Christmas rebounds from poor performances in win over No. 25 Notre Dame
It took 90 seconds and two offensive possessions for Rakeem Christmas to score more points Monday than he did over the weekend against Pittsburgh. He… Read more »
Writer archives: Michael Cohen
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 »
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 »
Coming up small: Lack of production from Syracuse's big men in recent games shifts bulk of scoring to backcourt
Jim Boeheim yanked Rakeem Christmas from the game for the second time. He followed his sophomore center to the bench, engaged in a verbal tirade… Read more »
Syracuse utilizes 3-guard lineup against rangy Cincinnati
James Southerland was once again in street clothes Monday, sitting out his third consecutive game due to ineligibility. The 6-foot-8 forward, who shoots like a… Read more »
ROARING BACK: Syracuse defies odds again in late comeback win over No. 21 Cincinnati
It was the shot that made Jim Boeheim celebrate. With a confident flick of the wrist, though his percentage from beyond the arc should make… Read more »
Cohen: Marrone accomplished goals at Syracuse, leaves with positive legacy
Doug Marrone sat beneath the grandstands of Memorial Stadium, a fresh bottle of red Gatorade open by his left hand. He looked exhausted. His shirt… Read more »
Boeheim finds go-to group in win against Providence with young trio not yet ready
It took three tries, but Syracuse was finally tested in the closing moments of a Big East game. As Josh Fortune banked in a miraculous… Read more »
Carter-Williams posts another stellar performance, steadily leads offense in win over Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The triple-double watch has become routine. With each successive game, there comes a point in time where it seems inevitable that Michael… Read more »
Despite getting good looks, Syracuse's shooters go cold from outside
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Time and again James Southerland rose up and let loose a jump shot, just as he has all season, just as he… Read more »
Syracuse defense makes 2nd-half adjustments to shut down hot shooting Cotton
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The start resembled last year’s game: a hot-shooting Providence team and an uncharacteristically slow start by Syracuse. It produced an early Friars… Read more »
INSIDE OUT: Fair, Christmas make up for Syracuse's poor shooting with dominant low-post play in win over Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Each miss was more puzzling than the last. James Southerland and Brandon Triche, Syracuse’s two most reliable outside shooters, found every part… Read more »
In email to Syracuse players, Marrone thanks team, says he will always support SU
Within minutes of Doug Marrone's introduction as the next head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Syracuse football players received a mass email from Marrone explaining… Read more »
'Sad day in Orange land.': Current, former players react to Marrone's departure as Syracuse head coach
With the news of Doug Marrone accepting an offer to coach the Buffalo Bills breaking in the early morning hours on Sunday, it was through… Read more »
With Marrone heading to Buffalo, a look at his top 5 games as Syracuse's head coach
Doug Marrone came to Syracuse with a 3-ring binder containing the plan that would rebuild his alma mater. At first it wasn’t easy — or… Read more »
Cohen: Pinstripe Bowl victory completes remarkable, year-long change of fortunes for Marrone, Syracuse program
NEW YORK — Following last season’s seismic collapse that saw Syracuse plummet from the top of the Big East to its lowly basement, Adam Harris… Read more »
Pinstripe Bowl win caps off Syracuse's tenure in Big East, long-time West Virginia rivalry
NEW YORK — It all ended with a simple kneel down. As the clock ticked under one minute inside Yankee Stadium on Saturday, the result… Read more »
Spruill sits out 1st half, Lynch takes over with dominant defensive performance
NEW YORK — Marquis Spruill sat out the first half of Saturday’s Pinstripe Bowl after head coach Doug Marrone said his starting outside linebacker would… Read more »
Pugh must consider future after Pinstripe Bowl
He's been the stalwart player on Syracuse's offensive line for the past three seasons, paving the way for three consecutive 1,000-yard rushers. And when he takes… Read more »
Leader of SU secondary to conclude career at Pinstripe Bowl
When the clock reads all zeroes inside Yankee Stadium on Saturday, it will be the end of an illustrious Syracuse career for safety Shamarko Thomas.… Read more »
Cohen: Marrone's punishments of Spruill, Rene hypocritical to no-nonsense approach
When Doug Marrone returned to Syracuse, his alma mater was in shambles. The once-proud program — it’s easy to forget Jim Brown used to run… Read more »
SMASH MOUTH: Behind dazzling offensive display, Syracuse routs overmatched Monmouth 108-56
Stephen Spinella could only laugh and smile. There was nothing else to do after the taller, more athletic, more bouncy C.J. Fair had caught a… Read more »
Two Syracuse football players arrested early Sunday morning
UPDATED: Dec. 2, 2012, 5:31 p.m. Two Syracuse football players were arrested Sunday morning and spent the night in jail, according to police reports. Steve Rene,… Read more »
Syracuse wins share of Big East championship after Louisville beats Rutgers Thursday
Syracuse earned a share of the Big East championship Thursday after Louisville defeated Rutgers to cause a three-way tie at the top of the conference.… Read more »
