James Thomas Kelley Jr. (October 26, 1949[1] – November 30, 2010) was a professional sports news columnist from South Buffalo.

He originated the weekly "Hockey Night in Buffalo", as well as "Sharpshooters" on WNSA with partner Mike Robitaille.

He also won the 1994–95 New York State Publisher's Award for Sports Writing Excellence, and was named one of the top five hockey writers in North America by ESPN.

He was also inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame on January 1, 2011 One of the most notorious moments of Kelley's career came in the 1996–97 NHL season, while he was covering the Buffalo Sabres' first round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators.

The subject was the Toronto Maple Leafs' status on the second anniversary of the hiring of Brian Burke as its general manager.