As I said before … this was the series all us basketball fans wanted. The Albany Patroons versus Schenectady’s New York Phoenix. Three game series, winner advances to the next round of the TBL playoffs to claim the TBL championship. Players on both teams have been in this playoff fight before. Heck, the Phoenix’s Shadell…
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The Albany Patroons defeat Halifax 122-106 to advance to a three-game playoff with the NY Phoenix
Typing that headline makes me smile. The TBL’s playoff format – first-round knockout battles, then best-of-three contests to survive and advance to the TBL championship – began last night. The Albany Patroons, as the #3 seed in the North Atlantic Division, needed to win a one-game playoff against the #2 seed, the Halifax Hoopers, to…
Read MoreThe Albany Patroons and New York Phoenix finish the “Route 5 Rivalry” at two wins apiece
Last night, it seemed as if the Albany Patroons would start their coveted matchup with the division-leading New York Phoenix at a major disadvantage. One of their top scorers, Derrick Rowland Jr., has a busted hand. One of their bench players, Justice Brantley, has an injured foot. Their All-Star, Trahson Burrell, was scheduled to leave…
Read MoreI can now add “operating a scoreboard” to my Bingo card.
When it comes to the Albany Patroons, I will do whatever is needed for the team, short of playing small forward. It’s a community team, you help where you can, and the reward is that the team lives on and thrives and you feel pride in your small part of the process. Sing the national…
Read MoreNY Phoenix takes third game of Route 5 Rivalry, 114-105
This is what we need for local basketball fans. The TBL’s top two teams – whose only losses this season have been in games against each other – are now facing off in the third game of their four-game regular season “Route 5 Rivalry.” And in this matchup, the New York Phoenix drove down from…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons, NY Phoenix players earn All-Star Game honors!
Let’s call it as it is. The Patroons and the Phoenix are two of the top teams in the TBL basketball league, to the point where teams would rather fold up and cease operations instead of traveling to the 518. And now, the Phoenix and the Patroons will each send a representative to next week’s…
Read MoreThree big wins by the Albany Patroons this week
It’s good to be an Albany Patroons fan this week, as Albany’s top professional sports team climbed to the top of their division in the 2025 TBL basketball season with three statement victories. And I mean STATEMENT victories. We start off last week, when the Rochester Kingz came to the Armory for their first appearance…
Read MorePatroons, Phoenix pulverize Pennsylvania pros in pair
Okay, everybody. Follow along with me, because this is kinda complicated. Originally last weekend’s schedule would have seen the Albany Patroons play a home game against the Reading Rebels on Friday night, then travel Saturday to New Jersey to take on the Jersey Shore Breaks. However … that plan got slightly adjusted, with the Patroons…
Read MoreNY Phoenix improve to 5-0, Albany Patroons go to 4-1 in TBL season
So how about we update the reports and standings on the Capital District’s two TBL pro basketball franchises, shall we? Let’s start with the currently unbeaten New York Phoenix, who improved over the weekend to 5-0. They took a close 87-86 road win over the Connecticut Crusaders on March 15 to remain unbeaten. I’d link…
Read MoreCelebrate the life of Hunter Myers this Sunday at Saratoga Harness.
Hunter Myers was a rising young star in the world of harness racing. He claimed nearly 2,500 wins in his driving career, and was ranked among the top harness racing jockeys in 2022 and in 2024. Sadly, all of that came to a horrible end last Wednesday at a harness track in western Pennsylvania. An…
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