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Syracuse's Jerami Grant helps USA Under-18 team in FIBA Americas Championships | syracuse.com
Grant scored four points and had five rebounds in 18 minutes in the United States' 105-42 win over the Virgin Islands on Saturday. He came back with eight points and four rebounds in just 16 minutes in a 110-59 victory over Mexico on Sunday.

Syracuse University Athletics - Legette-Jack Named Head Coach At Buffalo
Syracuse alum and former women’s basketball star Felisha Legette-Jack has been hired as head coach at the University at Buffalo, athletic director Danny White announced last week. The two-time honorable mention All-American and SU’s fourth all-time leading scorer was most recently head coach at Indiana.

Syracuse Woman Magazine | Central New York's Most-Read Women's Magazine
For the second year in a row, select Hughes students have participated in a program that was designed to instill motivation, drive and confidence in their individual interests and abilities. Quentin and Shandrist Hillsman established the Hillsman Foundation, Inc. in 2008. Quentin, also known as "Coach Q," is the head coach of the Syracuse University women’s basketball team.

'Cuse Classics: 'Air Gait' makes a spectacular debut as Syracuse edges Penn in national semifinals (1988) | syracuse.com
The first lacrosse game in the CC spotlight is Syracuse's dramatic, 11-10 win over Penn in the Division I lacrosse semifinals on May 28, 1988. The game is noteworthy for a couple reasons -- Paul Gait's winning goal with just three seconds on the clock, and brother Gary Gait introducing his spectacular "Air Gait" shot.

Fab Melo & the Celtics: The Unrealized Potential of the Syracuse Big Man : Orange Fizz
Plenty of mock drafts have him going to the Celtics, who hold the 21st and 22nd picks. Personally, that seems like a near certainty at this point. The C’s have buckets of cash coming free as Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett’s contracts are up, but after his late season resurgence Danny Ainge is likely to resign KG if he still wants to play. The largest hole all season for Boston was a lack of center, and while Chris Kaman or another free agent pivot might be decent options, the C’s would rather a cost-effective player if they have to spend on Garnett and a swingman off the bench.

Syracuse University women's lacrosse player Michelle Tumolo named Attacker of the Year | syracuse.com
Tumolo scored a career-high 95 points this season, which ranked sixth in the nation. She led the squad with 43 assists, which was the 10th-best total in the country. Tumolo was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award and earned first-team All-America honors for the first time in her career. She was the Big East Attack Player of the Year and a unanimous selection to the All-Big East First Team. In addition, Tumolo was named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team.

#71 Syracuse Orange: College Football 77 in 77
There are too many issues in the secondary, linebackers and running back for this team to go bowling. They’ll probably finish in the 3-9 to 5-7 range and close to the Big East basement. The schedule is tougher than usual this year- obviously that doesn’t help things.

Blazers GM denies making Syracuse star Dion Waiters an NBA draft promise | syracuse.com
"I got the job on a Tuesday, and by the time I landed in Chicago the next day (for the predraft camp), I had convinced an owner (to pick a prospect), a player to shut down his workouts ... I mean, I hadn't even talked to my scouts yet," Neil Olshey told OregonLive.com.

Big East Football: Head Coaches Rankings
Yes, the eight wins in 2010 were the most for Syracuse since 2001. But four- and five-win seasons are not going to cut it for the Orange, who soon will be moving up in the world against tougher competition in the ACC. Marrone is going to have to show some consistent results if he plans to be around for that transition.

Nation Of Orange - Devan Carter Talks Syracuse Commitment
"I decided on Syracuse because of the coaches and the relationship I developed with my recruiter Tyrone Wheatley," he told us. "Also, it is close to my home, and I like their football program. On top of all that, Syracuse is a good school."

The Fallacy of the Foul Out. | Bleeding Orange
I came across a blog post this morning touting the elimination of foul-outs in basketball. It’s an interesting argument, especially when you consider that some of the game’s historical heavyweights have supported the idea at various times. The idea that a player/team can penalized twice for a single, relatively minor infraction is borderline ludicrous. It’s downright un-American.

Big East Football Forum: Critiquing Athlon's 2012 Predictions - Big East Coast Bias
Syracuse has added some great new talent and has a veteran quarterback too. They have a tough nonconference schedule though. Does that help or hurt them in Big East play?

Nation Of Orange - Syracuse's Non-Conference Schedule Should Slience Critics
So if national college basketball experts start ripping on Syracuse for their schedule this season, it is simply an uninformed comment. The Orange play three tough opponents, none of which take place at the Carrier Dome.

Syracuse shooting guard Kris Joseph works out for NBA scouts, coaches & management at the 2012 NBA Draft Combine