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Tennis

Syracuse blows out Albany 7-0 to start season 5-1

Amanda Rodgers took five dribbles – as she always does before her first serve – and tossed the ball skyward. Her left arm arched high to leverage the ball downward, her body uncoiling like a stretched-out slinky. Rodgers’ racquet exploded through the ball and the slinky fell back to rest. Ace. Match winner. Read more »

Track and Field

Graves, Molke reflect on Syracuse careers while qualifying for Olympic Trials

On Jan. 18, Robert Molke, Griff Graves and Sarah Pagano each qualified for the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials with their performances at the USA Half Marathon Championships at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon. Graves and Molke finished at 1:03.27, just below the required bar of 1:05.00, and Pagano will join them in February 2016 in Los Angeles when they run at the Olympic Trials. Read more »