Albany Area Sports

There are a ton of teams that call the Albany area home, with many of which seeing success in their immediate pasts. However, there is no debate as to which team is Albany's best, and it's one that is being ignored to near-criminal levels by the area as a whole.

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This roller coaster season for the Albany Devils continued on Presidents day. Right now the coaster is on the descend. Beaten at home by Syracuse on Monday afternoon the Devils have lost 4 straight and are 3-6 since the all star break

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A juicy rumor has emerged involving the Siena Saints and one of the most powerful groups in college basketball.

According to NBC Sports Talk host John Feinstein, the possibility of the Siena Saints jumping from the MAAC Conference to the new Catholic Seven Conference has been discussed

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Depending on your view the Albany Devils game against the Binghamton Senators can be viewed as a point earned or a point lost. I prefer the positive approach.

Steve Zalewski's late goal, with just under five minutes left in regulation forged over time Sunday at the Times Union Center

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Smoking. Sizzling. Enfuego. All those describe the shooting touch of the Great Danes, especially in the 1st half of their game against Hartford University Saturday. And they all add up to a total destruction as well as the Danes pound the Hartford Hawks 75-49 and take over 4th place in the America East standings

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Losing is 1 thing. Not being competitive is totally another. Too many times this season the Saints have lost by at least 10 points. It happened again Saturday at the Times Union Center as the Saints were flogged by Loyola of Maryland 80-57

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So far this season the Albany Devils have had the Adirondack Phantoms number. That number got disconnected Friday night as did the Devils, losing to their top rivals 4-2 at the Glens Falls Civic Center

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Fairfield University is  known as the Stags. After last night that only one's "Stag-gering" are the Saints of Siena. Final score from Bridgeport: Fairfield 74  Siena 52. Another debacle in a season of debacles

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Well that 3 game win streak went by fast. The Devils with 3 consecutive wins including their 1st 2 comebacks of the year in the 3rd period came to a sudden halt Wednesday night in Syracuse as the Crunch slam the Devils 6-0

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Today is Valentine's Day, which allows us to approach sports from a few different angles today, both positive and negative. Let's begin with the negative - what is the most heartbreaking moment you have experienced as a sports fan?

The University at Albany has quietly become a power in a number of sports, despite their more high profile struggles in men's basketball. Yesterday, they tightened their stranglehold on America East indoor track, sweeping the men's and women's conference championships yet again

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Ok this is a habit Devil fans can grow to like. For the 2nd straight game the Albany Devils rally in the 3rd period and get a win, this time at Binghamton 3-2.

Down 2-0 the Devs get goals from Matt Anderson, his 10th of the year, and the tying goal from Phil DeSimone with just over 9 minutes left forcing the game to over time

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