The 2025 TBL basketball season featured three games for the Albany Patroons and New York Phoenix, the Capital District’s two minor league pro hoops outlets. And both teams came out with dominating wins to start the season. Last Friday, the Albany Patroons dominated the visiting Halifax Hoopers in front of 3,000 people at the Washington…
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Idiot in Latham ruined national bowling tournament 23 years ago.
There are idiot fans all over professional sports. You’ve seen them, you’ve heard them, you’ve wondered how long it would take for someone to grab the offender by the collar and dog-walk them out of the venue. You know the idiot. It’s the jerk who has to yell “GET IN THE HOLE!” in the middle…
Read MoreBarry Kramer: A Life Well Led
Barry Kramer passed away over the weekend. He was 82 years old. He served as a Surrogate Court judge in New York, and would later oversee the Fourth District of New York’s Supreme Court. Oh, and he played in the NBA. Way back in the day. Let me explain. A graduate of Linton High School…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons announce 2025 schedule – who’s new, who’s back, and who’s local
Yes, it’s time. Time for the three-time champion Albany Patroons to return to the Washington Avenue Armory for their 2025 TBL basketball schedule. So, Pats fans, let’s go over who the Patroons will play this year, and who they WON’T play this year. Let’s start with the “won’t” section. For the first time since Albany’s…
Read MoreMoe Woods told us to get our numbers.
We live by codes and goals. We live by our desired achievements and our moral compasses. And in our moments of conflict and uncertainty, there are men and women who provide us with wisdom couched in a simple statement. I give you three examples. My first example was from John Strickland, the basketball player and…
Read MoreIf you’re going to sell knockoff Albany Patroons merch, at least GET THE DATES RIGHT!!
The Albany Patroons begin another championship playoff run Thursday as they face the Frederick (Md.) Flying Cows in a best-of-three series. Normally, that would be the story. But apparently there are some people who feel they can make a few dollars off the Albany Patroons legacy. And with print-on-demand online sources, all you need to…
Read MoreThe Continental Basketball Association Governor’s Trophy
This is a complicated tale, so please follow along as much as you possibly can. About 20 years ago, I got involved in a personal-driven statistics project. I re-generated the statistics and records for the lost first twelve years of the Continental Basketball Association, back when that circuit was known as the Eastern Professional Basketball…
Read MoreAlbany Patroons win big this weekend … and Coach Rowland reaches a milestone!
Let’s already make sure you know this. During his playing career, Derrick Rowland scored over 5,000 points – most of them with the Albany Patroons. After his playing career ended, he transitioned into coaching – first as an assistant coach to Albany’s Micheal Ray Richardson, and then coaching the Patroons (and other teams) to victories.…
Read MoreChuck’s personal Saturday sports recap
I know. Most of you would be more interested in spring training baseball games, or maybe the NCAA men’s basketball tournament right now. But for me … my Saturday was spent flipping between a women’s college ice hockey tournament round and a minor league basketball all-star contest. I started out with the NCAA Division III…
Read MoreThe Albany Patroons go up 2-0 on the 2024-season … 24 seconds at a time
As you know, I am a loyal and ardent supporter of the Albany Patroons basketball team. Let me say that again. I am a loyal and ardent supporter of the THREE-TIME CHAMPION Albany Patroons basketball team. And as the Patroons start their 2024 TBL championship run – as far as I’m concerned, just give us…
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