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UAlbany’s Ellen Hahne during a women’s basketball exhibition against Saint Rose at College of Saint Rose in Albany on Nov. 7.

UNLV downs UAlbany women’s basketball in first round of Thanksgiving tournament

LAS VEGAS — The host Rebels put their foot on the gas early, and UNLV earned a convincing 78-55 non-league… Read more »

Javian McCollum, pictured during the Albany Cup on Nov. 12, scored a career-high 24 points on Nov. 25 in the Saints' loss to Mississippi at the ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Mississippi’s second-half surge too much for Siena men’s basketball in ESPN Events Invitational semis

Coming off the program’s first win over a team from a Power 5 conference in eight years on Thursday, Siena… Read more »

Niskayuna running back Isaiah Linyear enters the end zone after a touchdown as Daniel Miller (18) celebrates during the Silver Warriors 35-6 win over Averill Park Nov. 12, winning its first-ever sectional title.

Road to the state semis: How Niskayuna football got here

NISKAYUNA – Niskayuna football faces its next big test Friday night at 6 p.m. in the state semifinals at Middletown… Read more »

Tyler Adams of the United States heads the ball during the World Cup Broup B against Wales at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Monday. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

USA-England World Cup prop bet and Black Friday in the SEC: Best Bets for Nov. 25

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are… Read more »

Louis Serafini of Cambridge, Massachusetts, rolls to the finish for his 14th straight win in the Ellis Cardiac Classic 5k in Schenectady on Thursday.

Former Niskayuna High star Serafini wins 14th straight Ellis Cardiac Classic 5k

SCHENECTADY – On a day of Thanksgiving tradition, Lou Serafini maintained one of his own on Thursday. The 32-year-old former… Read more »

The 41st annual Ellis Medicine Cardiac Classic

Images: Ellis Medicine’s Thanksgiving Cardiac Classic at Schenectady’s Central Park (23 photos)

SCHENECTADY – The 41st annual Ellis Medicine’s Cardiac Classic on Thanksgiving Day at Central Park in Schenectady Thursday. Photos from… Read more »

Robin Fredenburgh is beginning to return to form now that she is bowling three times a week. (Photo provided)

In the Pocket: Burnt Hills native Fredenburgh back bowling in three leagues

Honor scores are nothing new for Schenectady USBC Hall of Famer Robin Fredenburgh, but it sure has been quite a… Read more »

Siena’s head coach Carmen Maciariello during a MAAC basketball game in Albany on Friday, February 11, 2022.

Siena men’s basketball cruises past ACC foe Florida State

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It was a “confidence boost,” for sure, but Andrew Platek saw the Siena men’s basketball… Read more »

Left: Niskayuna football's Isaiah Linyear. Right: Union hockey's Ben Tupker.

The Parting Schotts Podcast: Talking state football semifinals; Union College men’s hockey

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” I discuss the state high school football playoff semifinals with colleague… Read more »

Readers’ ECAC Hockey Faceoff Selections 2022-23: Week 8

The Daily Gazette readers’ Week 8 ECAC Hockey picks: Andy Weise 55-25-6 116 points Friday Nov 25 Quinnipiac 4, Dartmouth… Read more »

Jacob Jeannette poses with his parents in the Garnet Room at Messa Rink recently after announcing his commitment to the Union College men's hockey team. (Photo via Jacob Jeannette's Twitter page)

Opening Faceoff: Union hockey teams will phase in athletic scholarships over next four years

We now have a better understanding of how the Union men’s and women’s hockey teams will be distributing athletic scholarships… Read more »

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll works the sidelines in the final seconds of the second half of last Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Giants-Cowboys, Bills-Lions total tops cornucopia of Thanksgiving treats: Best Bets (Nov. 24)

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering…. Read more »