The Albany Conquest (tel. 518/487-2000) is the local Arena football team, and it plays its eight home games at the Pepsi Arena from April to July. Tickets are $9 to $45. The Albany River Rats (tel. 518/487-2244), an affiliate of the American Hockey League's New Jersey Devils, also plays at Pepsi Arena, October through May. Tickets are $16 adults, $12 seniors and students. They're accompanied by their dance team, the Ice Mice. The Class A minor-league baseball team, the Tri-City Valley Cats, an affiliate of the Houston Astros (tel. 518/629-CATS), plays in a 4,500-capacity stadium on the Hudson Valley Campus in Troy. Tickets are $4.50 to $8.50.