Adam Shinder
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Sportswriter for @timesunion.com cover UAlbany men's basketball, Albany Firebirds football and much more. https://www.timesunion.com/author/adam-shinder/
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I truly never want an explanation for why they’re called the Lunar Owls
January 31, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I truly never want an explanation for why they’re called the Lunar Owls
Big weekend at home coming up for UAlbany men's basketball. A look at how the Great Danes need to 'get healthy' and get back on track, starting tonight at 6:30 vs. NJIT.
UAlbany men's basketball looks to 'get healthy,' get back on track against NJIT
Injuries left UAlbany basketball's rotation shorthanded in losses at Maine and New Hampshire. They're hoping to get closer to full strength Thursday vs. NJIT.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Big weekend at home coming up for UAlbany men's basketball. A look at how the Great Danes need to 'get healthy' and get back on track, starting tonight at 6:30 vs. NJIT.
The reigning @af1football.bsky.social MVP is coming back for another year in Albany. Sam Castronova has signed with the Albany Firebirds for 2026.
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Arena Football One MVP Sam Castronova returning to Albany Firebirds for 2026
QB Sam Castronova, who led the Albany Firebirds to a 2025 Arena Football One championship and was the league MVP, will return to Albany for the 2026 season.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The reigning @af1football.bsky.social MVP is coming back for another year in Albany. Sam Castronova has signed with the Albany Firebirds for 2026.
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This week's America East basketball power rankings www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
This week's America East basketball power rankings
Ranking the best men's and women's basketball teams during the 2025-26 season in the America East.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This week's America East basketball power rankings www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
AF1 Offensive Player of the Year Duane Brown returning to Albany Firebirds www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
AF1 Offensive Player of the Year Duane Brown returning to Albany Firebirds
The Albany Firebirds announced Monday that receiver Duane Brown, who earned AF1 Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2025, will return to the club for a second season.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
AF1 Offensive Player of the Year Duane Brown returning to Albany Firebirds www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
UAlbany men's basketball gets signature win over Vermont on national television www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
UAlbany men's basketball gets signature win over Vermont on national television
Amir Lindsey scored 24 points as UAlbany men's basketball beat Vermont for the first time in 5 years. The MLK Day game was televised nationally on ESPNU.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
UAlbany men's basketball gets signature win over Vermont on national television www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
This week’s Section 2 ice hockey rankings www.timesunion.com/hssports/art...
This week’s Section 2 ice hockey rankings
Is your favorite team one of the area’s five best?
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January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This week’s Section 2 ice hockey rankings www.timesunion.com/hssports/art...
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I’ve watched this sport my entire life.
This is something that was never possible.
Until it was.
Sports can be the best.
This is something that was never possible.
Until it was.
Sports can be the best.
January 20, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I’ve watched this sport my entire life.
This is something that was never possible.
Until it was.
Sports can be the best.
This is something that was never possible.
Until it was.
Sports can be the best.
For UAlbany men's basketball, Monday's 75-68 triumph against Vermont on national TV was "the biggest win" in coach Dwayne Killings' 5-year tenure, and ended a 10-game skid against the Catamounts.
UAlbany men's basketball gets signature win over Vermont on national television
Amir Lindsey scored 24 points as UAlbany men's basketball beat Vermont for the first time in 5 years. The MLK Day game was televised nationally on ESPNU.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:36 PM
For UAlbany men's basketball, Monday's 75-68 triumph against Vermont on national TV was "the biggest win" in coach Dwayne Killings' 5-year tenure, and ended a 10-game skid against the Catamounts.
It's a big one today for UAlbany men's basketball. Nationally televised MLK Day game vs. Vermont at Broadview Center.
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UAlbany men's basketball gets national spotlight for MLK Day game vs. Vermont
UAlbany basketball will host Vermont on Monday at 1 p.m. The MLK Day game on ESPNU is the Great Danes' first home game on national TV since 2015.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
It's a big one today for UAlbany men's basketball. Nationally televised MLK Day game vs. Vermont at Broadview Center.
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Buffalo Bills fire head coach McDermott after 9 seasons www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
Buffalo Bills fire head coach McDermott after 9 seasons
Sean McDermott has been fired as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, according to multiple media reports on Monday.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Buffalo Bills fire head coach McDermott after 9 seasons www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
Tarique Foster didn't get many minutes during the nonconference season for UAlbany men's basketball as he adjusted to the program. He re-emerged Thursday as a key contributor in the Great Danes' win over Binghamton.
Foster's re-emergence a positive sign for UAlbany men's basketball
Tarique Foster, who played sparingly during the nonconference season, has emerged as a bench contributor for UAlbany basketball in America East play. He scored 12 points Thursday against Binghamton.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Tarique Foster didn't get many minutes during the nonconference season for UAlbany men's basketball as he adjusted to the program. He re-emerged Thursday as a key contributor in the Great Danes' win over Binghamton.
