Lunardi helps fuel bracket fever
Nothing in sports quite compares to the NCAA men's national basketball championship. The three-week tournament held every March has become a national obsession, complete with… Read more »
Writer archives: Sandy Weintraub
Snow leaves Wake Forest out in the cold against Maryland
Last Saturday afternoon, the Wake Forest men’s basketball team boarded a plane to Washington, D.C., expecting to return the following evening. Instead, it returned four… Read more »
Much to players’ delight, Evansville leaves sleeves
When the University of Evansville men's basketball team took the court for the first time this season, something was missing.On Nov. 9, the Purple Aces… Read more »
ESPN busts out teams with upset potential
To college basketball fans, the names Creighton, Gonzaga, Tulsa and Kent State mean lost money and ruined brackets during the NCAA Tournament. Now, thanks to… Read more »
Grinnell’s blueprint for scoring history: Just have fun
Scoring 100 points is a benchmark in college basketball. Do that, you win. Simple.But for Division III Grinnell College, 100 points is anything but a… Read more »
Kansas, Arizona battle in possible Final Four preview
Saturday’s college basketball schedule features a possible Final Four matchup between No. 1 Arizona and No. 6 Kansas.This high-profile, non-league game in the heart of… Read more »
Reloaded Duke remains undefeated
Each of the 327 Division I men's basketball teams start the season undefeated. Only one team — Duke — remains without a loss.After losing three… Read more »
Another View of the Heisman
Who is going to win the Heisman Trophy? Nobody seems to know. The race for the annual award, given to Division I's best football player,… Read more »
Opponents giving more respect to Orangewomen as season closes
With its season complete, the Syracuse volleyball team can't wait until next year.Playing with a lineup of only three upperclassmen and six freshmen, the Orangewomen… Read more »
Big Ten rushes to keep zealous fans off the field
Students rushing the field after a big win is a long-standing tradition in college football. Two weeks ago, after Syracuse upset Virginia Tech, hundreds of… Read more »
Finally rest awaits Syracuse
The Syracuse volleyball team just wants a nap.After a season-ending road trip beginning with Virginia Tech (18-10, 8-3 Big East) tonight and Miami (22-4, 8-3)… Read more »
SU blocked by Notre Dame
The Syracuse volleyball team ran into a brick wall Saturday.The Orangewomen’s attempt at an upset victory over Notre Dame ran straight into the Notre Dame… Read more »
SU hopes to shock Notre Dame in home finale
Like Miami in football, Notre Dame volleyball is the team to beat in the Big East.The Fighting Irish (20-5, 10-0 Big East) are two-time defending… Read more »
Victories hint at Syracuse’s potential
A weekend of domination for the Syracuse volleyball team could be a sign of things to come.Syracuse (19-9, 5-5 Big East) swept Boston College (12-14,… Read more »
SU’s most successful fall team won’t qualify for the postseason
Even with the best record of any Syracuse team this season, the volleyball team (17-9, 3-5 Big East) will not make the four-team Big East… Read more »
Syracuse faces Big East’s top 4 teams in next 7 games
The Syracuse volleyball team hopes Sunday’s match against Pittsburgh yields a return visit to the Steel City in a few weeks.With seven matches remaining in… Read more »
SU getting along better than ever
Christen Casey remembers when it wasn't so much fun to play volleyball at Syracuse.'My freshman year,' Casey said, 'it was just awful.'That season some of… Read more »
Icing on the cake
Everywhere he coaches, Jing Pu wins.Last night against Siena, Pu won his 300th NCAA volleyball match, a major milestone for his sport.'A hundred wins is… Read more »
West Virginia weary after delay
By car, the trip from New Brunswick, N.J., to Morgantown, W.Va., takes a little over six hours. For the West Virginia football team, though, that… Read more »
Volleyball dominated by West-Coast athletes
When Syracuse stays on the East Coast this weekend to play Big East rivals Villanova and Georgetown, it’s sure to play in front of small… Read more »
3-day trip means 3 tough matches
Three days, three matches, three tough opponents.The Syracuse volleyball team leaves today for its first road trip of the Big East season, its second consecutive… Read more »
St. John’s, Connecticut knock off SU in Big East opening weekend
The Syracuse volleyball team entered its first two Big East matches last weekend with newfound focus. Unfortunately for SU, St. John’s had a similar idea.Syracuse… Read more »
SU enters Big East play with uncertain lineup
As the lone senior on the Syracuse volleyball team, Abby Van Mater knows the importance of this weekend’s opening Big East matches.'It all goes down… Read more »
Orangewomen lose 3, miss chance at best start in team history
History will have to wait — at least for one more year.Just two points kept the Syracuse volleyball team from its best start in program… Read more »
