Joey Whalen is the pride of Hamburg, NY. He's an absolute machine. He just runs and runs and runs. A dominant performance at the 2026 Buffalo Marathon. He set a new course record by over three minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=erVS... via @buffalonews.com

"CBS Radio should be remembered for becoming a national institution that was very important to the development of news. It, for many, many years, was a part, and I would argue not a small part, of what held the country together." - @thedanrather.bsky.social

"Legends of late night introduce the series finale of 'The Late Show'" www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIrB... via @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

Congrats to Darian! I first met him when he worked in the kitchen of the former "Prima Cafe" on Buffalo Street in the Village of Hamburg. He will receive a grand prize of $250,000 and a year-long mentorship under Gordon Ramsay and his mentorship team.

Excellent editorial cartoon:

VIDEO: "Streets of Minneapolis" performed by @brucespringsteen.net : www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMrN... via @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

Fascinating account to follow: @whpresspool.bsky.social

- Montreal hasn't lost consecutive games since mid-March - The Canadiens playoff record is 6-0 following a loss - Rookie netminder Jakub Dobes has started in goal in every one of their playoff games - Dobes in two Game 7s: two series-clinching victories and just three goals allowed on 68 shots

"Forever barred." Nothing makes someone look guiltier than demanding that the Department of Justice can never investigate your taxes or prosecute you for anything. This is outrageous.

Headline of today's e-newsletter from @theathletic.com : "Pure pain in Buffalo" And the sub-headline: "While you were sobbing" Plenty of quality content about #Game7 between Montreal and Buffalo, especially the pain. Lots and lots of pain. It is expected to linger in Buffalo for quite some time.

"Darius Kasparaitis, meet Alex Newhook." Great lede by @bymharrington.bsky.social via @buffalonews.com .

The 2016 Chicago Cubs were an amazing story. But they caused major heartbreak for the Cleveland Indians. Story on how the now-Guardians franchise celebrated the 2016 runner-ups: "Cleveland celebrates 2016 team, an unforgettable season and a World Series that slipped away" apnews.com/article/guar...

"Analysis: For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness" www.npr.org/2026/05/18/n... via @npr.org

Buffalo's franchise record for most points scored by one player in a playoff game: John Tucker: 5 points 4/10/88 vs. Boston Derek Roy: 5 points 5/5/06 vs. Ottawa Rasmus Dahlin: 5 points 5/16/26 vs. Montreal

"Thank you for everything you’ve done for the country. To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow: Good night, and good luck, motherfuckers." - David Michael Letterman "You can take a man's show, you can't take a man's voice" youtu.be/Xzd1XffhWac?... via @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

In no particular order, some @bsky.app accounts to keep eyes on today/tonight (and possibly Monday!) for #Sabres related content: @briancummings.bsky.social @joeyerdon.bsky.social @billhoppe.bsky.social @engelheather.bsky.social @matthewfairburn.bsky.social @sabresprospects.bsky.social

If I was Buffalo's bench boss, my lines/defensive pairings/goalies for #Game6 : Benson - Helenius - Thompson Zucker - Norris - Doan Quinn - McLeod - Tuch Greenway - Kozak - Malenstyn Dahlin - Sameulsson Power - Byram Metsa - Kesserling Lyon Ellis Scratched: Krebs/UPL/Stanley/Schenn/Carrick/Dunne

Juan Soto has hit 250 career home runs. He's one of only seven @mlb.com players to hit that many homers and have at least 95 stolen bases before age 28. The other six: - Alex Rodriguez - Ken Griffey Jr. - Mickey Mantle - Mike Trout - Frank Robinson - Andruw Jones

"At 17, He Was Tear-Gassed at Selma. At 78, He’s Watching Kids Tear-Gassed During Trump’s Deportation Campaign." www.propublica.org/article/char... via @propublica.org

"Where In the World Is Tony Dokoupil?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQpq... via @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

"United States pledges $1.8 billion more for United Nations humanitarian aid even as it’s cut foreign assistance overall" apnews.com/article/unit... via @apnews.com

"Uncle Traveling Matt" from Fraggle Rock.

Reminder: David Letterman is tonight's guest on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social . Let it rip @letterman.bsky.social .

