cleveland, Ohio.

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All 32 NFL teams scout UB's Pro Day

By BEN TARHAN | Mar. 4, 2014

Representatives from every NFL team and several CFL teams visited the Buffalo Bills' Fieldhouse Tuesday to watch a group of 20 players showcase their athleticism - lifting weights, sprinting, jumping and lunging in hopes of impressing professional scouts. The UB football program hosted its annual Pro Day, at which 16 Buffalo seniors (as well as four athletes from other local colleges) put their skills on display for NFL teams.

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Two different types of breaks

By OWEN O'BRIEN | Mar. 4, 2014

After playing in the bitterly cold weather of winter in Buffalo, some athletes will escape frigid temperatures for a week of travel. For UB women's soccer players N'Dea Johnson, Natalie Jurisevic and Courtney Gross and Gross' twin sister Gillian - a senior on Akron's women's soccer team - a trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, is the first Spring Break excursion that any of the four will experience. "It's me and Nat's senior year and N'Dea's our best friend, so what other way do we want to spend our last Spring Break?" Gross said. Gross decided on Punta Cana largely because her older sister Marissa went when she was in college.

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The Others

By AARON MANSFIELD | Mar. 4, 2014

I only saw Khalil Mack get any semblance of frustrated during an interview once this season. Reporters ask athletes - especially stars like Mack - all sorts of weird and probing questions, but I asked the only one that bothered him, from what I observed. Context: When the Bulls defeated Ohio 30-3 Nov.

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UB hockey season comes to an end

By ANDY KONIUCH | Mar. 2, 2014

UB's dreams of consecutive Northeast Collegiate Hockey League Tournament (NECHL) titles came to an end Saturday night. Niagara University (15-9, 10-4 NECHL), defeated the Bulls (24-9, 12-2 NECHL), 3-1, at The Northtown Center in front of an electrified crowd. It was a disappointing night for the Bulls, who had several power play opportunities and 24 shots in the second period.

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Kuras wins third straight Most Outstanding Swimmer award; Bulls finish fifth

By BEN TARHAN | Mar. 2, 2014

By the time of the 400-yard freestyle relay - the final event of this past weekend's women's Mid-American Conference Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio - the Bulls' goal of winning a team MAC title was out of reach. But that was no reason for Buffalo to give up in the last event. "If you can't win the whole thing, you want to win the last event," head coach Andy Bashor said to his team. The relay team, composed of junior Spencer Rodriguez, junior Taylor Steffl, senior Marissa Murphy and senior Brittney Kuras, followed Bashor's creed, putting an exclamation point on the weekend with a first-place performance that was a school, meet, MAC and pool record. Buffalo finished fifth as a team but won eight of the 20 events.

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"In position for top-two seed, Bulls close out regular season"

By Tom Dinki | Mar. 2, 2014

The men's basketball team enters the final week of the regular season in prime position to enter the Mid-American Conference Tournament as a top-two seed, which would automatically place them in the semifinal round - two wins from the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls (18-8, 12-4 MAC) play at Akron (18-11, 10-6 MAC) Tuesday night and close out their regular season Saturday against Bowling Green (12-17, 6-10) at Alumni Arena. With a win over Akron Tuesday night, Buffalo would clinch the MAC East regular-season title, but this will not guarantee them a top-two seeding.

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Miller time' runs out

By Tom Dinki | Mar. 2, 2014

The inevitable happened last Friday: The Buffalo Sabres traded goaltender Ryan Miller. Buffalo sent Miller, along with teammate Steve Ott, to the St.

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Bulls beat Miami Ohio to remain top-four seed

By JEFF PLACITO | Mar. 2, 2014

With two games left to play, the women's basketball team captured a crucial win to remain in fourth place in the Mid-American Conference standings on Saturday afternoon. The Bulls (16-11, 9-7 MAC) defeated Miami Ohio (7-20, 3-13 MAC), 74-61, in Oxford, Ohio.

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