Tim's Take

Tim's Take

• TIM'S TAKE: Women’s soccer timing might be right

  It got us talking. Sure, the news that a Women’s Professional Soccer franchise is reportedly playing half its home games at Niagara University is hardly a national headline, but having Niagara County’s first-ever, top-level pro sports team makes the tidbit an interesting one.

  September 25, 2010

• TIM'S TAKES: Lew-Port scandal sheds light on union work

   

  This is a sad place we’ve reached, where we continue to protect teachers rather than informing parents about the actions of those who deal with our children. 

  September 11, 2010

• TIM'S TAKE: Lee Wallace leaves behind legacy

  The telephone. That’s what Lee Wallace was trying to escape when the longtime Niagara County Community College athletics director finally hung it up at the end of last month after more than a decade on the job.

  September 4, 2010

• TIM'S TAKE: Can Hamilton learn from our mistakes?

  The Canadian city is attempting to use the blunders from previous Western New York projects as a harbinger of potential pitfalls that come from failed urban planning

  August 21, 2010

• TIM'S TAKE: Cooley case

  Let’s just say we’re saddened, but not entirely surprised, by the news that Austin Cooley has been told he can’t return to Niagara University.Cooley has, by all accounts, physical attributes to his game that should have made him an All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player. Instead, he struggled to get playing time with Alpha dogs like Bilal Benn and Tyrone Lewis in the lineup.

  August 14, 2010

• TIM'S TAKES: Late notes from Porter Cup

  So we’re a week late, but with some Porter Cup thoughts still lingering, why not get them out, right?

  August 7, 2010

• TIM'S TAKE: Finally, Sabres keep foot on gas

  The Sabres have had a knack for taking it easy once they get in front this series. Coasting for a shift or two. Allowing the plodding Bruins a chance to get back in the race. But on Friday, with locker cleanout penciled in to the weekend’s to-do list, Buffalo kept the accelerator fully engaged after scoring twice in the first period.

  April 23, 2010

• TIM'S TAKE: Playoffs can turn just that quickly

  Wanna know just how small the margin of error is come playoff time in the National Hockey League?
  About six inches, according to Sabres goalie Ryan Miller.

  April 17, 2010

• TIM'S TAKES: Roy can remake image in playoffs

   

  Derek Roy has yet to turn 28 (his birthday is two weeks from Tuesday), but it’s not like his prime has passed. The last time the Sabres reached the postseason, Roy was just one of a number of potent scorers on a high-flying lineup, but now he’s the top guy, one of the most integral parts to an offense that sometimes can’t find its footing.

  April 15, 2010

• TIM'S TAKE: Armstrong: Raptors paying the price on ‘D’ For the rest of Tim's Takes, including takes on Bilal Benn, Ales Kotalik and T.J. Crittenden, pick up Sunday's copy of the Niagara Gazette, Lockport Union Sun & Journal or Tonawanda News.

  February 13, 2010

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