It has been 20 years, but the Big Dance is back in New York’s Capital City. Games in the first two rounds of the men’s NCAA Division I basketball championships are set to play at the MVP Arena, a spectacle that will draw thousands to downtown Albany.

On this episode of “The Eagle,” Times Union editor Casey Seller talks about the tournament and the impact and the impact it will have on the city.

Also on this episode, we’ll have an update to a 20-year-old unsolved murder, and film writer C.J. Lais gives his hot takes on the 95th Academy Awards.

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