Loaded Sabres notebook for you this afternoon. Zach Metsa sent down, Noah Ostlund misses practices and a conversation with Jordan Greenway about his injury progress and what he sees in this team.

The great @mikevacc.bsky.social joins "Tim Graham And Friends" by CTBK to talk about his Yankees book "The Bosses of the Bronx" and Bona hoops. YouTube youtu.be/bTcbEYqWj5Y Amazon music.amazon.com/podcasts/6b0... iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/5yc8Cjb...

The great @mikevacc.bsky.social joins "Tim Graham And Friends" by CTBK to talk about his Yankees book "The Bosses of the Bronx" and Bona hoops. YouTube youtu.be/bTcbEYqWj5Y Amazon music.amazon.com/podcasts/6b0... iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/5yc8Cjb...

Kevin Hart to NFL players at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic: “Whoever gets picked last should kill themself. … Getting drafted last in a flag-football draft is f— ass” After going 0-2 vs Team USA’s amateurs, Tom Brady wanted to change the rules. www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

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Kevin Hart to NFL players at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic: “Whoever gets picked last should kill themself. … Getting drafted last in a flag-football draft is f— ass” After going 0-2 vs Team USA’s amateurs, Tom Brady wanted to change the rules. www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...

Thinking about becoming a thirst trap.

Another university getting rid of things you could only ever do at a university and replacing them with stuff a 13-year-old can do on a phone

Your reminder that John Cena holds the record for granting the most wishes for the Make-a-Wish Foundation by a considerable margin.

Tom Brady: “Just in terms of strategy, we’re probably way behind.” Luke Kuechly: “Their skill set was very different than anything we’ve ever seen in the NFL.” For football stars hoping to compete for Olympic gold in 2028, Saturday was a wakeup call. www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

River hockey? The Sabres picked up a win against the Kings Saturday and continue to look like a team that can win any type of game. That and more thoughts on another Buffalo win

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Tom Brady: “Just in terms of strategy, we’re probably way behind.” Luke Kuechly: “Their skill set was very different than anything we’ve ever seen in the NFL.” For football stars hoping to compete for Olympic gold in 2028, Saturday was a wakeup call. www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

Think about how many players through high school and college were athletic enough to play in the NFL but just too small or slight for the physicality. They could be amazing flag football players. That's why NFL players can't just pivot to flag football and be the best.

Team USA smokes two squads of NFL stars at Fanatics Flag Football Classic, with @victafur.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

Now, I’m not a religious man. But I can get behind this dude.

Yes. Everyone is welcome. I don't care if the earth tips on its axis from the bandwagon overflow, everyone's welcome. I will haul you up by the cuffs of your jacket to make sure you're safely aboard. If someone makes you feel less than amazing for liking what the Sabres are doing, they're dumb.

@bytimgraham.bsky.social called it.

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“We’re all here to show the world what flag football is all about and to get ready for the 2028 Olympics. These guys are putting on this event for us, so we’re giving it our all.”

I predict Team USA rolls. I asked “co-commissioner” Drew Brees what would happen. He laughed and said he’d tell me afterward. To make sure, Brees wrote down his prediction of how it would go down, put it in an envelope and marked the seal to prevent tampering. www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

In the locker room, Clark pegged the pain at a 9 out of 10. “It’s definitely kicking in,” he said. “But as long as we win it I don’t care.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

I predict Team USA rolls. I asked “co-commissioner” Drew Brees what would happen. He laughed and said he’d tell me afterward. To make sure, Brees wrote down his prediction of how it would go down, put it in an envelope and marked the seal to prevent tampering. www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

Just the story of his name is one of the coolest things of all time

The Eastern Conference playoff race is a mess, but the Sabres are staying out of the chaos by stacking wins. Thoughts on the win over the Sharks Alex Lyon sharp again Logan Stanley 📈 Sam Carrick 🎯 More 👇

U.S. flag football’s exhibition versus NFL players carries big Olympic implications www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

Postgame reaction from the Florida Panthers after they steamrolled the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Thursday night. Paul Maurice, Sergei Bobrovsky, Mike Benning and Anton Lundell on the FHN YouTube Channel now…

When it’s late but you ain’t tired

I’m way too high for this shit

The publisher says it's had to reach out to music streaming services to pull more than 135,000 songs featuring AI fakes of its artists.

A dominant game from Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, a new third pair, another moment for Noah Ostlund and more thoughts from the Sabres’ latest win that moved them into a tie for first in the East

UC Irvine criminologist Charis E. Kubrin keeps proving that immigration doesn’t increase crime. Why hasn’t her message broken through?

A Times of Israel reporter says online gamblers pressured him to change his story about an Iranian missile strike so they could win a payout. “You have 90 minutes left to update the lie,” said a WhatsApp message.

Yet another reason for parents to dread their children getting that driver's license.

Southwest Airlines Begins Assigning Chores https://theonion.com/southwest-airlines-begins-assigning-chores/

Former Sabres Jay McKee and Matthew Barnaby coached Logan Stanley in junior. I talked to them about the person and player Buffalo is getting. "They’re going to love Logan Stanley, and he’ll probably end up loving the town as much as I do.”

I'm fascinated by how pro wrestling works and its sociology behind the scenes. At times like this I wish I had a better handle on the vernacular. Because there absolutely are an Allen rub and go-home heat happening at One Bills Drive. @buffalowins.bsky.social puts it in a way I couldn't:

And on the 4th day of free agency, the Bills finally agreed to terms with a safety. C.J. Gardner-Johnson is the newest member of the Bills. Here's my instant analysis on the move as they build out that side for their new defensive scheme All here✍️: www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

The Sabres’ winning streak came to an end last night. Thoughts on Luke Schenn’s debut, Alex Tuch’s injury and more from a rare Buffalo loss

"Tim Graham And Friends" by CTBK digs into Bills' opening free-agency moves, Mark Schmidt's departure from St. Bona and Sabres on the warpath. Click on the video link below! Amazon music.amazon.com/podcasts/6b0... iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/5yc8Cjb...

Bills promised a new way, but Josh Allen remains their answer for everything www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

And fired their head coach because it wasn't good enough. So, no, it has not worked. Now comes a first-time HC and a first-time DC.

The Bills promised a new way, but Josh Allen remains their answer for everything. And -- when it's convenient -- their excuse. ✍️https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7114915/2026/03/13/bills-2026-free-agency-josh-allen/

Like all Pegula people, he’ll be around until someone else Terry trusts (and that person might not even be around yet) tells him Beane needs to go.

It’s not a matter of certain players. My point is that the Bills are the ones who declared they must do something different, and this team looks not much different to me. And the Bills wrap it all up in “because Josh Allen.” “Because Josh Allen” has been the strategy all along and hasn’t worked.

The Bills SHOULD be doing more than just using his name as the answer — and when it’s convenient the excuse — for everything they do.

Well said, and in much fewer words. And a day earlier.

There's not one word in there that is critical of Josh Allen. But I think the fact that your instinct is to defend Allen here is indicative of how people view and treat him, especially at One Bills Drive.