Archives for June 2014

‘”Talking to him yesterday, he really wanted to figure out if there was a way he could be here,” Dan Kelly said. “For his best interests, it was important that he didn’t come today, as much as he wanted to.”‘

‘These three charges come not even a month after he was issued two felony charges in Alabama for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. In that instance, he was initially pulled over for speeding.’

‘MacPherson is reunited with his college coach in Bills head coach Doug Marrone. The 6-2, 290-pound Syracuse product played in 50 career games, starting 38 (2010-13) for the Orange. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., MacPherson earned Second Team All-ACC honors in 2013. He will wear No. 76.’

‘”A lot of the guys here are familiar with me, we played in the past twice a year. So they pretty much know what I’m about,” Spikes said. “At the same time there are some new guys, so I just want to gain respect from them and let them know that I will be accountable and do my job by any means necessary.”‘

‘”We’re hoping in the next week or so he’ll be able to go home, but he’s got to be able to simulate what it would be like at home at ECMC for several days,” Dan Kelly said. “We don’t need him to go home and then be admitted right back in the hospital, so they’re being very cautious in how they treat him.”‘

‘It’s madness. The Empire Center’s E.J. McMahon notes that much of the aid going to the existing renovations comes from borrowed money, which means taxpayers could easily still be paying off the renovations for Ralph Wilson Stadium even as they are paying for the new one. McMahon rightly points to a comprehensive 2008 survey of economists that shows they are highly dubious about the worth of taxpayers underwriting sports stadiums.’

‘Here now on the top five impressions we took from Week 1 of organized team activities.’