Special episode on the end of @colbertlateshow.bsky.social and what it means for the future of @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social & @lastweektonight.com & @fallontonight.bsky.social & @latenightseth.bsky.social : "Strike Force Five returns to celebrate Stephen Colbert" www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzk...

Attractive vacancy for free agent NHL coaches. Who will apply for this position? Bruce Cassidy and Peter Laviolette and Bruce Boudreau and Gerald Gallant and Patrick Roy and Todd Nelson and Jay Leach immediately come to mind.

Quality conversation. @staceyabrams.com and @janecoaston.bsky.social spoke about the Supreme Court's recent ruling to dismantle a critical portion of the #VotingRightsAct . "Stacey Abrams on the death of the Voting Rights Act and how to fight back" www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNkx... via @crooked.com

"How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption" www.npr.org/2026/05/13/g... via @npr.org

Piece from @alexbrasky.bsky.social referencing originally reporting by @bytimgraham.bsky.social on an eventual announcement about the new radio home of the Buffalo Bills: "Report: Bills oust longtime reporter after new broadcast deal" www.si.com/nfl/bills/on... via @sportsillustrated.bsky.social

Incredibly entertaining sporting event. #BUFvsMTL #Game4 #StanleyCupPlayoffs

“I play a physical game. I’m not the biggest guy but I like to play hard and get the emotion of the game and then it’s much easier to play. These are big games. It’s best of 7, every play matters. You know what? Everyone is watching you. You want to show everyone you can play...” - Konsta Helenius

"Strike Force Five Is and Always Will Be: Kimmel, Fallon, Meyers, Oliver and Colbert" www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU3P... via @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

Quality content. Extremely disturbing. How can we justify putting children in harm's way like this?

I saw this @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social piece earlier today and kept shaking my head. CBS Radio was an institution that informed and entertained the listening audience. The end of an era. "CBS News Radio, a beacon of broadcast journalism, signs off" www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOJM... via @cbsnews.com

We have time to think it over, but I believe tweaking the lineup would make sense for #Sabres in Game 4. Two suggestions: - Replace Logan Stanley with Zach Metsa on the blueline - Remove either Sam Carrick or Jason Zucker from the forward ranks and insert Konsta Helenius #NHL #StanleyCupPlayoffs

I have three candidates. In no particular order: "All Star" by Smashmouth "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys

Commentary written by @buffaloretiree.bsky.social : "Chief Justice Roberts’ Tarnished Legacy" markscott716.substack.com/p/chief-just...

Two items of interest: "Why Jay Glazer gets a free pass for his intimate relationships with sources" awfulannouncing.com/nfl/jeff-pea... via @jeffpearlman.bsky.social "How Twitter made insiders the stars of sports journalism" sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/how-twitte... via @bmoritz99.bsky.social

Classic content. AUDIO: "Rock 'Em Sabres on WNYB-TV 49" blog.buffalostories.com/rock-em-sabr...

Paul Skenes got rocked on Opening Day 2026. He allowed five earned runs in less than one inning. He's since turned things around. Here's a few stats: Opponents’ batting average = .156 Win/loss record = 5-2 His earned-run-average has dropped from 67.50 after that disastrous first start to 2.36

Two recent news items of interest: "Whirlpool says Iran war causing ‘recession-level industry decline.’ The shares are down 12 percent" www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/w... "The companies making billions from the Iran war" www.bbc.com/news/article...

"The media's double standard for Trump needs to stop" margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-medias... via @sulliview.bsky.social

Quality commentary penned by @jamellebouie.net : "John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o... via @nytimes.com

"Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment" apnews.com/article/conf... via @apnews.com

Victor Wembanyama doesn't care for the "unicorn" moniker, but when he does something like this... come on Wemby!

OBSERVATION: Henrik Lundqvist's hair dye job is so phony. The man has a salt-and-pepper beard but a completely immaculate chestnut brown mane with not a gray hair to be found. It just doesn't look right.

"Jett" is an fabulous first name for an ice hockey forward.

Via @theathletic.com : The Detroit Tigers currently have 14 players on the injured list. The Houston Astros also have 14 players on the IL. @mlb.com teams have 26-man active rosters.