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Duke Hit The Magic Number And Syracuse Is Going Home
It sure as hell wasn’t pretty but Duke did what it had to do by scoring more than 60 points, and the Blue Devils sent Syracuse packing as they secured their spot in the Elite Eight....
Syracuse's Defense Might Just Be Enough, Even Against Duke
Michigan State, a team that lost exactly four games all season before the NCAA tournament, is now on its way home thanks to the fact Tom Izzo could not maneuver past a zone. That it was the zone of a team that barely squeaked into the tournament makes it embarrassing; that the zone belongs to Syracu...
Jim Boeheim Has Plenty Of Half-Thoughts On Why Colleges Players Shouldn't Get Paid
Jim Boeheim spoke with the press on Friday, per Syracuse.com, touching on Syracuse’s upcoming attempt to bounce back from a 19-15 NIT campaign, UNC’s last-minute dodging of NCAA penalties, and the fact that, actually, jersey sales aren’t really that high, so college athletes should probably be happy...
Syracuse Stuns Second-Ranked Clemson
The reigning college football national champions fell tonight in Syracuse to a 3-3 Orange team that handed Clemson its first regular season road loss since 2014....
Bah Gawd King, What A Takedown!
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Here’s A 54-Year-Old Sandman Clearing The Ring With A Singapore Cane
The crowd heard “Enter Sandman” and immediately knew what was coming. It didn’t matter that it was 2017 instead of 1997. The Sandman was going to enter the ECW Arena and save the day....
The Story Behind The Iconic Photos Of The Olympics' Dirtiest Record
When Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson faced off in the 100-meter finals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the race to determine the world’s fastest human was the marquee event of the Games. It was America vs. Canada; the lithe Lewis against the hulking Johnson; the reigning Olympic champ against the reigning wo...
Boeheim Heir Apparent Mike Hopkins Leaves For Head Coaching Job At Washington
Long thought the heir for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse, Mike Hopkins has reportedly jumped ship to be head coach at Washington. ...
After Jim Boeheim Complains About NCAA Tournament Snub, <em></em>Syracuse Loses In Second Round Of NIT<em></em>
Here is Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim a week ago, after the team was (very reasonably) left out of the NCAA Tournament bracket:...
Jim Boeheim Says Selection Committee Paid Too Much Attention To Syracuse's Losses
As holistic as the NCAA Tournament selection process is supposed to be, the committee members are as susceptible as anyone to conventional wisdom. Jim Boeheim and Syracuse learned this the hard way: If you’re a bubble team, it helps not to have a soundbite-length knock like “2-11 away from home” on ...
This Man Lives With His Finger In His Nose
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Incredible Syracuse Buzzer-Beater Puts Duke In The Toilet Where They Belong
Syracuse hosted the infernal Duke Blue Devils tonight and scored 53 points in the second half to storm back from an early deficit and win at the buzzer. Grayson Allen only shot 2-for-11, and Cuse senior John Gillon led all scorers with 26. Gillon, who embarrassed Jayson Tatum earlier in the game, hi...
Runner Gets Caught<i> </i>Cutting Half-Marathon Course, Covering Tracks By Bike
Runner—and food and lifestyle blogger—Jane Seo had her second-place finish in the Fort Lauderdale A1A Half Marathon disqualified on Sunday night. Two days after the race, a part-time marathon watchdog blogger revealed that Seo had cheated and cut 1.5 miles off her course while securing her 1:21:46 f...
Message Board User Who Appears To Be Syracuse Trustee Says Fab Melo "Was No Saint"
A member of a Syracuse fan message board who appears to be university trustee and basketball fan Joyce Hergenhan contributed to a thread mourning the death of former Syracuse player Fab Melo by writing that he “was no saint” due to his role in the school’s academic cheating scandal:...
Former Syracuse, Celtics Center Fab Melo Found Dead At 26
Former Syracuse and NBA big man Fab Melo died in his home country of Brazil yesterday at the age of 26....
Tom Brady And Dwight Freeney Play Video Game On <i>Conan</i>; Marshawn Lynch Steals Show
Takeaways from Conan O’Brien’s lasted edition of the now-annual Super Bowl Clueless Gamer segment: the Patriots are going to beat the Falcons; Tom Brady comes off as empty-headed as you’d imagine; Marshawn Lynch is still the best....
What Time Does 'What Time Does The Superbowl Start?' Start?
The Super Bowl is allegedly this weekend, and reports indicate that the contest will be played in Houston between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. ...
Jim Boeheim: Actually, A Team's Record Means Nothing
Yesterday, Syracuse Post-Standard columnist Bud Poliquin wrote a piece titled “Syracuse basketball isn’t in six-week swoon; it’s more like three-year downward spiral.” Today, head coach Jim Boeheim let everyone know exactly what he thought of that....
Pitt Beats Syracuse 76-61 Not In Basketball
Pittsburgh defeated Syracuse on Saturday by a score of 76-61, the highest-scoring FBS regulation game in history. ...
Notre Dame And Syracuse Are Definitely Playing In A Stadium With Crooked Goalposts
Notre Dame is playing Syracuse at the Giants’ stadium in New Jersey today, because lolNYC. It seems the NFL facility isn’t well set-up for college football, though, as the above screencap shows, and as reader Matthew shows with this photo taken onsite:...