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Fan found dead after ejection from Bills game

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

A fan ejected from Thursday night's game between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins was found dead in a small creek Friday morning near Ralph Wilson Stadium, according to multiple reports.

CNNSI.com

NEW YORK (AP) -- The busy Toronto Blue Jays struck again Friday with their latest big deal: All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera is set to join them in his return from a drug suspension.

johnmurphyshow, buffalobills.com

Bills DT Kyle Williams said it last Monday—it only takes one win to provide a spark. In his appearance on The John Murphy Show Friday night, Williams said Buffalo’s win over the Dolphins provided that spark. “I think so, I hope so,” Williams said.…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

Karlos Dansby didn't quite hold on to that possible interception a couple of weeks ago and was perhaps half a step late and his arms weren't in proper position to get a possible pick against Buffalo on Thursday. Maybe that torn biceps muscle that he's b…

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

It's not just Marlins fans and baseball bloggers that are mad at Jeffrey Loria for gutting the Marlins roster yet again. Now the Mayor of Miami is lobbying for Bud Selig to prevent the Marlins from sticking the city of Miami with a brand new stadium tha…

johnmurphyshow, buffalobills.com

We’ll spend most of the night recapping the Bills win over the Dolphins Friday night, on The John Murphy Show. We start at 7pm with a recap of the news of the day, and a look back at the game in our Game Rewind. At 720pm, Bills DT Kyle Williams joins us…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

During the November 4 Colts-Dolphins game, referee Tony Corrente yelled an obscenity at one of his fellow referees. Corrente is far from the first person to yell an obscenity at a co-worker, but Corrente made one big mistake: He forgot to turn his micro…

Peter Gammons, MLB.com

Giancarlo Stanton shared his thoughts with Peter Gammons on the Marlins' trade the other night, expressing his frustration at being unable to actively pursue a "winning philosophy."

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Chuck Hernandez has been hired as pitching coach for the Miami Marlins and new manager Mike Redmond.

David Brown, yahoo.com

The Toronto Blue Jays and their GM, Alex Anthopoulos, obviously mean business in the AL East. Earlier this week, they answered the ad for the most recent Miami Marlins fire sale, adding several huge names - Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle - in

Bills Daily Charge, buffalobills.com

DAILY REPORT —PR/CB Leodis McKelvin started things quickly for the Buffalo Bills by returning a punt 79 yards for a score just over a minute into the game and then the defense took control of things the rest of the way, as the Bills edged the Miami Dolp…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Buffalo’s defense is often criticized for being too “vanilla,” but that wasn’t the case Thursday night. “They did a good job of defending the run, mixing coverages up,” said Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill. ”We were trying to guess some coverage…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Fortunately it was on national TV in prime time. Jairus Byrd’s acrobatic interception Thursday night with under two minutes remaining to foil a potential big play for the Dolphins late could prove to be one of the plays of the season. “That was crazy;…

ESPN.com

The Miami Dolphins were a nice story early in the season. They got off to a 4-3 start with a rookie quarterback (Ryan Tannehill) and rookie head coach (Joe Philbin). The beginning had Miami thinking playoffs. But that all feels like months ago with the …

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

The picture above was sent to us by a tipster shortly after the conclusion of last night's Bills-Dolphins game. That appears to be the NFL Network's Michael Irvin attempting to enter the stands, and he doesn't look too happy. Here is what our tipster ha…

Powell ties Bills mark

Nov 16, 2012

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Rookie punter Shawn Powell tied a Bills mark with his performance Thursday night. Powell tied a Bills record with five punts inside the Dolphins 20-yard line. His best was clearly the one late in the fourth quarter that went out of bounds at the Miami o…

ESPN.com

The Buffalo Bills have one of the best tailgates in the NFL. The AFC East blog asked Bills fans via Twitter to provide photos Thursday night during their nationally televised win over the Miami Dolphins. Check out our slideshow of some of the interestin…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

The box score lists three blocked shots for LeBron James during the Miami Heat's bounce-back 98-93 road win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, but his coldest rejection of the night came after the final buzzer. Behold: "Close that hand. Clo…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Having the Bills running back job all to himself worked out just fine for C.J. Spiller. Dolphins CB Nolan Carroll had more penalty yards than the offense had total yards in the first half of Thursday’s loss. LB Brandon Spikes says he isn’t hurt by ang…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Bills defense was supposed to be this good all year. They just waited until November to show it. The Bills finally locked someone down, holding the Dolphins to 184 net yards in a 19-14 win. “That’s how it’s supposed to be week in and week out,”…

Joe, miamiherald.com

BEST OF LAST NIGHT: Norris Cole's unlikely three-pointer, of course. Cole was 2 of 11 from the field before knocking down the game-clinching jumper with under a minute to play. WORST OF THE NIGHT: Between Ty Lawson and Corey Brewer combined to miss more…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

In the last two weeks, the Miami Dolphins have played two of the worst defenses in the league in the Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans. Offensively they’ve managed to score just 10 points in those two games. Miami had an offensive touchdown drought…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

LeBron James had 27 points and 12 assists, and the short-handed Miami Heat ended a decade-long drought in Denver with a 98-93 win over the Nuggets on Thursday night.

Matt Loede, dolphinsgab.com

Last season the Dolphins cruised to a 30-23 win over the Bills with the run game dominating led by Reggie Bush. That same run game was smothered on Thursday night, with Bush getting just 20 yards and the special teams failed in a big way on an early pun…

CNNSI.com

Did the Bills discover their defense in a 19-14 win over the Dolphins. Or was it simply a case of Miami's offensive woes continuing? Chris Burke says we don't have the answer yet.

CNNSI.com

Leodis McKelvin had a 79-yard punt return for touchdown and the Bills held off a fourth-quarter Dolphins rally to record a 19-14 win, their first victory in prime time since 2001.

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

BUFFALO --Sometimes football truly is, as coach Joe Philbin says, not that difficult a game. Much of it is as simple as blocking and tackling. And so if you're wondering why the Buffalo Bills, a team that is the worst in the NFL at stopping the run, cou…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

With the holiday season upon us, the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills played a game on Thursday night that played on the "Season of Giving" concept. For 58 minutes, each team tried to give the game to the other, until Miami rookie quarterback …