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Kyle McCord didn’t believe Fran Brown would fly out to visit him the day he hit portal: ‘Crazy sequence of events’
Charlotte, N.C. — Two of the most pivotal moments in Syracuse football’s offseason happened the same day, Dec. 4. At 10 a.m., Fran Brown was formally introduced in-person as the program’s new head coach, six days after the university announced he’d earned the job. If you...
SU dome renovations continue with new state grant
Just over a month before football season starts at Syracuse University, dome renovations continue as new chair back seats are installed. The seat renovations are the last piece of a wider $120 million dome renovation plan. New York Assembly Speaker Carl Hastie and Assembly Member Bill Magnarelli announced a new $3 million grant for the JMA Wireless Dome this week. Magnarelli said the grant is meant to help make up for some increasing construction costs.
Get to Know Your Orange Man: #1, RB LeQuint Allen
It’s time to start preparing for the 2024 Syracuse Orange football season. We’re going through the roster to take a look at each Syracuse player as we get to know a lot of new faces to kick off the Fran Brown Era. Name: LeQuint Allen. Position: Running Back.
40 Central New York high school athletic departments earn state academic honors
Syracuse, N.Y. — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced this past year’s highest academic honors on Friday and Section III was well represented. In total, 40 athletic departments from the section were honored as either a school of distinction or a school of...
Syracuse Top-Target Kiyan Anthony, Son of SU Legend Carmelo Anthony, Puts Orange in His Top Six Schools
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- One of Syracuse University's key targets for the 2025-26 season, Kiyan Anthony, son of Orange legend Carmelo Anthony, has listed his top six schools, and SU has made the cut. Anthony is a 6'5" shooting guard, and is the son of 10-time NBA All-Star and former Syracuse...
Little League NYS 12s Baseball Tournament 2024 notebook: Standings! Check out the scenarios heading into pool play’s last day
We’re getting down to the nitty gritty. With one day left in the Little League New York State All-Star 12s Baseball Tournament’s pool play, three teams have already landed playoff spots while the fourth and final spot will be decided by the time Pool B concludes play early Thursday.
Do You Know These 4 Upstate New York Baseball Stars? You Should!
There are many legendary baseball players who are buried in the Empire State. Most of these are buried in New York City, Westchester County, or Long Island. I once wrote a book about famous people buried in New York, and traveled to the graves of most of these player. It was quite a revealing journey. For example, perhaps the most visited sports grave in America is that of Babe Ruth. He is buried in Hawthorne, NY (Westchester County) in Gate of Heaven cemetery. Ruth's grave is quite imposing depicting a large statue of Jesus Christ with his arms around two small boys dressed up to play baseball. I have been to Ruth's grave twice. Each time I found the grave covered with trinkets, good luck charms, baseballs, bats and balls, Yankee memorabilia, personal messages, and more. All of which is gathered up and archived by the cemetery. His grave shows signs of having been visited frequently by fans.
TNIAAM Roundtable: predicting the Syracuse football starting offense
The first Syracuse Orange football game of 2024 is fast approaching and now that we have a roster, our staff will prediction the two-deep. Offense is up first and next week we’ll tackle the defense and special teams. For each position group, we’ll list our choice for starter and back-up when the Orange start the season.
Syracuse men’s basketball will play first exhibition game in 2024-25 season against Clarion University
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Syracuse men’s basketball team will play its first exhibition game this offseason on Saturday, Oct. 26 against Clarion (Pennsylvania) University. The Division II school went 8-20 last season. The time of the game will be announced at a later date. Division I programs are permitted...
Smith Post brings top pitching to state tournament, looking for more offense
Smith Post opens the American Legion baseball state tournament with a game on Sunday afternoon. The Rome-based team, winner of the District V tournament, brings a trio of top starting pitchers and strong defense. If the offense can create just a little more, said manager Ryan Hickey, the team has a shot at its first state title since 1998.
Syracuse track and field: Orange alum Freddie Crittenden prepares for Olympics debut
We conclude our look at Syracuse Orange athletes in the 2024 Summer Olympics with a look at Team USA hurdler Freddie Crittenden. The former Orange All-American finished 2nd in the US Olympic Trials in the 110m hurdles in a new personal-best time of 12.93 seconds. The breakthrough for Crittenden came...
2024 Syracuse Football Odds: Total Wins Over/Under Odds | July 27
This content was writter in partnership with DataSkrive. DataSkrive leverages a combination of human expertise, machine learning, and pre-built content libraries to assemble and personalize sports content. The Syracuse Orange’s over/under for 2024 checks in at seven wins, and they are -115 to secure the over. Syracuse Win Total...
Syracuse basketball's 10 best point guards of all-time per ChatGPT
ChatGPT outlines the 10 best point guards in Syracuse basketball history. Syracuse basketball has had some iconic point guards throughout its history. Some of the best players in program history played point guard for the Orange. Now that we have finished our series on AI coming up with the 10 best players at each position for football, we are doing the same for Syracuse basketball. We begin with point guard..
Syracuse basketball 5-star recruits being pursued by two-time defending champs UConn
As far as I can tell, Syracuse basketball coaches are prioritizing 2026 five-star prospects Deron Rippey Jr. from New York City and Jordan Smith Jr. from the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Both the 6-foot-2 Rippey, a point guard, and the 6-foot-3 Smith, a shooting guard, hold 'Cuse offers. The Orange...
Syracuse Basketball: Orange flashback to the 2003 national championship game
This battle would see two legendary head coaches go head-to-head, as Jim Boeheim of Syracuse basketball took on Roy Williams of Kansas in the championship game of the 2003 NCAA Tournament from New Orleans. The Syracuse Orange (30-5 overall, 13-3 in the Big East), led by star players such as...
Syracuse football coach Fran Brown says his wife helped Orange land former Ohio State QB Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord got the keys to the offense of one of college football's most prestigious programs last season at Ohio State after sitting behind C.J. Stroud for two seasons. On paper the 6-foot-3 gunslinger's first year under center for the Buckeyes looked to be a successful one as he went 11-1 alongside his...
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