Adam Shinder

With the Albany Firebirds set to kick off the 2026 Arena Football One season this weekend, the league unveiled Monday how fans will be able to watch games this season. AF1 announced HomeTeam Network as the league’s official streaming partner for this seas... See more

COLONIE — Sam Castronova, Duane Brown, Isiah Scott and Isaiah Hardy had planned on playing together in 2026. That ended up being the case, but the quartet’s return to the Albany Firebirds wasn’t part of that initial plan. After all four played integral ro... See more

Kelly Morrone, head coach of the Merrimack Warriors, calls in a play during the first half of their game against the Utah Utes at the Jon M Huntsman Center on November 24, 2023, in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) The University at Alban... See more

Saratoga Springs football standout Cam Toomey has emerged as one of the top edge rusher prospects in the recruiting class of 2028 — and he’s got the scholarship offers to prove it. Toomey, a 2025 first-team Times Union all-star , had 46 tackles, 14 tackle... See more

COLONIE — The 2025 Albany Firebirds ran roughshod over Arena Football One, posting an undefeated record and powering to a championship in the league’s inaugural season. What, then, can the franchise do for an encore in 2026? “Try to do the same thing,” qu... See more