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Ballpark will have new mailing address to honor Jimmy Griffin: By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM; The legacy of late mayor Jimmy Griffin took center stage Wednesday night as the Buffalo Bisons passed out their annual awards prior to the Fan Appreciation Night game against Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre.

Bisons stagger to finish line: By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/28/08 6:56 AM; The fans nearly filled Dunn Tire Park on Fan Appreciation Night and they saw the story of the Buffalo Bisons’ season Wednesday, whether it was their first trip to the ballpark all year or their 50th.

Scranton/WB edges Bisons: By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/27/08 9:59 PM; Phil Hughes pitched 6 1/3 innings to earn his first Triple-A win of the season Wednesday as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees held off the Buffalo Bisons, 3-2, on Fan Appreciation Night in Dunn Tire Park.

Yankee bust Igawa carries Scranton past Herd: By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/27/08 8:50 AM; Kei Igawa remains one of baseball’s great mysteries. The New York Yankees paid $46 million to get the Japanese left-hander and he basically can’t get anybody out.

BLUE COLLAR: By David Briggs NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/26/08 6:38 PM; One foul ball struck Justin Sassaman, forming a purplish circle the size of a softball on his thigh. Another smashed the windshield of his red 2001 Ford F-150 parked in the players’ lot outside 3,000- seat Alliant Energy Field in Clinton, Iowa.

Bisons mark end of era: By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/26/08 9:55 AM; Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Torey Lovullo has called Dunn Tire Park his home for six seasons, three as a player and the last three as manager of the Bisons. So the apparent end of the Herd’s affiliation with the Cleveland Indians has touched him particularly hard.

Bisons will post rare losing season: SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/25/08 6:54 AM; MOOSIC, Pa. — For the first time in 14 years, the Buffalo Bisons will finish the season with a losing record.

Herd loses thriller in Syracuse: SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/24/08 6:43 AM; SYRACUSE — Brett Cecil and Chris Giminez took their turns as the heroes in Saturday’s game between the Syracuse Chiefs and the Buffalo Bisons. But it was the Chiefs’ Pedro Lopez who was the ultimate difference-maker.

Manto ready for homecoming: By David Briggs NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/23/08 6:58 AM; Seven years ago, on the August night his No. 30 was retired by the Buffalo Bisons, Jeff Manto chilled a near-sellout crowd at Dunn Tire Park.

Herd creeps up on Syracuse: SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/23/08 6:58 AM; SYRACUSE — As the International League regular season winds down to its final 10 days, sub-.500 teams like the Buffalo Bisons and the Syracuse Chiefs have little at stake, except maybe fourth place in the North Division.

Healthy Aubrey of Bisons back on road to majors: by David Briggs -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/22/08 9:05 AM; Michael Aubrey lost the better part of the last three seasons to injuries.

IronPigs rout Bisons, Halama: by David Briggs -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/21/08 4:33 PM; The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs wanted no part of Victor Martinez and every part of starter John Halama as the Buffalo Bisons fell in a 7-3 snoozer before 8,292 at Dunn Tire Park.

Bisons continue their late-season streak: By Mike Harrington -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/21/08 10:02 AM; The last time the Buffalo Bisons were playing out this long a string with a parent club leaving town, things got ugly. In their final year with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the 1994 Herd finished 55-89 — and lost its final 10 games in the worst run-for-the-bus charade in franchise history.

Bisons' bats blast IronPigs again: By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/20/08 10:10 PM; The Buffalo Bisons scored in double figures for the second straight game, using a seven-run fourth inning to roll past the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 10-5, Wednesday night in Dunn Tire Park.

Martinez return to lineup is a hit: By David BriggsNEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/20/08 11:53 AM; The pain in Victor Martinez's right elbow has nearly vanished.

Hafner finds his stroke in 5-1 Herd triumph: By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/19/08 6:41 AM; As first impressions go, the Cleveland Indians have to be happy about the kind of pop at the plate Travis Hafner showed Monday night in Dunn Tire Park.

Bisons drop the ball in latest loss: By Mike Harrington -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/18/08 10:19 AM; Here’s all you need to know about the Buffalo Bisons’ performance on Sunday, in another bizarre entry for the diary of a forgettable season: Pitcher Bryan Bullington gave up a run to the Pawtucket Red Sox on a balk caused when he dropped the ball while standing on the mound.

Reinforcements from Cleveland start arriving today: By Mike Harrington -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/18/08 10:18 AM; A new schedule of injury rehab assignments came out of Cleveland Sunday and the lineup looks like this: Designated hitter Travis Hafner and infielder Josh Barfield will join the Buffalo Bisons tonight in Dunn Tire Park and catcher Victor Martinez will be here Tuesday.

Pawtucket drops Bisons: By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/17/08 5:01 PM; The Buffalo Bisons' bats were mostly silent Sunday, as a trio of Pawtucket pitchers held the Herd to four hits to lead the Red Sox to an 8-3 victory in Dunn Tire Park.

Cooper nears Herd longevity mark: By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/17/08 6:41 AM; Outfielder Jason Cooper has never been a grab-the-headlines kind of player in his five years with the Buffalo Bisons. But quietly, without fanfare, he’s built a career that resonates across the statistics of the franchise’s modern-era leaders.

Martinez, Hafner to join Herd on rehab: By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/17/08 6:41 AM; There was big news before the game and good news on the field Saturday night in Dunn Tire Park.

Hafner, Martinez to join Herd on rehab assignments: By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/16/08 10:29 PM; The Buffalo Bisons are out of the International League playoff race but the Herd's next-to-last homestand will get quite a bit more interesting Tuesday night when Cleveland Indians stars Victor Martinez and Travis Hafner join the team on injury rehabilitation assignments.

Big inning caps night for Bisons: By David Briggs NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 08/16/08 7:21 AM; All of the frustration, joy and oddities that have made for one of the more bizarre seasons in Bisons history united for one explosive night Friday at Dunn Tire Park.

Called-up players endure mixed day in Herd loss: By Mike Harrington -- News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/15/08 8:09 AM; The Buffalo Bisons have 18 games left in a season going nowhere in the standings. All that’s left is for a few players to vie for a September call-up to Cleveland and others to show the Indians they’re not overmatched in Triple-A.

Rochester beats the Bisons, 7-4: By Mike Harrington - News Sports Reporter
Updated: 08/14/08 4:32 PM; First baseman Garrett Jones went 4 for 5 and was a double shy of hitting for the cycle today as the Rochester Red Wings beat the Buffalo Bisons, 7-4, in the opener of a two-game series in Dunn Tire Park.

Bisons head down the stretch: SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/14/08 7:05 AM; The Buffalo Bisons begin their next-to-last homestand of the season today when they host the Rochester Red Wings at 1:05 p. m.

IronPigs edge Bisons: SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/12/08 7:00 AM; ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley IronPigs pushed home an unearned run in the eighth inning on a two-out single by Oscar Robles and handed the Buffalo Bisons a 5-4 loss Tuesday night before 9,288 at Coca-Cola Park. Robles had three runs batted in for the IronPigs.

Aubrey’s single lifts Herd past LV: SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/11/08 7:11 AM; ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Michael Aubrey singled home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Buffalo Bisons came back from a three-run deficit to defeat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 4-3, Sunday night before 8,425 at Coca-Cola Park.

Laffey sharp in Herd win: SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/10/08 6:58 AM; ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Aaron Laffey seems back in the form he showed for the Buffalo Bisons in April before he was called up to Cleveland.

Bisons go down in the Valley: SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/09/08 5:48 AM; ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley IronPigs have their problems. But the Buffalo Bisons apparently aren’t among them.