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Syracuse lacrosse: How many one-goal games are too many?

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Syracuse lacrosse: How many one-goal games are too many?
On Sunday, the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team pulled off yet another one-goal victory: an 11-10 squeaker over the Yale Bulldogs that moved SU onto the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. Our own Jim Simmons covered the faceoff disaster that led to the close game (and the needed late goal to win). But it’s worth discussing this season’s strange spat of one-goal... more

Syracuse lacrosse rountable: Margin of victory, senior attack Jordan Evans, Towson faceoff matchup

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Syracuse lacrosse rountable: Margin of victory, senior attack Jordan Evans, Towson faceoff matchup
As Syracuse nears its first Final Four since 2013, beat writers Charlie DiSturco, Sam Fortier and Matthew Gutierrez answer three pressing questions surrounding the Orange. No. 2 SU (13-2, 4-0 Atlantic Coast) has lost only once since Feb. 25, most recently beating Yale Sunday in the Carrier Dome to earn a date with No. 11 Towson (11-4, 4-1 Colonial Athletic)... more

Six years later, Syracuse’s Carrier Dome questions remain unanswered

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Six years later, Syracuse’s Carrier Dome questions remain unanswered
As Syracuse approaches a sixth year of conversation about the future of the Carrier Dome, there have been few public decisions made about the buildings planned renovations or how it will be paid for. The project hasn’t been finalized. The pursuit of public funding appears in its early stages. A contractor linked to the renovation said this week that its... more

Tyler Lydon ranked the ninth-best player in college basketball by The Big Lead

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Tyler Lydon ranked the ninth-best player in college basketball by The Big Lead
Syracuse’s Tyler Lydon is expected to make a huge leap as a sophomore, transitioning from sixth-man to alpha male for the SU basketball team. Just how big will the expectations be nationally? One of the earliest signals arrived on Wednesday when the popular sports blog, The Big Lead, named Lydon the ninth-best player in college basketball heading into next season.... more

Syracuse’s Dajuan Coleman taking advantage of rehab-free summer

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Syracuse’s Dajuan Coleman taking advantage of rehab-free summer
The sweats pours off Dajuan Coleman. His shirt is drenched. A small towel is no match for the moisture on his neck and brow. As Coleman wraps up his conditioning session with strength coach Ryan Cabiles, he smiles. The summer chores of conditioning, drill work and scrimmaging all come as gifts to Coleman, who is experiencing his first rehab-free offseason... more

Syracuse’s Tyler Roberson wants to prove he’s more than just a rebounder

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Syracuse’s Tyler Roberson wants to prove he’s more than just a rebounder
It has become, for Tyler Roberson, a ritual of summer. For the third straight year, Roberson is in Syracuse, taking classes and working to improve his body and his basketball game. The 6-foot-8 Orange basketball forward, now a senior, has been entrenched at power forward, a position that requires Roberson to regularly encounter big bodies as he tries to impose... more

Former Syracuse star C.J. Fair signs deal to play in France next season (report)

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Former Syracuse star C.J. Fair signs deal to play in France next season (report)
After spending the last two years in the D-League, former Syracuse star C.J. Fair looks like he’s ready to take his game overseas next year. Fair, 24, signed a contract with Limoges CSP, a member of the most competitive league in France. The deal was announced by both the club and on international basketball website Sportando. Read More at Syracuse.com more

Q&A with Syracuse football QB commit Tommy DeVito

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Q&A with Syracuse football QB commit Tommy DeVito
Tommy DeVito spent his summer as a Syracuse football commit thriving on the national stage. After making the Elite 11 final group in Los Angeles, the standout quarterback was named to The Opening’s all-7-on-7 tournament team for his performance in Oregon. Then he came home and worked out with New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. Read More at Syracuse.com more

Orange Football: Urban Meyer told Chris Ash to pick Rutgers job over Syracuse

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Orange Football: Urban Meyer told Chris Ash to pick Rutgers job over Syracuse
You all remember the coaching search last year after Scott Shafer was fired, right? The Syracuse Orange were looking at a few names, and (once Scott Frost went to UCF) the ones that kept popping up were Dino Babers and Chris Ash. Ash then the Ohio State defensive coordinator, seemed to be a bit out of nowhere. At the time,... more

Former Syracuse center Conrad McRae’s high school to name gym after him

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Former Syracuse center Conrad McRae’s high school to name gym after him
Conrad McRae, the late Syracuse University basketball player, will have his high school’s gymnasium named in his honor in September. McRae, a native of Brooklyn, attended Brooklyn Tech before coming to Syracuse where he played from 1989 to 1993. Brooklyn Tech will dedicate its gym to McRae during a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 16. The event will begin at 6:30... more

ESPN colleagues salute new Syracuse AD John Wildhack on his last day at network

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ESPN colleagues salute new Syracuse AD John Wildhack on his last day at network
The man who ESPN president John Skipper says “has had a direct hand in virtually every major content milestone ESPN has achieved” worked his last day at the network on Thursday. After 36 years at the “Worldwide Leader in Sports,” John Wildhack is ready to move on to a new gig as the athletic director at Syracuse University. Read More more
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