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 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:56 pm
 New guard of Sabres fan: Tom O'Connor, Stephen Arlington, Sara Stich, n' Joe Beamer are Sabres season-ticket holders under age of 19.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:57 pm
Says Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown: "People in this community rise n' fall with their sports teams. Everybody is pumped up right now. Everyone is feeling optimistic."
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:58 pm
Hall of Fame lineman Joe DeLamielleure, part of famed "Electric Company" that blocked for O.J. Simpson, greets fans with WGR-AM sports director Howard Simon (right) outside of Ralph Wilson Stadium.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:59 pm
Chef-owner Mark Hutchinson often serves Sabres n' Bills at his popular restaurant, Hutch's. "Every Sabres game this year has been a like a playoff game," he says. "It's the craziest thing I've ever seen."
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:00 pm
Bills fans brave elements durin' a win over Miami last December. Game did not sell out, 1st Dolphin game not to air locally since 1987.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:02 pm
Bartender Joe Allman of The Swannie House says of his patrons: "Some are getting up in age, and I can honestly say it would make their life complete to see a Stanley Cup or Super Bowl."
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:03 pm
Dr. Robert Stein (right), a veterinarian at Amherst Small Animal Hospital, n' his daughter Ellina (left), snag an autograph from Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller. "I'm always talking about the Sabres," says Stein. "Even in the operating room."
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:04 pm
Sabres fans are hopin' quiet streets of downtown Buffalo will feature a championship parade come June.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:05 pm
Season of hope: Signs greet visitors at Greater Buffalo International Airport.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:06 pm
Here's a gallery called Ichiro vs. Dice-K Ichiro Suzuki n' Daisuke Matsuzaka greet each other prior to Mariners-Red Sox game on Tuesday.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:09 pm
Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima bows to Ichiro as 2 share a laugh with Matsuzaka.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:11 pm
Pre-game hype centered around Dice-K's 1st appearance before Fenway Park faithful n' his matchup with Ichiro.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:13 pm
A crowd of 36,630 filled ballpark for their 1st chance to see Matsuzaka pitch at home.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:15 pm
In Japan, Ichiro was 8-for-34 against Dice-K, but 2 hadn't faced each other in 7 years.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:17 pm
With cameras flashin' n' 170 Japanese media on hand, Dice-K snared Ichiro's comebacker to lead off game.
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