Albany Area Sports - Page 13

The University at Albany men's lacrosse team is preparing to defend its America East crown in 2015, but before the Danes hit the field in competition, they are hitting the trails for a good cause.

This comes per a press release from UAlbany

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This week, we have a border battle for our Section II High School Football Social Media Fan Battle. We ask you to participate in the game action on social media. It's 3-2 Schenectady at 3-2 Colonie!

How it works: Two times a day (8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.

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After a 4-0 start, UAlbany fell for the first time in 2014, losing 31-28 to visiting James Madison on Saturday at Bob Ford Field.

Despite the loss, UAlbany showed well in its first real Colonial Athletic Association test

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Derek Jeter wasted no time finding his post retirement hobby. Thursday night Jeter sat down with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon to talk post baseball. Jeter recently launched his own website that gives athletes a voice called " The Players Tribune. Alr

As the week in Section II comes to an end, we put our finishing touches on last week with our latest ESPN Radio 104.5 Athlete of the Week. This week, it's Shen quarterback Ryan VanGalen. RVG helped lead the Plainsmen to a 35-6 win over rival Saratoga (our HS Football Social Media Fan Battle Game of the Week)

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A rare week for Section II as there are six football games being played on a Thursday. There are five games in Class AA on the schedule, including a big game with Shen traveling up the northway to Ballston Spa

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Chris Jackson of Fort Ann soccer broke the all-time Cardinals scoring record on Sept. 24 against Bolton-Warrensburg.

Jackson's 78th goal broke the record that had been held by George Lehoisky Sr. since 1991

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Last night was one of the best baseball games I've ever seen. And when the dust had settled and the Royals had defeated the A's, 9-8, in 12 innings, to advance to the ALDS, a few things were apparent

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UAlbany football head coach Greg Gattuso is currently at the helm of a 4-0 football team, quickly rising in the FCS rankings.  He had less fortune, though, trying to pick football games with Armen and Levack.

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While preseason hockey results are generally inconsequential, last night's 6-3 New York Rangers win over the Philadelphia Flyers was important for Capital Region fans.

Former RPI Engineer Ryan Haggerty netted two goals for the Blueshirts in the win

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After an unexpected undefeated start continued with a 42-7 win over Columbia on Saturday, the UAlbany football team has jumped to No. 23 in the FCS Sports Network Top 25 poll.

The Danes were ranked No

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