Albany Area Sports

The Siena athletic department is offering the exclusive opportunity for you and a guest to travel with the men’s basketball team and new head coach Jimmy Patsos to Montreal August 23-29. To be eligible, fans must simply renew their season tickets, or sign up for new ones by Friday, May 31 at 5 p.m.

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UAlbany football will have a new home starting this season, as they will begin playing in the brand new Bob Ford Field on the University campus. The stadium is beginning to take shape, and the school has released photos of the brand new turf the team will play on in the future.

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New Siena head basketball coach Jimmy Patsos is out on the recruiting trail trying to find some players to add to his Saints ballclub. The job of hiring some assistants is also ongoing.

On Thursday the Saints announced the hiring of 2 new members of that staff

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While the NFL Draft did not see any players from the University at Albany get chosen, it did end happily for two Great Danes prospects, as linebacker Jon Morgan and running back Drew Smith signed contracts as undrafted free agents.

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New Siena Hoops coach Jimmy Patsos has much work to do to rebuild the roster for the Sienna Saints. His job was made harder, through no fault of his own, with the arrest of Red Shirt sophomore Rakeem Brookins who it now appears is off the team

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It is a simple statement and I think a true statement. In the NBA and NHL if you don't make the playoffs you had a disappointing season. You can carry that over to the AHL as well since 16 teams make the post season just like the other 2 leagues mentioned

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Mathematically eliminated from the playoffs last weekend the Albany Devils had to wonder what kind of effort they would get from all their players Friday night at the Times Union Center. That question was answered with a solid 3-2 win over the Connecticut Whale

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The end is never pleasant. For the Devils the end will be bitter for a long Summer ahead.

The Devils lost again Sunday, again at home, this time to Rochester 3-2. It is the 1st time this year the Devils led after 2 periods and lost a  game without earning at least 1 point

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On Military Appreciation Day, the Albany Devils left all their scoring ammo in the locker room and were blanked by the Bighamton Senators 5-0 in front of just under 5,000 fans Saturday night. The loss left the Devils on the verge of being eliminated from playoff hopes

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With each passing day the playoffs becomes more a dream then a reality for the Albany Devils. A devastating 5-3 loss in Binghamton Friday night adds to their latest misery.

With Jeff Frazee in the net the Devils fell behind 2-0 early in the 2nd period

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At this pace the sports fan will be worn out by Sunday night's Orioles-Yankees or Lakers- Rockets game. A 24 hours of HUGE events, and some not so huge but worth the mention, have this sports weekend off to a crazy start

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Last week, Siena College introduced the new head coach of their men's basketball program, former Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos. He brings a lot of experience to the table from his time as an assistant under legendary coach Gary Williams at the University of Maryland, as well as the last ten years he spent within the MAAC during his tenure at Loyola.

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