Albany Empire

During the original run of the Albany Empire football team, Capital Region sports fans would pack Pearl Street for these wild pre-game block parties. Were you there?

It is finally game week for the Albany Empire. They have their home opener on Saturday at 7 p.m. as they host the Carolina Cobras at the MVP Arena.

In honor of Valentine's Day, let's all be curmudgeons for a moment. Here are five of the most unforgettable Capital Region sports heartbreaks.

In a year full of plenty of highs, and at least an equal amount of lows, here are the top ten sports moments in the Capital Region from 2021.

Time has officially run out on the Times Union Center. Albany's famous sports venue will have a brand new name come the beginning of 2022.

Mere days are left in the Times Union Center's current naming rights contract, and reports are surfacing that a change may be imminent.

Records broken. Defenders left in the rearview mirror. Championships won. That was the legacy of Malachi Jones. Now, two years after ArenaBowl XXXII, he’s back.

You may catch the ball, but you won't enjoy it. That's the sentiment of what Albany Empire head coach Tom Menas told us on The Drive on Friday afternoon.

There have been a bunch of incentives that are being given across the state if you get a COVID vaccine. Now add Albany Empire football tickets to the list. Albany County is offering for fans to get vaccinated at the Times Union Center on a certain day and you will receive a pair of tickets to a future Albany Empire arena football game.

Albany Empire head coach Tom Menas joined Levack & Bahl this afternoon to break news about the team, the NAL and the schedule for the upcoming season.

Today is the day you can begin to buy Albany Empire tickets for single games for the upcoming 2021 season at the Times Union Center. Another big step forward towards normalcy as sports fans and an even bigger step closer to the Empire returning to the field with QB Tommy Grady looking to win back-to-back titles for the Capital Region.

The Albany Empire have added arguably the greatest pass rusher in the history of Arena Football, joe Sykes as the new Defensive Line Coach.