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Daily Links - Melo's Rich, Love For Kris Joseph & SU Alums Help Recruiting

Former SU stars Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Freeney make SI's 'Fortunate 50' list - syracuse.com
Sports Illustrated released its annual list of the 50 highest-earning American athletes on Wednesday. Former Syracuse University standouts Dwight Freeney and Carmelo Anthony are among the 22 basketball players, 14 major leaguers, nine football players, three golfers and two NASCAR drivers on this year's 'Fortunate 50.' The list is based on salary, winnings, bonuses, endorsements and appearance fees.

Dick Vitale: 5 sophomore who will step up - ESPN
Dick Vitale's interns were kind enough to include Kris Joseph in their list of breakout sophomores for the '09 - '10 season. He is very active, a good offensive rebounder who can excel in transition."

SU Alums help make the recruiting push - The Riverhead News-Review
Shay said Syracuse pushed for Cater. The coach said he received calls from such Syracuse alumni as former all-American quarterback Don McPherson and Babylon High School's former coach, Hans Wiederkehr, who pushed for Cater to join the Orange. "They really pulled out all the stops," said Shay.

Arena Wars: Carrier Dome vs. Gampel Pavilion - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com
This week in Arena Wars, Syracuse's Carrier Dome takes on Connecticut's Gampel Pavilion. Is this even a contest?

Andy Katz: Cincinnati joins UK, Arizona as recruiting winners - ESPN
The addition of Stephenson, assuming he's eligible, should put Cincinnati in the thick of the chase for third in the Big East. Maybe I'll be wrong, but I'm conceding the first two spots to Villanova and West Virginia. After that, though, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pitt, Louisville and Syracuse can make a case for third.

RB Sleepers - AthlonSports.com
Can [Delone] Carter find the form that pushed him to 713 yards and four scores in 2007? If so, he should be the workhorse for an Orange offense looking for steps in the right direction.

Three Idiots on Sports: Ebay Item of the Week: Dirty or clean? How do you like it Orange fans?
With this week's Ebay Item of the Week you can let everyone if your dishes are Michael Graham Hoya dirty or GMac clean.

WIVB.com | Blogs " Blog Archive " NFL Love for UB Pair
The other two WNY players with draft potential are Arizona TE Rob Gronkowski and Syracuse WR Mike Williams. Williams has been very productive as a receiver on some bad Orange teams. He sat out last year after a grade issue, but is back and starting in 2009. He is big and athletic, traits NFL teams love.

NBA.com Wolves Announce 2009 Vegas Summer League Roster
The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team’s roster for the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports. Flynn and Harris set to play together. Again.

Why the Wolves hold the power in the Rubio situation - Canis Hoopus
Let's get a few things straight here concerning the Rubio "situation".

Recent SU grad Steve Andress posts a highlight package on Eric Devendorf.  Nice look back: