KanJam: From Buffalo backyards to world domination
In the late 1980s, a few college friends in Buffalo created a game called “Trash Can Frisbee.” Players tossed a disc toward garbage cans where a partner slapped it in for points. The sport was mostly...
View ArticleBills will play football in Buffalo for another 7 years
The Buffalo Bills will likely be staying in New York for at least another seven years, now that state and team officials have worked out a new deal.
View ArticleFormer SU employee charged with videotaping athletes in locker room
A former Syracuse television sportscaster, and Syracuse University employee stands accused of unlawfully recording video of male student-athletes in a locker room, without their knowledge.
View ArticleLawmakers seek ban of dangerous supplement
A push to ban the fitness supplement DMAA brought a sports hero and parents who say they lost their son to the substance to the state Capitol.
View ArticleChiefs struggling to get fans to the ballpark again this year
For a recent mid-week doubleheader against the Pawtucket Red Sox, the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team announced an attendance of 6,119 at NBT Bank Stadium - a number based on tickets distributed, not...
View ArticleThe changing culture of youth sports
With children starting to play sports at younger ages and playing their sports year-round, the chance they are going to get injured is on the rise. Lorraine Rapp and Linda Lowen, hosts of WRVO's health...
View ArticleOneida Nation puts pressure on N.F.L.'s Redskins to change name
The Oneida Indian Nation held a conference in Washington today to put pressure on the city’s football team to change its name from the Redskins.The Oneida and other Native Americans say the name is...
View ArticleN.F.L. may meet on Oneida land to discuss Redskins name change
The National Football League has expressed interest in moving up a previously scheduled meeting with the Oneida Indian Nation to discuss the nation's desire to have the Washington Redskins team change...
View ArticleTeam owner says Washington Redskins name is 'badge of honor'
The owner of the Washington Redskins professional football team has responded to charges from the Oneida Indian Nation that its name is offensive by saying the name and logo are "a badge of honor," not...
View ArticlePoll: Most fans okay with Redskins name change
A poll conducted by the Oneida Indian Nation has found that a majority of Washington D.C. residents wouldn't be bothered if the city's professional football team changed its name.The poll, released...
View ArticleAngina, Bob Dole, and NASCAR: How Viagra solidified its role in American society
1998 brought about many things: the invention of Google, the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Winter Olympic Games in Japan and the film Armageddon. While these events took the world by storm, one little...
View ArticleOneida 'disappointed' in response from NFL over Redskins name
The Oneida Indian Nation says it was disappointed the National Football League defended its Washington team using the name Redskins in a meeting between the two parties.Representatives from the nation...
View ArticleCentral N.Y. group encourages involvment in inclusion sports
Advocates for the disabled in central New York want to encourage more participation in inclusion sports. Greg Cullen, founder of the group Move Along Inc., said the idea is that people with physical...
View ArticleNew high school football rules protect helmetless players
Following the tragic deaths of several high school football players across the country, the sport's rules and practices are being scrutinized. Recent rule changes are protecting helmetless players, and...
View ArticleRemsen native first American to medal in singles luge
Mohawk Valley native Erin Hamlin has become the first American to win an Olympic medal in singles luge.Hamlin slid to a third place finish and a bronze medal today at the winter games in Sochi, Russia....
View ArticleSpecial Olympics get underway in Syracuse this weekend
Almost 700 athletes will file into the OnCenter in downtown Syracuse this evening to kick-off this year’s New York Special Olympic Games.The OnCenter will also host floor hockey competition. Alpine...
View ArticleOlympian Erin Hamlin welcomed home after historic performance
A small group of family and friends made the arrivals lounge at the Syracuse airport sound more like the bottom on the Olympic luge track Thursday evening. They were welcoming home Remsen, N.Y. native...
View ArticleAmid pressure over name, Redskins create foundation
The Oneida Indian Nation in upstate New York supports the creation of a new foundation by Washington D.C.'s professional football team, though it says it's not a solution.
View ArticleOpening day for baseball in New York... as soon as the snow melts
It's the first full day of the Major League Baseball season. And it's also the first day of the high school baseball season in New York.Opening day should elicit familiar sights and sounds, like the...
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