Author: Staff
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Gerry McNamara Is Building a New Syracuse Culture. One Play Proved It.
Syracuse demolished Central Connecticut State. The final score was almost irrelevant. When you’re beating an overmatched opponent by 40 or 50 points, what can you really learn from the box score? The Orange were supposed to dominate CCSU. And they did. But there was one play that told us more about Gerry McNamara’s vision for…
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The Fizz Score Debuts: Why Gavin Doty Outgraded Syracuse’s Leading Scorer
Gavin Doty earns the highest grade in our debut rankings, while Ryan Moesch provides a fascinating example of why there’s more to basketball than the box score.
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Should Syracuse Fans Be Worried About Kiyan Anthony?
What if Kiyan Anthony scores 22 points against New Haven tonight? Syracuse opens the Gerry McNamara era tonight at the Dome, and there’s already been plenty of concern about Anthony’s underwhelming preseason. But if he knocks down a few jumpers, attacks the basket and finishes with 20-plus points, how much of that criticism immediately disappears?…
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Syracuse’s New Otto Helmet Has Fans Talking. But Is Something Bigger Coming?
Syracuse football is trying something different. And Orange fans have plenty of opinions about it. The program unveiled a new white helmet on Instagram Monday, featuring Otto the Orange prominently on the side. The Orange will debut the look against SMU, marking a departure from the school’s traditional helmet designs. It’s a first for Syracuse…
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Iona Prep Shuts Out Cardinal Hayes 28-0 to Stay Perfect at 6-0
Reporter: Mark Stewart Iona Prep’s perfect season rolled on Friday night with a 28-0 victory over Cardinal Hayes at Baker Field, improving the Gaels to 6-0. The score might suggest a comfortable night, but the game had plenty of intensity. Both teams played with an edge from the opening kickoff, and a series of disputed…
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Is Louisville the Game That Makes or Breaks Syracuse’s Season?
Saturday night at the Dome is a crossroads for Syracuse football. The Orange are 2-3, winless in the ACC, and coming off another painful second-half collapse against Virginia. Now Louisville arrives for a primetime matchup that could determine whether there’s anything left to salvage from this season. Lose, and Syracuse falls to 2-4 overall and…
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The Athletic’s ACC Rankings Reveal a Surprising Outlook for Syracuse
Nobody seems quite sure what to make of Syracuse basketball heading into the Gerry McNamara era. Apparently, that includes The Athletic. In its preseason ACC basketball rankings, The Athletic slots Syracuse 11th out of 18 teams, behind programs like Virginia Tech, Florida State, NC State and SMU. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for a program…
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Kiyan Anthony Is Already Getting Roasted After Syracuse’s Loss to UConn. Seriously?
It took exactly one exhibition game for the Syracuse basketball outrage machine to fire up. One game. In October. Against UConn. And somehow, Kiyan Anthony is already getting roasted. Anthony scored just six points on 2-of-11 shooting as Syracuse fell 72-52 to the Huskies in Gerry McNamara’s preseason debut. It wasn’t pretty. The Orange struggled…
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Can Fran Brown Fix This? Syracuse Football Fans Are Reaching a Breaking Point
Is Fran Brown the wrong man to lead Syracuse football? Or is he simply the victim of an almost unbelievable string of bad luck? Damon Amendolara is joined by longtime Syracuse media veteran and sports talk host Brian Higgins for an in-depth conversation about the state of Orange football. It’s becoming the most heated debate…
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Is Fran Brown in Over His Head at Syracuse?
The question is getting louder after every Syracuse football loss. Is Fran Brown actually the right man to lead this program? Or is he in over his head as a Power Four head coach? After Saturday’s 28-25 collapse at Virginia, the frustration is boiling over. Syracuse led 17-7 at halftime. The Orange outgained the Cavaliers…
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Rick Pitino’s Stunning Donnie Freeman Praise Has Syracuse Fans Talking
Donnie Freeman was one of the most complicated Syracuse basketball players to evaluate. The former five-star had obvious next-level physical gifts. He could score. He could rebound. He produced numbers. But during two disappointing Syracuse seasons, Freeman never quite became the transformative star many expected when he arrived as one of the program’s biggest recruiting…
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Seth Greenberg Scouts the Syracuse Roster: ESPN Analyst’s Blunt Take on the New-Look Orange
Former Virginia Tech coach and ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg joined longtime Syracuse beat writer Mike Waters ahead of ACC Tipoff in Charlotte and went through Gerry McNamara’s roster player by player. He had already watched film and practice, and he didn’t hold back. Here’s what he said about every Syracuse player he discussed. The Siena…
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College Volleyball is Surging. Are Charis Burge & Syracuse Catching the Wave?
