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'Huggable' and humble, Ryan Bartholomew a strong presence up front for Syracuse University football | syracuse.com
"I hate to say it like this, but he’s such a huggable guy," Marrone said at the Big East media event Tuesday when asked about the redshirt senior.

SU Football Media Day Coverage | syracuse.com
Tune in "On the Block" from 2-6 p.m. on The Score 1260 and Time Warner Cable Sports this afternoon for full coverage of media day. We will carry Doug Marrone's press conference live at 3:45 p.m., plus have one-on-one interviews with Doug Marrone, Daryl Gross, Ryan Nassib, Dave Rahme, Bud Poliquin, and others.

Lake Placid lacrosse tourney draws thousands, world class talent " Sports " Press-Republican
The Burnt Orange featured brothers Casey and Ryan Powell, who hail from Carthage, a few miles from Watertown, New York. Both brothers won NCAA Championships at Syracuse and continue to play professionally.

Syracuse & The Controversial Anthony Davis : Orange Fizz – Syracuse Recruiting, Sports Rumors, Podcasts, Student Life
Could Syracuse have been one of the whistle-blowers in the Davis signing? Maybe. Before Davis recently committed to UK, FoxSports’ Jeff Goodeman and Scout’s Dave Telep discussed the oddly instantaneous rise of Davis’ stock on the recruiting circuit.

Canadian senior men national basketball team launch training camp | Oye! Times
Training camp invitees include Canadian NBA stars such as Joel Anthony (Montreal, Que.) of the Miami Heat and Andy Rautins (Syracuse, NY.) of the New York Knicks.

Crossroads: Big East still standing, eyes big 2010 - Big East Blog - ESPN
If a team like Pittsburgh or West Virginia gets on a roll, it has the schedule to possibly contend for a national title. For as much grief as the Big East gets, remember that in three of the past four seasons, a league school came within whiskers of crashing the BCS title game -- Louisville in 2006, West Virginia in 2007 and Cincinnati in 2009. Finally breaking through to that level could earn the conference the respect it so desperately desires.

The Backfield Follies | Otto's Army
At this point the best hope - and it may very well be a fool’s hope - is that Carter’s bid to be reinstated by the university after last year’s snowball fight incident will be successful. Even then, it may take him a while to shake off the rust.

Support the Orange Empire " Hoya Suxa
As the calendar slowly turns to college football season, Hoya Suxa Enterprises ("Company" or "the Company") is making necessary preparations for combating all usurpers that potentially pose a threat to the Orange Empire.

College Sports Matchups - Big East Notes and News
Ryan Lichtenstein was surprisingly accurate for the Orange last season in his first season on campus. Lichtenstein connected on 13-of-17 field goals (77 percent). He trailed only Bitancurt and Hutchins in accuracy. Lichtenstein would seem to be a lock to keep his job for the next three years if he continues to keep up the high percentage even though his range could be better. His long last year was only 44 yards.

The return of SU Football also means the return of Kenny's 2 Pennies. The teaser trailer for Season 3 is here!