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We are proud to provide Boilermaker Race Day coverage once again for 2022. Here's a look at the winners: Boilermaker 15K Winners: Male: 1st Place- Jemel Yimer Mekonnen, 25 years old of Ethiopia with a time of 42:38 Other top runners from the men's side include: Edwin Kimutai, 29 years old of Kenya with a time of 42:40 Sam Chelanga, 37 years old of USA with a time of 43:09 Female: 1st Place- Rosema

The odds of a shark attack being fatal is 1 in 3,748,067. You have more of a chance of dying from being struck by lightning, a car accident or the flu. However, in recent years a man was killed by a shark off of a beach in Cape Cod and a New York City woman suffered a deadly attack in southern Maine. If you are an ocean swimmer these days on the beaches of New York, you may want to keep your eyes open for some deadly friends. Two people were bitten within 72 hours off the southern coast of New York's prestigious beaches this week.

Ahead of Opening Day for the 2022 season at Saratoga Race Course, NYRA has announced an action-packed schedule of special events for spectators this summer.

Coming off of a disappointing playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in January, the Buffalo Bills didn't wait long to improve, making impact free agent signings, like star linebacker Von Miller and new Josh Allen weapon, wide receiver, Jamison Crowder. The team with arguably the most talented quarterback actually got better. Today on The Drive with Charlie & Dan, we had Dwain McFarland from Pro Football Focus (PFF), an analytics site that focuses on information useful for fantasy football. PFF thinks the Bills are pretty good this year.

Hiking can be, and should be, an adventure. However, most don't want it to be a dangerous activity. Deadly snakes can add some anxiety for the every day hiker. In the New York, certain venomous snake sightings are on the rare side, maybe until this year.

Children aged five and under in New York could start getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as early as this week.

Get your fishing poles and tackle ready! Saturday is a big day as New York's bass season opens. The celebrated day by fisherman around the Empire State opens each year on the third Saturday in June.

The Oneonta Outlaws who call historic Damaschke Field in Oneonta, NY their home and are members of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, are all ready to take on the Watertown Rapids in the home opener on June 4.

Some people don't believe me when I tell them that 30 and 40 pound fish are being caught in the Hudson River, in the area between Albany and Troy right now. Each year in the spring, Striped bass or Morone saxatilis, for you fish species experts, can be caught in the Hudson River all the way up to the Troy dam. BIG ONES!

Only the best of the best in every sport are named to the Hall of Fame, and these New York sports Hall of Fames are open for Empire State sports fans to visit today.