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Reggie Witherspoon to return to coach Canisius men's basketball for 2023-24 season

Reggie Witherspoon will be back to coach the Canisius men's basketball team for at least one more season. → Read More

Niagara's Angel and Aaliyah Parker, Noah Thomasson lead Big 4's All-MAAC basketball selections

Angel Parker and Thomasson were unanimous first-team selections. → Read More

When Big Four basketball teams open play in conference tournaments

Rachel Lenzi News Sports Reporter Here is a look at when Big Four teams open play in conference tournaments this week: UB women (8) vs. Toledo (1), 11 a.m. Wednesday – quarterfinal UB men (6) vs. Akron (3), 6:30 p.m. Thursday – quarterfinal Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. Canisius women (9) vs. Mount St. Mary’s (8), 10:30 a.m. Tuesday – first-round game Canisius men (9) vs. Mount… → Read More

Canisius men's basketball holds off Niagara, 81-68, for Battle of the Bridge win

This time, the Canisius men’s basketball team was going to finish it. → Read More

UB men's basketball tops Miami (Ohio), heads to Cleveland as the No. 6 seed in MAC Tournament

Next stop: Cleveland. → Read More

New UB football coordinators, assistants to make a combined $365,200 in annual salary

The combined annual salaries will be nearly $65,000 less than the same positions last year. → Read More

UB men's basketball makes postseason push with 63-35 rout of Central Michigan

The Bulls wasted no time racing to a double-digit lead in a 63-35 win against Central Michigan on Tuesday at Alumni Arena. → Read More

Big 4 women's basketball: Expect Niagara to lead the pack in the postseason push

Niagara is the anomaly in an otherwise underwhelming year for Big 4 basketball. → Read More

Bob Sassone, 91, St. Bonaventure basketball great and former Olean High coach dies

Bob Sassone, a former St. Bonaventure men’s basketball player and assistant coach, died Sunday night. He was 91. → Read More

UB basketball player Curtis Jones gains confidence, speaks up and soars to become leader

Jones is ninth in the Mid-American Conference in scoring, averaging 16.1 points per game. → Read More

Blue Collar U, UB's alumni team and defending TBT champion, to join 2023 tournament field

The 64 teams in TBT play for a $1 million cash prize, which is divided among coaches and team members. → Read More

Inside the Big 4: How Re’Shawna Stone, Zakiyah Winfield have teamed to help shape UB women’s basketball

Stone and Winfield have helped spark the Bulls into becoming one of the Big 4’s hottest teams in the last month. → Read More

Report: UB football to part ways with offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery

UB now has at least three openings to fill on its coaching staff before spring practices. → Read More

Daryl Banks III helps St. Bonaventure scrap out 73-69 win against George Mason

Banks scored 27 points to help his team to a 73-69 win against George Mason on Wednesday at the Reilly Center. → Read More

UB football tops Georgia Southern, 23-21, to win Camellia Bowl

The Bulls earned a 23-21 win against Georgia Southern on Tuesday at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. → Read More

UB football game day: Bulls vs. Georgia Southern in Camellia Bowl

The Bulls play at noon Tuesday at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. → Read More

UB, St. Bonaventure women's basketball game postponed to Thursday due to winter storm

The Bonnies (3-11) will host the Bulls (4-4) at 4 p.m. at the Reilly Center in Allegany. → Read More

'Let's do this, let's win it all': Hutch-Tech's Abdi Salim helps Syracuse to national men's soccer championship

Abdi Salim is the first Buffalo Public Schools athlete to win a national championship in men's soccer. → Read More

Report: UB football coach Maurice Linguist a top candidate at Cincinnati

Maurice Linguist could be a top candidate for a Midwest football program that’s about to make a major transition. → Read More

UB football finally becomes bowl eligible with 23-22 win against Akron

The Bulls earned bowl eligibility and the Mid-American Conference’s final bowl slot, by rallying from a 16-0 deficit in the first half, and UB (6-6, 5-3 MAC) earned its first bowl bid under second-year coach Maurice Linguist. → Read More