Category: Sports

Syracuse football is back in the Top 25! For the first time in 17 years, the Orange are nationally-ranked, checking in at No. 22 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 24 in the Amway Coaches Poll on Sunday, Oct. 28. Prior to today, the last time the Orange appeared in the national rankings was on Jan. 4, 2002 when... more

Bills falter late in Monday night loss to Patriots; Thurman Thomas honored at halftime (full coverage)

Late mistakes would ultimately be Buffalo’s downfall in loss to New England at New Era Stadium on Monday night. After holding the Patriots to just nine points throughout the first three quarters, the Bills allowed 13 points in the fourth, losing the game by a score of 25-6. The Bills’ offense came out with a few tricks up its sleeve,... more

Brodie Van Wagenen agrees to become Mets GM

Throughout this decade, the Mets have negotiated some of their most significant player contracts with Brodie Van Wagenen. They have now completed an entirely different deal with one of professional baseball’s most powerful player agents. The Mets have agreed with Van Wagenen to become their general manager, according to a source. The move will become official this week. A 44-year-old... more

WEBER THIS WEEK: Things looking up on the Syracuse hill & World Series wrap (podcast)

On this week’s edition of Weber This Week, the Dog talks about Syracuse football’s win over NC State and the season ahead for the Orange basketball team. Also, a look at the World Series, the Cleveland Cavaliers and in a parting shot, Weber’s take on the pending litigation between the Town of Seneca Falls and Seneca Meadows. . more

KENNY’S 2 PENNIES: Syracuse is ranked, Waterloo Volleyball & Hill Cumorah Pageant ending (podcast)

Published: 10/30/2018 @ 08:00 am

Join your host Kenny on the latest edition of Kenny’s 2 Pennies where he discusses the Bills MNF loss to the Pats, the return of Syracuse basketball, the Orange football team being ranked, Waterloo volleyball’s victory over Mynderse in Sectionals and the Hill Cumorah Pageant coming to a close in 2020… . . more

SPORTSBOOK CONFIDENTIAL: Talking Parlays, Picks & Scott Van Pelt (podcast)

Published: 10/12/2018 @ 08:00 am

Join your host John Sullivan on the latest episode of Sportsbook Confidential where he talks about Parlay bets and why you should avoid them. Also, previewing Notre Dame, the Bills and Jets, daily Fantasy picks and the week of gambling twitter. . more

Unbeaten Colgate shuts out Cornell in lopsided affair

Colgate entered Saturday having allowed just six points since week two of the season. After 60 minutes against Cornell football, that number stayed the exact same. Colgate’s defense proved why it’s the nation’s best on Saturday, shutting out the Red and giving the Raiders a decisive 31-0 victory. “If my quote from two years ago was a day I’ll never... more

Hobart routs Rochester for Centennial Cup

The Hobart College football team dominated the 111th contest against the University of Rochester, retaining the Centennial Cup by a score of 52-7 on Boswell Field at David J Urick Stadium. The Statesmen rushed for a season-high 280 yards, handing off to 10 different ball carriers on the day. Junior Brian Haeffner and sophomore Alex Milliken shared game-high honors, running... more

Bills implode in final minutes of loss at Houston (full coverage)

Buffalo’s defensive front played its best game of the season in Week 6, taking Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson down six times. Unfortunately, a late pick-six cost the team a victory, as the Bills lost the game by a score of 20-13. Josh Allen played well in the game, completing 10 of 17 passes for 84 yards. The rookie injured his... more

Joe Girard III chooses Syracuse hoops over Duke, BC, Notre Dame & Michigan

Joe Girard III, a 6-foot-2 guard from Glens Falls, N.Y., has committed to Syracuse University. Girard made the announcement during a press conference at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls on Sunday night. Girard, who averaged 50 point per game last season, picked Syracuse from a final list of six schools that included Boston College, Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame and... more

‘CUSE WINS IN OT: DeVito slings Syracuse to comeback over Carolina (full coverage)

Tommy DeVito played the part of superhero in leading Syracuse (5-2, 2-2) to an improbable 40-37 win over North Carolina (1-5, 1-3) in overtime. DeVito came in for Eric Dungey late in the fourth quarter, with hope seemingly all but gone for the Orange, and hit Nykeim Johnson on a 42-yard pass to tie the game at 27 with 1:39... more

Finger Lakes youth hunt moves to Deer Haven Park

The base of operations for the fourth annual Finger Lakes Regional Youth Deer Hunt, which was held Oct. 6-8, was new this year. The Seneca County Training Center in Romulus served as the host, and the actual hunt took place at the piece of the former Seneca Army Depot that is now Deer Haven Park. The hunt has grown from... more

Lerch takes 2nd in Hobart’s fall golf finale

Hobart College sophomore and Romulus high graduate Daniel Lerch finished second in the Nazareth Invitational this weekend. The 36-hole tournament was played at Monroe Golf Club and Irondequoit Country Club. Lerch opened the weekend with a 75 at Monroe, four over par and just one stroke off the lead. He closed the tournament with a six-over 78 at Irondequoit. It... more

Bills QB Josh Allen week to week with injured throwing arm

Bills rookie Josh Allen is out indefinitely after hurting his right throwing arm and leaving Buffalo in a quandary at quarterback. Without providing many details, coach Sean McDermott would only list Allen as being “week to week” on Monday, a day after Allen hurt his elbow in the third quarter of a 20-13 loss at Houston. McDermott said he will... more

Rough night for Finger Lakes teams in opening round of Section V Football Tournament

The first round of the Section V high school football sectional tournament began Friday night. Each Class will compete for a berth into the NYSPHSAA tournament. Below is results from all the opening round match-ups on Friday night… A Canandaigua 24 Webster Schroeder 21 B Batavia 51 Newark 14 B Wayne 27 Hornell 8 B HF-Lima 25 University Prep 8... more

Cashman: Yankees will look to trade Sonny Gray