albany cup

After months of questions, concern, and speculation, the administrations at Siena College and the University at Albany have reached an agreement to keep the "Albany Cup" basketball rivalry going. As was previously reported, the deal is for three years...

UAlbany and Siena are playing on Saturday for the Albany Cup. As both Will Brown and Jimmy Patsos joined 104.5 The Team on Friday, it was evident that the location of the game, being played at Times Union Center, is not a mutually agreed upon.

As Siena gets set for the annual "Albany Cup" game against UAlbany (Saturday, 7:30 p.m.) at the Times Union Center, they will have to do so without junior forward Brett Bisping. Bisping, who missed Sunday's game against Rider, will be out at least eight weeks with a dislocated big toe that will be surgically repaired on Friday...

Over 10,000 fans packed the Times Union center Saturday night to watch the two local division one basketball programs go at it. In the end it was the UAlbany fans that went home happy after the Great Danes defeated Siena 69-56 to claim the cup for the second time in three years...

There's been a commerical on local television for the upcoming Siena basketball game, against the University at Albany. It says the contest between the two rivals is "the game of the year." That may be the case for fans, as an average of 11,280 fans have come out the past 10 years to see the Saints and Great Danes battle, but both teams downplay the significance, at least heading into th

I have always said that UAlbany vs. Siena basketball is the best sporting event the Capital Region has to offer.  And Saturday night's battle just proved it.