Syracuse Daily Links - All Jenna Caira Does Is Throw No-Hitters

Syracuse University Athletics - Caira Throws No-Hitter; SU 7, USF 0
Jenna Caira threw her fourth career no-hitter as the Syracuse University softball team (40-13, 17-5) defeated 18/16 USF (45-10, 17-5) on Senior Day, 7-0, at the SU Softball Complex. In her last career start at home, Caira struck out eight Bulls and registered her 25th victory of the season. It was her second no-hitter of the campaign and she is now 25-6 with a 1.53 ERA.

Syracuse is Going "Pretty Hard" After NYC’s Explosive Jeramine Lawrence : Orange Fizz
Nearly the entire Big East is chasing Jermaine Lawrence, and Syracuse is going "pretty hard" after the PF who has been compared to Kevin Durant. Lawrence, class of ’13, has received an offer from SU. Over 20 schools are looking at the junior standout, with at least 10 of those universities being league foes of the Orange.

Syracuse's Bill Spaulding Wins STAA's Jim Nantz Award | AllAccess.com
SPORTSCASTERS TALENT AGENCY OF AMERICA (STAA) has bestowed its annual JIM NANTZ Award for the nation’s most outstanding collegiate sports broadcaster on SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY's BILL SPAULDING.

Syracuse University Athletics - Desko, Gait Appear In "Crooked Arrows"
Syracuse men’s lacrosse coach John Desko and women’s lacrosse coach Gary Gait both participated in the filming of "Crooked Arrows," the first major motion picture to ever focus on the sport of lacrosse. Desko and Gait are two of several lacrosse coaches with cameos in the film.

Syracuse Orange Basketball - Catching Up With Former Syracuse Great Stevie Thompson
Many Syracuse fans will remember the high flying dunks of Stevie Thompson. He was part of some great rivalry games with the Georgetown Hoyas in the late 1980's, played in the 1987 NCAA championship game, and thrilled Orange fans with his incredible athleticism. Thompson spoke with Nation of Orange to get caught up on life, his thoughts on college basketball, and his son's recruitment.

My Trip Back To Syracuse For #140Cuse And Why Syracuse Is So Special To Me | Syracuse State Of Mind
I will simply say that all the exhaustion and not having much time to relax was well worth it as this experience overall was easily one of the best I have ever had in my life. Thank you to everyone for being so awesome and to those who went above and beyond to make this memorable.

Orange Watch: Big East champion Syracuse lax team is jelling at the right time | The Juice Online
"When our defense is playing well, it’s easier for the offense to play, we’re not playing catch-up like we were in a lot of our games this year," head coach John Desko said after notching his 171st career win in 14 seasons, but first Big East title to go with his eventual Hall of Fame achievement of five NCAA crowns.

MLAX | Palasek named tournament's most outstanding player; Orange takes advantage of man-up chances - Sports - The Daily Orange
he senior attack played the role of quarterback, leading a potent and balanced attack for the Orange against Villanova and St. John’s. Following the game, Palasek was modest about his success during the tournament. "It’s not me, it’s our whole offense," Palasek said. "Even Villanova from the start of this whole tournament, we’ve been moving well. Coach said we execute better than we have all year and that’s just allows me to do my thing out there."

Washington Redskins News - Remembering Kevin Mitchell: Five Years Later - 2012-05-04
"Kevin always credited his high school as the foundation to his successful football career. It was the direction he received while in high school that paved the way to getting a scholarship to Syracuse which set him up to be drafted into the NFL," Denise said.

Kris Joseph has selected an agent, will graduate next weekend | syracuse.com
The 6-foot-7 forward entertained six potential agents, most of whom met with him in Syracuse. Last week, he settled on one. Chris Grier Luchey of CGL Sports will represent Joseph. Luchey also represents former SU stars Eric Devendorf and Donte Greene.

John Marinatto's tenure as Big East commissioner was doomed from the start - ESPN
Marinatto was born in Providence, went to Providence College, worked at Providence and then took a job in the Big East, which is located in … Providence. With the exception of the ghost of Dave Gavitt, the league could not have hired a more "Big East" guy.

2012 NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Fun Factor'd - College Crosse
Here's the breakout of the 16 teams playing in the NCAA Tournament and their correlating "Fun Factors." As it turns out, seven out of the top-10 teams in the metric are included in the field (two of the remaining three teams -- Robert Morris and Hartford -- were ineligble for postseason inclusion on an at-large basis) and 11 out of the top-15 found their way in.