Albany Area Sports

At some point your history can only carry you so far, and unfortunately the New England Patriots has reached that stage with head coach Bill Belichick.

The big winner these days in sports wagering is the State of New York. In the gambling report released by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Wednesday, it revealed that the Empire State is far exceeding expected tax revenues from sports wagering. Sounds great? Well, there is a good side and a bad side to every story.

It certainly wasn’t anything special, but New York Jets Zach Wilson did exactly what he needed to do for his team to win the game on Sunday at Denver.

Tuesday was a sad day for the NHL hockey world, as long time player, coach and broadcaster Barry Melrose, who has strong ties to the Capital Region, announced he was retiring from the broadcast booth, as a result of complications from Parkinson's Disease.

According to newyorkupstate.com, the freshwater fishing industry generates $2 billion each in New York. The Salmon River, located on the eastern side of Lake Ontario just north of Syracuse, and its yearly salmon run of monster fish, has drawn anglers from across the world for decades, with hopes of reeling in a 30-pound beast, while standing in the shallow riverbed.

The UAlbany football team wasn't supposed to be very good this season. In fact, some 'experts' thought they would be pretty bad. Coming off of a 3-8 season in 2022, where the Great Danes didn't win a single game on the road, 2023 expectations were light, at best, by many but not all.

After spending extra time this week in his NFL lab in Loudonville, 'Intern Mike' is putting that winning record on the line with this week's 'Hot Picks,' including doubling-down against Jalen Hurts. Here is 'Intern Mike' Giarraputo and his NFL 'Hot Picks' for Week 5:

Baseball's most popular phenomenon is returning to Upstate New York in 2024. Will you get tickets to see them play in this city?

To start, let's quote (courtesy of friend of 'The Drive with Charlie & Dan', Darryl Slater of nj.com) New York Giants offensive tackle, Evan Neal, “Why would a lion concern himself with the opinion of a sheep?...The person that’s commenting on my performance, what does he do? Flip hot dogs and hamburgers somewhere?”

It’s not the headline game in Week 5, but the storylines are endless when the Denver Broncos host the New York Jets on Sunday.

Over the past decade, the development of the daily line-up card, more importantly who's on it and where, has become more of an organizational decision, rather than one that sits solely with the team's manager. For a grizzled veteran skipper, like Buck Showalter, that has been a dooming change.

The New York Football Giants have been so bad so far through the first four weeks of the season. They are currently 1-3 overall in the NFC East.