Erik Brady: He likes the Bengals. She LOVES the Bills. (And so do the dogs.) Jan 21, 2023 Jan 21, 2023 Updated Dec 7, 2023 0 Maryclare Whitehead with Jax and Jill and the other love of her life Photo by Dennis Whitehead Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ARLINGTON, Va. – Maryclare Whitehead lives in a house divided.kAm$96 :D 2 qF772=@ q:==D 72?] w6C 9FD32?5 :D 2 r:?4:??2E: q6?82=D 72?]k^AmkAmp?5 ?6G6C E96 EH2:? D92== >66E]k^AmkAms6??:D (9:E69625 H2D 3@C? 2?5 C2:D65 :? r:?4:??2E:[ D@ H9J H@F=5?’E 96 36 2 q6?82=D 72?n |2CJ4=2C6 H2D 3@C? 2?5 C2:D65 @? $E2E6? xD=2?5] $@ H9J :D?’E D96 2 }6H y6ED @C v:2?ED 72?nk^AmkAm“x =:<65 E96 y6ED H96? 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Erik Brady: Bob MacKinnon Jr. has shepherded basketball players here and virtually everywhere MacKinnon Jr.’s winding road has taken him to stops as an assistant coach at Niagara, Notre Dame and North Carolina, among other places.
Erik Brady: The 1890 Bisons had a catcher who would go on to own a prominent place in baseball history Buffalo had two baseball teams called the Bisons in 1890 – one in the Players’ League, the other in the American Association.
Erik Brady: The night Niagara made itself right at home against the Bonnies in Olean and foiled history The Purple Eagles stunned the No. 2-ranked Bonnies, 87-77, in what SI deemed the biggest upset of the 1960-61 college season.
Erik Brady: Griffins are mythical. So was my column about them in 1975 Print the legend – or, in my case, the family lore, Brady writes.
Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin named finalist for community award from NFL players' union Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been named a finalist for the Alan Page Community Award from the NFL Players Association, the NFLPA announced Friday.
Erik Brady: Dan Hoard started life as a Bills fan. Now he's the Voice of the Bengals – but his Mom still loves him Hoard rooted for the Bills when they lost playoff games to the Bengals following the 1981 and 1988 seasons. The Bengals reached Super Bowls bo…
A1 Minute! April 2, 2026: Hack for RVA civic hackathon; DuPont sells Kevlar and Nomex divisions; Virginia Tourism Corporation partners with Devils Backbone Brewing
