NASCAR Sticks it to Watkins Glen: Race moved to May 10, Mother’s Day 2026
“A major snub to Watkins Glen” From John Kucko, Follow him on Facebook Watkins Glen NY, August 20, 2025 Sorry folks, there’s no other way to put it. Today NASCAR […]
Category: Sports
Pollock: Even though it was pre-season, even the Bills’ performance against the Bears was ‘concerning’
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist How bad was the Bills’ 38-0 preseason loss to the Bears Sunday night at Chicago’s Soldier Field? Well, all you need know […]
Bills-Bears preseason game is a guessing game for starters, players coming back from injuries
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist For first-year Bears coach Ben Johnson, it’s not a question of if — but rather merely how long? Last week he made […]
Two bad decisions by Bills’ McDermott in loss to Giants
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist Normally when I watch the opening game of the Bills preseason, my attention wanes after the first quarter when it’s […]
Pollock: ‘Hard Knocks’ debut was a disappointment; Injuries piling up for the Buffalo Bills
by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist I’m sure the TV numbers will be impressive, even for HBO, but in my mind, the first edition of “Hard Knocks,” Bills’ […]
Pollock reflects on quite a century for former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy
(Cutline: Marvy Levy and his wife Fran laugh on Sunday, Marv’s 100th birthday as fans in Chicago made cards for him. He was flanked by two players he coaches, quarterback […]
Josh Allen to his Buffalo Bills’ teammates, ‘Give me two-and-a-half weeks of the best you’ve got’
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist By their nature, National Football League training camps are a drag. That’s why 24 of 32 franchises no longer leave their team’s […]
The Buffalo Bills are one of a handful of teams training off-site as Connors & Ferris Training Camp begins
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The number has shrunk by three-quarters. There was a time when virtually every one of the NFL’s 32 teams held their training […]
From the United Kingdom to Allegany County, Hall of Fame weekend packs a punch for Sammy Morris and Wayne Spinola
(PHOTO: Sammy Morris was inducted into the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022 but could not make the trip. On Saturday, she will officially receive her due as […]
Pollock: Basketball loses a joking gem in Frank Layden
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist When I started at the Olean Times Herald in January of 1973, I knew Frank Layden to be the colorful men’s basketball coach […]
Tragedy averted: Hornell, Olean athletic trainers on the spot as umpire collapses during baseball game
(Photo: Players from the Hornell Steamers and Olean Oilers form a prayer circle around the spot the home plate umpire collapsed during their NYCBL collegiate baseball game on Tuesday night […]
Pollock: A trip through a sports writer’s office
(Photo cutline: If Chuck Pollock wrote a book, where would it go? Certainly it would not replace his collections of old Buffalo Bills media guides) By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun […]
Area Legislators pay tribute to Corning Girls Rugby State Champions
Pictured at the Corning Rugby Club is Senator Tom O’Mara and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano honoring the 2025 RugbyNY High School Girls state champions Corning, N.Y., June 17—A Legislative Resolution sponsored […]
Steamers Pick up walk-off win on Kid’s Day at Maple City Park
GALLERY: Hornell edged out Dansville in front of an all-star crowd! From the Hornell Steamers, photos by JC’s Photography The Hornell Steamers walked off the Danville Gliders 9-8 in an exciting […]
It’s only a mini-camp for the Buffalo Bills, but good news on the James Cook and Joey Bose front
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Bills’ fans found good reason from optimism this past week in the most innocuous of events … mandatory mini-camp. The most encouraging event […]