UAlbany men's basketball rides strong second half to win over Binghamton www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
UAlbany men's basketball rides strong second half to win over Binghamton
Amir Lindsey scored 19 of his 23 points after halftime, leading four UAlbany basketball players in double figures as the Great Danes beat Binghamton on Thursday.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:11 AM
UAlbany men's basketball rides strong second half to win over Binghamton www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
Got the chance to chat Nina Christof of RPI and Monja Wagner of Union, who've been named to the Olympic women's hockey teams for Germany and Switzerland, respectively.
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Women's hockey players from Union, RPI named to national teams for Winter Olympics
Union's Monja Wagner and RPI's Nina Christof were named to the Swiss and German women's hockey teams for next month's Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Got the chance to chat Nina Christof of RPI and Monja Wagner of Union, who've been named to the Olympic women's hockey teams for Germany and Switzerland, respectively.
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UAlbany men's basketball dominates in 'mandatory' win over Bryant www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
UAlbany men's basketball dominates in 'mandatory' win over Bryant
Desperate to get their America East season on the right track, UAlbany coupled an offensive barrage in the first half with a lockdown defensive effort in the second half as they beat Bryant.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
UAlbany men's basketball dominates in 'mandatory' win over Bryant www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
“They, to be honest, punked us in a lot of ways.”
It was a tough start to America East play for UAlbany men's basketball, as the Great Danes fell 83-71 on the road at UMass Lowell. They've got a midweek bye before a huge 3-game homestand.
It was a tough start to America East play for UAlbany men's basketball, as the Great Danes fell 83-71 on the road at UMass Lowell. They've got a midweek bye before a huge 3-game homestand.
UAlbany men's basketball can't overcome slow start to second half in loss to UMass Lowell
UAlbany basketball fell victim to a big UMass Lowell run at the start of the second half as the Great Danes trailed by as many as 23 in an 83-71 loss.
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January 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
“They, to be honest, punked us in a lot of ways.”
It was a tough start to America East play for UAlbany men's basketball, as the Great Danes fell 83-71 on the road at UMass Lowell. They've got a midweek bye before a huge 3-game homestand.
It was a tough start to America East play for UAlbany men's basketball, as the Great Danes fell 83-71 on the road at UMass Lowell. They've got a midweek bye before a huge 3-game homestand.
Head to the link below to cast your vote on who you think should be No. 1 on the list. Poll is open until Jan. 9.
January 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Head to the link below to cast your vote on who you think should be No. 1 on the list. Poll is open until Jan. 9.
From James Allen: The @timesunion.com's top 25 Section 2 athletes of the first 25 years of the 21st century
Section 2’s best 25 athletes from the 21st century's first 25 years
Times Union sports reporter James Allen makes his picks for the best 25 athletes to come out of Section 2 in the past 25 years.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
From James Allen: The @timesunion.com's top 25 Section 2 athletes of the first 25 years of the 21st century
Will Richardson was expected to be a key player for UAlbany this season. On Tuesday, he was released from the program having never suited up for the Great Danes in a game.
Will Richardson released from UAlbany men's basketball program
UAlbany men's basketball guard Will Richardson has been released from the program, the school announced Tuesday, citing NCAA eligibility issues.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Will Richardson was expected to be a key player for UAlbany this season. On Tuesday, he was released from the program having never suited up for the Great Danes in a game.
UAlbany men's basketball wrapped up nonconference play Tuesday against South Carolina of the SEC, and the Gamecocks' 3-point shooting was too much for the Great Danes to overcome:
UAlbany men's basketball drops nonconference finale to SEC's South Carolina
The loss at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. dropped the Great Danes to 4-11 on the season and 1-11 against Division I opponents. America East play starts Saturday at UMass Lowell.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
UAlbany men's basketball wrapped up nonconference play Tuesday against South Carolina of the SEC, and the Gamecocks' 3-point shooting was too much for the Great Danes to overcome:
With conference play ready to start (women on Thursday, men on Saturday), here are my first America East basketball power rankings of the season. Records are through games played Monday:
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This week's America East basketball power rankings
Vermont tops both polls this week.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
With conference play ready to start (women on Thursday, men on Saturday), here are my first America East basketball power rankings of the season. Records are through games played Monday:
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Breaking: Rep. Elise Stefanik says she won't run for governor or Congress in 2026: youtube.com/shorts/Wf-RK...
Elise Stefanik won’t run for NY governor or Congress in 2026
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BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik tells the TU's Chris Churchill that she's scuttling her gubernatorial run, and won't seek another term in Congress.
Churchill: Stefanik says she won't run for governor — or Congress
“In a traditionally blue state like New York, you sort of have to have all the stars aligned politically,” Rep. Elise Stefanik said, citing a primary challenge and other concerns.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik tells the TU's Chris Churchill that she's scuttling her gubernatorial run, and won't seek another term in Congress.
Section 2 and the ENY National Ice Hockey Officials Association finalized a deal Friday to ensure the association's officials will cover games for the remainder of the area ice hockey season.
Section 2, hockey officials reach deal to ensure completion of high school season
Section 2 and the Eastern New York chapter of the National Ice Hockey Officials Association finalized an agreement on Friday that will ensure that games will be covered for the rest of the season.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Section 2 and the ENY National Ice Hockey Officials Association finalized a deal Friday to ensure the association's officials will cover games for the remainder of the area ice hockey season.