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Note: We don't try to compete with other sites in keeping current with news about the Bills, Sabres, Bandits and Bisons. You already know where to find those stories. What we do try to bring you is unique information that is tailored to ExPats, and that is not readily available or easy to find elsewhere.


The following articles are current commentaries in Bleacher Report



Jim Kelly Can Still Get a Lombardi for Buffalo

Buffalo Bills' Resurgence Will be Built on Superbowl Winners, No Excuses, No Exceptions

Emergency Surgery for the Buffalo Bills! A Cowher Transplant

Jerry Jones and The Temple of Doom: Dallas vs. Buffalo for America's Team


Are the Dallas Cowboys still America’s team, or are they America’s bad dream? I watched Jerry Jones show off the monument he has built to American excess, on the Today Show this morning...


Hey, Buffalo Bills Fans, It's Time to Declare War on L.A.!

If you think California has done all the harm they can do to the Buffalo psyche and its sports teams, think again. It isn't enough to have stolen the Braves from us. Now they have their sites on the Bills...


Buffalo Bills Fans: Why Toronto is Your Friend (Maybe)

The future of the Buffalo Bills is a constant topic of conversation in Bills Country, and when it's not being discussed out loud, it is more often than not in the back of the minds of those who ...





Sports Museum, Braves Banner Combined in New Effort
Yes, there is a Buffalo Sports History Museum. The good news is, ExPats can visit as easily as locals because currently the "museum" is virtual only. A collection of Buffalo sports memorabilia and relics curated by John Boutet, a high school phys ed teacher, begs for a public home in real space. Currently it is only available for viewing in cyberspace.

Mr. Boutet has been working on finding a place for his collection at HSBC Arena among other locations around Buffalo Niagara. He says progress is finally being made, partially in conjunction with another project Boutet is working hard on presently, to memorialize the Braves at HSBC Arena with a banner that retires McAdoo's and Randy Smith's numbers. 
See also, Sports History.

For more information about the museum and the banner, see the following links from Bleacher Report.

Attempts to Memorialize The Buffalo Braves at HSBC Arena Ramp Up

It all started several years ago when John Boutet, curator and owner of the Buffalo Sports Museum, which is currently a virtual museum, link below, began calling for some recognition in Buffalo's new winter sports arena for the Buffalo Braves...

 

Buffalo Needs a Sports Museum; They Already Have the Collection

John Boutet is a very interesting man. For most of his adult life, he has been collecting every piece of Buffalo sports memorabilia he can find. This physical education teacher, is a classic example of following your passion...

 


The Little Three is now The Big Four

In our attempts to keep ExPats in the loop we will announce a change that has no doubt been operative for quite a while but just noticed by us. Perhaps you're as far out of the loop on this as we were. What was once (in our day) the Little Three basketball rivalry (St. Bona, Canisius and Niagara) is now the "Big Four." Enter UB.



Buffalo Ex-Pat's Greatest Moments in Buffalo & WNY College Sports

1. St. Bonaventure and Buffalo Bob Lanier in NCAA Final Four 1970
2. The Calvin Murphy years, Niagara University Basketball 1967-70
3. The Randy Smith years at Buff State 1968-71
4. 1958 and 2008 for UB Bulls Football
5. The Frank Mackinnon years at Canisius (basketball)

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