National : Shorthanded Siena adjusts game plan to overcome injuries
Davonte Beard's abrupt transfer from Siena shocked the already thin Saints basketball team.Averaging 22.7 minutes and 5.2 points per game through the team's first 10… Read more »
Basketball
MBB : Rule of 3: 25 seasons after NCAA implementation, 3-pointer has won games, gained approval
In one moment, Bobby Cremins went from pulling his hair out to jumping for joy. With a clear path to the basket in the second… Read more »
MBB : Jardine unquestioned leader, catalyst for Syracuse
Jim Boeheim doesn't think Syracuse fans will ever fully appreciate what Scoop Jardine means to the Orange. Through five years at SU, the point guard… Read more »
MBB : 1999-2000 SU players remember record start
Tony Bland has the formula to beat Syracuse.The former Orangemen guard — part of the 1999-2000 SU team whose 19-0 start to the season was… Read more »
Cohen: In midst of scandal, Orange has overcome all adversity to stay unbeaten
Anguish. It walked dejectedly down the road on Nov. 12, and then turned left into the driveway of 830 McKee St. in State College, Pa.… Read more »
MBB : Top of the class: No. 1 Syracuse earns high marks for its performance in 1st half of season
Scoop Jardine — B+Head coach Jim Boeheim has proclaimed Jardine the leader of this team, and the fifth-year senior has played like a star as… Read more »
MBB : SETTING THE STANDARD: Syracuse holds off Pittsburgh to reach best start in school history
Dion Waiters credited Jim Boeheim with a key assist after the game.Syracuse's lead was cut to four points by Pittsburgh after the Orange had controlled… Read more »
MBB: Boeheim downplays importance of records; SU snaps losing skid to Pitt
As quickly as the question was finished, Jim Boeheim brushed it aside.Sure, Monday's win over Pittsburgh tied him with the legendary Adolph Rupp for fourth… Read more »
MBB : Missed opportunities cost Pittsburgh shot at upset
The ball ping-ponged around the 2-3 zone with pace. From a pump fake on the perimeter by Ashton Gibbs, it quickly zipped inside to Lamar… Read more »
MBB : Record pace: Syracuse has gone on remarkable, dominant runs to remain undefeated
Brandon Triche figured a long run was coming. It has become the hallmark of Syracuse so far this season.At some point, when the game is… Read more »
WBB : SU doomed by poor offensive performance in loss to Hoyas
It was a start that Syracuse could not afford to have against its conference rival. Eight minutes in and the Orange had already thrown the… Read more »
MBB : Last time they played: Pittsburgh 74, Syracuse 66
The thunderous Pittsburgh student section in the Petersen Events Center fell silent.Syracuse shocked the 12,925 fans on hand — known as the Oakland Zoo —… Read more »
WBB : SU doomed by poor offensive performance in loss to Hoyas
It was a start that Syracuse could not afford to have against its conference rival. Eight minutes in and the Orange had already thrown the… Read more »
MBB : Syracuse ties best start in school history with win
Nineteen wins into the season, Syracuse is still focused.The Orange matched a record set by the 1999-00 team for the best start to a season… Read more »
MBB : Jardine sparks Syracuse offense, finishes with 9 assists
Scoop Jardine put on a passing clinic to start the second half. He showed off the no-look pass. The one-handed fastball into the paint.The Syracuse… Read more »
MBB : PRESSURE COOKER: Syracuse defense forces 22 turnovers in romp over Providence
Ed Cooley's timeout only delayed the impending destruction.As Scoop Jardine scored to put Syracuse up three points with 5:27 left in the first half, SU… Read more »
MBB : Syracuse ready for another test as No. 1 team against Providence
As Syracuse's perfect start to the season continues through Big East play, a new challenge has popped up for the Orange.No matter whom it plays,… Read more »
MBB : Melo battles foul trouble again in win versus Wildcats
PHILADELPHIA — Jim Boeheim had no explanation for the third foul called on Fab Melo.As the Syracuse center turned to hand the ball off, the… Read more »
WBB : First-half shooting woes spell disaster for Syracuse in loss to St. John's
Quentin Hillsman could only stare down at the podium as he tried to explain the loss. But the Syracuse head coach had the explanation right… Read more »
MBB : ANOTHER LEVEL: Syracuse coasts past Villanova behind play of Waiters, Jardine
PHILADELPHIA—Jay Wright tried to put it as politically correct as he could.The Villanova head coach didn't come out and say Syracuse was flat out better… Read more »
MBB : Syracuse zone shuts down Wayns in easy victory over Villanova
PHILADELPHIA — Dion Waiters didn't forget what fellow Philadelphia native Maalik Wayns did to Syracuse when Villanova visited the Carrier Dome last year.Even though the… Read more »
WBB : After slow start, Hemingway returns to role as go-to scorer
Iasia Hemingway started the season in unfamiliar territory. The Syracuse forward was undoubtedly one of the team's top returning players on the roster. As a… Read more »
MBB : Syracuse looks to continue rolling against down Villanova squad
Scoop Jardine referenced the toll Big East play takes. Ice on his back, banged up following a laboring win over Marquette, the Syracuse senior guard… Read more »
WBB : Hemingway leads Syracuse to 1st conference win
With one half of Syracuse's frontcourt attack sidelined after picking up two early first-half fouls, it was up to the other half, forward Iasia Hemingway,… Read more »
