Olympics

This week 1045theteam.com was dominated by local sports and the story of Duke's Coach K allegedly dissing the players of Syracuse after the Orange upset the Blue Devils.   5) Maple Hill grad invited to the bigs 4) Coach K disses Syracuse 3) Huerter has bright future at Maryland 2) Coach K announces last Olympic roster 1) Nothing we can't handle

New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman declared Tuesday that daily fantasy sports constitutes illegal gambling in his state and sent game operators DraftKings and FanDuel cease-and-desist notice. "Our review concludes that DraftKings'/FanDuel's operations constitute illegal gambling under New York law," Schneiderman wrote in the letter, obtained by ESPN's David Purdum and Darren Rov

Over 6,500 athletes alongside their family and friends filled the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this past Sunday to celebrate the ending of the 2015 Special Olympic World Games.  As the games come to a close, those who've competed are left with imprinted memories that they can carry with them forever...

My daughter Ella learned the story of six-time gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken earlier this year in school and has been fascinated by what she's overcome most recently.

South African runner and 2012 Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius, who was found guilty of culpable homicide but cleared of a murder charge, could serve just 10 months in prison -- with the rest under house arrest -- at least that's what his attorney thinks...

It's time to let your voice be heard in the world of sports. The 2014 ESPY award show will be live in LA on July 16 at 9 p.m. With a year that brought us the Legion Of Boom, Shabazz Napier's UCONN Huskies, and the Spurs once again winning the NBA Championship...

A neighbor of Oscar Pistorius has returned to the stand to give evidence in the star athlete's murder trial in South Africa. Charl Johnson, who says he heard gunshots and a woman screaming on the night Pistorius killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was testifying at Thursday's proceedings...

Two parades are scheduled for later this month in the Adirondacks to honor the region's athletes who competed at the Winter Olympics in Russia, including medal winners Andrew Weibrecht and Erin Hamlin. The Olympic Regional Development Authority say a parade will be held March 16 in the village of Lake Placid...

Buoyed by two gold medals from the Sochi Olympics, Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen says he will continue for two more years and not retire this season as planned. Bjoerndalen, who had failed to win any major race for two years before Sochi, writes in a Facebook entry that he is "full of energy and inspiration" after winning the 10-kilometer sprint and mixed relay at last month'

After every NFL combine everyone wants to know about one stat. What did they run their 40 in? Well as a team today we wanted to put someone through the gauntlet of the NFL combine, of course we nominated our own Joe Calderone who you can hear Mon-Fri 3-7 on the Joe&Brix show. ...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has given a Mercedes-Benz to each Olympic medalist from the host country of the 2014 Sochi Games. Medvedev reportedly gave away dozens of white Mercedes-Benz cars, decorated with the Russian Olympic team logo...

For years Andrew Catalon cut his teeth as a news anchor at WNYT News Channel 13 right here in Albany, New York. Now he a national sports voice, and for the last two weeks he’s been in Sochi, Russia heading the Olympic Curling coverage for NBC. Earlier today Catalon joined Joe & Brix to discuss his experience in Russia covering the Games. During their conversation Catalon discussed the hospital