My team would beat your team: Hockey
Nick picks the four lines of forwards, three pair of defensemen and two goaltenders he'd run with for his first installment of "My team would beat your team."
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NBA playoff road trip, and why it's okay to care about basketball again
I've been led to believe there are 14 people in Western New York who care about this, but I'm going to write it anyway — the NBA playoffs have been outstanding, and I'm going to see my beloved Boston Celtics in Cleveland at 8 p.m. this Saturday.
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Celebrating Marty
Dear Marty,
I'm sorry that I root against your team, but I can't undo history. Please accept this audio.
Signed,
Nick
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Relive the magic of '07 in Funtime Billsland
Hey folks,
I've received a number of emails since the new site went up about the availability of our Funtime Billsland bit segments from after Bills losses in 2007, and I've responded by posting all of them in the "Bits" folder in the Audio Vault, as well as a Funtime Sabresland bit that was also requested.
http://wgr550.com/Audio-Archive---Bits/1271148
Thanks for asking, and listening,
Nick
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"Draft cram session" by Nick Mendola
Nick reveals whose stock is rising and reviews the boatload of prospect interviews he conducted over the past several weeks. Here's a hint: He really likes his latest interviews with UNC defensive tackle and likely first-round pick Kentwan Balmer and Missouri tight end Martin Rucker.
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4/25 DRAFT PODCAST- Kentwan Balmer & Rich Eisen
Nick Mendola's final 2008 Draft Podcast for WGR features the NFL Network's Rich Eisen and North Carolina DT Kentwan Balmer. April 25.
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4/23 DRAFT PODCAST- Nick & Howard
What's the third-most important need for the Bills in this weekend's draft? Nick Mendola and Howard Simon have your answer. April 23.
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4/22 DRAFT PODCAST- Martin Rucker & Jeremy Trimble
6'6", 255-pound tight end Martin Rucker (Missouri) and Army wide-out Jeremy Trimble join Nick Mendola for another WGR Draft podcast. April 22.
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4/21 DRAFT PODCAST: Nick Mendola w/ Limas Sweed
Likely first-round pick and 6'5" Texas wide-out Limas Sweed joins Nick Mendola to talk draft prospects, take the Wondernick test and more. April 21.
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"Help me pick a team name" by Nick Mendola
Nick's needs your help to pick the name for his new soccer team, the Buffalo City Football Club, in the Buffalo & District Soccer League (BDSL).
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"My perfect draft" by Nick Mendola
Nick uses a combination of logic and wishful thinking to project all seven rounds of the Bills' 2008 Draft.
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4/17 PODCAST - Cincinnati Seniors with Nick Mendola
Nick spoke with Cincinnati Seniors Angelo Craig and Haruki Nakamura
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04/14 Draft Podcast: Nick w/ Four prospects
Nick Mendola welcomes four draft prospects to his latest WGR podcast: All-American Wake Forest center Steve Justice, 6'4" Akron wide-out Jabari Arthur, 6'2" Purdue receiver Jake Standeford and Oregon State defensive tackle Curtis Coker. April 14.
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4/11 PODCAST: Nick w/ Brian Brohm, Jamey Richard
It's another NFL Draft Podcast, as Nick Mendola interview likely first-round quarterback Brian Brohm (Louisville), and puts him through the "Wondernick" test. Nick also talks draft prospects with one of the top-rated centers in the draft, UB's Jamey Richard. April 11.
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"How NHL Divisions Could Matter" by Nick Mendola
Want the Northeast Division title to mean more than a banner and the three-seed? Nick proposes a new in-season tournament to bring the heat back to divisional rivalries, and invigorate series that lack luster.
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Nick's AAA Odyssey, Day Three: Hockey?
Nick's fearless blog of his season-opening broadcast trip with the Bisons found a major bump in the road on Day Three — a rain-out at Harbor Park. Luckily, the Norfolk Tides share an owner with the Norfolk Admirals, the AHL team right down the road from his hotel.
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Nick's AAA Baseball Odyssey: Day Two
Nick's season-opening trip to Norfolk with the Bisons to call the four-game series with the Tides takes a political and literary turn, as he catches up with southpaw Jeremy Sowers.
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Nick's AAA Odyssey: Day One Live Blog
Many of my readers know that I'm a baseball nut, so when a chance encounter with Bisons GM Mike Buczkowski led to discussions with Herd play-by-play man Ben Wagner about openings in the broadcast schedule, there was no question I'd do everything in my power to be there.
Here's a running blog from Norfolk, where I'm handling color commentary and some play-by-play for the Bisons' season-opening series in Virginia.
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2008 Baseball Preview by Nick Mendola
Nick breaks down the 2008 season, as well as some fantasy tips (He's really good. Just ask his co-workers).
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Safe to stop believing
Nick thinks some accountability would be nice after another lackluster, and this time devastating, loss at HSBC Arena, 6-3 to the Ottawa Senators.
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SPORTS, ET CETERA: March 23, 2008
Hey, better late than never. Nick's weekly doings in the world of books, music and movies, as well as some weekend thoughts and a response to Whitey's latest column on the 3-ball.
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Bracket upsets fit to print!
Some last-second upset ideas for you last-second "bracket-filler-outers."
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Dear Sabres, That was fun and all, but...
Nick's a big fan of wild, six-goal periods that involve three-goal comebacks, but he wonders how in the hockey world to continually watch a team that throws up on itself for two periods only to redeem itself?
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IN-GAME BLOG: Nick Mendola in Toronto
Nick Mendola updates Saturday's Hockey Night in Canada affair between the Sabres and Leafs, live from the press box. Email him: nick@wgr550.com
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SPORTS, ET CETERA: March 14, 2008
Nick's weekly look back at the time he wasted outside of sports, with a dabble on Wall Street, "Gone Baby Gone" and an album you may have missed.
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Deadline deals: Early results vary
Two teams that made deals for defenseman — San Jose and Colorado — haven't lost since the deadline. The teams they traded with — Buffalo and Columbus — are dropping out of the post-season picture. Nick Mendola takes a closer look at the newborn trend.
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SPORTS, ET CETERA: March 6, 2008
A brand-new web site with my very own blog means I'm going to deliver a lot more, and some of it is going to highlight stuff away from sports. In "Sports, Et Cetera," I'll take every Friday and turn it into a retrospective of the books, music and movies that stopped my week from exploding. In this edition, some things I've checked out since the first of the year: "No Country For Old Men," Jason Anderson and a number of books.
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If You Want to Be a Buyer/Seller
Buffalo's 5-1 win over Ottawa has them back in the Top Eight. Does it make you a buyer, or a seller, at the trade deadline? Nick gives you both angles.
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Toronto: A Nice Place to Visit??
After Ralph Wilson, Jr.'s press conference in Toronto, Nick's legitimately worried about the team leaving Buffalo for the first time.
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QUICK THOUGHTS: Rangers 2, Sabres 1
Some things Nick needs to get off his chest after watching one of the most boring — and that's saying something — games of 2007-08.
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