Breaking: Rep. Elise Stefanik says she won't run for governor or Congress in 2026: youtube.com/shorts/Wf-RK...

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.

The Albany Firebirds are at work building their roster for 2026. The team will live at Rivers Casino throughout the season, part of a new housing partnership the team and the casino announced earlier this week: www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...

There will be 51 days of racing at Saratoga in 2026 -- the 5-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, and a 46-day summer meet that starts on July 3. NYRA is also committing to a return to the 40-day racing calendar at Saratoga in 2027.

Since 2021, data investigations editor Matt Rocheleau has worked on some of the Times Union’s most impactful journalism. For more than three years, he’s done that work while dealing with the onset of ALS. Read his story:

Behind Amir Lindsey's 24 points and Okechukwu Okeke's school-record seven blocks, UAlbany men's basketball got its long awaited first Division I win of the season Wednesday at Stony Brook: www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...

Standout performances in basketball, bowling, wrestling and hockey highlight this week's best in Section 2 athletics.

And yes, THAT Alec Baldwin www.instagram.com/alecbaldwini...

The dispute between Section 2 and the organization representing area HS ice hockey officials seems no closer to ending after four hours of talks Wednesday with NYSPHSAA yielded little in the way of results. Also, Alec Baldwin is weighing in on the situation. www.timesunion.com/hssports/art...

Live courtside from MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. as UAlbany is about 10 minutes from facing Yale in the MGM Springfield Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. Updates throughout the game at the link below:

Section 2's Saratoga Springs fell 41-12 to Section 3's CBA Syracuse for the Class AA football state championship at JMA Wireless Dome.

It was a tough end for Saratoga in the Class AA state final. James Allen will have plenty more on the game, but you can relive our running commentary at the link below.

We're about 75 minutes from the start of Saratoga Springs vs. CBA Syracuse in the Class AA football state title game in Syracuse. James Allen is at JMA Wireless Dome for the game, we've also got updates throughout the night at the link below. www.timesunion.com/hssports/art...

Saratoga Springs (11-2) understands it needs to be at its best Saturday at JMA Wireless Dome in order to beat CBA Syracuse (12-0) for its first state title.

Mark Singelais reports.

Ninety minutes from the start of the Albany Cup at MVP Arena. Click the link below and refresh throughout the night for updates from tonight's Siena vs. UAlbany clash.

Patience paid off for UAlbany women's basketball on Wednesday night as the Great Danes overpowered Siena to regain the Albany Cup.

UAlbany has regained the women's Albany Cup with a 67-42 win over Siena at Broadview Center. Click below for a look back at how it went down.

It's less than an hour to tipoff in the women's Albany Cup between UAlbany and Siena at Broadview Center. We're live at the link below with updates all evening, so head there and keep refreshing.

WWE chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque took a trip inside the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, which is located inside the MVP Arena atrium.

That's a wrap on a 106-57 UAlbany win over Paul Smith's College. Up next, the Albany Cup on Friday against Siena.

UAlbany men's basketball is home tonight to take on another non-D1 opponent in Paul Smith's College. Tip-off at 6:30 p.m., head to the link below for live updates throughout the night.

State champ Jolie Chichak of Shenendehowa is the @timesunion.com 2025 Girls' Tennis Athlete of the Year www.timesunion.com/projects/202...

Again and again, the @UnionAthletics defense came up big in the red zone to win the Dutchman Shoes Trophy and the Liberty League title against RPI on Saturday in a classic renewal of New York's oldest college football rivalry.

I'm on Dutchman Shoes duty this week. Plenty more to come before RPI and Union meet on Saturday, but let's start with a primer on the history of the rivalry and a look at why this year's game matters even more.

For Arena Football One, it's one team out, one team in. Billings Outlaws go dormant for 2026, while Oceanside Bombers join as an expansion team.

Tuesday night's @UAlbanyMBB home opener saw the Great Danes set program records for points, margin of victory, made field goals and assists. Here's how the 115-52 rout of SUNY Delhi unfolded.

Did not see Chicago Pope being such a big fan of Norbit.

Micheal Ray Richardson, the colorful, unpredictable guard who helped the 1987-88 Albany Patroons win the Continental Basketball Association title and later coached the Patroons, died Tuesday at age 70 in Oklahoma after fighting prostate cancer.

Every Shanahan/McVay tree coach spent all their skill points on play designs and have nothing left for game management

Kevin Patullo sends play calls in with the speed and urgency of the DMV sloths from Zootopia.

One hour to tipoff between UAlbany women's basketball and Dartmouth at Broadview Center. I'll have updates all night at the link below, so head there and keep refreshing.

Art Kranick, who along with his wife Linda led the Saratoga Springs track and cross country teams to immense success over four decades, died Saturday. He was 74.

See runners take off from State Street to race through the historic district.

The NYS Baseball HOF's class of 2025 is being honored today. Among them is Strat-O-Matic founder Hal Richman. I talked to Hal's son, Adam, about his dad and the game he invented at a New Hampshire summer camp in the 1940s that endures to this day.

IT'S A MAJOR AWARD! (Congrats to @caseyseiler.bsky.social @ericasmith.com @katkiessl.bsky.social & @jess-on-ice.com for well-deserved honors and recognition!)

UAlbany men's basketball falls to 0-2 as the Great Danes lose 83-62 at UMass. Up next is the home opener on Tuesday vs. SUNY Delhi.

UAlbany men's basketball takes on UMass an hour from now in Amherst, Mass. Head to the link below and refresh throughout the night for live updates.

RPI is being sued by Sadie Schreiner, a transgender sprinter who alleges the school violated state law by blocking her from competing in a meet at the Troy school this past April.

UAlbany women's basketball tips off its 2025-26 season one hour from now against Marist. I'll have updates all night from Broadview Center, click the link to follow along (make sure to refresh throughout the night):

Takeways from the UAlbany men's basketball opener: A good night for Amir Lindsey & Zach Matulu, undermanned backcourt struggles against Marquette's press.

That's a wrap on UAlbany's season opener. The Great Danes fall 80-53 to a Marquette team that proved too much for UAlbany with its pressure defense -- especially with a thin UAlbany backcourt.

Almost time for the second half between UAlbany and Marquette. Great Danes down after 20 minutes, head to the link below for updates and observations.

For all my UAlbany/Marquette men's basketball updates, you can head to the link below. Refresh that article for updates leading up to and throughout the game.

Among the top performers this week are athletes from the sports of cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

Y'all, William & Mary has blocked THREE punts and scored a safety on each one. Doing some research about safety records... I'll let you know what I find.

Less than a week ago, Shenendehowa had never had an athlete win a Section 2 girls' tennis singles title. Now, they've got not just a sectional champion, but a state champ in freshman star Jolie Chichak. www.timesunion.com/hssports/art...

The Breeders' Cup Classic is Saturday, but it won't include Sovereignty, who is scratching from the race after developing a fever over the past couple days at Del Mar