syracuse.com - 1/3/2008
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A young and inexperienced Syracuse University basketball team had every opportunity to fold in its Big East Conference opener against St. John's on Wednesday night. Donte Greene, the mega-talented freshman who leads Syracuse in scoring, sat for nearly 10 minutes in the second half due to foul trouble. The Orange was missing free throws at an alarming rate; missing four out of five in one ...
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Syracuse Wins a "Backyard Dogfight"
Three Idiots on Sports —
John Celestand, Calling Backyard Dog Fights since 2008 As I'm sure you are aware, Syracuse got it's Big East conference season started on the right note with a tough 76-70 win over St. John's last night. What you may not be aware of is that the game, carried by ESPN regional for us out of towners, was broadcast by John Rooke and ...
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (1/3/2008)
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... pts) and Jonny Flynn (14 pts and 7 assists) also joined Onuaku in double figures. Freshman Justin Burrell scored 21 points to lead St. John's, but the Redstorm could not find the range from the 3-pt arc, shooting just 5-23 against the SU zone. Anthony Mason Jr (2-7) and Eugene Lawrence (0-5), SJU's most experienced players, combined for 2-12 from 3-pt land and 5-17 (29%) overall from the floor. With Dante Greene out for nearly 10 minutes in the second half because of foul trouble, SU Stays Cool (Post-Standard) and thwarts every SJU run to earn an opening win in Big East play. ...
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Syracuse Wins a "Backyard Dogfight"
idiotsonsports.blogspot.com 1/3/2008 — As I'm sure you are aware, Syracuse got it's Big East conference season started on the right note with a tough 76-70 win over St. John's last night. What you may not be aware of is that the game, carried by ESPN regional for us out of towners, was broadcast by John Rooke and former Villanova player John Celestand and Celestand was brutal on the microphone.
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sports.aol.com 1/3/2008 — Once considered only a fantasy, a mythical accomplishment only seen in legend, Zippy, the marsupial mascot for the University of Akron, achieved the impossible dream. In this year's Capital One Mascot Open , the Zips mascot was a wire to wire ...
SU center wears red 'S' on his chest
syracuse.com 1/3/2008 — Justin Burrell stood in a corridor of the Carrier Dome and knit his brow at the memory. For most of the 39 minutes he played Wednesday against Syracuse University, the St. John's forward was tasked with halting the steaming freight train that was ...
Syracuse's Smith in draft - NCAA Football - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 1/3/2008 — By John Murphy , Yahoo! Sports January 3, 2008 Syracuse wide receiver Taj Smith has opted to enter the NFL Draft rather than returning for a fifth year in college. A junior-college transfer, Smith played just four games as a junior with the ...
Yep, Taj entering Draft - Orange Football Blog on syracuse.com
blog.syracuse.com 1/3/2008 — Just spoke with Syracuse University head football coach Greg Robinson, who confirmed that co-captain and wide receiver Taj Smith is leaving his final season of elibility on the table in order to enter the NFL Draft. Robinson said he spoke with Smith ...
ORANGE PUNCH MIGHT BE TOUGH TO SWALLOW —
NY Post: Sports 1/2/2008
Jim Boeheim and Norm Roberts would scoff at any assertion that the first league game of the season was a must-win. Let them scoff. With the quality and depth of the Big East and the glaring questions facing both teams, neither Syracuse nor St...
ONUAKA TRIPS UP JOHNNIES —
NY Post: Sports 1/3/2008
St. John's coach Norm Roberts is at least happy about one thing - he only has to deal with Syracuse center Arinze Onuaku once this season. The 6-foot-9, 258-pound Onuaku scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, leading Syracuse...
