Questions asked and information shared
As has never been my tradition, I planned this week to open up my e-mail inbox and answer questions from readers.Q: So what happened?A: I… Read more »
Writer archives: Chico Harlan
Orangewomen yet to take advantage of new rule
It's something far subtler than the 6-1 thumping her team absorbed this weekend, and something far more innocuous than the 0-3 start that's suddenly invaded… Read more »
Hopkins rebuffs St. Bonaventure to remain at SU
Mike Hopkins is making the biggest decision of his professional career. He's gotta be careful. If he pays too much attention to all those pesky… Read more »
Future of Big East on the line
They've gotten so good at these meetings, the participants barely leave the airport. Off the plane, through the terminal, into a nearby hotel conference room.… Read more »
Drumlins too good a deal to pass up
You probably think this is a scam, the kind that belongs bold-lettered onto the front of a Prize Patrol envelope. At Syracuse University, you can… Read more »
Anthony faces history of struggles for early entries
Jim Boeheim opened yesterday’s press conference by calling it “a happy day for Syracuse basketball.” Ten minutes later, Carmelo Anthony was crying.Anthony, while announcing his… Read more »
Roberts matures under harsh Hurley
Some day, Terrence Roberts knows, he’ll return to the halls of St. Anthony High School and happily sit down with the man who once threatened… Read more »
Carmelo should leave SU
If Carmelo Anthony has any leaning toward theatrics — and all observations thus far would indicate he does — then he should leave Syracuse for… Read more »
Will Hunter has his say on a nightmarish SU football season
The 2002 Syracuse football season gave Will Hunter, the Orangemen’s most outspoken player, plenty of reasons to speak out.En route to a 4-8 record —… Read more »
Behind the Orangemen’s title run, Syracuse comes together
Sports deliver stories, and stories connect people. At its best, the connection is captivating, a shared link of enthusiasm and excitement.The Syracuse men’s basketball team,… Read more »
Texas: One step above Hell - but just barely
When Texas last advanced to the Final Four in 1947, Texans could still rightfully advertise themselves as citizens of the largest state, as members in… Read more »
Orangemen bring back memories of '96
Forty-eight hours before the 1995 NBA Draft, John Wallace, discouraged by what scouts termed a poor outside shot, removed his name from the draft list… Read more »
With 4 teams still alive, Big East reasserts itself as power conference
Notre Dame entered the postseason on such a downswing that many prognosticators swore the Irish would lose their first-round game against a team, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, that… Read more »
Flores key to Manhattan's upset hopes
For all its lessons, college still hasn't taught Luis Flores a speck about patience.Patience? That's for people who have time. That's for people who can… Read more »
Responsibilities adorn Virginia's Christmas
He's The Black Lacrosse Player. Some use the name admiringly. He's a pioneer, the sport's first African-American superstar since Jim Brown. Some use it derisively.… Read more »
The state of The Streak
Twenty years? How are you not going to slip up one of those years? I mean, what are the odds? — Syracuse head coach John… Read more »
Crockett impresses in SU debut
WEST POINT — True, Syracuse men’s lacrosse freshman Brian Crockett broke traditional rules by hurdling a depth chart of more experienced attackers to see significant… Read more »
McNamara earns permanent place in Scranton's heart
SCRANTON, Pa. — Cheers, to Gerry McNamara, from the Guinness line at Cosgrove's Clubhouse & Tavern, where never before could one 19-year-old Irish boy claim… Read more »
Huskies’ balance buries SU
HARTFORD, Conn. — Two nifty tip-ins from two freshman no-names on two straight possessions — with that quick spurt late in the second half, the… Read more »
No end in sight: the Title IX debate continues
Be forewarned: This story has no ending. It has controversy and passion and side-winding plot twists. But no ending. It has lawsuits and countersuits and… Read more »
Court rushing leads to injury, player punched
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim observed a raucous Carrier Dome atmosphere rarely seen in the last decade and praised it.Syracuse Director of Athletics Jake Crouthamel… Read more »
Esherick learns to watch tongue
Craig Esherick — educated as a lawyer, better known as Georgetown's basketball coach — still knows when to drop a case.'Don't go there,' Esherick, 20… Read more »
Column: Taking a bite of pain
Let me tell you a little about my Thursday mornings. They’re painful. Real painful. Like a migraine, a cold-cock to the groin and a Pauly… Read more »
Pitt defense overwhelms Orangemen
PITTSBURGH — Down low, one team shielded space while the other yielded space. One team pulled down rebounds as the other pulled itself out of… Read more »
