SYRACUSE — The Syracuse University men’s basketball team narrowly escaped with a victory in a season opener that coach Jim Boeheim said he was too foolish to push forward with playing after a 12-day layoff. Read More ⇒
The last home game of the Syracuse University football season is traditionally reserved for seniors to celebrate their careers with their families, teammates, and appreciative fan base. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE — For their final act together as soccer teammates, Emma Herrmann and Cora Keohane simultaneously signed their national letters of intent to play the sport in college on Nov. 18 at the Paul V. Moore High School gym. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — The 2020-21 schedules continue to change for the Clarkson University hockey teams and now both squads will play home games at an empty Cheel Arena this weekend. Read More ⇒
LAKE PLACID — The National Women’s Hockey League, which is one of two organizations for professional women’s hockey players, announced Wednesday that it will hold a short, bubble-style season at the Herb Brooks 1980 Olympic Arena in Lake Placid. Read More ⇒
Syracuse University football senior Kingsley Jonathan was driving back to campus with a teammate after a trip to the mall last winter when they spotted a group of homeless men huddling under a cover to escape the snow and bitter cold. He spotted one man who didn’t even have a sweatshirt to wear. Read More ⇒
The Syracuse University men’s basketball team will host Bryant to begin the season at 3 p.m. Friday in the Carrier Dome in a nonconference game to be televised on the ACC Network. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Joe Stark isn’t the first coach in the 50-year history of varsity girls soccer at Potsdam Central. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — After playing three seasons at Boston College, transfer Caitrin Lonergan’s playing career with the Clarkson women’s hockey team has lasted only about half a game. Read More ⇒
Like most everything else, running has gone virtual. On top of their shortened Frontier League schedule, Beaver River competed in the Nike Cross Virtual race series this fall. Read More ⇒
The first Clarkson University men’s hockey game in 267 days ended with a 2-1 victory over Colgate in a nonconference game Sunday at the Class of 1965 Arena. Read More ⇒
Megan Milkowich’s decision about where she wanted to attend college to play lacrosse was made a little bit easier with the encouragement of a friend. Read More ⇒
The Syracuse University men’s basketball team confirmed in a press release Monday that it will host Bryant at 3 p.m. Friday in the Carrier Dome for its season opener as originally scheduled. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases on campus, the St. Lawrence University men’s hockey team announced the cancellation of four nonconference games with Clarkson University that were scheduled for December. Read More ⇒
While Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville was able to put on some form of a season, the other three area race tracks couldn’t even get off the starting line. Read More ⇒
ALFRED — Alfred State Archery recently received a gift from Burdic’s Bow Werx: an advanced specialty archery pro press system that is designed to be among the safest and most user-friendly bow presses available to bow clubs and shops today. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — In a year where so much has changed, the students on SUNY Potsdam’s Esports Club have been able to keep competing and supporting each other through it all — and now they have added supporting a great cause to that list of achievements. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Clarkson’s opening women’s hockey games against Quinnipiac, scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday, have been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns on the Quinnipiac campus. Read More ⇒
Alan Griffin chose Syracuse University as his transfer destination to prove he can provide more than 3-point shooting, and the Orange aims to benefit if the junior seizes that opportunity. Read More ⇒
The Syracuse University men’s basketball team was uncertain of when it would be cleared to return to practice just six days before the season opener, setting the stage for a turbulent season in which proven players will be relied upon heavily. Read More ⇒
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Malik Cunningham threw for a touchdown and ran for another to lift host Louisville to a convincing 30-0 victory over Syracuse University on Friday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Growing up in Sweden and then later residing in southern California while following the Anaheim Ducks, Andreas Johansson has always been a fan of the game of hockey, played at a fast pace along with grit and tenacity. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — With DNA results this fall, a 1-pound, 9-ounce pumpkinseed fish has tied the state catch record for the species set more than two decades ago. Read More ⇒
