Holy Cross, located on Seventh Street, was initially slated to close under the diocese's "Road to Renewal" plan.

The church, at 345 Seventh St. on the city's West Side, had been slated to close after talks about parish mergers last summer ...

Holy Cross Church on Buffalo's West Side evades closure following a counterproposal granting it remain open from the Diocese ...

The Holy Cross Church on Buffalo’s West Side is set to remain open after it was expected to close following diocese restructuring across Western New York.

Georgia Tech at Boston College, 2 p.m. Maine at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Boston U. at American, 4 p.m. Duquesne at St. Bonaventure, 4 p.m. Hofstra at Delaware, 4 p.m. Howard at Morgan St., 4 p.m.

Deep in football country, a showdown between No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Alabama made this a strikingly rare basketball weekend ...