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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UAlbany Excited For Partnership With 104.5 The Team (AUDIO)
Earlier this week it was announced that the University at Albany and ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team have partnered together to bring Great Danes football and men's basketball to our airwaves.
It's a win for both sides, as we get to bring high-level Division I athletics to the Albany market and it's a win for UAlbany, which gets more and more exposure as it looks to expand its brand in the Capital Regio
Shaker Grad Hoffman Roughed Up in Debut
Shaker High School product Jeff Hoffman was roughed up in his first Major League start on Saturday afternoon, surrendering six runs in four-plus innings to the Chicago Cubs, including a mammoth home run to Cubs star Kris Bryant.
That said, Hoffman's debut wasn't as bad as the box score would indicate...
Albany Native Dion Lewis Needs Second Surgery
Last week we spoke to Kevin Duffy of MassLive.com and he told us that Albany native and Patriots running back Dion Lewis had been somewhat of a mystery at training camp this year in that people hadn't seen him around.
And on Sunday, we got some clarity for the lack of activity for Lewis:
According to Yahoo Sports...
Neil Walker Within Right to Leave Team (AUDIO)
Mets second baseman Neil Walker is about the only member of the team hitting right now. He's posted a near .500 on-base percentage over the past few weeks and has carried the offense, even as the rest of the team has slumped to 4.0 back in the wild card race, entering play on Thursday...
Official: Bills Play at New Era Field
It's official: Ralph Wilson Stadium is no more. The Bills will now play their games at New Era Stadium, and it appears it will be nicknamed 'The Cap.'
I know Bills fans may be disappointed to see the name change and go to a corporate sponsor as the stadium has been the Ralph since 1998...
ValleyCats to Host All-Star Game in 2017
The Tri-City ValleyCare are used to having a big presence at the New York Penn-League all-star games, and in 2017, they'll be the hosts of the party.
The 'Cats sent three players to the game this week at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls including catcher Chuckie Robinson, who we spoke to last week on 'Big Board Sports...
Hope Solo is Wrong to Call Sweden ‘Cowards’ (AUDIO)
After the United States women's soccer team was upset by Sweden in the Olympics, Hope Solo, US goalkeeper, called out Sweden, saying they were "cowards" for not playing a more offensive game and just sitting back holding the ball.
To react to that take, we brought in Aly Wagner, former USWNT player...
Dion Lewis Not Participating in Camp + More (AUDIO)
The Patriots received a big scare on Monday afternoon, as tight end Rob Gronkowski gingerly walked off the practice field. Gronk is one of the most vital offensive pieces in the sport and has proven it since he came in the league in 2010.
In the time that Gronk spends on the field, Pats QB ratings are 74, while they are just 54 when he is off the field...
Ian Begley: ‘Absurd’ to Ask ‘Melo to Stop 3-Point Gesture (AUDIO)
Carmelo Anthony has come under criticism in the last few days for the gesture he performs after hitting three-pointers.
Like multiple NBA players, Anthony puts three fingers to his head after hitting a shot from behind the arc, and one NY Post columnist suggests that Melo's gesture may look like it is gang-related or promotes violence...
UAlbany’s Claxton into Semis in 400m Hurdles
Congratulations to UAlbany's Grace Claxton, who advanced to the semifinals of the 400m hurdles last night in Rio. Claxton, representing Puerto Rico, will compete tonight in those semifinals.
Claxton finished third in her heat to advance.
Injuries, Taylor Contract Headline Bills Training Camp (AUDIO)
The Buffalo Bills lost their first preseason game to the Indianapolis Colts, 19-18, on Saturday afternoon.
How did the team feel about the performance that saw them limit the Colts to just 30 yards rushing and gain more than 120 yards on the ground themselves...
Old Meets New in Glens Falls as Jimmer, Girard Work Out (AUDIO)
Jimmer Fredette will never be forgotten in Glens Falls. What he's accomplished on the local and national levels is too impressive to just dust aside.
But there is room in Glens Falls for another star hooper, isn't there? Enter Joseph Girard III, the rising sophmore guard who has already received three scholarship offers before his 10th grade year...