Women’s college volleyball is no longer a niche sport. Just ask Nebraska. In 2023, the Cornhuskers packed 92,003 fans into Memorial Stadium for a match against Omaha, breaking the world attendance record for a women’s sporting event. More than 30 Division I volleyball programs set attendance records that season, while 3.6 million fans attended matches…
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Syracuse Escapes UConn in OT. Is This Amari Odom’s Team Now?
For more than two weeks, Syracuse fans debated whether Fran Brown should make the switch at quarterback. (The Fizz made the argument earlier in the week Steve Angeli should have started today. Oops.) On Saturday, he finally did. Now there’s a much different question: How does he possibly go back? Amari Odom got the surprise…
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Syracuse Fans Dream About the Big Ten. A New Report Should Make Us Think Twice.
Syracuse fans have spent nearly twenty years mourning the Big East. The ACC has never completely felt like home. And whenever the next round of conference realignment gets discussed, it’s easy to look north and west and wonder: Wouldn’t Syracuse be better off in the Big Ten? This may never be a reality. Syracuse’s local…
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Ca’Si Thomas’s Breakout Season Continues in Don Bosco’s Rout of Paramus Catholic
Reporter: Isaiah Rosario PARAMUS, NJ – If you are a New York Giants fan living in New Jersey, this past weekend’s Don Bosco Prep and Paramus Catholic matchup was for you. You may find yourself asking, why would a Giants fan even care about a local high school football game? Well, this weekend’s Friday night…
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Why This Moussa Kamissoko Quote Is So Important for Syracuse
Syracuse landed a five-star recruit when Moussa Kamissoko committed to Gerry McNamara and the Orange last week. But one evaluator believes Syracuse may have landed something even bigger. Brian Reichert of MADE Hoops described Kamissoko as a “potential program changer,” a striking assessment of the 6-foot-7 wing from the Bronx. And another evaluation of Syracuse’s…
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The Craziest Workout I’ve Ever Seen: Inside Iona Cross Country’s Hill Repeats
Reporter: Baptiste Cartieaux At sunrise, while most people are rushing to get to work on time, some others have a completely different plan: a brutal workout in Tibbetts Park. And trust me, this is not going to be a normal session. After an early warm-up, it’s time for the Iona cross-country team to attack the…
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Chase Reeves Delivers Again as Iona Prep Cruises Past St. Joseph by the Sea
Reporter: Mark Stewart It was a calm afternoon in Staten Island. The home team, St. Joseph by the Sea Vikings, were ready to take on the undefeated Iona Prep Gaels with some confidence. The Vikings actually opened with some promise, moving the ball, playing with tempo, and trying to match Iona’s physicality up front. The…
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Rye’s Blowout Win Becomes a Tribute to a Fallen Community Member
Reporter: Brady Weldon Rye hosted Eastchester for their home opener and dismantled the Eagles 51-0 in a much-needed bounce-back win after losing a close game the week prior to Clarkstown South. QB Charlie Brady was very efficient, going 10-for-12 passing with 198 yards and 4 touchdowns in the first half, before being rested midway through…
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White Plains’ Defense Struggles Again in 28-14 Loss to Yonkers
By Tyler Pinnock The struggle continues. White Plains Tigers fall to the Yonkers Guardians, 14-28, in a season that just seems like it can’t get going. The Tigers find themselves 0-3 to start the season, with team morale surely lower than wanted. Defense continues to struggle to stop the ball in both the run and…
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A Record Night and a Postgame Scuffle Define Monroe’s Tree Bowl Win
Reporter: Birch Lewis Fans packed into the stands for the 3rd annual “Tree Bowl” between the Monroe Red Jackets and the East/World of Inquiry Eagles, many presumably concerned about the high-powered Monroe offense that outscored opponents 130-19 through their first two games. Those worries were extinguished quickly, as the first quarter was characterized by defensive…
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How Bronxville Answered Its First Loss in Years With a 61-Point Statement
Reporter: Michael Fanelli Walloping any team 61-0 is an incredibly testament to a team’s potential. For the Bronxville Broncos, it demonstrated a pool of resilience the team hadn’t had to dive into for over a year. Coming off a Section 1 Class C championship and an undefeated season, the expectations for the Broncos were high.…
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Is Syracuse About to Land a Five-Star? The Experts Are Starting to Agree
Syracuse basketball may be closing in on five-star forward Moussa Kamissoko, and the recruiting experts are starting to agree. On3’s Joe Tipton has projected the Bronx native to Syracuse. Now, recruiting analyst Neil Adler is reportedly hearing the same thing, adding to the growing optimism that Gerry McNamara could land one of the top prospects…
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Syracuse Just Hired an NBA Executive. Here’s Why Orange Fans Should Care.
