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At least 28 people died across western New York state after blizzards made travel impossible, with more than five feet of snow falling on parts of Buffalo and trapping people in their vehicles. Speaking to NewsNation on Tuesday, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said officers are working through a “backlog of ‘check the welfare’ calls that goes back to Friday night.” Asked if he expects the death toll to rise, Gramaglia replied: “Tragically I do....

The goalkeeping icon turned 39 in January but has enjoyed a stellar 12 months, winning another league-and-cup double with the Bianconeri, whom he also led to the final of the Champions League. Of course, Buffon - who remains the world’s most expensive goalkeeper 16 years after his €52 million transfer from Parma to Turin - was left heartbroken after Juve’s loss to Real Madrid in Cardiff but there was nothing he could have done about his side’s 4-1 defeat....

Mourinho: Shaw’s season is over The 39-year-old joined the Old Lady back in 2001, and has lifted the Serie A title seven times while finishing runner-up in the Champions League on two occasions. And he has now reached a century of appearance in the European competition, a feat attained by just one other Italian for the same club. Only Paolo Maldini has played 100 Champions League matches for one side, during his incredible career at AC Milan....

Buffon is a free agent after leaving Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain following one season in the French capital. The 41-year-old swapped Juventus for PSG in 2018-19 but Buffon could be set for a return to the Serie A champions, where he won the Scudetto nine times. Responding to reports that Buffon is in talks to become Wojciech Szczesny’s understudy before taking up a role as a director, Silvano Martina told SportItalia: “For now, it’s just an idea....

The Juventus goalkeeper made his senior debut in 1995, but is still going strong, and was included in UEFA Fans’ Team of the Year for 2017. As Buffon prepares for his 40th birthday on January 28, he says he will discuss his future with Juve president Andrea Agnelli, but he has ruled out leaving the club. “I will meet president Agnelli soon,” he told La Repubblica. “I want to understand what kind of clothes I can wear, if Juventus thinks that I can still be important....

Part II: Rebuilding foundations – The Lions of Khorasan Part III: Fortifying Foundations – The Afghan Premier League Not long after my meeting with the ANA lieutenant and our discussion of La Liga, my platoon and I headed out to a small Combat Outpost (COP) in a district near my main FOB. We were going to be supporting a mission out there, but we arrived a couple of days before the mission was scheduled to start....

Pastrnak scored a third-period hat trick, the first of his career, as the Bruins came back from a 4-1 deficit in the final 10 minutes of regulation to stun the Hurricanes 6-4 in Carolina. Less than a minute after Matt Grzelcyk cut the Canes’ lead to 4-2, Pastrnak scored his first goal of the night to bring Boston within one. The 21-year-old registered his 25th tally of the season, beating Cam Ward high to his glove side....

Bruno Martins Indi, the Feyenoord centre back who recently got a call up for the Dutch National team, has started receiving plaudits for his composed performances both at the club and national level. As an academy graduate from the well esteemed Feyenoord academy, he made his club debut in 2010-11 and since then, there is no looking back for this Portuguese born defender. Started occasionally, he was well applauded for his solid performance at the back in Feyenood’s emphatic 6-1 win against a hapless Willem II in 2011....

The Lakers star, who recently signed a two-year, $48.5 million deal, did some form shooting Friday in this video from Lakers reporter Mike Trudell. Expected to miss six weeks, Bryant didn't push off for much lift as a precaution for his injured leg. Bryant previously missed eight months with a torn Achilles, but returned early to the struggling Lakers. He plans to come back from this injury as well, even though his team is sure to miss out on the postseason....

Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR’s Cup Series and an Alabama native, told CNN’s Don Lemon that no matter how long the rope had been up there, it was “a straight-up noose” and not a garage pull, which is what social media detectives are claiming. “I’ve been racing all my life. We’ve raced out of hundreds of garages that never had garage pulls like that. So people that want to call it a garage pull and put out all the videos and photos of knots being their evidence, go ahead,” Wallace said....

Once the Game 5 buzzer went off, the Bucks’ social media team didn’t miss the opportunity to troll former Celtics great and current ESPN analyst Paul Pierce, who sincerely believed the second-round series was over following Boston’s Game 1 win. After Pierce’s bold proclamation, the Bucks won four straight to eliminate the Celtics. MORE: NBA GMs, coaches weigh in on Brown vs. Tatum In Pierce’s defense, he wasn’t the only member of the media with an extremely wrong Celtics take....

Golden State (10-1) will look to remain undefeated at home with a win over Milwaukee (8-2)​. The Bucks will need a big performance out of star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is averaging 25.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. The Warriors are riding an eight-game winning streak into the contest behind a hot start from Stephen Curry. The two-time MVP is averaging 31.2 points per game and shooting an incredible 50....

That being said, it was probably a distraction many of the players enjoyed. MORE: Cheerleader gallery | Celebration injury, part 2 | Sammy’s celebration fail | Worst INT of the season The Vikings won on a walk-off fumble return in overtime, so clearly the cheerleaders have some work to do in the distraction department.

AECOM, a California-based architectural and design firm, was hired Tuesday to identify three to four sites across the region that could serve as the team's new home. The firm will work with sports business attorney Irwin Raij, who is heading Gov. Andrew Cuomo's efforts to keep the Bills in the region. The Bills' future is uncertain because they will be put up for sale following Ralph Wilson's death in March....

Friday’s draw produced a repeat of last year’s final, which Madrid won 4-1 in Cardiff despite Mario Mandzukic’s wondergoal. Juve have lost two of the last three Champions League finals, having been beaten by Madrid’s LaLiga rivals Barcelona in Berlin in 2015, with Buffon yet to win the competition in his illustrious career. But 40-year-old goalkeeper Buffon is typically philosophical about his side’s chances of progressing to the last four, with Juve hosting the first leg on April 3....

Juve were on the brink of forcing extra-time in the Champions League quarter-finals, having taken a 3-0 lead at the Santiago Bernabeu after losing by the same score in Turin. But referee Oliver awarded Madrid a late penalty after Medhi Benatia barged Lucas Vazquez to the ground, with Buffon reacting aggressively and earning a red card for putting his hands on the official. Buffon then blasted Oliver after the match, accusing him of having a “trash can” for a heart and claiming he did not have the personality to officiate such a game....

Patrice Bergeron has four goals midway through the second period of the Boston Bruins game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Bergeron entered Saturday with 12 goals in his first 33 games. Bergeron’s first of the night put Boston ahead 1-0 while the Bruins were skating shorthanded, beating Cam Ward low to the glove side. Bergeron’s offensive night was put on hold after that, though he did assist on a David Pastrnak goal to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead....

Huge, muscular, with a wild mane of curly black hair and a bristly beard. Ornery, intense, and possibly on the verge of an apoplectic fit at the drop of a hat. Promoters and fellow wrestlers alike categorize Brody as crazy, difficult and even dangerous to work with or be around. But the man behind the Bruiser Brody gimmick, Frank Goodish, is also remembered as a loving family man, a husband and a father who worked very diligently to provide a decent standard of living....

Australia’s ACT Brumbies are back at the top of rugby’s Super 15 after cashing in on defending champions Waikato Chiefs’ slip up at home to the Queensland Reds this weekend. The Brumbies, who lost the outright lead in a draw at home with the Southern Kings the previous weekend, bounced back with a 30-19 victory over the win-less Otago Highlanders in Dunedin. The Canberra-based outfit jumped to a four-point lead in the overall standings after the Chiefs went down 31-23 for a fourth straight loss against the Reds in Hamilton....