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Everything Old Is New Again

The Buffalo Bills new uniforms, one part of a throwback Friday in Western New York. (Photo: BuffaloBills.com)

For Western New York, Friday was a day where old things were new again in the world of sports.

One of the American Hockey League’s traditional franchises, the Rochester Americans, were purchased by Terry Pegula and the Buffalo Sabres. My hometown Amerks had fallen on some tough times in the past few years, with a declining attendance and a lack of talent coming with their 2005 affiliation with the Florida Panthers. Even with increased effort (which kept being promised, but rarely seen), it was going be very difficult for the Panthers to live up to the classic days of the Sabres-Amerks affiliation, where the Amerks developed Ryan Miller, Marty Biron, Jason Pominville, Steve Shields and many others. Continue reading

The Eye Twitch Cure: Old USFL Footage


For the last week, I have suffered from the world’s worst eye twitch. No, everyone I encounter everyday, I’m not winking (or flirting) with you; my right eye just won’t stop spazzing. Don’t worry – I’ve found the cure.

I’ve been searching high and low for Small Potatoes: Who Killed The USFL?, the ESPN 30 by 30 documentary about the 1980s pro football league. Every time I attempted to DVR it, something (i.e. my husband’s settings to record every Star Trek series episode known to man) would sabotage it. Flipping through my OnDemand menu Monday night, I realized that it was available – and expires Wednesday! I dropped everything and immediately started watching – all of my Commencement work would have to wait.

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