COVID-19

Late this afternoon, after appearing on The Drive with Charlie & Dan, ESPN TV analyst Buster Olney reported that several New York Yankees tested positive for COVID-19 prior to tonight's scheduled second half opener against the first place Boston Red Sox. The 7pm game was immediately postponed. According to the ESPN reports, New York pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta were among those that tested positive.

Then there are the other athletes. The ones that train their entire lives for this moment in time. The hours of early mornings and late nights, eating right, working out, honing your craft. Opportunity doesn't present itself twice for many of these athletes. Fans or not, this is what they live for and if the games are being played, they are ready to go.

NFL players will have a very tough decision to make ahead of this year's NFL season.

Break out the face paint and the charcoal grill, because MetLife Stadium will be over 80,000 strong once again come the fall.

Shuffle up and deal, Capital Region gamblers! It's the moment we've all been waiting for.

Basically, “John you're up by 6 strokes. You tested positive for COVID-19 and your weekend is over.” Oh yeah, “by the way John, had you been fully vaccinated, you probably would have taken home $1.67 million and a cool crystal trophy to go with the one you won last year. Thanks for playing!” Rob Oller from the Columbus Dispatch, who was on The Drive with Charlie and Dan last week, quoted Jack Nickalaus as saying, “(Getting vaccinated) is a business decision in many ways...There’s no hassle to it after you get it.”

The Albany FireWolves announced on their team website a partnership with Albany County to provide unique incentives to kids getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Need some news to help you fly a little higher this week? Well, Albany International Airport may have the news you're looking for.

File this one under "things I hope go away and never come back after COVID."

The 2021 MLB season is underway and Buster Olney is back on 1045 The Team ESPN Radio. The good news is the Yankees played. The bad news is the Mets vs Nationals game was shut down by COVID-19. How long will the Mets be on pause and what else is Buster expecting from the MLB season?

If you are like most Americans, you are sick and tired of the restrictions that COVID-19 has placed on your life. The question is, are you ready to have all restrictions removed from your life?

Governor Cuomo said in a recent press conference that The Excelsior Pass is going to be a big step in the reopening of New York.