Freshman guard struggles in first extended action
ALBANY - Until Saturday afternoon, every time freshman point guard Josh Wright got into a game, he was remarkably poised for a freshman.He'd make crisp… Read more »
Writer archives: Michael Licker
Siena no match for McNamara's hot hand
ALBANY - Forget the talk of Gerry McNamara's long off-season layoff. Sure, McNamara took three months off this summer - the longest he's ever been… Read more »
Orange turns to defense after sluggish offense stalls
ALBANY - For Siena's Michael Haddix, the frustration had been building all afternoon. The Saints' leading scorer had repeatedly been engulfed in the paint by… Read more »
McNamara's breakout game save sluggish Orange
ALBANY - Gerry McNamara took three months off this summer - the longest he'd ever been away from basketball.But for much of Saturday afternoon at… Read more »
Syracuse captures Classic title with win
NEW YORK - For three games, Gerry McNamara waited. He wanted so desperately to perform like he knew he could. But for three games, he… Read more »
McCroskey sees big minutes
NEW YORK - Demetris Nichols' struggles Friday night were Louie McCroskey's gains.When Nichols struggled in the first half for the Syracuse men's basketball team in… Read more »
Forth's boos not deserved
Does Craig Forth not get the respect he deserves? Talk about it on The Daily Orange Basketball ForumNEW YORK CITY - So many times, Craig… Read more »
Orange faces Memphis for first time since 2002
NEW YORK CITY- Just two years ago, Syracuse and Memphis met up in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Back then, it was just a one-game… Read more »
Retirement shocks, saddens coaches
Former Syracuse football head coach Dick MacPherson remembers his first encounter with Syracuse Director of Athletics Jake Crouthamel. MacPherson, then Massachusetts' head football coach, had… Read more »
SU continues Big East road losing streak
The stat sticks out like the point of a sharp knife. At first glance, it might even seem impossible.But as ridiculous as it may sound,… Read more »
Pasqualoni's job in question after SU's latest loss
PHILADELPHIA - After last week's 38-31, double-overtime win over Pittsburgh, most figured Syracuse head coach Paul Pasqualoni had at least temporarily silenced his critics.Almost no… Read more »
Bowled Over
PHILADELPHIA - The Syracuse football team should have seen the disaster coming from the opening kickoff. Diamond Ferri's muff to open the game seemed harmless… Read more »
Bowl bid blown
PHILADELPHIA - The Syracuse football team should have seen the disaster coming from the opening kickoff. Diamond Ferri's muff to open the game seemed harmless… Read more »
Bear Clawed
For the first seven-and-a-half minutes of Thursday night's season opener against Northern Colorado, the Syracuse men's basketball team played a nearly perfect game.The Orange pulled… Read more »
Walk-ons practice for Tigers
Prior to his own team's first-round game in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, Syracuse men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim sat on the sideline, scribbling… Read more »
SU's season debut helps fight cancer
For Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse men's basketball team, the start of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic goes a little beyond basketball. Sure, the Orange… Read more »
Orange can't slip up again
Syracuse is here again. Back in that familiar position - on the brink of something that used to be a given in Central New York.For… Read more »
The Deep End
As the new men's basketball season approaches, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim may face a unique problem. It's a problem few coaches who don't call… Read more »
Orange dominates Le Moyne
One of the biggest question marks for the Syracuse men's basketball team entering this season is who will earn the final starting position.Sophomores Demetris Nichols… Read more »
Sophomore quartet shows improvement from last season
Throughout the preseason, Syracuse men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim has repeatedly stated the sophomore class must have a breakout season.Last year, the group of… Read more »
Patterson settling in at quarterback
For the majority of the Syracuse football team's first seven games, quarterback Perry Patterson played like a first-year starter.He struggled, missing open receivers and hanging… Read more »
Hail Perry
A Hail Mary's never supposed to work. Every third-grade blacktop player knows that. You launch the ball and then pray like heck that it falls… Read more »
Quiet Wyche leads Orange on defense
It's easy to miss James Wyche. Most of the time, he slips under the radar, just another big body on the Syracuse football team's defensive… Read more »
