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The Claim That Laurie Fine Had Sex With Syracuse Players Is Now In The Court Record

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:20:16 EST

Don't say we didn't tell you about this two months ago. Now Bobby Davis has filed an affidavit in New York Supreme Court claiming that Laurie Fine, wife of Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine, semi-openly carried on sexual relationships with members of the basketball team, even comparing penis sizes with another coach's wife. More »

Syracuse Holds Off West Virginia Thanks To A Blown Goaltending Call

Timothy Burke — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:14:46 EST

Syracuse avoided overtime and stayed atop the Big East with the help of referees in locking up a 63-61 win this afternoon over West Virginia. More »

Another One Of Bernie Fine's Accusers Now Says He Lied [UPDATE]

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:40:00 EST

First, it was prison inmate Floyd VanHooser, the alleged fourth victim. Now, it's Zach Tomaselli, who had been the third man to come forward. Tomaselli told the Daily Orange, the Syracuse student newspaper, that he had doctored emails to bolster his claim that Fine, the former Syracuse basketball assistant coach, had molested him. This is from the Daily Orange's account: More »

The Case Against Bernie Fine Is Falling Apart

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:30:00 EST

Here's the latest on the child sex abuse allegations against former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine. It's starting to look like Fine might indeed escape criminal prosecution for two reasons: More »

Which Syracuse Basketball Players Had Sex With Laurie Fine?

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:10:47 EST

One of the stranger aspects of that taped phone conversation between former ball boy Bobby Davis and accused molester Bernie Fine's wife, Laurie, is the apparent revelation that Davis had a sexual relationship with Laurie. He's not the only one—and there might be a sex tape to prove it, a media source tells us. More »

A Comprehensive Timeline Of The Child Sex Abuse Allegations Against Bernie Fine

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:45:00 EST

On Nov. 17, ESPN reported that two men had accused Bernie Fine, 65, an assistant basketball coach at Syracuse since 1976, of molesting them when they were children. Fine denied the allegations, and Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim angrily came to Fine's defense. Since then, another man went to Syracuse police to say he, too, had been abused by Fine. And both ESPN and the Syracuse Post-Standard have published stories about a recorded phone call from 2002 in which Fine's wife, Laurie, admits to one of Fine's alleged victims that she was aware of what her husband had done. That revelation led Syracuse to fire Fine, but it also raised questions about who knew what when with regard to Fine's actions. Information contained in this timeline comes from a timeline previously published by the Syracuse Post-Standard, plus additional news reports about the case. We will continue to update this as warranted. If you see anything of note we should add, please send an email to tips@deadspin.com. More »

Syracuse Tries To Trademark "Orange;" Other Orange Schools Don't Like It

Luke O'Brien — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:05:11 EDT

You can trademark anything these days. Pat Riley, of course, owns "three-peat." Michael Strahan has "Stomp You Out." Jared Allen registered "Got Strange?" But owning a swath of the color spectrum is mighty presumptuous. Since Syracuse dropped the "men" from "Orangemen," the school has been trying to do just that. Other schools that have orange in their names or uniforms don't much like it . Among them: Boise State (which already owns blue astroturf), Tennessee, the University of the Pacific, Oklahoma State, Clemson, Florida and Auburn. More »

Jim Boeheim Says "Bullshit" A Lot

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:45:00 EST

Boeheim, the Nietzsche or perhaps Holden Caulfield of our time, declares "It's all bullshit." Sure, he's talking about close conference games toughening up his team for March, but we like to believe he's making a statement about the human condition. [via Press Coverage] More »

Why The Syracuse Point-Shaving Rumor Was Inevitable

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST

After starting the season 18-0, Syracuse lost four straight. Almost immediately, rumors began circulating of a point-shaving scandal involving a number of players, including Scoop Jardine. These two facts are not unrelated. More »

Last Night's Winner: Big Ten Refs Grab The Spotlight

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:25:00 EST

It's rare when we even notice which conference's refs are working bowl games. So the Big Ten crews at the Music City and Pinstripe Bowls must have been doing something right. Or wrong. Or both. More »

Stanford Fan Should've Read His Sign Aloud Before Bringing It To The Game

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Finally, An Athlete Wears Protection In Self-Taken Bathroom Photo

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST

Canine Vs. Citrus: Your Gonzaga-Syracuse Open Thread

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:10:00 EDT

A sole early game again, as 'Cuse tries to avoid getting Jayhawked, and Gonzaga tests our patience with its "Cinderella" label for the 20th consecutive year. Follow along in the comments, won't you? More »

When The Knicks Play The Nets, Someone's Gonna Set An NBA Record

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST

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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

There's A Reason They Go South For Spring Training

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EST

Telestrator Dong: Horribly Insensitive Edition

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:30:00 EST

Last Night's Winner: Duke (Sorry.)

