Orange not scared of Seminoles
The first two non-conference games Syracuse played against Top 25 teams resulted in SU being outscored, 82-10.When No. 8 Florida State plays Saturday at 7… Read more »
Writer archives: Scott Lieber
FSU knows: QB woes could be far worse
You could argue that the most productive thing Xzavier Gaines did this season for the Syracuse football team was relieve, at least a little, the… Read more »
Gaines, Pasqualoni discuss QB's future
As the Syracuse football team prepares for Florida State this week, the status of its third-string quarterback is still in the air.Xzavier Gaines met with… Read more »
Gaines may quit SU football team
Xzavier Gaines could leave the Syracuse football team as early as this weekend, the quarterback told The Daily Orange on Wednesday night.Gaines, a junior quarterback,… Read more »
Fields will play vs. Cavs
In the zero-sum game of the Syracuse football team's quarterback controversy, Joe Fields took a step backward as Perry Patterson moved into the starting role.Fields,… Read more »
Boeheim speaks about Edelin, status still the same
Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim responded yesterday to recent remarks criticizing the way the athletics department has handled the Billy Edelin saga.But Boeheim did… Read more »
'Shorty' comes up big over middle for Orangemen in career game
For wide receivers, patterns over the middle end in devastating, bone-crunching blows, usually delivered by linebackers. For 5-foot-6 receivers, middle routes are, essentially, kamikaze missions.So… Read more »
Dynamic Duo
With two competent runners in the backfield, just think of all the Syracuse football team can accomplish.After they swerve in and around defenses, the running… Read more »
After a freak injury, Joe Donnelly's playing again
The day was Aug. 26, and Joe Donnelly laid in a hospital bed, hours removed from emergency surgery.Just a day earlier he was the starting… Read more »
Syracuse intercepts 4 Guidugli passes in win
R. Todd Littlejohn had just witnessed a three-interception performance by his secondary. The Syracuse football team allowed a season-low 155 yards passing and seven points.… Read more »
Finally, offense scores big TD
Two games too late, the Syracuse football team's offense finally showed itself capable of stringing together a productive scoring drive.Two games into the season, SU… Read more »
SU wins home debut, 17-9 over Cincinnati
Damien Rhodes remembers sitting home late last October, watching his Orange teammates get thrashed by Pittsburgh. The Syracuse native watched the game alone, wishing he… Read more »
Orange to rotate quarterbacks
Three weeks after Paul Pasqualoni announced his decision, the question is as virulent as ever.Who is the starting quarterback for the Syracuse football team?Pasqualoni, SU's… Read more »
First Step
Perhaps this is the final spin in Rashard Williams' pirouette.Perhaps his ordeal is coming to an end, and Williams has finally figured out what he… Read more »
Blocked punts earn Smith Big East honors
The offense looked sluggish, completing just 9 of 24 passes for 84 yards. The team looked feeble, trailing by seven in the second quarter.But with… Read more »
Powell's Move not worth the hype
To attract attention to the bite-sized world of men's lacrosse, the biggest name in the sport made his the biggest declaration of his life.Michael Powell,… Read more »
Warrick a free throw away from perfect game
MIAMI - If you could pitch a perfect game in basketball, Hakim Warrick entered the bottom of the ninth with just that. Then he got… Read more »
Behind 43 from Gerry and man-to-man defense, SU past BYU in NCAA Tournament
DENVER - Ten games had passed since the Syracuse men's basketball team last abandoned the zone. Perfect, the Orangemen thought. That's 10 games to perfect… Read more »
G-Mac has one for the ages
DENVER - The embrace lasted about two seconds. That's how much time showed on the clock when it started, and, after the buzzer, it quickly… Read more »
Next up for Orangemen: Smoking hot Atlantic Coast champion Maryland
DENVER - Hakim Warrick still remembers the shock.He was so certain that the game was over. It was late in the second half. Maryland trailed… Read more »
Pace holds key to Orangemen's success
Denver - As a Syracuse men's basketball player, it's hard to escape Jim Boeheim's postgame rants.They've centered on the freshmen earlier this year, insisting they're… Read more »
Pace quietly produces
With 30 seconds left and the Syracuse men's basketball team up three, Josh Pace - and the game - were on the line. The spotlight… Read more »
Target off McNamara's back as wins pile up
The Syracuse men's basketball team escaped defeat Monday night, and with the victory, Gerry McNamara breathed a sigh of relief - another day without the… Read more »
Did somebody say controversy?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - None of Joe Fields' firsts ended right.His first snap came from Matt Tarullo's hands 16 seconds into the game; and ended… Read more »
