The Syracuse University men’s basketball squad has a tough matchup on Saturday, Dec. 16, as the Orange hits the road to face old Big East foes Georgetown. The Hoyas are one of the seven undefeated teams left in Division I, However, they have benefited from playing the easiest non-conference schedule in the country through their first seven games, according to college basketball guru Ken Pomeroy. Despite this, Georgetown is never an easy contest for Syracuse, given their history and the fact that the Orange is far away from their Carrier Dome stomping grounds. Experience will also be an interesting dynamic…
Author: Cody Bateson
The Syracuse University men’s basketball team has the opportunity to prove that it’s the real deal against No. 2 ranked Kansas on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Orange is one of 17 remaining undefeated teams in the NCAA this season. The team is performing better than most sports pundits predicted, and it’s showing in the USA Today Coaches Poll with six votes received. While the competition through the Orange’s first six games were mostly “gimmes,” the team showed plenty of character with the Nov. 27 win against Maryland. The Terrapins, ranked 36 in Ken Pomeroy’s college basketball ratings, are nothing to…
It’s a Saturday morning in the CNY Family Sports Centre on Jones Road, home of the Syracuse Silver Knights professional soccer team. Men in a variety of collegiate and club T-shirts with neon-colored practice jerseys draped over them are sprinting all over the field. Between the soft thumps of a soccer ball being kicked, a faint hum can be heard from the whirring fan blades overhead. The occasional shout for a teammate interrupts what otherwise is a very rhythmic and peaceful environment. The buzzer from the shot clock sounds and a whistle from the coach quickly follows. The day of…
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