On the last weekend of September, an amped-up crowd showed up to Citi Field on Friday to see David Wright’s first at-bat since May 27, 2016. For Corey Oswalt and these young pitchers out of the bullpen, playing in this sort of atmosphere was unlike anything they had ever experienced before in the big leagues. After the Mets announced prior...
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The Yankees’ predisposition for awe-inspiring power invited suggestions that this club would mash alongside the best ever. They have lived up to that potential, but more recently their energy has been focused upon securing home-field advantage for the American League Wild Card Game, an objective that they achieved on enemy turf on Friday evening. Gary Sanchez, Aaron Hicks, Luke Voit...
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Cornell scored on every first half offensive possession and once on defense and cruised to a 43-24 victory over previously unbeaten Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field to pick up its first win of the season. The Big Red improved to 1-2 on the year, while the Pioneers fell to 3-1. Playing against a defense ranked eighth nationally,...
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The Buffalo Bills’ defense stepped up in the second half of the team’s Week 4 matchup with the Green Bay Packers, allowing just six points in the third and fourth quarters. Buffalo’s offense, however, failed to score any points throughout the game. The Bills lost by a score of 22-0. The Bills’ offense couldn’t get anything going on Sunday. Josh...
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With the work that is taking place on Dryden high school’s athletic fields this fall, some teams have been forced to adjust their routines to some degree. The boys and girls soccer teams, for instance, have used the school’s practice field sparingly this season, and have been forced to find other areas for the teams to train. Repairs to the...
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Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar shined on an impressive day for the Baby Bombers, Giancarlo Stanton cleared the Green Monster for his 100th RBI and the Yankees reached the century mark in the win column with an 8-5 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. Torres’ fourth-inning homer marked the Yanks’ 265th of the season, surpassing...
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It felt like fall at Silver Creek Golf Club over the weekend, as members participated in their annual Club Championship. The course was set to championship difficulty, as Superintendent Paul Clark and staff created stellar conditions for the 36-hole tournament. Josh Durso captured his second title in the championship division – carding a pair of 74s. However, that win didn’t...
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There is still baseball to be played across the country. In Los Angeles, the Dodgers and Rockies will contest a 163rd game to determine the NL West winner. Two Wild Card games remain, and three other rounds of postseason play. At the end of each, clubhouse attendants will hang plastic sheets in the winning team’s clubhouse, protecting valuables from the...
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Syracuse football couldn’t quite do enough to finish off No. 3 Clemson in Death Valley on Saturday, losing 27-23 in heartbreaking fashion. Still, there was hope that the near-upset might be enough to propel the Orange into a Top 25 poll for the first time in 17 years. That didn’t come to fruition on Sunday. SU moved up in the...
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Miguel Andujar slugged a record-tying double to put the finishing touches on an impressive first big league campaign and Luke Voit extended the Yankees’ all-time mark with the club’s 267th home run, but the Red Sox padded the best record in the Majors by handing the Bombers a 10-2 defeat on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. New York took the...
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Start your week with the Web Dog and review one of the busiest sports weekends of the year. Why do the Europeans dominate the United States in Ryder Cup play? Does Syracuse deserve to be ranked after dropping a close one to #2 ranked Clemson on the road? Discuss these and other topics on Monday afternoon’s edition of Weber This...
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On the final episode of the GolfJay.com Podcast of the season, we discuss Europe’s dominating win over the United States in the Ryder Cup. Then a look back at the season, and a look ahead to the new season which begins this weekend in California. What other sport can you have a season recap, and season preview, all in one...
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Syracuse (4-2, 1-2 ACC) lost to its most familiar foe, Pittsburgh (3-3, 2-1 ACC), 44-37 in overtime. The Panthers scored the game-winning touchdown in the extra session and then intercepted Syracuse senior quarterback Eric Dungey when the Orange had its possession to claim the victory. It was the third overtime game played between the Orange and the Panthers and the...
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Welcome to October! As fall is upon us, we are slowly but surely getting closer to college basketball season which means it’s about time to get Syracuse Orange basketball coverage into full swing. Syracuse figures to be ranked to start the preseason, which also means that the national media will focus in on the Orange in various previews including top...
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The Yankees will host the Athletics in Wednesday’s American League Wild Card Game, with the winner heading north to Boston for an AL Division Series showdown with the Red Sox. New York and Oakland split the season series, 3-3, with the Yankees winning two of three at Yankee Stadium in mid-May and the A’s doing the same at the Coliseum...
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On this episode of Kenny’s 2 Pennies, your host blasts the Buffalo Bills painful weekend. Also, comments on Syracuse football and Jim Furyk and Phil Mickelson are put on notice after the American’s embarassing loss at the Ryder Cup in Paris. .
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This week Paul Russo and Nick Felice hand out their Major League Baseball season awards and look at the play-offs ahead. Also, a preview of the NHL season, NASCAR play-offs, and a recap and look ahead at all the action in college & pro football. It’s October baby! .
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