Albany Area Sports

We all saw history on Saturday as Arrogate wins the Travers Stakes by 13 and a half lengths and in a track record of 1:59 1/5!!! Is it time to put Arrogate on top of the 3 year old rankings? TVG horse racing analyst Joaquin Jaime joins Paddock Pass host Brian Mariano to discuss not only that but are…

It was a banner season for Scotia-Glenville native Joe Cremo, who helped lead UAlbany to the No. 2 seed in the America East men's basketball tournament this past season. Cremo averaged more than 10 points a game in 20+ minutes of play this year and was named the conference's Sixth Man of t…

We are only a few days away from the Travers Stakes and the race could't be more wide open. In this episode, we discuss local trainer Chad Brown's historic 1,000 career victory on Wednesday. Also his 2 impressive turf horses in Flintshire and the return of Lady Eli...

Travers week is upon us!

Garrett Whitley, the No. 13 overall draft pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, made his first trip to the Capital Region as a professional this weekend, playing a three-game set against the Tri-City ValleyCats as a member of the Hudson Valley Renegades...

I feel like I say this every day, but it's another big-time edition of 'Big Board Sports' with Rodger Wyland today on this Tuesday.
On today's show we break down a tough Yankees loss in Seattle last night, even though I know my producer, Brady Farkas, will be happy...

Did you miss Capital Region Sports Saturday, brought to you by Mohawk Honda this week?
If so, have no fear, because we've got you covered.
As always, times are approximate:
0:00-0:17 - We talk about Jeff Hoffman making his Major League debut on Saturday against the Cubs and then Allen Hahn of 'Hahn and…

Rains washed away Game 2 of Niskayuna native Garrett Whitley's return to the Capital Region, as the meeting between his Hudson Valley Renegades and the Tri-City ValleyCats was postponed.
Good news for 518 fans though? The two teams will play a doubleheader Monday at 5 p...

Earlier this week it was announced that the University at Albany and ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team have partnered together to bring Great Danes football and men's basketball to our airwaves.
It's a win for both sides, as we get to bring high-level Division I athletics to the Albany market and it's a win …

Shaker High School product Jeff Hoffman was roughed up in his first Major League start on Saturday afternoon, surrendering six runs in four-plus innings to the Chicago Cubs, including a mammoth home run to Cubs star Kris Bryant.
That said, Hoffman's debut wasn't as bad as the box score woul…

Last week we spoke to Kevin Duffy of MassLive.com and he told us that Albany native and Patriots running back Dion Lewis had been somewhat of a mystery at training camp this year in that people hadn't seen him around.
And on Sunday, we got some clarity for the lack of activity for Lewis:
Accordin…

The Tri-City ValleyCare are used to having a big presence at the New York Penn-League all-star games, and in 2017, they'll be the hosts of the party.
The 'Cats sent three players to the game this week at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls including catcher Chuckie Robinson, who we spoke t…