Category: Sports

It’s the Bills first trip to Los Angeles in 24 years. And they’re trying to build up a head of steam as they head west to play their second NFC West opponent in a three-week span. Here are six storylines to follow as the Bills get set to play the Los Angeles Rams from John Murphy at BuffaloBills.com… Read More MORE... more

William-Smith Herons remain #1 in D3soccer.com poll

The William Smith College soccer team remained the No. 1 team in the nation in the D3soccer.com poll for the fourth week in a row, receiving all 17 first place votes. The Herons dropped one spot to No. 2 in this week’s NSCAA poll. William Smith improved to 10-0-0 with Liberty League road wins over Skidmore and Rensselaer over the... more

Lansing hands T-burg boys soccer first loss

The Lansing boys soccer team gave Trumansburg its first loss of the year Tuesday night with a 2-0 victory. Trumansburg falls to 11-1 while Lansing moves to 11-2 overall with a week left to the season. Ithaca.com – Sports: Read More more

SVEC clinches IAC Girls Small South title with win over O-M

The Spencer Van-Etten Candor girls soccer team clinched the Interscholastic Athletic Conference (IAC) South Small School Division title Monday night with a 2-0 win over Odessa-Montour on senior night. The title qualifies the Eagles (9-2-1) to play in the IAC small school championship, unofficially scheduled for Oct. 15 at Tompkins Cortland Community College. Ithaca.com – Sports: Read More more

Syracuse football: What you need to know about Wake Forest

Syracuse football is in its fourth season of ACC competition, and if there’s one thing its fans could always count on, it was a victory against Wake Forest. Syracuse is 3-0 vs. Wake Forest since the Orange joined the conference in 2013 and has won four straight in five total meetings. Can the Orange make it five in a row... more

Mets’ Syndergaard prepared, eager to start Wild Card Game

Entering Wednesday’s National League Wild Card Game against the Giants at Citi Field (8 p.m. ET on ESPN), Syndergaard can now call himself one of the best starting pitchers in baseball, an easy entry on the short list of the game’s top arms. Syndergaard’s four-seam fastball hits 101 mph. His slider has been clocked above 95 mph. His sinker, curve... more

Albany upsets #3 Syracuse men’s soccer

No. 3 Syracuse men’s soccer team gave up the go-ahead goal in the 75th minute in a 2-1 setback at Albany on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The Orange are now 8-2-1 overall. Albany took an early lead in the third minute. The Great Danes (5-3-2) crossed the ball into the box where Syracuse goalkeeper Hendrik Hilpert (Eiterfeld, Germany) blocked it, but... more

South Seneca Falcons Sweep Homecoming Schedule

South Seneca had a stylish Homecoming week as the varsity teams swept the competition. Students came out to support their friends with the help of Cletus, a car-crash dummy like student-size “mascot.” The boys soccer team got the week started with a dominating 5-1 victory over Midlakes Sept. 27. Adam Wagner scored one goal and four assists, contributing directly to... more

Syracuse freshman Matthew Moyer discusses injury and timetable for full return

Matthew Moyer, engaged in a game of two-on-two in the Melo Center last July with a few Syracuse basketball teammates, suddenly felt something strange in his right foot. The Orange freshman attempted to get to the basket when he stopped, considered the sensation, tried to gut out a few more plays and then realized his body was asking him to... more

Syracuse: Like Doug Marrone before him, Dino Babers must change a losing culture

Dino Babers is undertaking the biggest rebuilding job of his head-coaching career. But seven years before Babers arrived here, back when he was at Baylor beginning to learn the offensive system he would one day bring to try to resurrect this program, a different coach was undertaking his own Syracuse football rebuild project. Read more at Syracuse.com MORE ORANGE FOOTBALL COVERAGE:... more

Bills’ Marcell Dareus eager to get back in uniform Sunday

He sought the help he felt he needed to improve his outlook on life and make better decisions during his four week suspension. Now Marcell Dareus is ready to be a dominant force on the field again. Watching the Bills first four games of the season, particularly the first two, was supremely difficult for Dareus. He felt he could’ve helped.... more

Mets’ reign as NL champs ends with Wild Card loss

Conor Gillaspie’s three-run homer off Mets reliever Jeurys Familia in the ninth made a winner of Giants starter Madison Bumgarner, who allowed four hits and struck out six in his third career postseason shutout. Mets starter Noah Syndergaard carried a no-hitter two outs into the sixth before taking a no-decision after seven shutout innings and 10 strikeouts. NY Mets: Read... more

Undefeated Cornell big underdog vs. rival Harvard

Cornell University football fans felt something special in the works during a satisfying 14-point victory homecoming weekend against Yale two weeks ago. After a thrilling 23-point comeback on Saturday against then No. 25-ranked Colgate, fans are feeling like the program has turned the corner. The Big Red will have another stiff test facing them this week when they travel to... more

Dino Babers’ unwavering view of the Orange remains clear: ‘We’re right on pace’

He is a man who could just as well hold his media briefings while sitting on a porch swing with iced tea in hand and a slight breeze brushing up against his face. Dino Babers’ immediate predecessors — beginning with Dick MacPherson and trundling though Paul Pasqualoni, Greg Robinson, Doug Marrone and Scott Shafer — were wholly unlike this guy. Read... more

RIT hockey opens season on Friday

The regular season begins Friday night for the RIT men’s hockey team. Atlantic hockey champions in each of the last two seasons, the Tigers hope to start fast again this year with a league game against Robert Morris. “We were picked to finish first, something that is better than the alternative of being picked to finish last,” says coach Wayne... more

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