Austin: Hack recalls 2 defining sports moments
When this hack looks back at a career of sportswriting at Syracuse, there will be two things he remembers. Two and only two: The 60-foot… Read more »
Writer archives: Kyle Austin
The mind of a sprinter: For Michael LeBlanc, the race is won or lost in his head
10.16 looks different to Michael LeBlanc now than it did 19 months ago.Then, it was a blistering fast 100-meter dash time the Syracuse sprinter clocked… Read more »
The journeyman: In 3rd job in 3 years, new Syracuse defensive coordinator Scott Shafer looking for stability at SU
The only constant for new Syracuse defensive coordinator Scott Shafer over the past few years has been change.For the third-straight year, Shafer will be a… Read more »
Miller out for season with stress fracture
Brad Miller, school record holder in the mile run and one of Syracuse's top distance runners, will miss the entire outdoor track season after suffering… Read more »
Syracuse's magical Big East tournament run ends in finals
NEW YORK - Even after three wins, seven overtimes and four days of Syracuse's best basketball of the season, head coach Jim Boeheim knew how… Read more »
Big East run gives Orange confidence for return to NCAA Tournament
NEW YORK - Minutes after his Syracuse team lost to Louisville, 76-66, in the Big East tournament final, Jim Boeheim started prophesying.'There's going to be… Read more »
ENCORE: Syracuse fights fatigue, sneaks by West Virginia in overtime to advance to Big East finals
NEW YORK - After playing the second-longest game in Division-I history - an exhausting six-overtime thriller against No. 3 Connecticut that lasted until almost 2… Read more »
Syracuse finally comes alive in 6th overtime to put UConn away
NEW YORK - It had gotten to the point where Jonny Flynn didn't even care if his Syracuse team beat Connecticut or not.After five overtimes… Read more »
Devendorf's near buzzer-beater takes backseat to 6 overtimes
NEW YORK - The players flooded off the Syracuse bench, racing toward the center of Madison Square Garden. Eric Devendorf jumped up onto the table… Read more »
FIREWORKS: 2nd-half tussles spark crucial Syracuse run in win
NEW YORK - After failing to score in the first half, and with his Syracuse team locked in a tight game against Seton Hall, Eric… Read more »
Syracuse men's basketball goes to Marquette looking to better Big East seed with 4th straight win
Fourteen Big East head coaches may have taken a sigh of relief when Marquette senior point guard Dominic James went down for the season with… Read more »
Despite strong resume, Orange basketball players, coach mum on NCAA
After a sound 70-40 win over Rutgers in the Carrier Dome Tuesday night - Syracuse's third blowout in a row, clinching a first-round bye in… Read more »
Orange earns 2nd-straight blowout with 24-point win over Cincinnati
When Jim Boeheim spoke about his team's first half Tuesday against St. John's, the Syracuse head coach said his team played 'just about as well… Read more »
Flynn recovers from illness with game-high 21 points in men's basketball win over St. John's
NEW YORK - Never mind a nagging sickness that held him out of two days of practice last week. Or the potential game-tying shot he… Read more »
Syracuse women's lacrosse returns unbeaten from California trip
The Syracuse women's lacrosse team made it through a weekend in California unscathed, as it recorded wins over No. 17 Stanford and California.The Orange topped… Read more »
Syracuse men's well rested for Villanova
As he plodded through his postgame question and answer session with reporters following Saturday's win over Georgetown, one topic perked the interest of Syracuse shooting… Read more »
SIGH OF RELIEF: Syracuse basketball withstands late Georgetown run, returns to form with 4-point overtime win
The horn sounded ending regulation, and Paul Harris walked over to a stunned Syracuse huddle trying to make sense of what had transpired over the… Read more »
MBB : Poor free-throw shooting plagues Orange baskteball down stretch
To look at the stat sheet, it would seem free throws were an improvement in Saturday's overtime win over Georgetown. The Orange shot 76.5 percent… Read more »
MBB : RELIEF: Syracuse withstands late run to top Georgetown
The horn sounded ending regulation, and Paul Harris walked over to a stunned Syracuse huddle trying to make sense of what had transpired over the… Read more »
MBB : Cunningham 'bad matchup' for SU defense
PHILADELPHIA - The consensus is clear: Dante Cunningham was a bad matchup for Syracuse.It was clear on the postgame stat sheet. Cunningham tied a career… Read more »
MBB : Austin: With Connecticut looming, Syracuse must solve road woes
PHILADELPHIA - Andy Rautins barely lifted his head when he talked.He knew Syracuse had started off abysmally again. He knew what the consequences of a… Read more »
MBB : Orange looking for redemption vs. Villanova
Last season, Villanova ran Syracuse through the full range of emotions.The teams met three times: The first was a 10-point home loss for SU, part… Read more »
MBB : Rautins to play, Onuaku in doubt
Center Arinze Onuaku is considered a game-time decision, and shooting guard Andy Rautins is expected to play in Wednesday's basketball game against West Virginia, an… Read more »
MBB : Boeheim looks to avoid two-game skid
Even after an 18-point loss on the road in Pittsburgh Monday, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim could only offer one basic sentiment: It happens.What else… Read more »
