MBB | Heavyweights: Melo to square off with UConn's Drummond in matchup of Big East's top centers - Sports - The Daily Orange
"I mean, they try to make layups and dunk, but I was getting blocks," the sophomore center said. "I just felt like saying, ‘No. You're not going to go in there and get dunks over me.'"

Brazilian Bully: How SU’s Fab Melo Went from Liability to High Ability Overnight : Orange Fizz
So in just one year Fab has gone from an out of shape non-factor to irreplaceable force for one of the best teams in the country. If Syracuse plans to cut down the nets in New Orleans it’s going to need even more from Fab. When he’s playing his best SU has a real shot at the title. If Fab wears down, it could be another early exit in the NCAA Tournament.

Syracuse Orange Basketball - Big Recruiting Weekend For The Orange
Syracuse basketball recruiting has been in a "golden age" of sorts with the consistent top-notch recruits committing to wear Orange. So while most of the focus on Saturday will be on the court as Syracuse takes on rival UConn, remember that things going on off the court could be just as important.

Big East Basketball: Notebook - Courant.com
"There is no dominant team. There's really good teams that are probably better than the teams behind them, but there are also teams that could lose a game on the way to the Final Four."

The Bud and Brent Show: Looking back at Syracuse-Georgetown basketball; looking ahead to UConn | syracuse.com
If Wednesday's game was the final Big East men's basketball game between Syracuse and Georgetown at the Carrier Dome, was it a fitting end? Will the rivalry continue once the Orange are in the Atlantic Coast Conference? Just how dangerous is this year's Connecticut men's basketball team? And if the Orange play Rutgers twice in football this season, should one of those games be in Yankee Stadium?

Syracuse University lacrosse team's starting attack will get a longer look Sunday vs. Maryland | syracuse.com
The Syracuse University lacrosse team’s most experienced unit this season is attack, where seniors Tim Desko, Tommy Palasek and Collin Donahue return after getting plenty of playing time last season. Desko and Palasek started in Sunday’s scrimmages vs. Hofstra and Le Moyne, flanking sophomore Derek Matlz, who is being groomed to replace departed crease attacker Stephen Keogh. Donahue came in off the bench.

Syracuse recruiting update: Jerami Grant will play on national TV | syracuse.com
DeMatha (21-3, 12-2) hosts Gonzaga (D.C.) today at 7:30 p.m. in a game being televised by ESPN2. Gonzaga is the No. 15 team in the country, according to the USA Today Super 25 rankings.

Lots of Pulp: Destroying the Hoyas - One GIF at a Time
Did you have a good time watching Georgetown get spayed by Kris Joseph on Wednesday? Would you like to watch the highlights again, this time in looping, entrancing videos? I know your answer. So here they are. A special GIFs to celebrate beating Georgetown:

Syracuse University Athletics - Scott Leads Record 28 Academic Honorees
The Orange football program leads the BIG EAST with a school-record 28 student-athletes on the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team. Team co-captain Kevyn Scott leads the way for Syracuse as a four-time honoree, while seven earned the recognition for the third time in their Syracuse career. A student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average and have completed at least 18 credit hours to be considered.

Syracuse University Athletics - Jamieson To Start NLL All-Star Game
Former Syracuse men’s lacrosse standout and current Rochester Knighthawk Cody Jamieson has been named to the East Division starting lineup for the 2012 National Lacrosse League (NLL) All-Star Game. The league announced the starters for both the East and West Divisions on Monday, Feb. 6.

Syracuse University Athletics - SIFE-DOT Awareness at the UConn Game
The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) non-profit organization will be promoting its ongoing DOT campaign at the Syracuse vs. Connecticut game this Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome.

If there's one group that could accurately describe the 2011-2012 Syracuse University men's basketball team, it would be Otto's Army (Hi Dan!):