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Check Out 'The Best of' Breweries in the Capital Region [RANKED]
Check Out 'The Best of' Breweries in the Capital Region [RANKED]
Check Out 'The Best of' Breweries in the Capital Region [RANKED]
It's International Beer Day! If you are looking to try a craft beer or cider in the Capital Region, there are a ton of places to choose from. Check out the best breweries in the Capital Region according to the "Best of" poll from Times Union readers.
Shenendehowa Admin Strikes Out On Softball/Prom Decision
Shenendehowa Admin Strikes Out On Softball/Prom Decision
Shenendehowa Admin Strikes Out On Softball/Prom Decision
A close friend of mine calls it, "the pursuit of the little trophy." The definition is basically, "adults pursuing personal/school accolades gained through the athletic performance of kids." This story seems to fit that phrase. Seven senior softball players choose going to their senior prom over the possibility of playing in a state championship game on Saturday. Then the athletic director, who is supposed to be an educational administrator, publicly questioned their decisions?
Belmont Stakes Primes Horse Racing Fans For Saratoga
Belmont Stakes Primes Horse Racing Fans For Saratoga
Belmont Stakes Primes Horse Racing Fans For Saratoga
Saturday will be the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of horse racing's jewel, the Triple Crown. As the anticipation builds for fans to watch Forte battle Tapid Trice and National Treasure this weekend, the attention of many in the horse racing community has already begun to look north to Saratoga, horse racing's summer home.
Sunday Date Dims Excitement For This Year's Albany Cup
Sunday Date Dims Excitement For This Year's Albany Cup
Sunday Date Dims Excitement For This Year's Albany Cup
The NCAA tournament doesn't have to be in town for a big-time college basketball atmosphere to pop-up in Albany. Eighteen times since 2001, the Siena Saints and the UAlbany Great Danes have matched up in men's basketball, resulting in some of the area's largest crowds of the season. So, why not find the best times and dates to encourage that excitement?
Albany Empire Is Crumbling At The Hands Of Antonio Brown
Albany Empire Is Crumbling At The Hands Of Antonio Brown
Albany Empire Is Crumbling At The Hands Of Antonio Brown
Antonio Brown was somehow supposed to be "good" for the Albany Empire of the National Arena League. The former NFL magnet-to-trouble was going to connect the Empire to the community. Now the arena football team is in the midst of reports of the head coach, along with star players quitting the team, only a few weeks into the season.
Has The Albany Empire Ownership Question Been Answered?
Has The Albany Empire Ownership Question Been Answered?
Has The Albany Empire Ownership Question Been Answered?
On Saturday, former NFL star Antonio Brown claimed that he was now the sole owner of the Albany Empire of the National Arena League. His co-owners disagreed with Brown's claim. The Empire opened their season on Sunday afternoon at the MVP Arena with a 70-33 crushing of the Orlando Predators, despite the ownership confusion.
It's MLB Opening Day! Here's A Quick Guide To New Rules
It's MLB Opening Day! Here's A Quick Guide To New Rules
It's MLB Opening Day! Here's A Quick Guide To New Rules
Finally! The Major League Baseball owners realized that their product was grinding to a dull-stop. Teams were losing their younger fanbases exponentially, year-by-year. In spring training, this year's rule changes have definitively increased the pace of play. Does everyone like them? No, but I like most of them and you probably will too!
MLB Pitching Coach Credits Clifton Park Fire Dept For Team Effort
MLB Pitching Coach Credits Clifton Park Fire Dept For Team Effort
MLB Pitching Coach Credits Clifton Park Fire Dept For Team Effort
Prior to an 18-year professional baseball playing career that spanned the globe, Yonkers New York native, Brian Sweeney grew up around the fire house. His father was a fireman. The Kansas City Royals pitching coach still reflects on the basic lessons learned from his father and his own fire fighter days, in Clifton Park.
Siena Heads Into Big Weekend For Saints' MAAC Seeding
Siena Heads Into Big Weekend For Saints' MAAC Seeding
Siena Heads Into Big Weekend For Saints' MAAC Seeding
In the preseason MAAC men's basketball coaches poll, Siena was picked to come in sixth place. The Saints don't often get their deserved respect but they roll into Rider Friday night in second place in the conference with less than 2 weeks remaining in the regular season. Coach Carm and the green and gold are the last team to defeat Rick Patino and the first place Iona Gaels, who have won seven straight since.
Hot Martian Spring Could Warp Speed Trip To The Bronx
Hot Martian Spring Could Warp Speed Trip To The Bronx
Hot Martian Spring Could Warp Speed Trip To The Bronx
Anthony Volpe and Jasson Dominguez are making their major league spring training debuts for the New York Yankees this week. Both have reputations that have preceded them for years before either will play a game in the Bronx. Volpe is expected to compete for the starting shortstop job for Aaron Boone's 2023 squad. Dominguez is not.
Lake Placid Is The Core of New York's Winter Sports Investment
Lake Placid Is The Core of New York's Winter Sports Investment
Lake Placid Is The Core of New York's Winter Sports Investment
This week over 1400 collegiate athletes are competing in Lake Placid for the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games. The site of two Winter Olympic competitions in 1932 and 1980 provided the perfect infrastructure for the international event. However, many of the competition sites and training areas needed drastic updating to be considered for such a high-profile winter sports event. In stepped the State of New York and the Lake Placid is shining with Gold Medals.
Drop A Line! Check Out New York's Free Fishing Days For 2023
Drop A Line! Check Out New York's Free Fishing Days For 2023
Drop A Line! Check Out New York's Free Fishing Days For 2023
New York State has some of the greatest varieties of fishing opportunities in the country. From world class fly fishing for trout to floating a worm off of a lake dock for crappie, the Empire State has plenty of cool places to drop-a-line! The Department of Environmental Conservation announced "Free Fishing Days" for 2023. The free days are sure to provide the awesome experience of being a New York State angler.
13 Granted Clemency By Gov. Hochul & The NY Woman That Wasn't
13 Granted Clemency By Gov. Hochul & The NY Woman That Wasn't
13 Granted Clemency By Gov. Hochul & The NY Woman That Wasn't
Last week, in the midst of the holiday season, New York's Governor, Kathy Hochul granted clemency to 13 individuals that exhibited remorse, demonstrated the effects of their rehabilitation, and have displayed a commitment to improving themselves and their communities. Among the 13 grantees are two prisoners that are currently serving sentences for murder and a woman that is a domestic violence survivor, in prison for manslaughter for the death of her abuser. Another woman convicted of the same crime was absent from the list.

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