North country basketball fans have had their eyes trained on Jackie Piddock for years. Soon Hudson Valley basketball fans will do the same. Read More ⇒
PHOENIX — The pursuit of a Division I collegiate wrestling national championship led Ross McFarland to Hofstra University and has helped him maintain focus amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Longtime Oswego High School coach Dom Pike typically watches his cold and exhausted runners rush to their cars after a season-ending cross country meet, but witnessed this fall as they stood and socialized for more than an hour afterward, even wearing masks standing at a distance. Read More ⇒
Ally Wargo was caught off guard when she saw how many people had tuned into watch her college signing ceremony. Read More ⇒
The Syracuse University football team comes out of its bye week, embarking on a three-game stretch to end the season, with a renewed perspective — simply grateful for the chance to finish the year strong as the coronavirus extends its impact on the sport and surrounding community. Read More ⇒
CANTON — The craziness of 2020 continued Thursday as the St. Lawrence University men’s hockey team canceled its opening weekend of games against Niagara due to COVID-19 cases on campus. Read More ⇒
Former Syracuse University star Elijah Hughes was selected on Wednesday night in the second round of the NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 39th overall pick. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Clarkson University’s men’s hockey team has been on campus since early August and practicing in some form for at least two months. But the Golden Knights finally are in game-week mode for the first time in 2020-21 as they open the season Sunday with a 3 p.m. nonconference game at Colgate. Read More ⇒
General Brown senior Allyson Wargo will sign her national letter of intent to play softball at NCAA Division II Assumption University on Thursday. The signing is at 2:30 p.m. and fully virtual. Read More ⇒
Nolan Cooney made the decision to attend his first kicking camp during a conversation with his dad after receiving treatment for testicular cancer as a teenager. Read More ⇒
The 23rd-ranked Syracuse University women’s basketball team will open the season by hosting Division II Lincoln in a nonconference game at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Carrier Dome, the university confirmed Tuesday. Read More ⇒
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association alerted athletic directors Tuesday that the start of the “high-risk” winter sports season is being pushed back to Jan. 4. Read More ⇒
Elijah Hughes is poised to end the short drought for Syracuse University men’s basketball in the NBA Draft tonight. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — ECAC Hockey is down to four teams after Union joined neighbor Rensselaer in canceling its men’s and women’s hockey seasons Tuesday. Read More ⇒
LISBON — The Lisbon boys soccer team completed an unbeaten season with a 4-0 win over Morristown on Sunday in the Northern Athletic Conference West Division matchup that was the regular-season finale for both teams. Read More ⇒
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The Syracuse University men’s basketball team has paused activities after coach Jim Boeheim and one other member of the team tested positive for COVID-19. The school made the announcement Sunday evening. Read More ⇒
DeAndre Hopkins caught a 43-yard scoring pass from Kyler Murray with two seconds remaining to give the host Arizona Cardinals a stunning 32-30 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Read More ⇒
Thanksgiving features a plethora of yearly traditions, but some traditions, like turkey trots, are changing with the times. Read More ⇒
There was no doubting Dustin Johnson’s finishing touch. It made him a Masters champion Sunday. Read More ⇒
Daniel Jones threw for 244 yards and rushed for a touchdown Sunday as the New York Giants tightened up the NFC East race with a 27-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Justin Coachman and some of his Watertown Wolves teammates gathered last week to skate together at Watertown Municipal Arena. Read More ⇒
Former Syracuse University men’s basketball guard Eric Devendorf is donating 400 free dinners to area families in need for Thanksgiving. Read More ⇒
Jim Boeheim thought he experienced it all through nearly six decades of involvement with the Syracuse University men’s basketball program, until he started preparing the Orange for the upcoming season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
An athlete doesn’t need to speak to convey emotion or gratitude. Every tackle, every hit, every spike followed by the silent nod or a wide grin says it all. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Rhett Palmer scored from Colin Taylor in the 42nd minute to help the Canton boys soccer team keep an undefeated season, playing to a 1-1 tie against Madrid-Waddington in a nonleague game Saturday. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Town and village officials are beginning a community-led review of Canton’s recreation department, anticipating a reimagining of the joint program’s structure and function. Read More ⇒