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Frank Williams will be talking with Bradford Little League Commissioner Barry Bacha on today's Sports Forum -- the Twin Tiers' longest-running local sports talk show -- at 12:35 p.m. on 1490 WESB and WESB.com. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Zach Britton on Sports Forum

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Listen to Bradford High wrestling star Zach Britton on Sports Forum with Frank Williams at http://wesb.com/links/listen.php The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Lady Owls Coach on Sports Forum

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In case you missed Ann Nuzzo talking about her undefeated Lady Owls basketball team this afternoon on Sports Forum, you can listen here . The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

UPB Professors Present Papers

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Two University of Pittsburgh at Bradford professors presented papers at the 38th annual convention of the North American Society for Sport History. Dr. Rick Knott, assistant professor of health and physical education, presented a paper titled “‘Improvements Come too Late’: A Historical Examination of the Contradictory Roles of Sanctioning Bodies in Automobile Racing.” Dr. Keary Rouff, assistant professor of sport and recreation management, presented a paper titled “1st and 50: The Impact of the American Football League on the Current Day NFL.” Knott’s paper is an examination of the contradictory roles of sanctioning bodies as they seek to reconcile the quest for speed and advancements in technology against the need for safety, the whole time recognizing the economic realities of participating in an expensive sport. Knott said he has received a lot of interest in his work on motorsports because few scholars are studying them. A...

Today on Midday Magazine ...

The Health Minute from Johns Hopkins is about preventing prostate cancer. Foodie News centers on Jamie Oliver’s food revolution. The National Lampoon Sports Minute (Or So) covers Stephen Strasburg, Carlos Zambrano, Rick Mahorn, USA Swimming. Outdoors PA with the Pennsylvania Game Commission concludes a series about spring gobbler season. On today’s Sports Forum, Frank Williams and Stefan Arlington will talk about the NFL draft. (Morning Buzz listeners know that Frank predicted that the Bills would draft CJ Spiller.) We’ll also have the latest stock report and the community calendar, plus the very latest local news and sports, state news from RadioPA, national and international news from CNN, NFL Today and the forecast from News 4 Meteorologist Mike Cejka. Listen at 1490 AM WESB, or live online at WESB.com starting at noon.

Tom Tessena on Sports Forum

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Bradford High track and cross country coach Tom Tessena was one of Frank's guests on Sports Forum today, and he talked about the dedication of the cross country course at GGB (pictured above). Listen to Sports Forum by clicking here . ( photo by Frank Williams )

Ben Yale on Sports Forum

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Frank Williams chatted with dirt bike racer Ben Yale on a recent Sports Forum. For more on what Ben does, and where he races, visit the Western New York Off Road Association

Coach Jeff Puglio on Sports Forum

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New Bradford Owls Varsity Football Coach Jeff Puglio was Frank Williams' guest on Friday's Sports Forum. You can listen to the show HERE .

Wrestling Champion in the Studio

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Frank Williams and Mark Havers get ready for Friday's Sports Forum on 1490 WESB. Mark is a sophomore at Bradford Area High School. Last year he was the District 9 and Regional champion. His dream is to be the first state wrestling champion from Bradford. He credits his father with his success and says "I wouldn't be where I am today without my dad." He adds that he can always hear his father screaming over everyone else in the crowd at his matches. Mark is also on the Owls football team.