Archives for May 22, 2004

‘It will be part of the university’s Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and named for the seven-year-old who suffers from the deadly disease.’

Bills owner Ralph Wilson, who has a winter home in Palm Beach, Fla., was at a pro tennis match recently, wearing a Bills cap, of course. Miami Dolphins public relations man Harvey Greene spotted Wilson and approached him to say hello, and while making small talk in the sunny weather, said to Wilson: "Beautiful day, huh, just like November at Rich Stadium." At that instance, Wilson’s friend, seated nearby, turned to Greene and said: "It’s called Ralph Wilson Stadium now."

Buffalo had a solid draft, although the Bills didn’t parlay it into the same success Carolina has been able to attain. But the Bills struck early and often by hitting on CB Nate Clements before they got RB Travis Henry and DE Aaron Schobel in Round 2. Solid. Getting massive tackle Jonas Jennings in the third round was huge, literally and figuratively. They failed to hit big with latter gambles, but their top four picks provided terrific

Buffalo got younger at fullback (Daimon Shelton for Sam Gash) and left guard (one of three young linemen for Ruben Brown) and older at cornerback (Troy Vincent for Antoine Winfield). The team also likely will replace wideout Josh Reed with speedy rookie Lee Evans. New coach Mike Mularkey brought in offensive coordinator Tom Clement but retained defensive coordinator Jerry Gray. Grade: C+

”’Our family would like to thank all of Western New York for your continued love, prayers and support for the Hunter’s Hope Foundation.”’

”’The Hunter James Kelly Research Institute is more than a dream come true for our family and Hunter’s Hope,” Jim Kelly said. ”When we started the Hunter’s Hope Foundation seven years ago … we could never had anticipated at that time how blessed we would be today.”’