McNamara earns permanent place in Scranton's heart
SCRANTON, Pa. - Cheers, to Gerry McNamara, from the Guinness line at Cosgrove's Clubhouse & Tavern, where never before could one 19-year-old Irish boy claim… Read more »
Writer archives: Chico Harlan
McNamara's 3-point stroke develops from practice with father
You can hear it in Jim Nantz's voice - dread, disgust, alarm - listen, it's there every time, even on playback, even eight months removed,… Read more »
The ordinary, extraordinary, life of Buzz Shaw
A regular guy, that's one way to put it. Buzz Shaw does things people can relate to, things people can laugh about. He's the chancellor… Read more »
Fans brave cross country trip
The thick, pixilated line of neon pink - Mapquest.com's default suggestion for the quickest driving directions from Syracuse to Phoenix - branches from one coast… Read more »
Araujo a likely first round pick in NBA draft
Remember the rule, obrigado. When the letter 'R' appears at the beginning of a Portuguese word, make sure to say it properly. This is no… Read more »
Rascal Flatts to draw wide local audience
Expect everyone. A Noah's ark of Syracuse socialites. The teenyboppers will be up front, swooning and singing - a swirl of numbered Abercrombie gear that… Read more »
Don't hold your breath for Orangemen
In the context of classic literature, it's like waiting for Godot. In the context of my very mundane personal life, it's like waiting for a… Read more »
Gerry sinks Hoyas at buzzer to save SU
WASHINGTON, D.C. - First, what most have already forgotten: The tedium. 'It was horrible, man,' Syracuse freshman Louie McCroskey said. 'It was tough watching that… Read more »
Syracuse thriving in close games
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Veteran observers of the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry say they always expect a close game, regardless of any talent discrepancies. Fans of this year's… Read more »
Why Saturday will be Paul Pasqualoni's last game at Syracuse
On Monday, following perhaps the most damaging loss of his coaching career, Paul Pasqualoni fixed himself behind a folding table and addressed the local media… Read more »
A special thanks for the quotes
That's a stupid question, manifold athletes have suggested to maniwrinkled sportswriters. In four years at The Daily Orange, I've interviewed hundreds of people - including… Read more »
McNamara's 3-point stroke develops from practice with father
You can hear it in Jim Nantz's voice - dread, disgust, alarm - listen, it's there every time, even on playback, even eight months removed,… Read more »
Football any day? Football every day!
The college football flavorbursting begins a few days early and ends a few hours late once again this week. Between Wednesday night (when Marshall plays… Read more »
After 78 years, the Harlem Globetrotters remain cool
Forty reasons why the Harlem Globetrotters have been a top-40 entertainment hit for 78 years. 1. They're cool but old fashioned. They're established but always… Read more »
Syracuse's success hinges on viewpoint
Five football games remain for the (Jekyll, hot and half-full / Hyde, cold and half-empty) Syracuse football team, but I'm already convinced: The Orangemen are… Read more »
Young athletes depressing for over-the-hill college students
At the time, he said it confidently, as would be expected of anyone who traveled all the way into a REM sleep pattern to deliver… Read more »
Sox-Yankees rivalry has students trading barbs, punches
Late last Thursday night, as bars emptied out, one Syracuse University student - it doesn't matter who, just know that he proudly wore a Red… Read more »
A NEW PLAN
Boston College left, and took all certainties with it. Now, the Big East is wobbling on a pile of guesses. On Sunday, the Eagles accepted… Read more »
Quick fix no mystery to Syracuse
Don't worry if you missed it, the day the Syracuse women's soccer team turned itself around faster than anything not spitting exhaust. You were sleeping… Read more »
Stpors fnas lvoe to asumse
Aoccdrnig to rseearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, the ltteers in a wrod can be in amlsot any psosilbe oredr, so lnog as the frist and lsat… Read more »
Kennedy, Carney big hits on SU special teams
Two members of the Syracuse special teams turned in hard-hitting performances. Brendan Carney took aim at footballs. Darryl Kennedy took aim at people. And coupled… Read more »
Syracuse throttles Rockets behind stingy pass defense and 300 rushing yards
We'll introduce them in simple terms, because Saturday, they seized a game known for its complexities and made it simpler than left-right-left. First meet Rob… Read more »
Gee wages risky war to preserve academics
It's been exactly two weeks since Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee said he was 'declaring war' on big-time college athletics. As he detailed the war plans… Read more »
SU void of baseball for 30 years
Bags in hand, dreams in mind, he arrived here in 1969. Raff Yagjian had come to Syracuse University to play baseball. He was 18. He… Read more »
