UConn's Kevin Ollie, Rodney Purvis preview matchup with Syracuse
Syracuse will face former Big East rival Connecticut at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in the semifinal of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. Read more »
Big East basketball
In final Big East tournament run, Boeheim reflects on decades in conference tournament, looks ahead to ACC
NEW YORK – The memories flooded Jim Boeheim’s mind. For more than three decades, he’s been leading his teams into Big East battles at Madison… Read more »
Cohen: Intense rivalry filled with tight battles, incredible moments closes with Georgetown's demolition of Syracuse
WASHINGTON — Big John Thompson rose to his feet. He hoisted himself, all 6 feet, 10 inches and roughly 300 pounds, up and out of… Read more »
Carter-Williams lone bright spot for Syracuse in blowout loss to Georgetown
WASHINGTON -- Michael Carter-Williams tried to keep Syracuse in the game. The 6-foot-6 point guard sliced through Georgetown’s pressure defense and absorbed contact for tough… Read more »
HUMILIATED: Syracuse offense falls flat against swarming Georgetown defense in rivalry-closing 61-39 loss
WASHINGTON — The display of raw emotion marked the end of the game. Georgetown guards D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Markel Starks fittingly converged at the Big… Read more »
Cold from arc, Southerland takes to inside game in 22-point double-double performance
So much of James Southerland’s season was defined by his knockdown shooting from the 3-point line. Once he finds his rhythm, his shots keep falling.… Read more »
Triche's turnovers, off shooting crucial in Syracuse's loss to Louisville
Jim Boeheim has no explanation, only possible theories. Brandon Triche’s struggles are confounding given how much talent and potential he possesses. There’s no easy answer… Read more »
SEEING RED: Late turnovers frustrate Boeheim, Syracuse in 58-53 loss to No. 10 Louisville
Brandon Triche started down the court, both hands out, wishing he had the previous play back. The senior guard tried to sneak a bounce pass… Read more »
Marquette's Gardner growing into crucial force off bench, coming into his own after shy youth
Davante Gardner always stuck out in middle school. The teenager who would eventually develop a 6-foot-8-inch, 290-pound frame towered over his classmates when he walked… Read more »
DROPOUT: Gardner scores 18 2nd-half points for Marquette, Syracuse fades down stretch in 2nd-straight loss
MILWAUKEE — His teammates call him “Twinkletoes.” It’s a laughable moniker on the surface, quite possibly the last nickname you’d expect for the 6-foot-8, 290-pound… Read more »
HOME TO THE HOYA: Otto Porter silences record crowd in final SU-Georgetown Big East Dome game
So many came before Otto Porter. Over the course of three-plus decades of epic clashes between Syracuse and Georgetown, dominant individual performances occasionally wrestled the… Read more »
Cotton, Providence's miserable shooting performances feed ugly loss to Syracuse
From the second seat on the Providence bench, Bryce Cotton gazed dejectedly onto the court, where the final seconds of a hopeless game melted away.… Read more »
Southerland slow to heat up post-ineligibility, still a factor in win at Seton Hall
NEWARK, N.J. –James Southerland knocked down three 3-pointers. But he missed his first three attempts. In his third game back following his ineligibility, Southerland is… Read more »
HALL PASS: Orange grinds out road win at Seton Hall, punishes Pirates from free-throw line
NEWARK, N.J. — Michael Carter-Williams raced down the court, straight for the rim. Unconcerned by Seton Hall guard Aaron Cosby’s presence in front of him,… Read more »
Dog fights: Ahead of final regular-season Big East matchup, five of the most memorable Syracuse-UConn games
The rivalry has stretched more than three decades. Syracuse and Connecticut have been battling through the years, creating a rivalry that’s among the best in… Read more »
Sampson emerging into feature role at St. John's
While most blue-chip recruits ran their teams and rolled through competition, JaKarr Sampson came off of the bench in his sophomore year at St. Vincent-St.… Read more »
Southerland glad to be back on court after arduous suspension
The suspension dragged on, but the whole time James Southerland believed he did nothing wrong. Southerland was declared ineligible before Syracuse’s game against Villanova at… Read more »
Fair leads SU past St. John's with 17 points in all-around performance
All alone, C.J. Fair caught the ball in the left corner and waited. The Syracuse forward had time to size up his first 3-point attempt… Read more »
Running back: Syracuse returns to transition game ahead of hosting St. John's
After Syracuse’s loss to Villanova, Brandon Triche realized the transition game that powered so many decisive runs in nonconference victories had disappeared in Big East… Read more »
Parity continues into 2013 in Big East
Big East teams continue to push through high-contact, low-scoring games, and a logjam has formed at the top of the Big East standings. The top… Read more »
Lack of rebounding dooms Orange at Pitt
PITTSBURGH — Michael Carter-Williams prepared to step to the free-throw line for three attempts. He’d just drawn a foul at the top of they key… Read more »
Grant turns in mixed performance in increased role, unfavorable matchup at Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – Syracuse’s depleted rotation pushed Jerami Grant into a starting assignment. He played all 40 minutes because of a thin bench. His extended minutes… Read more »
PITTIFUL: Shorthanded, outrebounded Syracuse falls 65-55 at Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Brandon Triche leaned up against the concrete wall in the visitor’s locker room, running through each of the 3-pointers he missed in… Read more »
