Sports briefs

M&T Bank is holding a Buffalo Bills Draft Day Challenge Contest through April 27 to guess which player the team will select in the first round of the NFLDraft.

Fans who correctly guess the first-round selection will be entered to win a special prize package that includes an autographed jersey signed by the first draft pick, a chance to meet and be photographed with the first pick, two tickets to a 2007 Buffalo Bills home game with a pre-game sideline pass and a private tour of the Bills training facility.

To enter, visit www.buffalobills.com/mtbdraftcontest and name your pick. The contest is open to legal residents, 13 years of age and older, from New York, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.

Initial tryouts for the Buffalo Stars Junior "B" hockey team will be held during a weekend tryout camp April 28-29 at Holiday Twin Rinks, 3465 Broadway St., Cheektowaga. Additional tryouts will be held as necessary throughout the spring and early summer.

The tryout fee for forwards and defensemen is $95, $50 for goaltenders.

The team is geared towards the elite hockey level athlete born in 1991 or earlier. The team will focus mainly on the '89-'91 birth years, however, a limited number of '88 and '87 birth year players may be accepted. Exceptional 1992's will be considered.