Sports

Time to start training, because open tryouts were just announced for the Arena Football Championship winning Albany Empire. Initially I saw the announcement on their Instagram page and then got all the info at the team’s official site...

Here's your chance to dance! (Oh, and support a championship winning arena football team). The Albany Empire championship-winning arena football team are hosting an open call tryout for their official dance team, the Albany 'Empresses'...

In one Northern New York area, there is a campsite available for free to any veteran, wounded warrier, and their families. I saw this on newyorkupstate.com and couldn’t help but write about it.  The headline sucked me in because you don’t often see something so positive in the news...

The Arena Bowl is going to be happening right here in the Capital Region! Our home team, the Albany Empire, are headed to the Arena Bowl XXXII (the Super Bowl of arena football), and playing host.  Beating the Baltimore Brigade in the playoffs, the Empire announced that they'll be hosting the Arena Bowl, on Sunday August 11th, right here at the Times Union Center...

Some of the best venues in New York for anything from sports to music are right here in the Capital Region. I personally was already under that assumption, though I do love seeing sports events and shows in other areas, from on mountains to by bodies of water...

I know it's summer, but the cold weather will be here before you know it.  And, it looks like there are going to be some major renovations happening in Lake Placid. For the first time since the 1980 Winter Olympics, the Lake Placid Olympic Center is going to getting a major upgrade...

This Tuesday, a sports betting lounge plans to open at a local casino. In a rush to open the first sportsbook in New York, multiple casinos are working on plans, however according to newyorkupstate.com, Rivers Casino in Schenectady just might be the first...

The NHRA New England Nationals are happening July 5-7 at the New England Dragway, and we want to hook you up with tickets!  Repeat the Fourth of July celebrations going with the National Hot Rod Association and some drag racing.  We know you’re working hard, and want to make your work week a little bit better...

Congratulations to this week's winners of the Q103 Work Day Distraction! Each week, we crash a job site hand-delivering prizes, and this week, we headed towards Albany Medical Center. Nic and his coworkers at the Albany Med Outpatient Lab were this week's winners, and got hooked up with some four-packs of tickets to see the Albany Empire...

Looking for something local to do for Father’s Day?  Well, aside from the 21st Annual Father’s Day Car Show in Scotia, you can also enjoy a special sports day in Troy. Our Capital Region minor league baseball team, the Tri-City ValleyCats are hosting a Father’s Day Special for their opening day...

The WWE Live SummerSlam Heatwave Tour is coming to the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on July 8th.  This week, you've got some chances to win tickets with Q103! Featuring Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Drew McIntyre and more, the event is going to be full of excitement and action...

This week, you can win tickets to go see the Albany Empire on Saturday, June 1st! Our Capital Region's very own arena football team is going to be taking on the Washington Valor at a home game, here at the Times Union Center.  You could be there for free, enjoying the sports, the action, the Empresses dance team, and hopefully a win...