Brady Farkas began at 104.5 The Team in February of 2014. He is the host of 'Capital Region Sports Saturday,' heard each Saturday from 9-10 AM and serves as the station's 'Capital Region Insider.' He also spent 2.5 months as the afternoon co-host with Jeff Levack in 2016. Farkas is a 2008 graduate of Shenendehowa High School and a 2012 graduate of Oswego State University, where he was a four-year basketball and hockey broadcaster. He also spent four years as a pitcher on the Lakers baseball team. In addition to radio, Farkas served two years (2014-15) as the pitching coach at Hudson Valley Community College. He spent 2013 as the pitching coach at Norwich University in Vermont.
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A Tough Road to the Pros (AUDIO)
Tyler Badamo is a New York Mets prospect, currently playing in High-A ball in Columbia, S.C. He spent last season with the Brooklyn Cyclones but did not pitch against the Tri-City ValleyCats.
He joined us today to talk about his time in Brooklyn, his career at Dowling College (which has since closed its doors), playing for a team near his hometown and more...
Manziel to Sober Up Starting July 1
I'm not sure why I continue to write about Johnny Manziel and his issues off the football field.
Maybe it's because every time that I write about them, I hope it's the last time.
Johnny Manziel says he plans to sober up starting July 1, meaning that on Friday, Manziel will clean up his act...
Noah to the Knicks Could Happen
It looks as if the "Joakim Noah to New York" rumors may actually become a reality as the former Bulls center will meet with the Knicks after free agency opens up on Friday at midnight.
People are extremely excited about a foursome that includes Noah, Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick Rose, but I don't see the excitement...
LaMarcus Aldridge Weighs in on Free Agency, KD (AUDIO)
With NBA free agency looming, lots of questions surround where superstar Kevin Durant will play. Will he head back to Oklahoma City? Will he go to Golden State? How about San Antonio?
The Spurs are one of the teams that Durant will meet with...
Yankees Sign First-Round Pick Blake Rutherford
The New York Yankees have signed first-round draft pick Blake Rutherford to a contract that solidifies the prep OF will enter the New York system:
The 18th-overall pick in the draft has been speculated to be the best prep bat in the draft and will help the Yankees in their quest to get younger...
Union Assistant AD Recalls Pat Summitt + More (AUDIO)
Yesterday was a tough day in the sports world, as we lost iconic figures Buddy Ryan and Pat Summitt.
Summitt was the face of women's basketball for years and led Tennessee to national prominence over the course of several decades.
Here locally, Union Assistant AD Eric McDowell had the chance to meet Summitt on more than one occasion...
Reports: Matz, Thor Both Have Bone Spurs in Elbow
Things just continue to get worse for the Mets....
Sitting at 40-35 and already struggling on offense as they try to keep pace with the Washington Nationals, the last thing the Mets need is injuries to their vaunted pitching staff.
Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz are both pitching with bone spurs in their elbows, despite Syndergaard's denials after last night's clunker against the Nationals that
Remillard’s Season on the Brink
Well, the season is not over just yet for La Salle High School graduate (and Cohoes native) Zach Remillard.
His Coastal Carolina Chanticleers fell to the Arizona Wildcats in Game 1 of the College World Series Championship in Omaha on Monday night...
USA Announces Men’s Basketball Roster
The 2016 United States Men's Basketball roster is set for the Olympics in Rio:
While names like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry and Dwyane Wade are missing from the roster, the team still boasts all-NBA stars including Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant...
Remillard Leads Coastal to CWS Final
When the College World Series final begins tonight, Coastal Carolina will be taking on Arizona to determine the best team in college baseball.
Why should you care? Because La Salle High School graduate Zach Remillard is the star of the Coastal baseball team...
Anderson Signs With Braves For $4 Million
The wait is over for now graduated Shenendehowa star Ian Anderson. The pitcher, who helped lead the Plainsmen to the NYS Class AA state title, has signed a professional deal with the Atlanta Braves.
The No. 3 overall pick signs for $4 million:
It's a win for both Anderson and the Braves...
Nisky Native Making Name in Coaching (AUDIO)
There are moments in everyone's life where you start to feel old, and I guess this is one of those for me:
I used to coach Anthony Spataro on the baseball team at Hudson Valley Community College - and now Spataro is coaching himself.
He's spent a year coaching at the College of Charleston (Division I) and the College at Brockport (Division III) and now he's the assistant baseball coach of the Amst