Albany residents, business owners respond to ESPN announcer's dig of the city (Union: place)

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This is in regards to comments ESPN announcer Rebecca Lobo made during the LSU/Iowa Women's NCAA Tournament regional final, which took place in the city.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/bi...becca-lobo-dig

More: https://wnyt.com/top-stories/espn-co...dig-at-albany/

https://www.news10.com/community/alb...mentators-dig/

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On the flipside and more...Sweet 16 of Women's Basketball March Madness brings projected $8.5M boost to Albany: https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/sw...ost-to-albany#

Legendary coach Dawn Staley praises Albany as ideal host for future tournaments: https://cbs6albany.com/sports/conten...e-tournaments#

Coaches split over quality of team accommodations in Albany: https://wnyt.com/top-stories/coaches...ons-in-albany/

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Here is a related article in the Albany Times-Union from Chris Churchill related to this topic...

Churchill: Why it seems like there's nothing to do in Albany: https://www.timesunion.com/churchill...count=Ng%3D%3D