The Parting Schotts Podcast

On a special edition of "The Parting Schotts Podcast," Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks about the special section The Daily Gazette will publish Sept. 9 commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks. Joining Schott are longtime Gazette writer Jeff Wilkin and Gazette editor Miles Reed. “The Parting Schotts Podcast” is available wherever you get your podcasts and at https...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott reviews the Travers Stakes and looks ahead to the final week of the Saratoga horse racing season with Gazette sportswriter Mike MacAdam. UAlbany football coach Greg Gattuso joins the show to preview the Great Danes’ season, which begins Saturday at North Dakota State. Schott then talks MLB and NHL with Jon P...

The latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast” gets you ready for Travers weekend at Saratoga Race Course. Joining Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott are Gazette sportswriter Mike MacAdam, Gazette handicapper Matt Donato and NYRA morning line oddsmaker David Aragona. Schott also looks back at the legacy of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday at the age of 80, with Debbi Cal...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott and sportswriter Mike MacAdam review Week 5 of the Saratoga horse racing season and preview Week 6. Albany Empire head coach Tom Menas then joins the show to discuss the team winning the National Arena League championship last Saturday. “The Parting Schotts Podcast” is available wherever you get your podcast...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott and Gazette sportswriter Mike MacAdam review Week 4 of the Saratoga horse racing season and preview Week 5. Schott talks with members of the Albany Athletics, who completed the first perfect season in the 90-year history of the Albany Twilight League when they won the championship on Monday. “The Parting Sch...

On a special edition of "The Parting Schotts Podcast," Daily Gazette Associated Sports Editor Ken Schott talks with Gazette Editorial Page Editor Mark Mahoney and Gazette Managing Editor Cailin Brown about the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “The Parting Schotts Podcast” is available wherever you get your podcasts and at https://dailygazette.com/category/sports/parting-schotts/.

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott and Gazette sportswriter Mike MacAdam review Week 3 of the Saratoga horse racing season and preview Week 4, including Saturday’s Whitney Stakes. Union College sports psychologist Dr. Wally Bzdell then joins the show to discuss the importance of talking sports mental health. Finally, former Union College base...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott and Gazette sportswriter Mike MacAdam review Week 2 of the Saratoga horse racing season and preview Week 3. Later, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer joins the show to discuss the trade of former Union College hockey standout Shayne Gostisbehere by the Philadelphia Flyers to the Arizona Coyot...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott is joined by Gazette sportswriter Mike MacAdam to review Week 1 of the Saratoga horse racing season and preview Week 2. Schott also offers a Parting Schotts commentary on professional athletes’ hesitancy to get the coronavirus vaccine. “The Parting Schotts Podcast” is available wherever you get your...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott gets you ready for the start of the Saratoga horse racing season. Schott speaks with Gazette sportswriter Mike MacAdam, who previews the meet. MacAdam will appear on the podcast each week during the meet. Pat McKenna, NYRA’s senior director of communications, comes on to discuss the impact of having...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott interviews ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Kevin Negandhi. The pair discusses Negandhi’s role hosting Thursday night’s National Spelling Bee finals, and the ESPN anchor also spends some time commiserating with Schott over their Philadelphia sports teams’ issues. Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz then jo...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks with Marc Kestecher, a Guilderland native and the voice of NBA on ESPN Radio. Kestecher discusses Shenendehowa graduate Kevin Huerter’s performance in the Atlanta Hawks’ victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday. Kestecher also previews the Ea...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks with long-time Gazette high school sportswriter Jim Schiltz, who announced last weekend that he will be retiring at the end of July. Schiltz will discuss his career and talk about some of his memorable moments. Schott then dives into the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a pair of guests. Alex Faust,...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks college hockey. Union men’s hockey coach Rick Bennett discusses getting back on the road to recruit after not being able to do so for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Former Union College forward Jack Adams then joins the show; Adams is continuing his college career at Not...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott discusses with Mary Ellen Burt her decision to step down as Union College women’s basketball coach after 26 years. Later, Schott interviews Amsterdam Mohawks head coach Keith Griffin as the team prepares to open the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season Thursday at the Mohawk Valley Diamond...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks with Tri-City ValleyCats manager Pete Incaviglia as the team prepares to open its first season in the Frontier League on Thursday. “Things have gone better than expected, player-wise,” Incaviglia said during his appearance on the show. “I feel like we’ve got a team that will compete. It’ll be...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks with Gazette horse racing writer Mike MacAdam about the ruling NYRA announced Monday against trainer Bob Baffert and the New York State Gaming Commission revoking Linda Rice’s license to train for three years. Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press then joins the show to preview the NBA Playoffs...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott interviews Guilderland resident Tony Sericolo, who retired after 23 years as an NHL linesman following his 1,500th career game last Saturday. Stephen Whyno of The Associated Press discusses the Preakness Stakes and the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with Schott. Then, NewsChannel 13 news anchor B...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks to George Manias, president of the National Lacrosse League’s Albany FireWolves, about the team’s plans for its season later this year. ESPN Radio’s Freddie Coleman then joins the show to discuss a variety of topics, including last week’s NFL Draft. “The Parting Schotts Podcast” is available w...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott looks back at the high school football “Fall II” season with Sports Editor Michael Kelly and staff writers Stan Hudy and Adam Shinder. Staff writer Mike MacAdam joins the show to preview Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. “The Parting Schotts Podcast” is available wherever you get your podcasts and at https...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott gets you ready for the NFL draft, which starts Thursday night. Dennis Waszak Jr. of The Associated Press joins the show to preview what the New York Jets will do with the second overall pick, while Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News examines the draft outlook of the New York Giants, who have the...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks to new Albany Empire head coach Tom Menas. Staff writer Jim Schiltz then joins the show to preview Week 6 of the high school football season. “The Parting Schotts Podcast” is available wherever you get your podcasts and at https://dailygazette.com/category/sports/parting-schotts/.

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks to Sports Editor Michael Kelly about Jalen Pickett leaving the Siena men’s basketball program to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Staff writer Adam Shinder also joins the show to preview Week 5 of the high school football season, while Siena women’s soccer coach Steve Karbowski previews the Sai...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks to staff writer Mike MacAdam about UAlbany men’s lacrosse. MacAdam will discuss the dismissal of senior attackman Tehoka Nanticoke and Thursday’s matchup against Syracuse. Staff writer Adam Shinder joins the show to break down why the UAlbany football team opted out of its spring season. Sport...

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host and Associate Sports Editor Ken Schott talks to Westwood One’s Kevin Kugler, who will be calling his 13th NCAA men’s basketball tournament Final Four this weekend. The Daily Gazette sports staff members also give their men’s Final Four picks. Bill Meltzer, who covers the Philadelphia Flyers for NHL.com, breaks down why the Flyers placed...