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UAlbany football will have a new home starting this season, as they will begin playing in the brand new Bob Ford Field on the University campus. The stadium is beginning to take shape, and the school has released photos of the brand new turf the team will play on in the future.

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While the NFL Draft did not see any players from the University at Albany get chosen, it did end happily for two Great Danes prospects, as linebacker Jon Morgan and running back Drew Smith signed contracts as undrafted free agents.

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UAlbany women's basketball enjoyed unprecedented success this season, including an perfect season in America East play and an NCAA Tournament berth. It nearly culminated in a historic upset, but the 14th seeded Great Danes fell to 3 seed North Carolina in today's NCAA Tournament first round game.

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During his pregame speech to the team, UAlbany Great Danes head coach Will Brown said that nobody believed they could win today's Second Round game in the Men's NCAA Tournament against Duke, except for themselves. Well regardless of how accurate that statement may be, the Great Danes put in a very gritty effort against one of the best teams in the country, but eventually lost to the Blue Devils by a score of 73-61.

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President Barack Obama is back on ESPN for another four years of his Barack-etology segment, in which he fills out his NCAA Tournament bracket with Andy Katz. This marks the first time that President Obama has been in office for a UAlbany Great Danes NCAA Tournament appearance, making this the perfect time for him to pick our local team to pull off the ultimate upset.

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After a 27-3 season that included an 18-0 mark in America East play en route to a conference title, the UAlbany Great Danes women's basketball team has earned a 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play North Carolina in Newark, Delaware on Sunday at 2:30 p.m..

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Last night, the bracket for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was unveiled, revealing that the UAlbany Great Danes will face the nationally-ranked Duke Blue Devils this coming Friday in Philadelphia

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Coming into Selection Sunday, the Albany Great Danes were unsure as to where they were going to be playing and as what seed. Now they know, as the selection committee has chosen them as a 15 seed and the opponent of the 2 seed Duke Blue Devils in Philadelphia in the midwest region.

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By now you know that the UAlbany Great Danes are going dancing. You also know that they had to beat Vermont to get there. And from those two things, you can probably infer that Great Danes fans went nuts once they got the job done, as evidenced by this fan shot video of the celebration.

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Fourth-ranked Louisville won the Big East tournament title with a second-half comeback on No. 19 Syracuse, 78-61, while No. 7 Kansas defeated in-state rival No. 11 Kansas State, 70-54. Both teams were among 13 schools to claim automatic bids to the 2013 NCAA tournament

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On a weekend where jubilation exists throughout the entire city of Albany, there is now a sports-related reason to celebrate this St. Patrick's Day weekend - the UAlbany Great Danes have both basketball teams advancing to their respective NCAA Tournaments. Despite their struggles with turnovers during various points of the game, the UAlbany women's basketball team overcame adversity with a 61-52 victory over Hartford at SEFCU Arena and now await to find out this Monday night where and when their next game will be.

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If you had sat down with me before the America East Basketball Tournament kicked off last weekend and told me that UAlbany would have to go through Stony Brook and Vermont to get to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, I would have said their chances were slim. The odds were stacked against them and history not on their side, but the Great Danes have closed the final chapter of their 2012-13 America East season with a championship trophy and silenced doubters.

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