Kempney, Syracuse dominate draw controls in blowout win over Marquette
The official stepped up to the center circle for the opening faceoff. Syracuse’s Kailah Kempney and Marquette’s Katie Bathon were in position, prepared for the… Read more »
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Gery: With trip to Final Four, Boeheim overcomes adversity to climb back to top of profession
WASHINGTON — Jim Boeheim smiled as his seniors considered whether the Syracuse head coach had relaxed at all in the last four years. Brandon Triche… Read more »
Syracuse zone proves unbeatable again as Marquette suffers miserable shooting night in Elite Eight
WASHINGTON – Marquette passed the ball around the outside of Syracuse’s zone, desperately trying to find an opening to break through the middle. With each… Read more »
UN-FOUR-GETTABLE: Syracuse returns to Final Four for first time in 10 years with 55-39 victory over Marquette
WASHINGTON — On the same court where Syracuse’s season seemed to come apart, where its confidence reached its lowest point and where its future looked… Read more »
Syracuse-Marquette: The matchups, numbers and what to watch for in the Elite Eight Big East duel
Big number 24 Points scored by point guard Michael Carter-Williams in Syracuse's 61-50 win over Indiana, a career high. Free throw Syracuse forward James Southerland's… Read more »
The Daily Orange's beat writers predict outcome of Syracuse's Elite Eight game against Marquette
Syracuse is going to face a Marquette team it's very familiar with in the Elite Eight on Saturday. The last time these two teams played,… Read more »
Postseason surge after miserable regular-season stretch leads Syracuse to Elite Eight matchup with Marquette
WASHINGTON — The confidence level never wavered. But Syracuse’s season had reached its breaking point. It was March 10, the day after Georgetown’s 61-39 annihilation… Read more »
Marquette's two hellish weeks of preseason carrying Golden Eagles through NCAA Tournament, into Elite Eight matchup with Syracuse
WASHINGTON – The exhaustion, the fainting, the vomiting and the second-guessing built Marquette. The toughness to withstand late-game comebacks from opponents, and the intense ride… Read more »
Syracuse prepares to limit Gardner after Marquette center scored 26 points in last meeting
WASHINGTON – Just more than a month ago, Devante Gardner barreled his way around the middle of Syracuse’s zone, using his size and his deceptively… Read more »
Syracuse's zone has caught opponents off guard, but Marquette will be ready
WASHINGTON — Marquette head coach Buzz Williams made his way past his school’s band and the Golden Eagles fan base, receiving congratulatory messages for his… Read more »
Last time they played: Marquette 74, Syracuse 71
With a 6-foot-8, 290-pound physique, Davante Gardner resembles a bulky lineman more than he looks like the Marquette basketball player he is. But on Feb.… Read more »
How Marquette got to the Elite Eight
Marquette squares off against No. 4-seed Syracuse on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. with a trip to the Final Four at stake. Neither team has made… Read more »
Notre Dame to join ACC next season
Notre Dame will leave the Big East a year earlier than originally planned to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East commissioner Mike Aresco announced… Read more »
Fight to the finish: After struggling to close out games, Syracuse looks to sort out 2nd-half woes against Louisville
There were six turnovers in a span of 10 possessions. A seven-point lead became a six-point deficit. There were eight baskets allowed and only one… Read more »
Marquette's Gardner growing into crucial force off bench, coming into his own after shy youth
Davante Gardner always stuck out in middle school. The teenager who would eventually develop a 6-foot-8-inch, 290-pound frame towered over his classmates when he walked… Read more »
Fair's diminished role in 2nd half costs Syracuse in loss to Marquette
MILWAUKEE — C.J. Fair lowered his voice as the media cleared out of the visitor’s locker room in the underbelly of the Bradley Center. He… Read more »
DROPOUT: Gardner scores 18 2nd-half points for Marquette, Syracuse fades down stretch in 2nd-straight loss
MILWAUKEE — His teammates call him “Twinkletoes.” It’s a laughable moniker on the surface, quite possibly the last nickname you’d expect for the 6-foot-8, 290-pound… Read more »
Former Syracuse players wrap up NFL Combine workouts
The NFL Combine is wrapping up, and three of Syracuse’s four representatives are finished with all of their workouts. Ryan Nassib, Alec Lemon, Justin Pugh… Read more »
Freshman center Coleman nearing return to game action
One side note that came out of Jim Boeheim’s postgame press conference on Saturday was that center DaJuan Coleman is on the verge of returning… Read more »
