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Friday, April 05, 2013  Businesses in Syracuse's Armory Square are preparing for large crowds on Saturday night during the Final Four game.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Organizers of the 2012 Empire State Winter Games are expanding the event by one day and moving the competitions to the first week of February.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  If the casual or non-soccer fan was pumped, then you can imagine just how excited some of our local players were.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  The organizers of next winter's Empire State games say the event will expand from three days to four to include more sports and an educational element for student athletes.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  The Empire State Winter Games are set to begin.

Thursday, November 18, 2010  Local officials say the Empire State Games are back on this winter with help from community leaders in the Lake Placid area, the home of the games.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  A published report says the 2011 Empire State Games have been canceled because of New York's $9 billion budget gap.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  The Western region has the all time lead in gold medals at the games with 208.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  The Seneca Nation of Indians has donated $10,000 to pay for travel expenses and hailed the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team for refusing to travel to England on non-Native passports.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010  The Buffalo area is gearing up for the arrival of thousands of athletes competing in the revived Empire State Games.

Sunday, June 06, 2010  It was paradise for Central New York boxing fans today.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  A Buffalo bank is donating $500,000 to help revive the Empire State Games this summer, after New York's budget crisis forced the cancellation of the 2009 competition.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  As 24 Empire State Games alumni pursue Olympic stardom in Vancouver, the next generation of New York's premier winter athletes are preparing for the 30th Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid on February 19 to 21.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  A 25-year-old from Germany has won the annual Empire State Building Run-Up for the fifth time.

Thursday, September 10, 2009  The head of the Empire State Games says plans are moving forward to hold the Olympic-style event in western New York in 2010.