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Cam Newton case frustrated NCAA president – College Gridiron 365 Blog – Orlando Sentinel
"We try hard to get it right every time," Emmert said. "Getting it right is often in the eye of the beholder. The cases we saw this fall were highly controversial and highly debatable. I understand that, and some of them were even enormously frustrating to me.

Basketball:

Bulls Stumble at Eastern Michigan, 78-65 - Buffalo Athletics
The University at Buffalo men's basketball team dropped a 78-65 decision at Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon. Javon McCrea led three Bulls in double-figures with 17 points and added seven rebounds and a pair of steals.

Bulls Drop Second Straight Away From Home - The Spectrum - Sports
Buffalo is almost unbeatable when it wins the battle on the boards, but even with a 33-28 rebounding advantage, Eastern Michigan (7-17, 4-7 Mid-American Conference) was still able to clobber the Bulls (15-8, 7-4 MAC), 78-65.

MAC Basketball Review: Finally, The Field Separates - Hustle Belt
5. BUFFALO (15-8, 7-4) — Oof. Just when their Pomeroy rating peaked at 79, they go and do something foolish like lose by 13 points at Eastern. Everything went sour for them: Byron Mulkey and Zach Filzen shot poorly, Mitchell Watt got into foul trouble, and no amount of ballot stuffing will make Javon McCrea's performance enough. They just played flat and were caught with their pantaloons down.

UB streak ends in overtime - Colleges - The Buffalo News
The Bulls had been streaking, winners of their last four games and turning heads in the Mid-American Conference. But an inability to get the ball effectively inside and poor rebounding late in the game added up to a 61-53 overtime loss to visiting Northern Illinois on Saturday.

UB's Brown blocks it out - UB Women's Basketball - The Buffalo News
The power of her game face lies in its simplicity. Her deadpan expression was not crafted to intimidate opponents, though the intensity of it can induce insecurity in opposing post players. Kourtney Brown's game-day look was never crafted. It was always part of who she was, as a basketball player and a person.

Other Buffalo Sports:

The Mac Daily - Major coverage for a major conference.
The Chippewas improved to 6-8 overall, 2-1 in the MAC with the victory, the 64th in their last 67 conference duals. Buffalo fell to 8-8 overall, 1-3 in the MAC.

Bulls at Their Best at Akron Invitational - The Spectrum - Sports
Both the men and women's track and field teams performed well among other MAC squads. Even though the meet was non-scoring, both teams found ways to win by jumping higher, throwing farther, and running faster.

Bulls Conclude Play In Jacksonville With 5-1 Loss To Kansas - Buffalo Athletics
The University at Buffalo softball team concluded its opening weekend of play on Sunday morning, falling to Kansas, 5-1. The loss drops Buffalo's record to 0-5 on the season.