Daily Orange — Andy Rautins stood at the foul line with four seconds left in the game, looking to finally get on the board. At that point, the Syracuse junior guard was 0-for-7 from the field, including 0-for-5 from 3-point range. Rautins' first free throw fell short, hitting the front of the rim.
Syracuse Orange3 hours agoDaily Orange — It looked like Eric Devendorf was the only player in the locker room. Eleven microphones pointed his direction. There were other players available. Kris Joseph sat all alone at his corner locker. Kristof Ongenaet had already dealt with the barrage of reporters when Devendorf wasn't immediately available.
Syracuse Orange3 hours agoDaily Orange — Jim Boeheim kept coming back to one point. No matter the question, it was always the same answer.
True, Jonny Flynn scored 19 points in the second half in a game Syracuse trailed by seven at halftime Tuesday night. And yes, Eric Devendorf's personal 11-0 run may have been the offensive spark that propelled the Orange to its 76-71 win over Richmond at the Carrier Dome.
Syracuse Orange3 hours agoDaily Orange — Bruce Williams didn't see any reason to break routine Monday, the day after learning beleaguered Syracuse head coach Greg Robinson would not return in 2009. Williams, a senior safety and team captain, still has two games left in his SU career. That was enough incentive to show up at the Iocolano-Petty Football Wing for his typical, Monday morning workout.
Syracuse Orange3 hours agoESPN Video — Syracuse's second half leads Orange past Spiders, 76-71
Syracuse Orange4 hours agoDaily Orange — Jim Boeheim isn't one to speak in exaggerations. So looking forward after Syracuse's win Sunday night against Le Moyne, the head coach's words rang out as a warning bell, loud and clear.
"We have probably the toughest schedule in the entire country the next few games," Boeheim said in his postgame press conference.
Syracuse Orange1 day agoDaily Orange — A day after the Syracuse head coaching position officially became available, Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall did his best to distance himself from the opening.
Speaking to The Day (Conn.), Edsall said he was not interested in the opening.
"There has been speculation in various media outlets that I am a candidate for the job," Edsall told the newspaper.
Syracuse Orange1 day agoDaily Orange — Timing is everything, and you can be sure Daryl Gross knows this.
Ultimately, it might have been the timing of Greg Robinson's hiring that doomed the regime from the start. You think Gross took too long to fire Robinson? When Gross canned Paul Pasqualoni on Dec.
Syracuse Orange1 day agoDaily Orange — Being a third-string quarterback isn't easy, which is partly why Syracuse redshirt freshman Cody Catalina decided to adopt a new position: tight end. The Ruffs Dale, Pa., native spoke with The Daily Orange about the transition, being a Steelers fan and his success with a rifle in his hands.
Syracuse Orange5 days agoDaily Orange — Randy Edsall was always smart. Dick MacPherson, his former boss, remembers that much. Edsall spent 10 years as an assistant when MacPherson was head coach of the Syracuse football team from 1980 to 1990.
Edsall trailed around all the future head coaches on MacPherson's staff, the youngest talented assistant on a staff full of young talented assistants over the years.
Syracuse Orange5 days agoDaily Orange — During summer workouts, Da'Mon Merkerson lined up to run his "quick time." The drill, which measures a player's speed in his initial 5-yard burst from the line of scrimmage, was something he and fellow Syracuse sophomore wide receiver Donte Davis did not enjoy.
Syracuse Orange5 days agoDaily Orange — Lorenzo Romar knew the deal three years ago, when he coaxed a 7-foot center named Spencer Hawes to join his Washington basketball program.
Romar knew he was probably recruiting a one-year rental. That Hawes' plan was to use Washington as a tune-up before skipping town for an NBA city to-be-named.
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