LAKE PLACID — The 46th Empire State Winter Games was slated to kick off on Thursday, Feb. 5, with the arrival of the torch and an opening ceremony at Olympic Center 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. The games will include more than 2,300 athletes from around the state, as well as the Northeastern ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake boys basketball team defeated the Peru Nighthawks 75-68 at home Tuesday in a league game. The Red Storm led for most of the contest as the Nighthawks closed the margin late in the game. However, a complete team effort on the defensive end helped secure ...

ALTENBERG, Germany — As the luge world focuses on the Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, the focus was on the future of luge last weekend. The FIL Junior World Championships, which took place on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 near Dresden, Germany, featured the top athletes from around the world ...

LAKE PLACID — The Saranac Lake girls basketball team fended off a late rally from the Lake Placid Blue Bombers Monday, to earn a 33-28 road victory along with some area bragging rights. The Red Storm jumped out to a 13-7 lead after the first quarter and seemingly remained in control for ...

U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender’s last chance to make the Olympic field may have been lost Monday, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying it lacks the jurisdiction to change the result of a race that could have earned her a berth in the Milan Cortina Games. Uhlaender — a ...

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake boys basketball team split its past two outings on Thursday and Friday. The Red Storm first suffered a 59-54 overtime loss to the Northern Adirondack Bobcats on Thursday evening, before taking down the Schroon Lake/Newcomb Wild Huskies 70-54 at home ...