Bakery roasted over X-rated Buffalo Sabres bread for Stanley Cup playoffs

Bakery roasted over X-rated Buffalo Sabres bread for Stanley Cup playoffs

This bread got a rise out of onlookers. An upstate bakery is getting roasted over the X-rated shape of a special batch of Buffalo Sabres-themed bread that it released in honor of the ongoing Stanley Cup playoffs. Di Camillo Bakery in Niagara Falls was paying tribute to hometown — or at least hometown-adjacent — hockey … Read more

Flyers suspend radio announcer Tim Saunders for ‘blowing me’ hot mic comment

Flyers suspend radio announcer Tim Saunders for ‘blowing me’ hot mic comment

Tim Saunders blew it, live on air. The Flyers play-by-play man was suspended by the team Friday after an unfortunate hot mic moment during the third period Thursday’s radio broadcast of a game against the Sabres. As the game went to an ad break around the seven-minute mark, Saunders threw to commercial — or, what … Read more

MSG-YES venture launching Gotham Sports App before NBA, NHL seasons

MSG-YES venture launching Gotham Sports App before NBA, NHL seasons

New York sports fans who want a one-stop shop for all things hoops and hockey will get exactly that in time for the new NBA and NHL seasons. Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment (GAME), the 50/50 joint digital venture between MSG Networks and YES Network that was revealed in January, announced Wednesday that it will … Read more

Top Bills, Sabres execs fired over ‘brazen’ romantic relationship

Top Bills, Sabres execs fired over ‘brazen’ romantic relationship

The Buffalo Bills’ trip to London ended in an upset and a front office shakeup. John Roth, who was recently named chief operating officer of both the Bills and Buffalo Sabres — which are owned by Terry Pegula — was fired, along with Kathryn D’Angelo, the Bill’s general counsel and senior vice president of business … Read more

Hockey great Pat LaFontaine launches ‘impact absorbing’ helmet to make sport safer

Hockey great Pat LaFontaine launches ‘impact absorbing’ helmet to make sport safer

If not for damaging hits to the head, the career of hockey great Pat LaFontaine might have lasted for at least several more years. Now the Hockey Hall of Famer — whose heyday spanned the 1980s and 1990s with the New York Islanders and Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres — has unveiled cutting-edge new helmets, … Read more