Syracuse athletic director Bryan Blair has a message for Orange fans: There is no time to waste. In a recent interview with Brent Axe of Syracuse.com, Blair described this as a moment of urgency for Syracuse athletics. In a college sports landscape changing at breakneck speed, the Orange need to win and maximize their opportunities…
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New Rochelle’s Offense Steals the Show in Win Over Mount Vernon
Reporter: Robbie Basel NEW ROCHELLE — It was another hot and humid night on North Avenue, and with the sun shining down on the New Rochelle Huguenots, they picked up right where they left off from their opener to put on an offensive clinic, taking down Mount Vernon 39-14 on Friday and improving to 2-0…
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Jon Rothstein Isn’t Sold on Syracuse’s Talent. Here’s What He Thinks of Each Player.
Jon Rothstein watched Syracuse practice last week and came away with an assessment that should get Orange fans’ attention. “I’m not in love with the Syracuse talent,” the CBS Sports college basketball insider said. That’s not exactly what fans want to hear heading into Gerry McNamara’s first season. But Rothstein also believes in G-Mac’s coaching…
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Iona Men’s Tennis Returns With a Win After 23 Years Away
Reporter: William Quincy After more than two decades away from competition, Iona men’s tennis finally had its moment, and it came sooner than anyone expected. The Gaels returned to the court for the first time in 23 years on Friday, opening the 2026-27 season with a 5-2 road victory over Holy Cross. For a program…
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Nahum Pierre Piles Up 400 Yards, But Stepinac Falls 48-42
Reporter: Akin Taylor In a breath-taking league showdown on Saturday afternoon, Archbishop Stepinac went toe-to-toe with St. Anthony’s in a back-and-forth offensive showcase that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle. The Crusaders traded blow for blow against the visiting Friars, showcasing deep offensive resilience throughout every quarter. Despite a…
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5 Potential Fran Brown Replacements Are Being Floated. Would Syracuse Really Hire Any of Them?
Syracuse is 1-2, and after another ugly loss — this time at Pitt — the calls to fire Fran Brown are getting louder. A SportsHub TikTok post has gained traction by floating five possible replacements. But before Orange fans start dreaming about the next coach, it’s worth asking a question: Are any of these names…
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Can Johnye Booker Lead Cardinal Hayes Back From Rock Bottom?
Reporter: Diego Maldonado For Cardinal Hayes, heading into the 2026-2027 season, you kind of want to forget the season they had last year. The Cardinals went 2-8 throughout the season, which included a 48-0 loss to St. Joseph Regional, at the time the #1 ranked team in New Jersey. But it’s a new season, and…
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Somers Is 3-0, But These Flags Need to Get Fixed
Reporter: Joseph Gierer MAHOPAC, N.Y. — Somers went on the road for the third straight week Friday night to face its rival Mahopac High School. The Tuskers delivered another dominant performance, winning 35-7. The stands were packed as always with fans of both sides, one looking for its first win and the other looking to…
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Mamaroneck’s Offense Stalls in 34-7 Road Loss to Arlington
Reporter: Alex Campbell On a cool September night, the Mamaroneck Tigers traveled to Lagrangeville, New York, to take on the Arlington Admirals in their second league game. While the Tigers manhandled John Jay EF last week, that would not be the same tonight. The Admirals took command of this game as it went on and…
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Down 29-0, Mount Vernon’s Offense Refused to Fold
Reporter: Chris Gambino It was a picturesque afternoon in New Rochelle, New York, where the Mount Vernon Knights and New Rochelle Huguenots were greeted with an incredible pregame ceremony, headlined by a wonderful rendition of our national anthem, just moments prior to kickoff. The only thing missing was fireworks, but New Rochelle would provide them…
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White Plains Searches for Answers After 34-0 Loss to North Rockland
Reporter: Tyler Pinnock The White Plains High School football team faced a crushing 34-0 defeat against North Rockland High School. This is the Tigers’ second straight loss of the season, following their first game last week against out-of-league Fox Lane. The Tigers are struggling to piece things together on both the defensive and offensive sides…
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Iona Prep’s Backfield Depth Overwhelms Paramus Catholic
Reporter: Mark Stewart Great sunny afternoon at Mara Field. People started settling onto the hill. One second everyone was waving to friends and sliding into their usual spots, and the next, Antwine Short was already halfway down the sideline with the opening kickoff. It happened so fast that the crowd didn’t have time to finish…
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