Yankees drop series opener with Tigers in extra innings...Bills re-sign long snapper...and four Fredonia football players earn First-Team honors in Class C South. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top left: Robbie Grossman of the Detroit Tigers gets mobbed by his teammates as he approaches home plate in the bottom of the 10th inning of Friday's game against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park. The Yankees were one strike away from getting the win before Grossman launched a two-run home run off reliever Justin Wilson to hand New York a 3-2 loss. Photo by USA Today
Top right: The Buffalo Bills are hanging on to their long snapper through at least the 2024 NFL season. On Friday, the Bills announced that they have signed Reid Ferguson to a three-year extension, which makes him the highest paid player at his position in the league. Ferguson, who joined the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2016, has not missed a game for the team going back to the 2017 season. Photo by USA Today
Bottom left: Mattias Janmark celebrates after scoring the first of his three goals in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup West Division series between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild. Janmark's hat trick was enough for the Golden Knights to advance to the next round, as they eliminated the Wild with a 6-2 victory. Image by NBC Sports
Bottom right: Nick Whitfield was one of four Fredonia High School players who received First-Team All-League honors for this past football season. The junior quarterback was joined on the first team by three teammates -- senior Dominic Gullo, and juniors Shawn Farnham and Matt Lotter. They were the leaders of a Hillbillies team that went 3-2 during the Fall 2 season. File photo
