Joining thousands of
#Bills
fans in offering condolences to the family of the inspiring Eddie Mayerik and honoring the strength of his father
@NickMayerik
.
Sneak peek at Friday's
@TheBuffaloNews
special
#Bills
section. Names of the 445 players who suited up during the 17-year drought are on the cover in recognition of their toil for the great fans of WNY
#BillsMafia
#Bills
first 16 offensive touchdowns this season were either Josh Allen pass or Josh Allen run. James Cook's TD is the first non-Allen TD for Bills on offense.
Interesting ... Referee Alex Kemp, whose crew had Bills at Miami in the sun game last season, draws the assignment Sunday night. Kemp's crew is top 3 in total flags and has thrown the most flags against visiting teams of any crew (7.19/game).
@kfitz134
@azcentral
Congratulations on your new role! You will be missed in AZ. Thank you for always sharing our stories in an honest and transparent way. Buffalo is lucky to be welcoming you to their community.
Wondering how
#Bills
fans feel about this ... Drew Brees to broadcast Bills-Saints, and to be honored at halftime. All fans will have "Thank You Drew" rally towels as well. via
@TheBuffaloNews
Gotta admire the 2017 of
@CodyRhodes
. Lots of miles, lots of matches. You want your life to be your way then you work your ass off to make it so. And he did.
I rarely use Twitter for personal stuff but we head out this morning for my dad’s funeral. He passed away this week at age 75 far too soon after a brief but aggressive illness. Miss you already.
Re-sharing this story on the birthday of Jon Huber/Mr. Brodie Lee/Luke Harper about his love for his hometown of Rochester and the hard days and nights that led him to national prominence. Thoughts are with
@MandaLHuber
and her family.
@AEW
via
@DandC
@DelReid
This is Josh at the News. We put together a brief obituary on Josh's grandmother, Patricia Allen, who was 80. We also heard from the Bills. Josh has been made aware of the donations that are coming in and he and his family appreciate it.
Exceptionally proud of the work here by our Katherine Fitzgerald
@kfitz134
for the emotion and vulnerability she shows, and the compassion she has displayed throughout her Damar Hamlin coverage.
#Bills
fans, take some time to read this one ...
I know this is out there already, but wanted to congratulate our team from
@TBNSports
and
@TheBuffaloNews
on Top 10 daily and Top 10 Sunday sports sections in the annual
@APSE_sportmedia
contest. Great to be recognized. Thank you for all you do every day.
I did my senior thesis at Syracuse on the media’s role in investigating schools for NCAA violations. Needed to get Boeheim’s view. Waited til the morning after a win over UConn because I thought well, he’s not going to be in a better mood than today …
Today will be a tough day. One year since we lost our friend and colleague. Proud to announce that we will honor his memory with the Miguel Rodriguez Cup program. I’m already calling it the Miggy Cup. via
@TheBuffaloNews
Wearing a Syracuse sweatshirt at the airport and a guy asks if I went there or am just a fan. I said I went there and the guy says he did too. “I graduated in 19,” he says. I say, “I graduated when 19 were the first two numbers, not the last two!”
Saddened to hear of the passing of former colleague John Smallwood, a columnist for the
@PhillyDNSports
, who has battled a long illness. Gone way too soon. Please say a prayer for his family and loved ones.
Really excited for the launch of our new book, 'Built for Buffalo' by
@TBNSports
and
@BNphotographers
chronicling the rise of
#Bills
quarterback Josh Allen with tons of stories and photos. You can get your copy here ...
So back in October, I said to
@ByMHarrington
, do you think RJ would be up for a diary of his final season and we could check in with him for the special moments along the way? Well, RJ said yes. Can’t wait for
@TBNSports
readers to see it. I know I got chills a few times.
Hot off the press as they say: A look at the cover of Sunday's RJ commemorative section in
@TheBuffaloNews
. We are not worthy of the legend's calls but it's worth it for you to get a hold of this keepsake!
#Sabres
Rare thread from me ... Disappointing so many outlets nationally and internationally used a 20-second clip blasted out via email from Sirius with the NFLPA medical director giving a "guarantee" that Damar Hamlin will play football again. Saw VERY few reach out to Hamlin's camp.
The
#WomensEvolution
content got me thinking about my first A1 spot on USA TODAY. Three stories: on the changes to the division, on
@MsCharlotteWWE
and on the woman behind the women, Sara Amato. Remember
@itsBayleyWWE
tweeting when she saw the paper at an airport in early AM.
In the last 6 days in
@TBNSports
on Owen Power:
@LLysowski
in Boston at Power’s last college game.
@ByMHarrington
in Tampa for his first time on the ice. Lance, Mike and
@hsjrphoto
in Toronto for practice and then tonight’s debut. Our team logging miles to cover your team
#Sabres
Stefon Diggs turns 30 today. Only eight receivers since 2000 have had 100 catches in their Age 30 season. Diggs has 83 with five games to play.
#Bills
via
@TheBuffaloNews
Just heard -- again -- that Stefon Diggs hasn't spoken to a Buffalo reporter since before the Cincinnati game. That's not the case. Here is Diggs' last interview with a Buffalo reporter, when he spoke to
@kfitz134
at the Super Bowl.
#Bills
In her first interview since Hard to Kill,
@gailkimITSME
weighs in on her role with Impact, life in retirement and yes, the Tessa Blanchard situation and a woman holding the world title.
.
@TheBuffaloNews
has the "Shout" song on our website with the lyrics. During every game, it pops up on our digital dashboard thanks to search. Game is not for another few hours, and people have been checking it out all morning. So here you go,
#BillsMafia
Wanted to wish a Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Today is my first without my dad, who passed away last June. It will be a year this week.
Very sad. My favorite Neil Kerr story. Was editing his story on some game back in the late 1990s. Score was in the third to last paragraph.
Me: "Hey Neil, we need to move the score up so people know who won the game."
Neil: "That's what the headline's for, kid."
Friends: It's my sad duty to report that the incomparable Neil Kerr, the co-founder of the New York State Sportswriters Association and its driving force for more than half a century, died today in Syracuse. He was 80. More:
@beaglenutty
From that day ... Plan going in was to wrap sports section with four pages previewing Sabres training camp that started next day. Walked in to editor's office and said, 'This is it. Can't put this on Page 3.' We remapped the whole sports section to put Josh on front in big way.
Today marks four years for me at
@TBNSports
and four years living in this wonderful and passionate sports community. Proud of my team and the work we do. Always trying to be better today than we were yesterday because the readers demand and deserve that.