Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to take the Albany institution from Education Department control. Doing so won't be easy.

ORONO, Maine (AP) Christopher Mantis had 17 points in Maine's 87-66 win over Albany (NY) on Saturday. Mantis shot 6 for 9, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Black Bears (10-8 ...

Maine Black Bears (7-9, 2-1 America East) at Albany Great Danes (13-3, 3-0 America East) Albany, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maine visits Albany after Olivia Rockwood scored 20 points in Maine's 69-59 loss to the Binghamton Bearcats.

ALBANY 60, MAINE 55: A layup by Lilly Cooper broke a 51-51 tie and put Albany ahead for good as the Great Danes (14-3, 4-0 America East) rallied past the Black Bears (7-10, 2-2) in Albany, New York.

ORONO -- The Maine women got back to their winning ways this weekend, picking up two big wins in the Pit. The Black Bears took down NJIT on Thursday by a score of 71-58 then handled UMBC on Saturday by a score of 61-47. Coming off a trip to New York a week before, that saw Maine lose both to Binghamton and Albany.

SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball predictions for Maine Black Bears vs. NJIT Highlanders on Thursday

Dairy farmers as well as technical service providers, producer associations, and milk buyers or processors that have a project directly benefiting a group of dairy farmers in all 11 states can apply on the NE-DBIC website from now until February 20 at 2 p.m. The grant can range from $15,000 to $100,000.

All 32 of Sunday’s games can be streamed live via NFHS Network, the exclusive broadcast partner of the inaugural Hoophall Invitational. Games take place at high schools around the Springfield, Massachusetts, area. Tickets start at $10 from eTix.

Nearly 70 million people are under weather alerts from North Carolina to Maine as a major winter storm is expected to bring snow and ice.

State Attorney General Letitia James has signed on as a petitioner in a case filed by other Democratic attorneys general in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts

Akron at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Butler at UConn, 7 p.m. Dayton at Duquesne, 7 p.m. George Mason at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m. VCU at Rhode Island, 7 p.m. Marquette at Seton Hall, 8 p.m. Arizona St. at West Virginia, 9 p.m. Boston College at Virginia, 7 p.m.

A lobe of the polar vortex will arrive in the United States this weekend, bringing the lowest temperatures in years and snow and ice to the East and Deep South.