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Son also rises: Buddy Boeheim playing sweet for Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — With the shot clock about to expire in an overtime game on the road against the reigning national champions, Syracuse guard Buddy Boeheim curls far behind the arc on the right wing. He barely glances at his target, then launches a shot over the outstretched arms of a Virginia...
NY graduation rate improves ahead of review of requirements
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York's high school graduation rate continued to edge upward in 2019 ahead of a review and possible revision of diploma requirements, education officials said Thursday. The overall graduation rate was 83.4%, up just short of a percentage point from the previous year, data from the...
AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos
LUMPKIN, Ga. (AP) — In a locked, guarded courtroom in a compound surrounded by razor wire, Immigration Judge Jerome Rothschild waits -- and stalls. A Spanish interpreter is running late because of a flat tire. Rothschild tells the five immigrants before him that he’ll take a break before the...
Syracuse hires Sterlin Gilbert as offensive coordinator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse has hired Sterlin Gilbert as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The university announced the hire on Thursday. Gilbert is a familiar face. He previously worked with Orange head coach Dino Babers for three seasons, serving in the same role at Eastern Illinois...
Syracuse defense stymies Boston College to rout the Eagles
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — It was way back in the 20th century, the 1996-97 season to be precise, when Syracuse lost its first three conference games at home as a member of the Big East. The Orange was in no mood to make history Wednesday night, routing Boston College 76-50 for its first Atlantic Coast...
Syracuse University chancellor outlines anti-racism plans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University has allocated $5.6 million toward addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in response to a series of racist incidents on campus last fall, Chancellor Kent Syverud said Monday as a new semester began. In his annual winter address, Syverud said his...
Syracuse tabs Zach Arnett as new defensive coordinator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers named Zach Arnett as the Orange's new defensive coordinator on Saturday. Arnett joins the Orange after serving as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at San Diego State the past two seasons. “He learned under a great defensive mind in Rocky...
Tebow will be at Mets' spring training for 4th straight year
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Tebow will be at spring training with the New York Mets for the fourth straight year. The Mets said Thursday the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner will report to major league training camp next month in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The 32-year-old outfielder hit .163 in 77 games last season at...
Freshman Joe Girard making an impact with Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Joe Girard lay flat on his back after a fall on the hardwood of Jim Boeheim Court and staring up at Notre Dame's Prentiss Hubb as the sophomore hovered over the Orange freshman guard, glaring down in menacing fashion late in a tight game with the Irish. Girard hopped up and walked...
Virginia Tech goes on second half run to defeat Syracuse
SYRACUSE, NY (AP) — Virginia Tech coach Mike Young said he had to “have a kid on the floor who could rise up” in order to beat Syracuse. That kid turned out to be freshman Jalen Cone, who scored a career-high 19 points, including 16 in the second half, and Virginia Tech went on a 21-4 run...
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