'Melo scores 14 points in Dome return
Carmelo Anthony sat on the floor next to the Denver Nuggets bench, sheathed in a yellow practice shirt and seemingly impervious to the chants of… Read more »
Writer archives: John Clayton
MBB : Jardine to redshirt this season with stress fracture in left shin
Scoop Jardine kept playing last year, even as Syracuse's season wound down and the pain in his left shin sharpened. How could he stop? With… Read more »
MBB : Jardine ailed by stress fracture, will redshirt 2008-09 season
Scoop Jardine kept playing, even as Syracuse's season wound down and the pain in his left shin sharpened. How could he stop? With the Orange… Read more »
FB : Williams left on bench while SU defense plays best game
Bruce Williams felt conflicted. The Syracuse senior safety and team captain tried to exult in the Orange defense's best outing of the season against West… Read more »
FB : Overhauled SU defense has best game of season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - With two weeks to gameplan for West Virginia's high-octane, spread offense, Greg Robinson had plenty of time to concoct a defensive scheme.… Read more »
Clayton: Once again, Brinkley's best not quite enough for Syracuse
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Curtis Brinkley should be savoring games like this. He is, after all, playing the best football of his collegiate career, a sort… Read more »
'The Express' opens nationwide, receives criticism
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The nationwide release of 'The Express' this weekend was not well received in West Virginia. Officials across the Mountain State condemned the… Read more »
FB : Mountain men
QB Pat WhiteBruce Williams didn't hesitate when asked what makes West Virginia's spread attack so potent.'Pat White,' the Syracuse senior safety said. 'It's always been… Read more »
FB : Carter likely to play after missing 2 games with hamstring pull
This season has supplied plenty of frustration for Delone Carter.First, there was Syracuse's three-man running back rotation, which forced Carter to cede a bulk of… Read more »
FB : When should Greg Robinson go? Later
We should get this out of the way before I'm labeled a Greg Robinson apologist: I'm not here to say this man shouldn't be fired.… Read more »
FB : Brinkley sits out in crucial 4th quarter stretch
Curtis Brinkley couldn't hide his aggravation. The senior starting tailback wanted the ball with the game tied at 24 early in the fourth quarter against… Read more »
FB : Fading away
Greg Robinson ran alongside his defense, shepherding them from one end of the field to the other. The third quarter had just ended and Pittsburgh… Read more »
FB: Orange collapses in fourth quarter, loses 34-24 to Pitt
Greg Robinson ran alongside his defense, shepherding them from one end of the field to the other. The third quarter had just ended and Pittsburgh… Read more »
FB : After last year's disappointment, Dantley gets another shot at Pitt
Cameron Dantley remembers last year's match-up with Pittsburgh. How could he forget? After all, it was the former walk-ons first extended look at quarterback -… Read more »
Volleyball sweeps Cornell, wins 3rd straight match
Syracuse looked sharp in its final tune-up before Big East play, traveling to Cornell and sweeping the Big Red, 3-0.The Orange (7-8) has now won… Read more »
FB : Holmes slow to adjust to top cornerback role
Things weren't as complicated for Mike Holmes last year.Sure, Holmes was thrown into the fire last season - a former high school running back who… Read more »
Deep passes tarnish SU defensive effort
Greg Robinson's eyes stretched wide and his neck craned from side to side as he ranted, replaying the scene from the fourth quarter.The Syracuse head… Read more »
Clayton: Offensive line no longer a weakness for SU
By all accounts, Mitch Browning should have been downright cheery following Syracuse's victory over Northeastern. After all, the Orange offensive line - the perpetual mess… Read more »
FB : Robinson still adjusting to role of backup quarterback
It hasn't been easy for Andrew Robinson, getting use to this whole backup thing.Sure, the Syracuse junior quarterback has played understudy before. Back in his… Read more »
FB : Dantley gets starting nod again
It was not a given Cameron Dantley would get a third straight start at quarterback for Syracuse.Not after the junior's shoddy effort (13-for-32, 110 yards)… Read more »
Syracuse to face Penn State's high-powered spread offense
Click for GraphicsGreg Robinson didn't sugarcoat things when asked to assess No. 17 Penn State's electric offense. 'I'm trying to go back, and I think… Read more »
FB : Chiara close to starting role at safety
Paul Chiara decided it was time to, in his own words, 'redefine' himself.After all, it was easy to understand the situation this spring. Chiara saw… Read more »
FB : Surprise starter Dantley efficient in defeat
There was an illusion during the summer that Andrew Robinson was the stalwart of the Syracuse offense. That the junior quarterback was one of the… Read more »
FB : Clayton: Troubling loss a new low for Syracuse
Bruce Williams said it all. The senior wide receiver and team captain has been front-and-center for all the defeats and disappointments of the last three-plus… Read more »