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:45:27 EST

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the Duke Blue Devils, who finally got the best of their terrible, next-to-last place catastrophe of an arch rival. Yes, they'll take it. More »

I Know It's Preseason, But — Le Moyne?

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:30:00 EST

Todd Marinovich's Half-Brother Would Like to Show You His Pistols

Gourmet Spud — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EDT

In his debut for Syracuse this afternoon, QB Greg Paulus threw a fatal interception in OT that cost his team the game. Luckily for the Orange, they've got a couple of spare guns on their defensive line. More »

The Greg Paulus Experience Rolls On

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:45:13 EDT

What does it say about Syracuse that an ACC hoops player who didn't touch a football for four years is now their starting quarterback? What does it say about us that we can't quit Greg Paulus? [SU Athletics/Post-Standard/Bentern] More »

Somewhere, Andy Bernard Is Crying To His Banjo

Ben Cohen — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:30:00 EDT

In one corner: No. 5 Cornell (ever heard of it?) coming off a monumental upset of top-seeded Virginia, leading 9-6 with about four minutes left in the NCAA final Monday. In the other: No. 2 Syracuse, defending national champion and, for once, the late-game underdog. More »

Monday's Lax Final Set, No One Outside Upstate New York Notices

Ben Cohen — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:15:00 EDT

Syracuse slams Duke in the Greg Paulus Bowl, Cornell shocks — shocks! — No. 1 Virginia in the nightcap. There really is nothing going on today. Softball on ESPN, lacrosse on ESPN2, Bernie Williams playing jazz on YES. Plus, Daulerio's making a packing list and checking it twice. [ESPN] More »

NCAA Sweet 16: (2) Oklahoma vs. (3) Syracuse

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT

South Region: No. 2 Oklahoma (29-5) vs. No. 3 Syracuse (28-9)
When: Friday, 7:27 p.m., EDT
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee

OKLAHOMA SOONERS

1) So we meet again The last time Oklahoma and Syracuse met on the hardwood, it was in the East regional final of the 2003 NCAA tournament. The third-seeded Orange, led by this guy named Carmelo Anthony, beat 1-seed OU 63-47 en route to the National Championship. Syracuse's 2-3 zone drove the Sooners absolutely nuts, forcing All-American guard Hollis Price into one of the worst shooting performances of his career (3-17 from the field, eight points). As a team, the guard-oriented Sooners hit just 31 percent from the field and basically made Sooner fans want to jump into a volcano with their poor shooting. But this current OU team is a bit different. This time instead of an All-American guard, OU's got an All-American big man, so they won't be necessarily be relying entirely on outside jumpers to beat the zone. That 2003 team was counting on Johnny Gilbert and Kevin Bookout's one-inch vertical to get the job done on the inside. Yeeeah. More »

NCAA First Round: (3) Syracuse vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EDT

South Region: No. 3 Syracuse (26-9) vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin (24-7)
When: Friday, 12:15 p.m., EDT
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida

SYRACUSE ORANGE

1) Sweep The Legs If you're looking for the weak link in Syracuse players, look no further than their cruciate ligaments. The Orange feature not one but two key players who missed extensive time last season due to torn ACL injuries. Andy Rautins, the team's three-point specialist, missed all of last season after tearing his ACL while playing for the Canadian national team. America's Sweetheart, Eric Devendorf, missed most of the 2007-2008 season when he ruptured his ACL against East Tennessee State. Both have recovered to become two of the top playmakers on the team. Their resurgence must make incoming recruit Brandon Triche feel good about his chances for success...he tore his ACL two years ago. More »

The Entrepreneurs, At Least, Didn't Need Overtime

Tommy Craggs — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:31:16 EDT

We've enjoyed Syracuse's little run as much as anyone - well, maybe more than Jay Bilas, who seems more in need of a bj than usual - but then along came capitalism to make it faintly annoying. More »

