I grew up first in Buffalo and then Grand Island, and yet as a kid I barely put a toe in the Lake Erie or, God forbid, the ...

Michael Shepherd is the retired sports editor of The Press. His column appears Mondays online and Tuesdays in print.

Donald Trump’s talk about taking back the Panama Canal triggered a flood of old memories. Wife Ellie and I were there on point for the Associated Press from 1977 to ...