After Six Overtimes, Syracuse Sleeps The Sleep Of The Just

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:00:32 EDT

At some point during the sixth overtime of the Syracuse-UConn game, my cable box interrupted to inform me that without further action from me it would be going into sleep mode. More »

And Now For Something Completely Different (i.e., Not Football)

Dashiell Bennett — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:20:00 EST

Jumpin' Jonny Flynn has what we used to call back in my day, "hops." Rutgers' Mike Rosario may think twice about standing there next time. [Three Idiots] More »

Syracuse Guard A Little Too Shove-y For His School's Taste

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:00:37 EST

Anyone can get suspended by their college team, but it takes real talent to get kicked out of the university all on your own. More »

Syracuse Orange

Leitch — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:44:31 EDT

1. Mama Said There'd Be Years Like This. Syracuse fans have just about seen it all this past season. Consider: More »

Orange! Orange! Orange!

skeets — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:30:51 EDT

Did you know just 1% of Yahoo! College Pick'em users chose Syracuse to win today's game? I tell you, that Leo Rautins is one loyal son of a bitch! More »

As The Old Joke Goes, She's Out With A Womb

Leitch — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:15:08 EDT

Considering we don't, you know, pay all the collegiate athletes who bring in so much money for their universities, an athletic scholarship is the holy grail, the precious, the one benefit to spending so much time training and sweating. So one can't lose it, lest the whole matter go to waste. More »

A Lament For The Orange ... And Then We're Done With It

Leitch — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:00:46 EDT

Now that the brackets are officially out, it's inevitable that everyone's talking about the snubs. (Ironically, one of the major "snubs" last year was supposedly Hofstra, who was overlooked in favor of George Mason.) The biggest snub of all is Syracuse, of course, which remains befuddled by its absence. The tournament committee has been squawking about unbalanced schedules in conference, saying Syracuse had an easier conference schedule and therefore didn't earn its 10 Big East wins, and we suppose that makes sense, except you can't really blame Syracuse for that. But regardless; Syracuse is out of the tournament, and as odd as that sounds, we're all going to have completely forgotten about it in 24 hours anyway. More »

Don't Expect Your Rec League To Adopt These

Leitch — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:45:10 EST

These, friends, are the future of college basketball uniforms, and that future is: SPANDEX! OK, not quite Spandex, but there's certainly a skin-tight vibe going on for the four teams who will supposedly try out the new duds during their conference championships this week: Ohio State, Syracuse, Florida and Arizona. They say the shirts are "10 inches tighter," and boy, are we happy they didn't have these things when Robert Traylor was playing. More »

Boeheim Must Have Had Some Hand In This

Leitch — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:45:43 EDT

We don't mean to imply that the Syracuse football team might not be so good this year, but they have a wide receiver who is five-foot-four. We think our family dog is taller than that. More »

NCAA First Day Roundup: Give Us Some Upsets

Leitch — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:15:22 EST

News And Notes From An Excellent First Day Of NCAA B-B-B-B-B-Basketball ... More »

NCAA Pants Party: Syracuse Vs. Texas A&M

Leitch — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:45:31 EST

Syracuse Orange (23-11) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (21-8). More »

Syracuse Orange

Leitch — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:09 EST

1. The Real Slim Shady. Tattooed Orange frosh Eric Devendorf was born in Bay City, Mich., about 115 miles north of Detroit. He guards the perimeter in Syracuse's standard 2-3 while talking trash, which draws comparisons to some other white guy from Motown. Growing up, players labeled the 6-foot-4 combo guard with the killer left hand as "Roundball Eminem," and after arriving at Syracuse students began calling Devendorf "8 Mile." Devendorf played prep ball at hoops factory Oak Hill Academy in Virginia and could have played at the Carrier Dome with fellow Oak Hill graduate Carmelo Anthony, had 'Melo elected to graduate. More »

From the Carrier Dome to Bracco's Bed

Leitch — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:18:30 EDT

Here's a great heads-up from a tipster: Former Syracuse guard Jason Cipolla — who hit a huge shot against Georgia in the second round of the 1996 NCAA tournament; the Orangemen eventually made the national championship game — has been dating "Sopranos" head shrinker Lorraine Bracco for about three years. More »